Beat the Backlist 2021 - hosted by austinedecker

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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson

447 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

502 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Ninth House

Alex Stern #1

Leigh Bardugo

458 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Small Spaces by Sarah Epstein

Small Spaces

Sarah Epstein

384 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke

The Boneless Mercies

April Genevieve Tucholke

341 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional slow-paced
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

The City We Became

Great Cities #1

N.K. Jemisin

437 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Dead Zone by Stephen King

The Dead Zone

Stephen King

402 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark tense slow-paced
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

The Way of Kings

The Stormlight Archive #1

Brandon Sanderson

1007 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional medium-paced
That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston

That Inevitable Victorian Thing

E.K. Johnston

8 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult lighthearted slow-paced
The Crooked Mask by Rachel Burge

The Crooked Mask

The Twisted Tree #2

Rachel Burge

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced