Beat the Backlist - hosted by beaudoindani17

book you're giving another chance
Sometimes you pick up a book and start it when you are not in the right headspace so you DNF, this is an opportunity to take a second look at a book you've already tried to read!
All books added
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

389 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Blindsight by Peter Watts

Blindsight

Firefall #1

Peter Watts

384 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Feed by Mira Grant

Feed

Newsflesh #1

Mira Grant

571 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction adventurous 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
The Dark Half by Stephen King

The Dark Half

Stephen King

515 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Not So Perfect Strangers by L.S. Stratton

Not So Perfect Strangers

L.S. Stratton

313 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Boyfriend Material

London Calling #1

Alexis Hall

425 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

The Flatshare

The Flatshare #1

Beth O'Leary

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

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

Matthew Walker

13 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction health science informative medium-paced
Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver

Upstream: Selected Essays

Mary Oliver

178 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction essays literary nature inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced