The Global Book Nook's 2023 Worldly Challenge - hosted by ashybear02

August
**International Financial Awareness Day:** read a book where a character struggles financially.
**National Language Day:** read a book that was first published in a language other than your native language
**National S'mores Day:** read a book with a marshmallow on the cover
**National Thrift Shop Day:** Read a book that you purchased from a thrift shop
All books added
None of This Would Have Happened if Prince Were Alive: A Novel by Carolyn Prusa

None of This Would Have Happened if Prince Were Alive: A Novel

Carolyn Prusa

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lighthearted medium-paced
Fireworks Every Night by Beth Raymer

Fireworks Every Night

Beth Raymer

240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional reflective 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
Elementary Murder by A.J. Wright

Elementary Murder

Lancashire Detective #3

A.J. Wright

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

fiction crime historical mystery mysterious fast-paced
In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

In the Lives of Puppets

TJ Klune

420 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

12 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles

Slippery Creatures

The Will Darling Adventures #1

KJ Charles

262 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ mystery romance adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Lock & Key by Cat Porter

Lock & Key

Lock & Key #1

Cat Porter

436 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction romance dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Billionaire's Pet by Ivy Layne

The Billionaire's Pet

The Winters Saga #3

Ivy Layne

342 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction erotica romance emotional slow-paced
An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten

An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good

An Elderly Lady #1

Helene Tursten

3 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction crime mystery short stories dark funny fast-paced