Moody Reader Book Prompts - hosted by wickedgrumpy

A book you've been putting off for a rainy day
One of those books that siren calls you to pick up and you think will be a favorite if only you picked it up.... Now is the time.  Read the book you've been saving.
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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

546 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation

Southern Reach #1

Jeff VanderMeer

195 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami

All the Lovers in the Night

Mieko Kawakami

221 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Before We Were Strangers by Renée Carlino

Before We Were Strangers

Renée Carlino

320 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional fast-paced
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Divine Rivals

Letters of Enchantment #1

Rebecca Ross

357 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki

I Am a Cat

I am a Cat #1-3

Natsume Sōseki

480 pages • first pub 1905 (editions)

fiction classics funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced
What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

What You Are Looking For is in the Library

Michiko Aoyama

253 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Liar's Knot by M.A. Carrick

The Liar's Knot

Rook & Rose #2

M.A. Carrick

672 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous mysterious medium-paced
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

In a Dark, Dark Wood

Ruth Ware

308 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced