Japanese crime novels
my favourite genre, these books are so much fun and more and more are being added all the time If anyone has any questions about any book I will try to help. I have read most of them and have reference books on the history of Japanese crime fiction.






HRCYED 3.0 x Pagebound Quests (Titles Edition)
If we are going to do Qwordy's the Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0 - we should probably get some Pagebound badges along the way! I'm specifically going to be adding books from Quests and readalongs that go past the July start date and match at least one of these title prompts: Periodic Table, Familial Terms, Rainbow of Words (also Joseph's coat), Numerical Titles, Titular Counting 5+, Pun in the Title, and First & Last Name in the Title. Recommendations welcome!






Service95 Book Club β¨
Aka Dua Lipaβs reading list. Everyoneβs fave popstar on permanent holiday with a massive list of books to read, and she always seems to have incredible recommendations.
I am not part of Service95 or affiliated with Dua Lipa. I am just a fan curating this list based on the @service95bookclub IG account π






Unconventional Japanese murder mysteries
While my first list is great ( Japanese crime novels.)!! Itβs very long and I want to highlight the weird and unconventional murder mysteries that Japan produces. With weird settings, formats and or supernatural elements. Plus looking at future releases there is a few more coming out at the end of the year which I will add closer to the date.
I found zombie apocalypse murder mystery!






Shelf Candy: Bold Flat Illustrated Book Covers
A book list celebrating novels with bold flat illustrated covers. I'm talking colourful, graphic, design-forward books that look beautiful on your shelf and would inspire any designer. All genres welcome but let's stick with YA to adult books.






Time for Some Crime
Some mysteries take a little bit more time to unravel! Stories involving time travel/time loops and a murder mystery/crime plot






Run It Back - Time Loops
Books that involve time loops of some kind. These will not include 'normal' time travel, and mostly focus on books that repeat the same stretch of time






B&N Picks
Books that were/are Barnes & Noble Monthly Picks, Books of the year, Hot Coffee Hot Books, or Book Club picks.






The Time Traveler's Club
Let's travel through time, one book at a time. These titles feature time travel or time loops as a crucial plot point. Only the first books in a time travel series are featured.
Recommendations welcome!






It's Just a Numbers Game
List of books with numbers in the title.






Set in Japan
Fiction books set in Japan
Open to recs!






Books with Seven in Their Title
I find it fascinating how often the number βsevenβ appears in book titles, and I want to see what these stories have in common.





