August 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by bibliomania_express

A book with an ensemble cast of characters
A book that fits this prompt features a group of characters who get equal billing. It will usually have multi-POVs and might even have a ragtag crew working together (or not) toward a common goal.
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Cold Blood by Robert Bryndza

Cold Blood

Detective Erika Foster #5

Robert Bryndza

356 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious fast-paced
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

Ariadne

Jennifer Saint

388 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional medium-paced
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Frost and Starlight

A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.5

Sarah J. Maas

272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Network Effect by Martha Wells

Network Effect

The Murderbot Diaries #5

Martha Wells

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith

The God of Lost Words

Hell's Library #3

A.J. Hackwith

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

A Gathering of Shadows

Shades of Magic #2

V.E. Schwab

512 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Vanishing of Class 3B by Jackie Kabler

The Vanishing of Class 3B

Jackie Kabler

353 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious tense medium-paced
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

The Hunting Party

Lucy Foley

406 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Reign of Madness by Kel Kade

Reign of Madness

King's Dark Tidings #2

Kel Kade

19 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy adventurous fast-paced
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

The Thursday Murder Club

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #1

Richard Osman

12 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction crime mystery funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced