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«Willow Talks Books» Reading Challenge

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9 participants (109 books)

Overview

 

«Willow Talks Books» is a YouTube channel featuring book recommendations that span a wide range of genres. Often, they include gems that you won't find just about anywhere. Fiction in translation, fiction by queer writers, fiction by and about women, fiction by indie publishers …


While the idea for this challenge came up in Willow's Discord for her patreons last year, everybody is more than welcome to join! Willow graciously allowed me to do a challenge on Storygraph.

Here is where you can find Willow's book recommendations across the genres:
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YouTube-Channel
Website
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Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
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 Patreon


What is the challenge? It's simple: Just pick books that Willow has recommended or talked about, either on YouTube or her website «Books and Bao» (or anywhere else, really). There is no time limit, there are no prompts. Willow talks books, and we read said books. That's it. 

If you prefer to read in a language other than English, translations of relevant novels are welcome!


I've added a bunch of books already to make it easier for you to find something that you can read – but please feel free to add any other books that Willow talked about!
 

Challenge Books

All books added
Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Vol. 1 by Yuji Kaku

Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Vol. 1

Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku #1

Yuji Kaku

211 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror manga adventurous dark fast-paced
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1

Holly Jackson

10 hours, 54 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller young adult adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
The Three Dahlias by Katy Watson

The Three Dahlias

The Three Dahlias Mysteries #1

Katy Watson

366 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

116 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Foster by Claire Keegan

Foster

Claire Keegan

89 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

Our Wives Under The Sea

Julia Armfield

232 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary science fiction dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki #1

Baek Se-hee

208 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology emotional reflective medium-paced
Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula

Bram Stoker

433 pages • first pub 1897 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson

The Shadow Cabinet

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven #2

Juno Dawson

508 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton

507 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced