Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

Famous Author You've Avoided
We all have them, those famous authors we avoid reading because we have opinions about what their books will be like, even though we haven't read them. Time to set aside your judgement and try a famous author you've avoided.
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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Fourth Wing

The Empyrean #1

Rebecca Yarros

512 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
The Maze Runner by James Dashner

The Maze Runner

The Maze Runner #1

James Dashner

10 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction dystopian young adult adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland #1-2

Lewis Carroll

2 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 1871 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay

Summer Reading

Jenn McKinlay

460 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
When in Rome by Sarah Adams

When in Rome

When in Rome #1

Sarah Adams

308 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

None of This Is True

Lisa Jewell

370 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

The Outsiders

S.E. Hinton

220 pages • first pub 1967 (editions) user-added

fiction classics young adult adventurous emotional sad fast-paced
Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton, James Patterson

Run, Rose, Run

Dolly Parton, James Patterson

448 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Snowman by Jo Nesbø

The Snowman

Harry Hole #7

Jo Nesbø

512 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Unexpected Stories by Octavia E. Butler

Unexpected Stories

Octavia E. Butler

98 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories adventurous fast-paced