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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Unprotected: A Memoir by Billy Porter

Unprotected: A Memoir

Billy Porter

12 hours, 19 minutes • audio • 2021

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir race emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

Immortality: A Love Story

The Anatomy Duology #2

Dana Schwartz

389 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction historical young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Wizard of Oz

Oz #1

L. Frank Baum

206 pages • hardcover • 1900

fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman

Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began

Maus #2

Art Spiegelman

136 pages • paperback • 1991

nonfiction graphic novel history memoir dark emotional sad fast-paced
Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman

Maus: A Survivor's Tale

Maus #1

Art Spiegelman

159 pages • paperback • 1986

nonfiction graphic novel history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

8 hours, 44 minutes • audio • 2016

nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Queen of Storms by Raymond E. Feist

Queen of Storms

The Firemane Saga #2

Raymond E. Feist

471 pages • paperback • 2020 user-added

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

Michelle Obama

9 hours, 59 minutes • audio • 2022

nonfiction memoir self help hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
If the Creek Don't Rise by Leah Weiss

If the Creek Don't Rise

Leah Weiss

320 pages • digital • 2017

fiction historical emotional medium-paced
The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez

The Happy Ever After Playlist

The Friend Zone #2

Abby Jimenez

9 hours, 18 minutes • audio • 2020

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced