Beat the Backlist 2021 - hosted by austinedecker

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Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin

Blood & Honey

Serpent & Dove #2

Shelby Mahurin

544 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance young adult dark reflective fast-paced
The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket

The Reptile Room

A Series of Unfortunate Events #2

Lemony Snicket

192 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction middle grade mystery adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood

The Natural Way of Things

Charlotte Wood

320 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction dystopian challenging dark tense slow-paced
The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman

The Silver Arrow

Lev Grossman

277 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
The Bronze Key by Holly Black, Cassandra Clare

The Bronze Key

Magisterium #3

Holly Black, Cassandra Clare

256 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi

Boy, Snow, Bird

Helen Oyeyemi

308 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction magical realism emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess by George O'Connor

Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess

Olympians #2

George O'Connor

77 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel middle grade adventurous emotional fast-paced
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

Girl, Serpent, Thorn

Melissa Bashardoust

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark medium-paced
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water

Zen Cho

176 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous funny fast-paced
Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender

Queen of the Conquered

Islands of Blood and Storm #1

Kacen Callender

13 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy dark mysterious tense medium-paced