Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

Five-Star Read
That feeling when you read a book that just speaks to you, it's unmatched. In 2023, I want you to read at least one book that you would rate five stars.
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Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

Things You Save in a Fire

Katherine Center

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced
The Last Brother by Nathacha Appanah

The Last Brother

Nathacha Appanah

164 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Block Shot by Kennedy Ryan

Block Shot

Hoops #2

Kennedy Ryan

14 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance sports emotional medium-paced
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

Tress of the Emerald Sea

Secret Projects #1

Brandon Sanderson

483 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

Anne Tyler

320 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys

I Must Betray You

Ruta Sepetys

317 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional informative tense fast-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

6 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Starter Villain by John Scalzi

Starter Villain

John Scalzi

8 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

Monk & Robot #2

Becky Chambers

3 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

Nettle & Bone

T. Kingfisher

255 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark funny medium-paced