Beat the Backlist 2023 - hosted by austinedecker

here there be monsters
 monsters are involved and, remember, they can come in all shapes and sizes 
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

246 pages • hardcover • 1997

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Last Aether by Tessa Hale

The Last Aether

Royals of Kingwood Academy #2

Tessa Hale

282 pages • digital • 2022

fiction fantasy romance challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins

Spell Bound

Hex Hall #3

Rachel Hawkins

327 pages • hardcover • 2012

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede

This Vicious Grace

The Last Finestra #1

Emily Thiede

448 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin

And Then I Woke Up

Malcolm Devlin

160 pages • digital • 2022

fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Red Hood: Outlaws by Patrick R. Young

Red Hood: Outlaws

Red Hood: Outlaws #1-56

Patrick R. Young

56 pages • digital • 2022

fiction comics science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
Daughter by Kate McLaughlin

Daughter

Kate McLaughlin

336 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction thriller young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder: Omnibus Volume 2 by Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart, Chris Roberson, Michelle Madsen

Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder: Omnibus Volume 2

Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder #4-6

Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart, Chris Roberson, Michelle Madsen

424 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction comics horror adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen

Patricia Wants to Cuddle

Samantha Allen

242 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction contemporary horror lgbtqia+ dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Origins of an Academy Bully by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

Origins of an Academy Bully

Zodiac Academy #0.5

Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

92 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark tense fast-paced