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
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen

247 pages • first pub 1817 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced
Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh

Enter a Murderer

Roderick Alleyn #2

Ngaio Marsh

245 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work by Jeanne Marie Laskas

Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work

Jeanne Marie Laskas

318 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction essays history sociology informative reflective slow-paced
To Calais, in Ordinary Time by James Meek

To Calais, in Ordinary Time

James Meek

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Into the Light by Mark Oshiro

Into the Light

Mark Oshiro

442 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ thriller young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven

Holding Up the Universe

Jennifer Niven

400 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional medium-paced
Ster van het noorden by D. B. John

Ster van het noorden

D. B. John

430 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller mysterious reflective fast-paced
Keyed Up by Sarah Estep

Keyed Up

Brunch Bros #1

Sarah Estep

362 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Beyond the Thistles by Samantha Young

Beyond the Thistles

The Highlands #1

Samantha Young

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction romance emotional tense medium-paced