NoveList 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by sarahm

August

Enjoy a mix of magic and the macabre with a dark fantasy. 


NoveList Suggestions
You definitely don't have to stick to these options. NoveList encourages readers to choose any book they'd like for the prompts, these lists just give a starting point. 
  • Tonight, I Burn by Katharine J. Adams
  • The Measure of Sorrow: Stories by J. Ashley-Smith
  • Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
  • The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
  • Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender
  • Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark
  • The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
  • The Court of Shadows by Victor Dixen
  • The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
  • The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu
  • The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen
  • The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey
  • Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
  • Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher 
  • Babel: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators Revolution by R. F. Kuang
  • The Night Eaters. Book 1: She Eats the Night by Marjorie M. Liu
  • Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo 
  • The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller
  • Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid
  • For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten
All books added
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
Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse

Tread of Angels

Rebecca Roanhorse

4 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical mystery challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

The Book Eaters

Sunyi Dean

13 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Witches by Roald Dahl

The Witches

Roald Dahl

4 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Book of Night by Holly Black

Book of Night

Book of Night #1

Holly Black

306 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

The Spear Cuts Through Water

Simon Jimenez

17 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
A Season of Monstrous Conceptions by Lina Rather

A Season of Monstrous Conceptions

Lina Rather

160 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Dorohedoro, Vol. 1 by Q Hayashida

Dorohedoro, Vol. 1

ドロヘドロ Dorohedoro #1

Q Hayashida

176 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror manga adventurous dark funny fast-paced
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

Hell Bent

Alex Stern #2

Leigh Bardugo

481 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
When Among Crows by Veronica Roth

When Among Crows

Veronica Roth

176 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced