Beat the Backlist 2025 - hosted by austinedecker

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Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Dial A for Aunties

Aunties #1

Jesse Q. Sutanto

10 hours, 22 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction contemporary mystery romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Field Guide by Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi

The Field Guide

The Spiderwick Chronicles #1

Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi

107 pages • hardcover • 2003

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket

The Reptile Room

A Series of Unfortunate Events #2

Lemony Snicket

192 pages • paperback • 1999

fiction middle grade mystery adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter

Murder in the Family

Cara Hunter

464 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Legendary by Stephanie Garber

Legendary

Caraval #2

Stephanie Garber

451 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Once & Future Vol. 5 by Kieron Gillen

Once & Future Vol. 5

Once & Future #25-30

Kieron Gillen

160 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction comics fantasy adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen

432 pages • paperback • 1811

fiction classics literary emotional lighthearted slow-paced
Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly

Greta & Valdin

Rebecca K Reilly

335 pages • digital • 2021

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop

The Third Gilmore Girl

Kelly Bishop

244 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction memoir funny inspiring reflective medium-paced
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell

And Tango Makes Three

Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell

8 minutes • audio • 2005

nonfiction childrens lgbtqia+ hopeful lighthearted medium-paced