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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The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

Jamie Ford

349 pages • hardcover • 2022 user-added

fiction historical magical realism emotional medium-paced
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by K.C. Davis

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing

K.C. Davis

151 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction self help hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
Before the Storm by James D. Shipman, James D. Shipman

Before the Storm

James D. Shipman, James D. Shipman

304 pages • paperback

emotional tense fast-paced
No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay by Julian Aguon

No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay

Julian Aguon

128 pages • hardcover • 2021

nonfiction essays memoir poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Hello Beautiful

Ann Napolitano

383 pages • digital • 2023

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Nightwing Vol. 3: The Battle for Bludhaven's Heart by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo

Nightwing Vol. 3: The Battle for Bludhaven's Heart

Nightwing (2016) #092-096

Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo

176 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction comics lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous funny fast-paced
Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

Good Girl, Bad Blood

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2

Holly Jackson

416 pages • digital • 2020

fiction mystery thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Push by Ashley Audrain

The Push

Ashley Audrain

303 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction literary mystery thriller dark emotional tense fast-paced
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie Bucket #1

Roald Dahl

3 hours, 18 minutes • audio • 1964

fiction childrens classics middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland

The House is on Fire

Rachel Beanland

374 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced