The Unread Shelf Project 2021 - hosted by theunreadshelf

October - A book you're secretly afraid of
Maybe it's the content, the cover, or the topic. You may secretly think it's too sexy/scary/violent/heavy/light/romantic/science-y/fantastical for you, but you're embarrassed to admit it - and you can't quite make yourself pick it up. Let's get over the fear and read that book.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Millennium #1

Stieg Larsson

465 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
A Land of Never After: A Peter Pan Retelling by R.L. Davennor

A Land of Never After: A Peter Pan Retelling

Curses of Never #1

R.L. Davennor

214 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

Washington Black

Esi Edugyan

432 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change: A Clinician's Guide by Lise Van Susteren M.D., Leslie Davenport

Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change: A Clinician's Guide

Lise Van Susteren M.D., Leslie Davenport

211 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction psychology challenging informative medium-paced
Fixed It: Violence and the Representation of Women in the Media by Jane Gilmore

Fixed It: Violence and the Representation of Women in the Media

Jane Gilmore

261 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction feminism challenging informative slow-paced
Bird Box by Josh Malerman

Bird Box

Bird Box #1

Josh Malerman

262 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Desperate Measures by Katee Robert

Desperate Measures

Wicked Villains #1

Katee Robert

213 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction erotica fantasy romance dark fast-paced
Dead Wednesday by Jerry Spinelli

Dead Wednesday

Jerry Spinelli

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction middle grade emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende

Of Love and Shadows

Isabel Allende

304 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction magical realism romance challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Cruelty by Scott Bergstrom

The Cruelty

The Cruelty #1

Scott Bergstrom

12 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced