Orillium Year Long Challenge 2024 - hosted by asahome

March
If you relied on your strength, you cut your way through wild vines blocking an ancient exit: read a book that is neither the first nor last in a series.

If you relied on your wits, you remove a complex lock enchantment cast on the exit door: start or continue a series that intimidates you.
All books added
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb

Royal Assassin

The Farseer Trilogy #2

Robin Hobb

648 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional slow-paced
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

Linger

The Wolves of Mercy Falls #2

Maggie Stiefvater

369 pages • first pub 2010 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Blood on the Tracks, Vol. 2 by Shuzo Oshimi

Blood on the Tracks, Vol. 2

Blood on the Tracks [血の轍] #2

Shuzo Oshimi

208 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror manga dark mysterious tense fast-paced
As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

As Good As Dead

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #3

Holly Jackson

565 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Crescent City – Wenn die Schatten sich erheben by Sarah J. Maas

Crescent City – Wenn die Schatten sich erheben

Crescent City #3

Sarah J. Maas

960 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

Mizuki Tsujimura

368 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism young adult emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

A Natural History of Dragons

The Memoirs of Lady Trent #1

Marie Brennan

336 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous medium-paced
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

She Who Became the Sun

The Radiant Emperor Duology #1

Shelley Parker-Chan

14 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
King of Pride by Ana Huang

King of Pride

Kings of Sin #2

Ana Huang

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Walking Dead: Compendium 3 by Robert Kirkman

The Walking Dead: Compendium 3

The Walking Dead Compendium Edition #3

Robert Kirkman

1088 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction comics horror dark fast-paced