Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

2023 New Release
I know for most of the prompts I tell you to go through your to-read list and pick up those backlist books. Not today. Now's the time to read a 2023 new release.

Explore the most-anticipated upcoming book releases at: https://www.booklistqueen.com/upcoming-book-releases/ 
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Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Iron Flame

The Empyrean #2

Rebecca Yarros

625 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Not in a Million Years by Sophie Ranald

Not in a Million Years

Sophie Ranald

364 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced
Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

Their Vicious Games

Their Vicious Games #1

Joelle Wellington

12 hours, 18 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes

Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide

Rupert Holmes

388 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark funny mysterious medium-paced
Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

Shark Heart: A Love Story

Emily Habeck

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective sad medium-paced
What We Kept to Ourselves by Nancy Jooyoun Kim

What We Kept to Ourselves

Nancy Jooyoun Kim

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary mystery thriller emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay

Summer Reading

Jenn McKinlay

460 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
What Comes After by JoAnne Tompkins

What Comes After

JoAnne Tompkins

432 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller emotional mysterious medium-paced
A Lady's Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin

A Lady's Guide to Scandal

A Lady's Guide #2

Sophie Irwin

359 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

None of This Is True

Lisa Jewell

370 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced