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Branch out from romance

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8 participants (97 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read books more challenging than the lighthearted romances this year

Challenge Books

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The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

The Frozen River

Ariel Lawhon

432 pages • 2023 • 25 editions

fiction historical thriller emotional mysterious medium-paced
Prime Cut by Diane Mott Davidson

Goldy Schulz #8

Prime Cut

Diane Mott Davidson

10h 48m • 1998 • 3 editions

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fiction mystery funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Happy homicide by Jen Pitts
Happy homicide
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Jen Pitts

French Quarter Mystery #7

Happy homicide

Jen Pitts

207 pages • 2024 • 1 edition

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fiction mystery
The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros

The Last Letter

Rebecca Yarros

424 pages • 2019 • 47 editions

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fiction contemporary romance emotional medium-paced
The Screwtape Letters: C. S. Lewis by Phil Watterson, C.S. Lewis

The Screwtape Letters: C. S. Lewis

Phil Watterson, C.S. Lewis

94 pages • 1942 • 156 editions

fiction classics religion challenging reflective medium-paced
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Gabriel García Márquez

120 pages • 1981 • 235 editions

fiction classics literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

247 pages • 1939 • 421 editions

fiction classics crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

The Island of Dr. Moreau

H.G. Wells

156 pages • 1896 • 652 editions

fiction classics horror science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V.E. Schwab

448 pages • 2020 • 152 editions

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton

435 pages • 2018 • 119 editions

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced