Beat the Backlist 2021 - hosted by austinedecker

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Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi

Sparks Like Stars

Nadia Hashimi

464 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire

A Local Habitation

October Daye #2

Seanan McGuire

377 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

Romancing Mister Bridgerton

Bridgerton #4

Julia Quinn

384 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical romance funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Sacajawea by Anna Lee Waldo

Sacajawea

Anna Lee Waldo

1424 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative slow-paced
Too Good to Be True by Carola Lovering

Too Good to Be True

Carola Lovering

12 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller mysterious tense fast-paced
How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather

How to Hang a Witch

How to Hang a Witch #1

Adriana Mather

368 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult dark mysterious fast-paced
Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight

Den of Vipers

K.A. Knight

637 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction erotica romance dark tense fast-paced
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

The Duke and I

Bridgerton #1

Julia Quinn

433 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Royal Rescue by A. Alex Logan

Royal Rescue

A. Alex Logan

309 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Fresh Ink by Sharon G. Flake, Eric Gansworth, Malinda Lo, Sara Farizan, Daniel José Older, Nicola Yoon, Schuyler Bailar, Thien Pham, Walter Dean Myers, Gene Luen Yang, Melissa de la Cruz

Fresh Ink

Sharon G. Flake, Eric Gansworth, Malinda Lo, Sara Farizan, Daniel José Older, Nicola Yoon, Schuyler Bailar, Thien Pham, Walter Dean Myers, Gene Luen Yang, Melissa de la Cruz

208 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction short stories young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced