Beat the Backlist 2021 - hosted by austinedecker

picked by a friend/trusted reviewer
 whether a friend decided it or a reviewer online you trust recommended it, either is fair game 
All books added
The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch

The Sky Blues

Robbie Couch

8 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Her Night With Santa by Adriana Herrera

Her Night With Santa

Toy Runners #1

Adriana Herrera

73 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction erotica lgbtqia+ romance lighthearted fast-paced
The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody

The Accidental Apprentice

Wilderlore #1

Amanda Foody

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous fast-paced
The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith

The Library of the Unwritten

Hell's Library #1

A.J. Hackwith

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous medium-paced
Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker

Waking Romeo

Kathryn Barker

396 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction speculative fiction young adult emotional medium-paced
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

The Westing Game

Ellen Raskin

182 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

fiction middle grade mystery adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Foul Is Fair by Hannah Capin

Foul Is Fair

Hannah Capin

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark emotional tense medium-paced
Legend by Marie Lu

Legend

Legend #1

Marie Lu

305 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous fast-paced
Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

Wayward Son

Simon Snow #2

Rainbow Rowell

8 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance young adult adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco

Kingdom of the Cursed

Kingdom of the Wicked #2

Kerri Maniscalco

448 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced