New Year, New Wave 2023 - hosted by nobodyspoet

Read the first book on your TBR
When the World is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around by The Police

Don't like the food I eat
The cans are running out
Same food for years and years
I hate the food I eat 
All books added
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

Cleopatra and Frankenstein

Coco Mellors

370 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

Butcher & Blackbird

Ruinous Love #1

Brynne Weaver

362 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction romance adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Five Nights by Rachel Wolf

Five Nights

Rachel Wolf

336 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

The Hunger Games #0

Suzanne Collins

517 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

One Last Stop

Casey McQuiston

422 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ magical realism romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings #2

J.R.R. Tolkien

352 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
Wicked by Sara Shepard

Wicked

Pretty Little Liars #5

Sara Shepard

312 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery young adult lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston

421 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

Good Girl, Bad Blood

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2

Holly Jackson

401 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Metamorphosis (AmazonClassics Edition) by Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis (AmazonClassics Edition)

Franz Kafka

67 pages • first pub 1915 (editions) user-added

fiction classics literary magical realism dark reflective sad medium-paced