2023 TBR Declutter Challenge - hosted by buggy

A book someone else purchased for you.
Not every book recommendation can be spot on.

If you pick one up and realize it doesn't interest you, get rid of it! (Just tell your aunt you're still planning to get around to it eventually... :) )
Continue to do this until you've found one you're actually interested in investing several hours of your life into, or until you no longer own a book that fits this prompt.  
All books added
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

369 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Lirael by Garth Nix

Lirael

Abhorsen #2

Garth Nix

464 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous medium-paced
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

The Body in the Library

Miss Marple #2

Agatha Christie

215 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
Ghostly Tales: Spine-Chilling Stories of the Victorian Age by Chronicle Books

Ghostly Tales: Spine-Chilling Stories of the Victorian Age

Tales

Chronicle Books

175 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror literary magical realism mystery short stories speculative fiction dark mysterious slow-paced
Daughters of Nri by Reni K. Amayo

Daughters of Nri

The Return of the Earth Mother #1

Reni K. Amayo

321 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Heir of Novron by Michael J. Sullivan

Heir of Novron

The Riyria Revelations #5-6

Michael J. Sullivan

943 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Die Anomalie by Hervé Le Tellier

Die Anomalie

Hervé Le Tellier

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction science fiction thriller challenging mysterious medium-paced
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

The City of Brass

The Daevabad Trilogy #1

S.A. Chakraborty

532 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Poison Garden by Alex Marwood

The Poison Garden

Alex Marwood

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark emotional tense medium-paced
Werewolf Magick: Authentic Practical Lycanthropy by Denny Sargent

Werewolf Magick: Authentic Practical Lycanthropy

Denny Sargent

240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction religion informative slow-paced