Beat the Backlist 2023 - hosted by austinedecker

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The Promised Neverland, Vol. 9 by Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu

The Promised Neverland, Vol. 9

The Promised Neverland / 約束のネバーランド #9

Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu

192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror manga adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

As Good As Dead

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #3

Holly Jackson

565 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Lady Tan's Circle Of Women by Lisa See

Lady Tan's Circle Of Women

Lisa See

13 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional informative medium-paced
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

Thunderhead

Arc of a Scythe #2

Neal Shusterman

504 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
A Big Hand for the Doctor by Eoin Colfer

A Big Hand for the Doctor

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts #1

Eoin Colfer

46 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous fast-paced
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

Kristin Kobes Du Mez

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history politics religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Angel of Khan el-Khalili by P. Djèlí Clark

The Angel of Khan el-Khalili

The Dead Djinn Universe #0.6

P. Djèlí Clark

15 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical science fiction short stories dark mysterious fast-paced
Shades of Magic Vol. 1: The Steel Prince by V.E. Schwab

Shades of Magic Vol. 1: The Steel Prince

Shades of Magic Comics #01-04

V.E. Schwab

112 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction comics fantasy adventurous fast-paced
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

The Night Swim

Rachel Krall #1

Megan Goldin

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
The Guest List by Lucy Foley

The Guest List

Lucy Foley

10 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced