2024 Asian Readathon Challenges - hosted by readwithcindy

Read a debut book.
This could be a debut book by any author or, if you want to play this really loosely, a book from an author you haven't read before.
All books added
Where Waters Meet by Zhang Ling

Where Waters Meet

Zhang Ling

281 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Remarried Empress, Vol. 3 by Sumpul (숨풀), Alphatart, Chiho Christie

The Remarried Empress, Vol. 3

The Remarried Empress (Comic Print Edition) #3

Sumpul (숨풀), Alphatart, Chiho Christie

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction comics fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 1 by SUOL, Gwon Gyeoeul

Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 1

악역의 엔딩은 죽음뿐 / Villains Are Destined to Die #1

SUOL, Gwon Gyeoeul

264 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy manga romance adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
The Phoenix King by Aparna Verma

The Phoenix King

The Ravence Trilogy #1

Aparna Verma

512 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous tense medium-paced
Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup

Slumdog Millionaire

Vikas Swarup

333 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction contemporary adventurous emotional fast-paced
The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do

The Happiest Refugee

Anh Do

232 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

198 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Shanghái Inmortal by A.Y. Chao

Shanghái Inmortal

A.Y. Chao

416 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy mystery romance young adult
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom

Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker

Mooncakes

Suzanne Walker

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous lighthearted fast-paced