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 
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Die Lügen des Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, Ingrid Herrmann-Nytko

Die Lügen des Locke Lamora

Gentleman Bastard #1

Scott Lynch, Ingrid Herrmann-Nytko

847 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark funny medium-paced
The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

The Witness for the Dead

Cemeteries of Amalo #1

Katherine Addison

208 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

The Goblin Emperor

Katherine Addison

446 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction fantasy emotional hopeful medium-paced
Him by Elle Kennedy, Sarina Bowen

Him

Him #1

Elle Kennedy, Sarina Bowen

338 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance sports emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Verity by Colleen Hoover

Verity

Colleen Hoover

323 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery romance thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows

Six of Crows #1

Leigh Bardugo

480 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Coveted by the Bear by T.S. Joyce

Coveted by the Bear

T.S. Joyce

181 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance emotional medium-paced
Inland by Téa Obreht

Inland

Téa Obreht

374 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary mysterious tense slow-paced
The Restraint of Beasts by Magnus Mills

The Restraint of Beasts

Magnus Mills

214 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark funny reflective slow-paced
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Name of the Wind

The Kingkiller Chronicle #1

Patrick Rothfuss

661 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced