It’s the second half of the year (already!) and if, like me, you’re struggling to stay on your reading challenge target, I’ve put together a list of some great books that will help you all the way to the finish line. The list includes novellas, fast-paced thrillers, classics and genre-bending books that will keep you hooked. Here’s to a successful reading challenge 2024!
SFF
1. The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
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2. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
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3. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
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4. Moonbound by Robin Sloan
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5. The Miracles of the Namiya General Store by Keigo Higashino
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6. Eversion by Alastair Reynolds
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Literary Fiction
7. Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
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8. The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
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9. The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
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10. After Dark by Haruki Murakami
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11. Insects Are Just Like You and Me, Except Some of Them Have Wings by Kuzhali Manickavel
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Horror
12. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
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13. The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
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Magical Realism
14. The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey
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Graphic Novels
15. The Arrival by Shaun Tan
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Middle Grade
16. Deeplight by Frances Hardinge
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17. Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
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Fantasy
18. Thornhedge by T Kingfisher
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Mythology
19. The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
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Epistolary
20. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
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21. The Dark Interval by Rainer Maria Rilke
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Thrillers
22. Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie
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Also check out our list of novellas that’ll help you crush your reading challenge!