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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Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

Other Birds

Sarah Addison Allen

304 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

Ugly Love

Colleen Hoover

324 pages • digital • 2014

fiction contemporary romance emotional sad medium-paced
Gulf Coast Cottage by Maggie Miller

Gulf Coast Cottage

Blackbird Beach #1

Maggie Miller

249 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction contemporary emotional slow-paced
The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliams

The Beast of Buckingham Palace

David Walliams

5 hours • audio • 2019 user-added

fiction childrens fantasy adventurous funny fast-paced
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

Oz #4

L. Frank Baum

272 pages • hardcover • 1908

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books

Azar Nafisi

18 hours, 30 minutes • audio • 2003

nonfiction memoir informative reflective slow-paced
Begin Again by Emma Lord

Begin Again

Emma Lord

340 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional lighthearted medium-paced
The Maid by Nita Prose

The Maid

Molly the Maid #1

Nita Prose

289 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction contemporary crime mystery thriller mysterious medium-paced
The Circus Train by Amita Parikh

The Circus Train

Amita Parikh

352 pages • digital • 2022

fiction historical emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
The Defence by Steve Cavanagh

The Defence

Eddie Flynn #1

Steve Cavanagh

306 pages • paperback • 2015

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced