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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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction fantasy literary speculative fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

325 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones by Alvin Schwartz

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones

Scary Stories #1

Alvin Schwartz

4 hours, 12 minutes • audio • 1981

fiction childrens horror short stories dark mysterious fast-paced
The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones

The Bone Houses

Emily Lloyd-Jones

338 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction fantasy horror young adult adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
The Talismans of Shannara by Terry Brooks

The Talismans of Shannara

Heritage of Shannara #4

Terry Brooks

455 pages • paperback • 1993

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Night and Its Moon by Piper C.J.

The Night and Its Moon

The Night and Its Moon #1

Piper C.J.

525 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous dark emotional slow-paced
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

A Dowry of Blood

A Dowry of Blood #1

S.T. Gibson

248 pages • digital • 2021

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ romance dark emotional tense medium-paced
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee

We Are Not Free

Traci Chee

384 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction historical young adult emotional informative sad medium-paced
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

Dead Silence

S.A. Barnes

343 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction horror science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
DC vs. Vampires Vol. 1 by Otto Schmidt, James Tynion IV

DC vs. Vampires Vol. 1

DC vs. Vampires (2021-) #1-6

Otto Schmidt, James Tynion IV

160 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction comics adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced