2021 Paranormal Reading Challenge

Welcome back to the Paranormal Review! I decided to dust off the old blog to review some of the more recent books I’ve read and truthfully because I missed sharing my opinions with the world. Whether you’ve been a longtime follower of the blog or are a newcomer here, I hope you enjoy what I’ve got in store for you.

Even though we’re more than halfway through 2021, I decided to take on a reading challenge to pay homage to the reading challenge that started this blog. The categories came from past and present paranormal reading challenges on PaperBackSwap that I combined into one cohesive list. As I read and review, I’ll update this post with links to the corresponding review, so feel free to bookmark this page. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for books I should check out, don't hesitate to leave a comment.

Can't Wait for Those New Releases – Read books released in 2021.

1. Breaking Badger (Honey Badger Chronicles, book four) by Shelley Laurenston
2. A Grimoire for Gamblers (Trove Arbitrations, book one) by Amanda Creiglow
3. A Terrible Fall of Angels (Zaniel Havelock, book one) by Laurell K. Hamilton
4. Shadowed Steel (Heirs of Chicagoland, book three) by Chloe Neill
5. The Devil Makes Three by Tori Bovalino

The Lost Boys – Read books with vampire or male lead characters.

1. Something from the Nightside (Nightside, book one) by Simon R. Green
2. Jacob (Nightwalkers, book one) by Jacquelyn Frank
3. Unmasked (Blood Bond Saga, book four) by Helen Hardt
4. Damon (Protectors, book one) by Teresa Gabelman
5. Dead Things (Eric Carter, book one) by Stephen Blackmoore

Lions, Tigers & Bears. OH MY! – Read books that have shapeshifters other than werewolves.

1. Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, book one) by Ilona Andrews
2. Wild Cat (Leopard, book eight) by Christine Feehan
3. Tempting the Beast (Breeds, book one) by Lora Leigh
4. Bunny and the Bear (Furry United Coalition, book one) by Eve Langlais
5. Fate Knows Best (Kindred of Arkadia, book one) by Alanea Alder

Calling Miss Cleo – Read books that involve psychic phenomena, premonitions, tarot, etc.

1. Suddenly Psychic (Glimmer Lake, book one) by Elizabeth Hunter
2. Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling, book one) by Nalini Singh
3. Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye (Psychic Eye Mysteries, book one) by Victoria Laurie
4. Jon’s Downright Ridiculous Shooting Case (Jon’s Mysteries, book one) by A. J. Sherwood
5. Truly, Madly (Lucy Valentine, book one) by Heather Webber

The Truth is Out There – Read books with psychic phenomena, aliens, Chupacabra, etc. Anything paranormal fits.

1. Playing with Fire (Tales of an Extraordinary Girl, book one) by Gena Showalter
2. My Colorful Conundrum (Paint Slinging Sleuth, book one) by Molly Fitz
3. Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, book one) by Seanan McGuire
4. Fantasy Lover (Dark-Hunter, book one) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. A Touch of Darkness (Hades & Persephone, book one) by Scarlett St. Clair

Life After Death – Read books that have zombies, vampires, or ghosts.

1. The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, book one) by Kresley Cole
2. Hotter After Midnight (Midnight Trilogy, book one) by Cynthia Eden
3. Nightshifted (Edie Spence, book one) by Cassie Alexander
4. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire (Love at Stake, book one) by Kerrelyn Sparks
5. The Vampire Shrink (Kismet Knight, Vampire Psychologist, book one) by Lynda Hilburn

One If By Air, Two If By Sea – Read books that involve beings that can either fly or swim (angels, fairies, mermaids, selkies, dragons, etc).

1. Fighting Destiny (Fae Chronicles, book one) by Amelia Hutchins
2. Dragon Actually (Dragon Kin, book one) by G A Aiken
3. Dragons Don’t Eat Meat (Valkyrie Bestiary, book one) by Kim McDougall
4. Sleeping with the Fishes (Fred the Mermaid, book one) by Mary Janice Davidson
5. Darkest Flame (Dark Kings, book one) by Donna Grant

That Old Black Magic – Read books that have a main character who uses magic in some form (i.e. witches, warlocks, etc.).

1. The Wicked and the Dead (Faery Bargains, book one) by Melissa Marr
2. Magic to the Bone (Allie Beckstrom, book one) by Devon Monk
3. Easy Bake Coven (Easy Bake Coven, book one) by Liz Schulte
4. Dark Light of Day (Noon Onyx, book one) by Jill Archer
5. Touch the Dark (Cassie Palmer, book one) by Karen Chance

You CAN Judge a Book by its Cover – Read books that you love the cover art or picked it up to read based on the cover.

1. Jinn and Juice by Nicole Peeler
2. How to Save an Undead Life (Beginner’s Guide to Necromancy, book one) by Hailey Edwards
3. Priceless (Rylee Adamson, book one) by Shannon Mayer
4. Shifter Wars (Werewolf Dens, book one) by Kelly St. Clare
5. The Corsair's Captive (Corsairs, book one) by Ruby Dixon

One Word Titles – Read paranormal books that have just one word in the title.

1. Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, book one) by Kelley Armstrong
2. Stray (Shifters, book one) by Rachel Vincent
3. Fated (Dark Protectors, book one) by Rebecca Zanetti
4. Fireborn (Souls of Fire, book one) by Keri Arthur
5. Spirited (Tidewater, book one) by Mary Behre