Book Riot's Read Harder 2025 - hosted by lilyvonshtupp

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The Gold Bug by Edgar Allan Poe

The Gold Bug

Edgar Allan Poe

124 pages • paperback • 1842

fiction classics mystery short stories dark mysterious slow-paced
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera

The Saint of Bright Doors

Vajra Chandrasekera

356 pages • digital • 2023

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne

Diavola

Jennifer Marie Thorne

8 hours, 27 minutes • audio • 2024 user-added

fiction horror dark medium-paced
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

433 pages • digital • 2018

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Tender by Beth Hetland

Tender

Beth Hetland

162 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction graphic novel horror thriller dark sad tense fast-paced
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

H is for Hawk

Helen Macdonald

300 pages • hardcover • 2014

nonfiction essays memoir nature emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin

Black Flame

Gretchen Felker-Martin

196 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction historical horror lgbtqia+ dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton

The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

Love’s Academic #1

India Holton

10 hours, 20 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen

Blood on Her Tongue

Johanna van Veen

353 pages • digital • 2025 user-added

fiction fantasy historical horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Artificial Condition

The Murderbot Diaries #2

Martha Wells

158 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction science fiction adventurous funny fast-paced