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epistolary
I love a good epistolary novel. It brings me back to my elementary/middle school days when I read the Dear America and My Royal Diaries books. It's one of the earliest styles of writing in novelisation, and it remains a classic device in the popular imagination. There is just something wonderful about reading a story through the letters or communication of the main character(s). This novel can be traditional letters, or diary entries, or emails, text messages, transcripts or something like the masterpiece of documents,transcripts, chat logs, etc. that make up the Illuminae series (seriously the format is fantastic and I recommend both the physical and audiobook versions). 
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The Last Haunt by Max Booth III

The Last Haunt

Max Booth III

115 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror dark tense fast-paced
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Beautiful World, Where Are You

Sally Rooney

356 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie

Episode Thirteen

Craig DiLouie

448 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

No Longer Human

Osamu Dazai

177 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective sad medium-paced
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

198 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Death Wins a Goldfish: Reflections from a Grim Reaper's Yearlong Sabbatical by Brian Rea

Death Wins a Goldfish: Reflections from a Grim Reaper's Yearlong Sabbatical

Brian Rea

168 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction art comics adventurous fast-paced
Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth by Sheila O'Connor

Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth

Sheila O'Connor

348 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction childrens historical emotional lighthearted medium-paced
The Appeal by Janice Hallett

The Appeal

The Appeal #1

Janice Hallett

431 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious tense fast-paced
Dear Justyce by Nic Stone

Dear Justyce

Dear Martin #2

Nic Stone

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction young adult challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston

421 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced