The 2024 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

Inspired By Caribbean Mythology, Legend, or Folklore
  The nations include; Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands.
 Authors in the diaspora are valid entries. 

  A myth is a traditional story that usually describes the origin of a person or place; folklore is a collection of fictional stories involving people or animals, and a legend is a story that claims to be rooted in history, but does not have any legitimate verification. 
All books added
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them

Junauda Petrus

312 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord

Redemption in Indigo

Karen Lord

188 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism adventurous reflective fast-paced
The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh by Ingrid Persaud

The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh

Ingrid Persaud

544 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction
Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinson

Blackheart Man

Nalo Hopkinson

384 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark slow-paced
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones

How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House

Cherie Jones

312 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Nightmare Island by Shakirah Bourne

Nightmare Island

Shakirah Bourne

7 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror middle grade dark mysterious medium-paced
The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

The Black God's Drums

P. Djèlí Clark

112 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark fast-paced
It Waits in the Forest by Sarah Dass

It Waits in the Forest

Sarah Dass

13 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy thriller young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
A Tall History of Sugar by Curdella Forbes

A Tall History of Sugar

Curdella Forbes

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary magical realism emotional reflective slow-paced
The Star Side of Bird Hill by Naomi Jackson

The Star Side of Bird Hill

Naomi Jackson

7 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective slow-paced