2024 TBR Clean-up - hosted by ghosthermione

October : A book you're afraid to read
It has been on your pile forever and it scares you. Maybe you're worried you'll be disappointed, maybe it's one of those classics you've always meant to read but never have, maybe it's a weird one and you're not sure after all if it's your style... whatever the reason, now's the time to get to it.
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Five Survive by Holly Jackson

Five Survive

Holly Jackson

392 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Roots of Chaos #1

Samantha Shannon

830 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
Hävitys – tapauskertomus by Iida Rauma

Hävitys – tapauskertomus

Iida Rauma

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark sad tense medium-paced
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

709 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction horror literary mystery thriller challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Bunny by Mona Awad

Bunny

Mona Awad

373 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

The Divine Comedy

La Divina Commedia #1-3

Dante Alighieri

712 pages • first pub 1320 (editions)

fiction classics poetry challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

190 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction classics literary adventurous dark tense medium-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

309 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
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