Hi! I wandered in from snowflake_challenge you've got some good fannish goals and I wish you luck with them!
I've struggled with reading new books, I'm a dedicated re-reader. The Goodreads challenge helped motivate me to keep reading through the year. I have one book I'd like to offer which is almost what you asked for Dread Nation. It's historical, sff, vaguely gothic, with interesting and conflicted female characters, but it is technically YA. It's an alternate reality about what would happen if zombies arose and attacked during the USA Civil War and how that would change things. The second book in the series is coming out in early Feb, and I'm excited to get my paws on it.
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I've struggled with reading new books, I'm a dedicated re-reader. The Goodreads challenge helped motivate me to keep reading through the year. I have one book I'd like to offer which is almost what you asked for Dread Nation. It's historical, sff, vaguely gothic, with interesting and conflicted female characters, but it is technically YA. It's an alternate reality about what would happen if zombies arose and attacked during the USA Civil War and how that would change things. The second book in the series is coming out in early Feb, and I'm excited to get my paws on it.