Tackle Your TBR 2024 - hosted by mustbeinwantofawife

April - A Book That Intimidates You
Do you get nervous about reading a book that's really highly recommended? Are you put off by long books? Or maybe you want to read a classic book but worry about the old fashioned language? Time to put your fears to one side and read that one book that you'd love to read if it didn't scare you so much!
All books added
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

The Well of Ascension

Mistborn #2

Brandon Sanderson

781 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

Empire of Storms

Throne of Glass #5

Sarah J. Maas

689 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

A Song of Ice and Fire #1-5

George R.R. Martin

5216 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

5 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 1866 (editions)

fiction classics crime literary dark reflective tense slow-paced
No Longer Human by Junji Ito

No Longer Human

人間失格 / No Longer Human #1-3

Junji Ito

616 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction horror manga dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith

The Ink Black Heart

Cormoran Strike #6

Robert Galbraith

1024 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #1

Tamsyn Muir

16 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

476 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced
The #1 Lawyer by Nancy Allen, James Patterson, James Patterson

The #1 Lawyer

Nancy Allen, James Patterson, James Patterson

13 hours • missing pub info (editions) user-added

fiction dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Little Women #1

Louisa May Alcott

777 pages • first pub 1868 (editions)

fiction classics young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced