The Sound of Madness Reading Challenge - hosted by queenterribletimy

Bad Company
Bad Company: One of my favorite Five Finger Death Punch songs. A book with either a villain as the protagonist or at least a morally grey one. A band of misfits could work as well. 
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La Déesse des mouches à feu by Geneviève Pettersen

La Déesse des mouches à feu

Geneviève Pettersen

208 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional medium-paced
Fire Night: A Devil's Night Holiday Novella by Penelope Douglas

Fire Night: A Devil's Night Holiday Novella

Devil's Night #4.5

Penelope Douglas

117 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction romance young adult adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced
Vicious by V.E. Schwab

Vicious

Villains #1

V.E. Schwab

364 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Carmilla

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

108 pages • first pub 1872 (editions)

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious fast-paced
Outlawed by Anna North

Outlawed

Anna North

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark fast-paced
Castle Hangnail by Ursula Vernon

Castle Hangnail

Ursula Vernon

384 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

The Hunting Party

Lucy Foley

406 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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