Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon discussion

The protagonist has a very important goal to achieve, but obstacle after obstacle pops up, putting our hero in dangerous situations. Eventually they triumph and hopefully return home, possibly transformed.
Thrillers are often a ramped up variation on the action/adventure novel, and basic survival may be the goal, rather than defeating a bad guy while surviving oneself. Throw in enough blood and guts and scary scenes and it may also become horror, though many horror novels are the gross cousin of fantasy novels too.

If there is a better genre for your book (fantasy, sci-fi, etc.), put your book there, but there are a lot of action/adventure books that do not really belong in other genres.

just finished this one!

Blacktop Wasteland Fast-paced, engaging read!

just meh

- 4 stars, thriller with romance in it

The Rapture of the Nerds, by Cory Doctorow. This is a sci-fi thriller, in which a person named Huw emerges from a party with a mark on his forehead that if real says he is contaminated and infectious, and the events that follow make him the one person who might be able to save the whole human species.

I think The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani qualifies for adventure. The two main characters are taken to the opposite school that they should be in. They try to get back home but are met with many obstacles and are in danger from others.

Fallen by Karin Slaughter was definitely a struggle for survival

24 dagen by Guillaume Musso ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

- 3 stars

The Breakdown
The Therapist
New Year's Eve
Behind Closed Doors
The Drift

I think Poseidon's Trident by A.P. Mobley fits...it's a YA series based on Greek mythology and the MCs are on an adventure to collect 3 of the most powerful items so they can go to war against the Greek gods. A.P. also packs a lot of action in the books with the MCs battling various monsters, creatures, and demigods along the way.

Disappointing ending

- 4.25 stars

2.75 stars

The Dying Game. Fine I guess. Not particularly thrilling.

4.5 stars

- 4 stars

Nov-Dec 22: 3 Thrillers

Night School by Lee Child 8/11 3.5★
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay 8/12 4★
Hell Island by Matthew Reilly 19/12 3★

Passin' Through, by Louis L'Amour
Comstock Lode, Louis L'Amour
The Lonely Men (The Sacketts #12), Louis L'Amour

Bed & Breakfast

When No One Is Watching (mystery/thriller)

It Ends at Midnight by Harriet Tyce

A Flicker in the Dark (mystery/thriller)

With My Little Eye (mystery/thriller)

The Angel Maker (mystery/thriller)
The Soulmate (mystery/thriller)
Mothered (horror/thriller)
Baby Teeth (horror/thriller)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (mystery/thriller)
The List (mystery/thriller)