2023 #PBChallenge from Pocket Books Shop - hosted by acarter

MONSTER MASH (or MONSTER SMASH?)
Read a book featuring a monster of some sort -- for the extra adventurous, perhaps try a monster romance? Werewolves and dragons and yeti, we're not here to judge.
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Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

Interview with the Vampire

The Vampire Chronicles #1

Anne Rice

352 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

The Library at Mount Char

Scott Hawkins

390 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark mysterious medium-paced
The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons

The Fall of Hyperion

Hyperion Cantos #2

Dan Simmons

528 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison

Black Sheep

Rachel Harrison

289 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum

Helpmeet

Naben Ruthnum

89 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious fast-paced
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

Grady Hendrix

13 hours, 49 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Bunny by Mona Awad

Bunny

Mona Awad

11 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen

Patricia Wants to Cuddle

Samantha Allen

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror lgbtqia+ dark funny mysterious fast-paced
The Witches by Roald Dahl

The Witches

Roald Dahl

224 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Faerie Hounds of York by Arden Powell

The Faerie Hounds of York

Arden Powell

208 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional mysterious medium-paced