Book Riot's 2020 Read Harder Challenge - hosted by thestorygraph

Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
All books added
Starless by Jacqueline Carey

Starless

Jacqueline Carey

587 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

The Hunger Games #0

Suzanne Collins

517 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction dystopian young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

Strange the Dreamer

Strange the Dreamer #1

Laini Taylor

536 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

The Fiery Cross

Outlander #5

Diana Gabaldon

1008 pages • paperback • 2001

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous emotional slow-paced
Regeneration by Julie E. Czerneda

Regeneration

Species Imperative #3

Julie E. Czerneda

543 pages • hardcover • 2006 user-added

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters

The Paying Guests

Sarah Waters

564 pages • hardcover • 2014

fiction historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional tense slow-paced
The Memory of Souls by Jenn Lyons

The Memory of Souls

A Chorus of Dragons #3

Jenn Lyons

608 pages • 2020

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Crooked Kingdom

Six of Crows #2

Leigh Bardugo

546 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

House of Earth and Blood

Crescent City #1

Sarah J. Maas

800 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

A Gathering of Shadows

Shades of Magic #2

V.E. Schwab

512 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced