Beat the Backlist 2021 - hosted by austinedecker

book about bones OR “bone” in the title
 take your pick, a book featuring bones prominently or one that has the word “bone” in the title 
All books added
Bone Soup by Shaun Tennant

Bone Soup

Shaun Tennant

9 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

short stories adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs

Bone Crossed

Mercy Thompson #4

Patricia Briggs

300 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud

The Whispering Skull

Lockwood & Co. #2

Jonathan Stroud

496 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade mystery adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

Ink and Bone

The Great Library #1

Rachel Caine

410 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Smash & Grab by Maz Maddox

Smash & Grab

RELIC #1

Maz Maddox

188 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
All the Stars and Teeth: Owlcrate Exclusive by Adalyn Grace

All the Stars and Teeth: Owlcrate Exclusive

All the Stars and Teeth #1

Adalyn Grace

373 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous fast-paced
The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout

The Crown of Gilded Bones

Blood And Ash #3

Jennifer L. Armentrout

625 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths

The Night Hawks

Ruth Galloway #13

Elly Griffiths

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery informative mysterious tense fast-paced
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

City of Bones

The Mortal Instruments #1

Cassandra Clare

512 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Harrow the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #2

Tamsyn Muir

497 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced