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original list from here: https://rusaupdate.org/2024/01/2024-reading-list-years-best-in-genre-fiction-for-adult-readers/
Challenge Books
Better the Blood
Michael Bennett
Adrenaline
Read-alikes:
“The Chestnut Man” by Søren Sveistrup
“Hades” by Candice Fox
“Shutter” by Ramona Emerson
Read-alikes:
“The Chestnut Man” by Søren Sveistrup
“Hades” by Candice Fox
“Shutter” by Ramona Emerson
Short List
“The Antiquity Affair: A Novel” by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne
“Blood Sisters” by Vanessa Lillie
“Going Zero: A Novel” by Anthony McCarten
“The Antiquity Affair: A Novel” by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne
“Blood Sisters” by Vanessa Lillie
“Going Zero: A Novel” by Anthony McCarten
“The Last Word: A Novel” by Taylor Adams
Gods of the Wyrdwood
RJ Barker
Fantasy
Read-alikes:
“Assassin’s Apprentice” by Robin Hobb
“The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms” by N. K. Jemisin
“In the Shadow of Lightning” by Brian McClellan
Read-alikes:
“Assassin’s Apprentice” by Robin Hobb
“The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms” by N. K. Jemisin
“In the Shadow of Lightning” by Brian McClellan
Short List
“The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi: A Novel” by Shannon Chakraborty
“Starling House” by Alix E. Harrow
“Thornhedge” by T. Kingfisher
“The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi: A Novel” by Shannon Chakraborty
“Starling House” by Alix E. Harrow
“Thornhedge” by T. Kingfisher
“Untethered Sky” by Fonda Lee
Lady Tan's Circle Of Women
Lisa See
Historical Fiction
Read-alikes:
"The Book of Longings" by Sue Monk Kidd
"Empress Orchid" by Anchee Min
"The Surgeon’s Daughter" by Audrey Blake
Read-alikes:
"The Book of Longings" by Sue Monk Kidd
"Empress Orchid" by Anchee Min
"The Surgeon’s Daughter" by Audrey Blake
Short List
“The Bookbinder: A Novel” by Pip Williams
“The Bookbinder: A Novel” by Pip Williams
“Essex Dogs” by Dan Jones
“Hang the Moon: A Novel” by Jeannette Walls
“Looking for Jane” by Heather Marshall
The September House
Carissa Orlando
Horror
Read-alikes:
"The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
"It Will Just Be Us" by Jo Kaplan
"She is a Haunting" by Trang Thanh Tran
Read-alikes:
"The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
"It Will Just Be Us" by Jo Kaplan
"She is a Haunting" by Trang Thanh Tran
Short List
“Black River Orchard: A Novel” by Chuck Wendig
“Black River Orchard: A Novel” by Chuck Wendig
“How to Sell a Haunted House” by Grady Hendrix
“Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror” edited by Jordan Peele
“The Reformatory: A Novel” by Tananarive Due
A Disappearance in Fiji
Nilima Rao
Mystery
Read-alikes:
"The Widows of Malabar Hill" by Sujata Massey
"The Bangalore Detectives Club" by Harini Nagendra
"A Rising Man" by Abir Mukherjee
Read-alikes:
"The Widows of Malabar Hill" by Sujata Massey
"The Bangalore Detectives Club" by Harini Nagendra
"A Rising Man" by Abir Mukherjee
Short List
“Death Comes to Marlow: A Novel” by Robert Thorogood
“Death Comes to Marlow: A Novel” by Robert Thorogood
“Grave Expectations” by Alice Bell
“Mother-Daughter Murder Night: A Novel” by Nina Simon
“The Tumbling Girl” by Bridget Walsh
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Colleen Oakley
Relationship Fiction
Read-alikes:
"Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" by Fannie Flagg
"The Summer Seekers" by Sarah Morgan
"A Thousand Miles to Graceland" by Kristen Mei Chase
Read-alikes:
"Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" by Fannie Flagg
"The Summer Seekers" by Sarah Morgan
"A Thousand Miles to Graceland" by Kristen Mei Chase
Short List
“The Collected Regrets of Clover” by Mikki Brammer*
“The Collected Regrets of Clover” by Mikki Brammer*
“Maame” by Jessica George*
“The Museum of Ordinary People” by Mike Gayle
“The Sweet Spot: A Novel” by Amy Poeppel
Role Playing
Cathy Yardley
Romance
Read-alikes:
"Can’t Escape Love" by Alyssa Cole
"The Love Con" by Seressia Glass
"Royal Holiday" by Jasmine Guillory
Read-alikes:
"Can’t Escape Love" by Alyssa Cole
"The Love Con" by Seressia Glass
"Royal Holiday" by Jasmine Guillory
Short List
“10 Things That Never Happened” by Alexis Hall
“10 Things That Never Happened” by Alexis Hall
“Business or Pleasure” by Rachel Lynn Solomon
“Curves for Days” by Laura Moher
“We Could Be So Good: A Novel” by Cat Sebastian
House of Gold
C.T. Rwizi
Science Fiction
Read-alikes:
"Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction" ed. by Sheree Renée Thomas and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
"Escaping Exodus" by Nicky Drayden
"Noor" by Nnedi Okorafor
Read-alikes:
"Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction" ed. by Sheree Renée Thomas and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
"Escaping Exodus" by Nicky Drayden
"Noor" by Nnedi Okorafor
Short List
“Infinity Gate: Book One of the Pandominion” by M. R. Carey
“Infinity Gate: Book One of the Pandominion” by M. R. Carey
“The Meister of Decimen City” by Brenna Raney
“The Scourge Between Stars” by Ness Brown
“Where Peace is Lost: A Novel” by Valerie Valdes