Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

With More Than 500 Pages
Yes, short books are always tantalizing with their promise of a quick read. But sometimes you just want a long immersive read that you can dive into.
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A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth

A Dark and Hollow Star

The Hollow Star Saga #1

Ashley Shuttleworth

512 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Millennium #3

Stieg Larsson

566 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

The Time Traveler's Wife

Audrey Niffenegger

540 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction literary science fiction emotional sad medium-paced
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

The Good Daughter

The Good Daughter #1

Karin Slaughter

656 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

The Alice Network

Kate Quinn

560 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

The Hero of Ages

Mistborn #3

Brandon Sanderson

27 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Middlemarch by George Eliot

Middlemarch

George Eliot

801 pages • first pub 1871 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

512 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Visitor by Lee Child

The Visitor

Jack Reacher #4

Lee Child

528 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller adventurous mysterious fast-paced