The 2023 #SomethingBookishReadingChallenge - hosted by lipglossmaffia

A Book Inspired By Mythology, Folklore or Legend
 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 it does not have any legitimate verification. 
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Djinn City by Saad Z. Hossain

Djinn City

Saad Z. Hossain

413 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Golden Key by Marian Womack

The Golden Key

Helena Walton-Cisneros #1

Marian Womack

323 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé

The Gospel According to the New World

Maryse Condé

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed

Shubeik Lubeik

Deena Mohamed

518 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

The Gilded Ones

Deathless #1

Namina Forna

418 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

5 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde

Vagabonds!

Eloghosa Osunde

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Baba Yaga Laid an Egg by Dubravka Ugrešić

Baba Yaga Laid an Egg

Dubravka Ugrešić

327 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Shakti by SJ Sindu

Shakti

SJ Sindu

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel middle grade adventurous emotional fast-paced
River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta

River Mumma

Zalika Reid-Benta

233 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction magical realism adventurous challenging fast-paced