Quick Answer (TL;DR) If you want a smooth, season-by-season journey through Squirrel and Bird’s world, read the Leaf Thief picture books in seasonal order: Spring (That’s MY Flower! / Don’t Touch That Flower!), Summer (The Sun Thief), Autumn (The Leaf Thief), and Winter (The Snow Thief). Families with toddlers can weave in the concept board…
Quick Answer (TL;DR) Read the Slough House world in publication order if you’re new:Slow Horses → Dead Lions → The List (novella) → Real Tigers → Spook Street → London Rules → The Drop (novella) → Joe Country → The Catch (novella) → The Last Dead Letter (novella) → Slough House → Bad Actors →…
Quick Answer (TL;DR) If you’re new to E. Lockhart’s twisty, summer-on-a-private-island universe, read We Were Liars first, then the prequel Family of Liars, and—when it arrives—We Fell Apart. This order preserves the core mystery, keeps the most powerful reveal intact, and then deepens the mythology with the Sinclair family’s earlier sins and a new, interconnected…
Quick Answer (TL;DR) Read the publication order, which is also the in-universe order: That sequence preserves character reveals, town politics, and the Bishop brothers’ family arc. If the series expands, we’ll update this Story Lake Books in Chronological Order guide accordingly. Introduction There’s a reason readers keep saying “I wish I could move there.” Story…
Quick Answer (TL;DR) Read publication order, which is also the chronological sequence for the core narrative: If you’re doing a fuller run including extras, slot The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (novella) after Eclipse and dip into Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined anytime as an alternate-universe standalone. Introduction What keeps readers returning to Forks,…
Quick Answer (TL;DR) The best reading path is publication order with the novellas woven around it:Red Queen → Glass Sword → King’s Cage → War Storm, then Broken Throne (which also includes the earlier novellas Queen Song and Steel Scars, plus three new novellas set around and after the war). This keeps twists intact and…
Quick Answer (TL;DR) Read the publication order, which also doubles as the in-universe order for all main novels: That path preserves character arcs (Carl, Assad, Rose, Gordon), Department Q’s evolving mandate, and the long fuse threads that pay off in books 7–10. Introduction The appeal of Department Q is simple and diabolically effective: a grumpy,…
Quick Answer (TL;DR) Read the series in this order (it’s both publication and in-universe):Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (2023) → Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) (2025).Book 1 runs 352 pages (audio 10h42m); Book 2 runs 336 pages (audio 10h36m). The first book is a USA Today bestseller and swept multiple…
Quick Answer (TL;DR) Read the duet in this order (it’s both publication and in-universe): Little White Lies (2018) → Deadly Little Scandals (2019). U.S. trade paperback specs list 416 pages for Book 1 and 352 pages for Book 2; audiobook runtimes land at ~9h54m and ~8h57m, respectively. Age guidance is 12–18 depending on retailer/publisher listings.…
Quick Answer (TL;DR) Read the duology in this order (it’s both the publication and in-universe sequence): The Cheerleaders (2018) → The Champions (2024). Book 1 is Monica’s cold-case reckoning; Book 2 returns to Sunnybrook eleven years later with new protagonist Hadley and a deadly mystery around the Tigers football team. Age guidance is 14+, hardcovers…
