#the greenhollow duology

[lilareviewsbooks]

Books for Good Omens fans!

Are you emotionally scarred by the ending of season 2? Is the wait for season 3 going to be excruciating for you? Are you looking for something that’ll fill those voids? Look no further, Good Omens fan! I have some media for you to consume!

The Tea Dragon Series, starting with The Tea Dragon Society, by K. O’Neil

71 pages (first book)

Contains: tea magic!; a cute sapphic romance; queer rep all around :)

If you like Good Omens because of how fluffy it can be (though that season finale was not fluffy), I highly recommend this series! The Tea Dragon Society is a comic book trilogy following Greta, who is swept into the world of caring for tea dragons, tiny little creatures that grow tea leaves on their foreheads. 

As is the case with Good Omens, this trilogy includes a lot of queer representation. It’s written by a non-binary author, K. O’Neil, who introduces us to queer characters of all identities. Also much like Good Omens, there is no discussion of homophobia or transphobia. There’s also a sapphic romance between Greta and her love interest, which is very sweet! This is perfect if you need a pick-me-up after season 2, and if the fluffier aspects of Good Omens are your favorites!

The Greenhollow Duology, starting with a Silver In The Wood, by Emily Tesh

112 pages (first book)

Contains: the fae!!; enchanted woods; middle-aged gay people!!

If what brings you joy in Good Omens is it’s middle-aged leads, I give you Silver in the Wood, and its companion Drowned Country. These two stories are quite episodic – much like Crowley and Aziraphale’s little adventures – and feature a pair of middle-aged men who fall in love against the backdrop of supernatural things afoot.

Apart from representing the older portion of the queer community, The Greenhollow Duology is also brilliantly written and very atmospheric. It will place you inside the cottage where most of the action happens, and you will be able to feel the magic in the air. Both of the books are novellas, and so are quite short reads you can enjoy whenever!

A Series of Unfortunate Events, starting with The Bad Beginning, by Lemony Snicket

176 pages (first book)

Contains: adults that are incompetent; children that are very competent; quirky writing!

If your favorite aspect of Good Omens is its quirkiness, I give you: A Series of Unfortunate Events! This middle-grade series follows a trio of siblings as they are passed from distant relative to distant relative after their parents’ mysterious death, all the while being chased by the evil Count Olaf.

This series reminds me of Good Omens for its tongue-in-cheek humor. Mr. Snicket is a master at metatextual comedy, that is, making jokes about the text itself. I’ve always had a lot of fun reading his writing! A TV show adaptation of this series has been made, and it’s on Netflix, but I haven’t watched it all the way through and can’t speak to how good it is, but it’s worth a shot if you’re feeling like watching something! Though I have to warn you: no gay people here :( 

A Master of Djinn, by P. Djeli Clark

438 pages

Contains: alternate history; a steampunk Cairo; muslim rep!!

A Master of Djinn is for those among you who want to see gay people save the world. I give you: gay people saving the world. This one follows Agent Fatma of the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities in an alternate, steampunk-y Cairo, where magic was brought to life by mage Al-Jahiz, many years ago. Fatma is faced with a mysterious murder and must join forces with her lover Siti to find out what happened – except it’s waaay more complicated than it seems…

I think this reminds me of Good Omens the most because there’s a very cool dynamic between Siti and Fatma. Much like Crowley and Aziraphale, they have opposing views on a lot of things, religion for instance, and must reconcile that with their love for one another. They’re also very much ride-or-die for each other, and go on many supernatural adventures together, just like our favorite couple in Good Omens! It also features elements of fantasy being woven into a “normal” world, in this case even affecting history as we know it, to build an alternate reality! 

But, be warned: there is discussion of homophobia and sexism in this book!

This is part of larger universe, namely the Dead Djinn Universe, which includes two other novellas. You can read them in this order, or choose to start with A Master of Djinn. The novel is self-contained and will explain everything you need to know!

The Mimicking of Known Successes, by Malka Older

169 pages

Contains: a murder mystery; a second chance romance; humans living on one of Jupiter’s moons!

Another one for gay people who just like a nice couple they can follow around as they unravel some intrigue, and who were desperately infatuated with “detective Aziraphale”: The Mimicking of Known Successes is a Sherlock Holmes-like story following Pleiti and Mossa, a couple of ex-girlfriends whose paths cross again when Mossa begins investigating a mysterious murder. This one takes place on a human colony in one of Jupiter’s moons, but, apart from that, is not very hard sci-fi. There’s not really any science-y bits that I can remember. Mostly, it’s just a murder mystery, but set in space!

It’s perfect for Good Omens fans who love following a couple with a long history. Not to mention, it also has an almost grumpy/sunshine dynamic that kinda reminds me of Crowley and Aziraphale. And since I know most of us Good Omens fans were once deep in the Sherlock trenches, I thought I’d add this one to cure your heart’s many, many wounds (oh, Steven Moffatt… One day, one day you will pay…)

This is not currently part of a series, but a second novella,  The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles, will be published in 2024.

That’s all I got, everyone! If you’d like some more books that, just like Good Omens, don’t delve into homophobia or transphobia, I have a whole list of books that fit the bill! :) 

[lockedinthelabyrinth]

I love the “only one bed”-scene in Silver in the Wood in general but with the additional information that

Silver knew what Tobias was all along

was here to investigate him

this was his very first solo investigation

it becomes so much funnier.

He really took one look at this cryptid and immediately went “Having sex with him counts as investigation, right?”

[traeumenvonbuechern]

If you like Our Flag Means Death, you need to read this duology. Both books are novellas and less than 200 pages long, and they're soooo good. To quote this article from tor.com:

Despite the lack of pirates, this series is probably the closest readalike to OFMD, tone-wise. You can’t get much grumpier than Tobias or sunshinier than Henry Silver. Tobias is a literal monster from legend and Henry is the charming love interest who sees through the gruff exterior to the kind man underneath. And there’s also the sinister Bad Boy lurking in the background waiting to mess things up for ol’ Tobias.

Seriously, these books feel a bit like Gentlebeard fanfiction - even though they came out years before OFMD.

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Book names + authors under the cut

Henry Silver/Tobias Finch- Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

Ruben Montez/Zach Knight- If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzalez & Cale Dietrich

Addie LaRue/Sam- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab

Carmen Farooq-Lane/Jordan Hennessy (original)- The Dreamer Trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater

[readingrobin]

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias, tethered to the forest, does not dwell on his past life, but he lives a perfectly unremarkable existence with his cottage, his cat, and his dryads.

When Greenhollow Hall acquires a handsome, intensely curious new owner in Henry Silver, everything changes. Old secrets better left buried are dug up, and Tobias is forced to reckon with his troubled past, both the green magic of the woods and the dark things that rest in its heart. -Storygraph

There is a severe lack of green men in the current fantasy landscape, so I'm glad Tesh gave us at least some crumbs to nosh on in this novella. It's a type of being that can have widely different depictions, such as literal men in green with a tie to nature like Robin Hood or or something with a more supernatural, fae-like twist like The Green Knight. Tesh places Tobias somewhere in the middle, a seemingly immortal man living in the woods among the dryads and serves as its caretaker.

I particularly enjoyed the romance between Tobias and Henry, as there is something constantly endearing about the flirty, excitable youth being paired with the more world-weary, stoic type. It allows for a growth on both parts, with Tobias learning how to open himself up and reconnect to others, while also introducing Henry to the very real dangers of his folklore fascination. For a novella, their relationship was paced very well, allowing for a more steady buildup of mutual feelings as Tobias finds difficulty in sharing his emotions to, well, anyone.

The setting of the book is absolutely one that surrounds you as you read. The woods of Greenhollow exudes all the vibes one could want in an old forest: a stalwart quality that comes from living so long, a hidden magic that comes from its otherwordly denizens and history, and a danger that routinely lurks among the trees, preying on any innocent that it happens to cross. It paints the woods as a respectable, ancient force that carries peace, yet also a sense of loneliness from time to time.

Being a novella, there were thing that I wished had a little bit more focus or depth in its short page length. I didn't really get a good sense of what had happened to Tobias to be put in his Green Man position, nor exactly what was going on with the antagonist, but that's most likely due to Tesh's more cryptic storytelling that falls in line with the book's tone and atmosphere. It could very well just be a personal thing for me, so I won't knock it too hard. I would, however, have liked to see an entire series dedicated to Tobias fighting off paranormal threats with Mrs. Silver, Henry's mother, who is a force in of herself. But that's only a reader's simple wish.

Definitely going to be checking out the sequel in this duology to see where the characters go from here.

(4/5)

[poisindonottouch]

Queer Reads: The Greenhollow Duology, by Emily Tesh

To kick off our fantasy portion of the queer books you should read list, here’s #12.

These books are a little bit creepy, but so so sweet. These also fit in the subgenre of “Creepy trees, and gay yearning.” (it’s a whole thing, I promise.)

The blurb for Silver in the Wood is this:

There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias, tethered to the forest, does not dwell on his past life, but he lives a perfectly unremarkable existence with his cottage, his cat, and his dryads. When Greenhollow Hall acquires a handsome, intensely curious new owner in Henry Silver, everything changes. Old secrets better left buried are dug up, and Tobias is forced to reckon with his troubled past—both the green magic of the woods, and the dark things that rest in its heart. 

Henry and Tobias continue their story in Drowned Country, and Tesh does a great job with the creepy, magical vibes. These are both novellas, with Silver in the Wood 112 pages and Drowned Country 160 pages, but the story is so satisfying.

Tesh has recently written her debut novel, a science fiction book called Some Desperate Glory, which is described as a queer space opera, which is on my to-read pile right after I get over this gay hockey romance kick I’m on right now.  (stay tuned for some recommendations for gay hockey romances later in the month.)

[kaleidemaran]

depression room

[adhd-pixie-nightmare-girl]

Books I've read in 2024: The Greenhollow Duology Moodboard

[rhetoricandlogic]

Review of the Greenhollow Duology: Silver in the Wood and Drowned Country

Looking for something short and sweet that will scratch that itch of wanting to run away into the woods with a forest spirit? Then may I recommend the Greenhollow Duology by Emily Tesh. These two novellas, Silver in the Wood and Drowned Country, came out in 2019 and 2020 respectively. But I just read them both together in the lovely audiobook narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies.

Tobias Finch is known as the Wild Man of Greenhollow. The local villagers react in fear whenever they see his giant frame and unruly mass of hair emerging from the trees, not understanding that he is actually a protector, standing between them and the dark forces that lurk in the woods. But Tobias doesn’t mind; he has been content for centuries to live an isolated life in his hidden cottage, with only the dryads and his pet cat Pearl for company. That is, until Henry Silver shows up. The new lord of Greenhollow Hall is attractive, flirtatious, and obsessed with local folklore. Tobias can’t keep Silver out of his head. He also can’t seem to keep Silver out of the woods, even on the summer solstice—when the darkest creature at the heart of the forest wakes each year to wreak havoc. 

In the sequel, Drowned Country, Tobias and Silver’s roles have reversed in an interesting way. Now Silver is part of the magic of the wood and Tobias is adjusting to life in the outside world. A rift has grown between them, which Silver is eager to mend—though not quite as eager to address the behaviors that caused their rift in the first place. When Silver and Tobias are asked to investigate the disappearance of a young woman in the nearby port town rumored to house an ancient vampire, Silver jumps at the opportunity to spend time with Tobias again and get back in his good graces. But when they arrive in the town and discover a land still haunted by the memory of the primeval forest that was drowned under the sea and by fantastical realms that exist in parallel to our own, they encounter dangers much darker than vampires.

The Greenhollow Duology makes interesting use of the Green Man myth, blended together with other mythologies. Though Tobias seems affiliated with a Celtic, druidic tradition, he shares his wood with dryads of Greek myth and the wider world is populated with vampires, ghosts, and all sorts of other supernatural beings. As a folklorist, Silver makes some rather metatextual commentary on the similarities between broader fairy lore and the local legends of the Green Man and the Lord of Summer, though Tobias is quick to point out that real fairies are almost nothing like the popular depictions. Despite the appearance of more common magical beings in the story, Tobias and Silver are something unique. The Green Man myth that they draw from is nebulous and broad, with no definitive roots or tradition, which gives the author the leeway to make it fully her own. Interestingly enough, this is the second Green Man-inspired m/m romance novel I’ve read in as many years—the first being KJ Charles’s Spectred Isle. I suppose a man so deeply intertwined with nature does cut a romantic figure.

Speaking of romance, that was one of my favorite aspects of these stories. Tobias and Silver are prime examples of the old adage “opposites attract,” as these two men could not be more different. After living for centuries, Tobias has become the strong and silent type, carefully considering his words before he speaks. Having been betrayed by one he loved before, he is slow to trust again, and his obsession with duty makes it difficult for him to put his own happiness first. Henry Silver, on the other hand, is a young and privileged lord, used to enjoying the pleasures in life and using his charm to get his way. He speaks before he thinks and is prone to jumping on impulses. These differences make their romance slow to build, despite an immediate attraction, and occasionally lead to conflict. But the things they learn from each other along the way make it all worth it. I particularly appreciated the author’s choice to have each book in the duology narrated by a different member of the pair, so that the reader gets full insight into each of their perspectives.

If you like your romance with a dash of magic and myth, I highly recommend both Silver in the Wood and Drowned Country!

[lilareviewsbooks]

Short SFF Books!

I know getting into SFF can be difficult because of the sheer size of series and books in the genres. So here’s a couple of speculative fiction picks that don’t require that much time to read :)

I’ve also made a part two for this, so check that out if you’d like some more short SFF!

This Is How You Lose The Time War, by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

209 pages

sapphic rep

standalone

This one is a classic when it comes to short sci-fis (thank you, Bigolas Dickolas), and that’s definitely for a reason! This Is How You Lose The Time War is a story in an incredibly unique format that will, to be honest, probably emotionally devastate you in some way or another. 

Time War follows Red and Blue, two agents working for opposite sides of, you know it, a time war. Their job is to travel through time to change the odds for their respective “agencies”. But, of course, they can’t resist leaving each other messages along in the way - in the most unique manners possible.

This queer novella will take your breath away. It will lead you through multiple timelines, split into two perspectives, Red and Blue, with a beautiful, lyrical writing style, which will make you so invested in our two main characters. The author duo treats us to these fantastical, vivid settings, which are sparkling with potencial and leave you wanting to dive deeper.

Silver In The Wood, by Emily Tesh

112 pages

achillean rep

duology

This is part of the Greenhollow Duology, but can absolutely be read as a standalone. It’s also one of my all time favorites! Silver In The Wood follows Tobias, a groundskeeper who lives deep in the woods. When Henry Silver moves into the house Tobias watches, things change - there’s something in the woods, and Tobias might just have to introduce Henry to it. 

It’s been a while since I read this, but I haven’t forgotten about it. I’m always thinking about this book. The vibes are simply immaculate, and so cozy. It will literally make you feel like you’re in the woods. The character work is excellent, and focuses on older protagonists, which is always a treat. The romance is well-constructed and the second book is completely optional, taking place almost as a side-quest for the main couple. 

I wish there were so many more of these, but unfortunately there are only two. But damn, are they great! Highly recommend, Silver In The Wood and its sequel, Drowned Country!

The Singing Hills Cycle, by Nghi Vo

100 to 128 pages 

non-binary and sapphic rep

series

The Singing Hills Cycle is a good one to recommend, because it’s very low-commitment. You can pick whichever one of the three books (there’s soon to be a fourth!!) draws your interest, you can start with that one, and then go from there. The series follows Chih, a wandering cleric, from the Wandering Hills Abbey, which is preoccupied with keeping records of the history of this China-inspired kingdom. Chih goes around the territory with his talking bird Almost Brilliant, collecting stories.

This series is beautiful! Every book contains in it a beautiful exploration of folklore, and bite-sized story that will always warm your heart. Chih is a wonderful character around which to revolve this story, and their commitment to keeping records and history flows off the page - which is hella important, let’s record our history, folks! The side characters that show up on a book-by-book basis are always the best, and their dialogue is always the best part.

I highly recommend listening to the audiobook - I did so for the last installment,  Into The Riverlands, and it was amazing! Just a 2 hour listen, if that sells ya!

The Murderbot Diaries, starting with All Systems Red, by Martha Wells

144 to 256 pages

queer rep of all kinds! yay!

series

The Murderbot Diaries is for those of us looking for a bigger committment. The series currently has 7 books, one of which is a full-length novel. However, you can read the first book as a standalone and decide if you’d like to continue on following Murderbot’s adventures! Most of the books are 150 - 200 pages long, and so are a pretty quick read!

This is perfect if you enjoy a snarky narration style and a compelling protagonist who’s trying to figure out how they fit into the world. Murderbot, our main character and narrator, is a SecUnit, that is, a security android, that must accompany a scientific expedition to a distant planet, to keep the explorers safe. But Murderbot has hacked its security mode, and enjoys watching TV shows and chilling by itself. But when the mission starts to go wrong, it might need to perk up and start - oh, no! - interacting with the humans.

Although I haven’t read the whole series yet, - I’m waiting for the mood to come over me, okay! - I have the first three books under my belt, and I’m so excited to continue. Murderbot has this spark and this snark which is just so entertaining to read, and so this book will have you laughing and rooting for it as it tries to figure out how to fit in in human society. Such a compelling character, and I’m happy there’s a lot of content out there for me to consume.

The Emperor’s Soul, by Brandon Sanderson

192 pages

no gay rep :(

standalone

The Emperor’s Soul is a part of Mr. Sanderson’s Elantris universe, but can be read as a standalone without knowing anything else about this world. It’s a bit of a different rec - Mr. Sanderson’s writing style is - and I mean this in the politest way possible - dry as fuck, and definitely not for everyone. But there’s something here I think is worth your time.

The magic system here is so unique and so fascinating. The Emperor’s Soul follows Shai, a Forger, who can copy objects flawlessly by re-writing their history. But, suddenly, she’s enlisted to do the impossible - Forge the Emperor.

I would give this one a try, even if it’s not like all the others one I recommended. It’s a good read, and Mr. Sanderson is, like it or not, a classic fantasy writer that’s a must-read for most fantasy fans. And, for me, this and then Mistborn were perfect stepping in points for his fiction.

I have so many of these, guys. Like, literally, so many. So, let me know if you want more of these - I’ll write up another post! And if you’d more specific recs, feel free to drop an ask :) 

Also, check out my SFF books with queer-normal worlds list, if you’re looking for more gay stuff!

[desdasiwrites]

– Emily Tesh, Silver in the Wood

[the-modern-typewriter]

Yo, I've seen your book rec posts on and off for a while, and I was wondering if you could (if you have time ^.^ if not, that's cool too) throw up a list of your favorite lgbt/neurodivergent/unique protagonist books? I don't think I've ever read a book outside of fanfiction where the lead/s weren't just some form of 'normal' or straight or whatever. Also, since you're one of my favorite authors I feel like I'd be more inclined to give one of them a go lol ^.^'

There are an increasing number of diverse books out there!

Here are some of my personal favourites in no particular order, by which I mean I have rated them 4 stars (I really liked it) or 5 stars (it was amazing) and then curated the list some more on top of that. E.g. I might have thought it was amazing at the time, but if I can't tell you anything that happened in the story years after reading it, it's not on the list. That doesn't mean it's not worth reading, just that I have a bad memory so if I remember it definitely did something right!)

You can find more books I've read on my Goodreads. There are books that fit what you've asked for on there, it just doesn't fit my personal curated favourites list!

LGBTQ books

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (m/m)

If We Were Villains by M.L Rio (m/m)

Girls Made of Snow and Glass and Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand (f/f + ace)

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (f/f - non fiction)

Salt Slow by Julia Armfield (f/f)

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin (m/m)

Nightwood by Djuna Barnes (f/f - though be warned, this is a weird one! Rated highly more because I can't get it out of my head than that I liked it)

Tipping the Velvet and Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (f/f)

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Peter Darling by Austin Chant (m/m, trans)

The Binding by Bridget Collins (m/m)

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J Klune (m/m)

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (f/f)

The Greenhollow duology by Emily Tesh (m/m)

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever (m/m)

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (f/f)

(Obligatory read MY BOOK The God Key (m/m) here!) Obviously, this is my favourite ;)

Unique/Interesting protagonists:

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

I Am Not A Serial Killer by Dan Wells

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire (Her Wayward Children series is also great and has a lot of LGBTQ rep!)

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (MC has Asperger's)

A Spindle Splintered by Alix.E. Harrow (terminally ill MC, also f/f)

Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels

House of Leaves by Mark.Z. Danielewski

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon (Autistic MC)

Disfigured: On Fairytales, Disability and Making Space by Amanda Leduc (nonfiction)

[smalltownfae]

Looking for blogs that do book reviews or book related posts and have similar tastes to mine in order to find more excellent reads so please let me know if you are a fan of 3 or more of these:

Realm of the Elderlings series by Robin Hobb

Nightrunner series by Lynn Flewelling

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Discworld series by Terry Pratchett

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

First Law series by Joe Abercrombie

Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tokien

The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

Winter Rose/The Changeling Sea/The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A.McKillip

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynch

Shades of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Greenhollow Duology by Emily Tesh

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

Sistersong by Lucy Holland

Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

Dawn/Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

I read mostly fantasy, but some classic literature too and I have been trying to get into historical fiction. I prefer long series if the characters are complex or entertaining enough. Books being queer is a plus.

[heavenlyyshecomes]

Would love a few book recommendations to get through my current reading slump. (the shorter it is, the better)

i usually píck whatever thriller is trending currently when I'm in a slump bc i just want to get back into reading and don't want to turn my brain so if u like the same or want to try it out I'd rec:

the only one left, riley sager

the ruins, scott smith

night film, marisha pessl

burnt offerings, robert marasco

if u want something short:

yellowface, r. f. kuang

blood over bright haven, m. l. wang

all systems red, martha wells

margaret the first, daniel dutton

a dowry of blood, s. t. gibson

the greenhollow duology, emily wells

what moves the dead, t. kingfisher

[kaleidemaran]

"An you ever loved me…We'll bring the wood right up to the house again. We'll swallow it whole. We'll sleep in feather beds. You can chase off every monster but me. What do you say, Toby?"

[nellie-elizabeth]

2024 Book-Tracking Post!

GOAL 1 BOOKS: OWNED & NOT READ (13 as of 1.2.24)

Red Rising - Pierce Brown

The Mighty Nein Origins: Fjord Stone

The Dispossessed - Ursula K. Le Guin

Promise of Blood - Brian McClellan

Words of Radiance - Brandon Sanderson

Edgedancer - Brandon Sanderson

Dawnshard - Brandon Sanderson

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter - Brandon Sanderson

The Sunlit Man - Brandon Sanderson

The Last Hero - Terry Pratchett

Harrow the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir

[The Adventure Zone - Suffering Game] - preordered

[What Doesn't Break (Bells Hells)] - preordered

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GOAL 2 BOOKS: BOOK CLUBS! (1 as of 1.2.24)

The Robber Bride - Margaret Atwood

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GOAL 3 BOOKS: RE-READ OLD BOOKS (40 as of 1.2.24)

Peter and the Starcatchers

Peter and the Shadow Thieves

Peter and the Secret of Rundoon

In Cold Blood

The School Story

The Wish List

Walk Two Moons

Bud, Not Buddy

The BFG

Crime and Punishment

Adam Bede

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down

The Princess Bride

The Blithedale Romance

Olive’s Ocean

Our Only May Amelia

The Valley of Secrets

Cages

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl Who Played with Fire

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

The Magician’s Nephew

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

The Horse and His Boy

Prince Caspian

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Silver Chair

The Last Battle

Gathering Blue

The Host

Beloved - Toni Morrison

Mama Day - Gloria Naylor

The Accursed - Joyce Carol Oates

Ivanhoe - Walter Scott

The Cricket in Times Square

The Hobbit

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Slaughterhouse-Five

Charlotte’s Web

The People in the Trees

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GOAL 4 BOOKS: CONTINUING SERIES/AUTHORS

Books are available & not read:

Discworld series [14]

Brandon Sanderson Novels [17]

Red Rising series [7]

Powder Mage series [3]

The Locked Tomb series [3]

The Poppy War [3]

The Machineries of Empire (Ninefox Gambit) [4]

Dresden Files [17]

Chronicles of the Avatar - F.C. Yee (Kyoshi and Yangchen) [4]

Singing Hills Cycle [2]

NK Jemisin - short stories [1]

Series/Author New Releases to keep tracking:

Outlander Series - Diana Gabaldon

Cosmere - Brandon Sanderson

The Adventure Zone - Graphic Novels

The Old Guard - Comics

Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells

Noumena - Lindsay Ellis

Singing Hills Cycle

Nampeshiweisit - Moniquill Blackgoose

Edward Rutherfurd

Kate Alice Marshall

Critical Role Content

ATLA/LOK Comics

WTNV

Madeline Miller

Hank Green

John Green

Authors to buy additional:

Philippa Gregory

Kazuo Ishiguro

Hilary Mantel

Evelyn Waugh

Ursula K. Le Guin

Tom Stoppard

Elizabeth Jane Howard

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Barbara Kingsolver

James Baldwin

Charles Dickens

Bronte Sisters

Neal Stephenson

Alexandre Dumas

Emily St. John Mandel

Dan Jones

Ruth Ozeki

Natasha Pulley

Neil Gaiman

Margaret Atwood

Leo Tolstoy

Tamora Pierce

Andy Weir

Greenhollow Duology - Emily Tesh

The Saint of Steel - T. Kingfisher

Time Traveller's Guides - Ian Mortimer