23 Books for 2023 - hosted by how_novel

A book with shiny details on the cover, or a title containing a shiny synonym
Specifically "bronze" for third place but no need to get technical 
All books added
Ithaca by Claire North

Ithaca

The Songs of Penelope #1

Claire North

391 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional tense slow-paced
The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex

The Lamplighters

Emma Stonex

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

The Atlas Six

The Atlas #1

Olivie Blake

373 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
After Finitude: An Essay on the Necessity of Contingency by Quentin Meillassoux

After Finitude: An Essay on the Necessity of Contingency

Quentin Meillassoux

148 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Brothers Hawthorne

The Inheritance Games #4

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

469 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery young adult adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History by Kassia St. Clair

The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History

Kassia St. Clair

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative fast-paced
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

480 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
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