The Global Book Nook's 2023 Worldly Challenge - hosted by ashybear02

February
**Barley Month:** read a book focusing on ancient Greeks or Egyptians, who were some of the first civilisations to use barley
**International Friendship Month:** read a book recommended by a friend
**Spunky Old Broads Day:** read a genre book where the main character is a woman over 50.
**Valentine's Day:** read a book with a character named Valentine (or other variants of the name - first or last name)
All books added
The Treehouse Library by Anna James

The Treehouse Library

Pages & Co. #5

Anna James

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

The Sound and the Fury

William Faulkner

338 pages • first pub 1929 (editions) user-added

fiction classics literary challenging dark sad slow-paced
The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett

The Windsor Knot

Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #1

S.J. Bennett

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Athens: City of Wisdom by Bruce Zee Clark

Athens: City of Wisdom

Bruce Zee Clark

512 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

512 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

Kate Moore

15 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science emotional slow-paced
Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall

Something Fabulous

Something Fabulous #1

Alexis Hall

350 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Forget-Me-Not Bombshell by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

Forget-Me-Not Bombshell

Mafia Wars #5

Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

696 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary crime romance adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Relentless Devil by Kylie Kent

Relentless Devil

Sons of Valentino #1

Kylie Kent

208 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance mysterious fast-paced
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

The Tattooist of Auschwitz #1

Heather Morris

288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced