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
Half a World Away by Mike Gayle

Half a World Away

Mike Gayle

342 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
Alone Out Here by Riley Redgate

Alone Out Here

Riley Redgate

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction science fiction thriller young adult dark tense medium-paced
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

Come Tumbling Down

Wayward Children #5

Seanan McGuire

3 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark fast-paced
Under the Marble Sky by Stefanie K. Steck

Under the Marble Sky

Stefanie K. Steck

297 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich

If This Gets Out

Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich

404 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft

Senlin Ascends

The Books of Babel #1

Josiah Bancroft

448 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay

The Far Field

Madhuri Vijay

448 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

Wrong Place Wrong Time

Gillian McAllister

402 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction speculative fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

Axie Oh

325 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here #1

Jodi Picoult

321 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective tense medium-paced