2023 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge hosted by Kim @Chapter_Adventure (10th Annual) - hosted by chapter_adventure

JANUARY "New Year, New Direction"
Read a book with one, or more, 'directional' words in the title.

 ie. (into, over, out, behind, left, right, down, up, north, south, out, etc.) 
All books added
The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah

The Light Through the Leaves

Glendy Vanderah

14 hours, 14 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional medium-paced
The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani

The Good Left Undone

Adriana Trigiani

448 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Wisteria Witches by Angela Pepper

Wisteria Witches

Wisteria Witches #1

Angela Pepper

312 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy mystery funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Freefall by Traci Hunter Abramson

Freefall

Saint Squad #1

Traci Hunter Abramson

242 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction romance adventurous fast-paced
Girl in Luv by Rebecca Yarros, Jay Crownover

Girl in Luv

In Luv Duet #1

Rebecca Yarros, Jay Crownover

4 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional fast-paced
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

Down Among the Sticks and Bones

Wayward Children #2

Seanan McGuire

190 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark fast-paced
Flores sobre el infierno by Xavier González Rovira, Ilaria Tuti

Flores sobre el infierno

Teresa Battaglia #1

Xavier González Rovira, Ilaria Tuti

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
In a Dark House by Deborah Crombie

In a Dark House

Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James #10

Deborah Crombie

365 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious medium-paced
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

Patrick Radden Keefe

441 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics true crime dark informative reflective medium-paced
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee

The Downstairs Girl

Stacey Lee

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical young adult challenging emotional medium-paced