Too many choices? Let us do the picking.
Every Thursday, we drop a fresh batch of blind date books across all kinds of genres—romance, thrillers, nonfiction, and more. No covers. No titles. Just a few hints to spark your curiosity.
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- #fantasy 6d
Dark, fast-paced fantasy with characters you’re not sure you trust.
- #fiction 6d
A strange apartment complex. A group of misfits. And one girl who is either on the edge of transcendence or something much darker.
- #mystery 6d
If you like mysteries but you also like being in on the joke, this one’s for you.
- #youngadult 6d
A fantasy full of curses, masks, and complicated feelings. Gender and identity get the space they deserve here.
- #memoir 6d
So honest and raw that it's a tough read at times, but it's worth it.
- #lgbtq+ 6d
Magic, secrets, and two boys trying to survive a world that doesn’t make space for them.
- #childrens 6d
The grown-ups in this town have no idea what’s going on. Good thing the kids are on the case… and they’ve got help from someone very unexpected.
br/> (Age: 9-14) - #thriller 6d
The kind of thriller where everyone has something to hide, and you don’t know who to believe until the last page.
- #horror 6d
Something’s hunting girls, and the adults aren’t listening. This one gets under your skin in that quiet, angry way.
- #truecrime 6d
Two girls were killed in the woods. The case haunted a town for decades, but the real story goes way beyond whodunnit.
- #thriller 6d
True crime vibes, but way more interested in the people than the headlines.
- #scifi 6d
It’s like Event Horizon but with more dread.
- #lgbtq+ 6d
Soft, funny, and queer. In that comforting, I-needed-this kind of way.
- #romantasy 6d
It’s a fantasy with politics and power plays, but the real tension is between the two people stuck protecting each other.
- #thriller 6d
As a serial killer awaits his fate, three women connected to his past shed light on the making of a monster.
- #historicalfiction 6d
Two people get married for wartime perks. What follows is brutal, quiet, and unexpectedly intimate.
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Join the Waitlist for The World’s First Scratch-N-Sniff Blind Date With a Book. A truly One Of A Kind experience!
1) Scratch and sniff each handpicked book
2) Like what you smell? Scan the QR Code to reveal the book.
3) If you like a book, get it from your local library, bookstore, or order it online!
A Handmade Card With Scratch-N-Sniff Scented QR Codes that Each Link to a Book Related to the Aroma!
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