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
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

Small Great Things

Ruth Jefferson #1

Jodi Picoult

470 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Room by Emma Donoghue

Room

Emma Donoghue

336 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan

The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation #1

Vaseem Khan

320 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction crime mystery lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Picking Bones from Ash by Marie Mutsuki Mockett

Picking Bones from Ash

Marie Mutsuki Mockett

304 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction fantasy emotional reflective slow-paced
Kings of Quarantine by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Kings of Quarantine

Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep #1

Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

556 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance dark emotional tense fast-paced
Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman

Call Me by Your Name

Call Me By Your Name #1

André Aciman

300 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

The Girl With All the Gifts

The Girl With All the Gifts #1

M.R. Carey

483 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction speculative fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Nothing But My Body by Tilly Lawless

Nothing But My Body

Tilly Lawless

243 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Story of Art without Men by Katy Hessel

The Story of Art without Men

Katy Hessel

512 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction art history challenging informative inspiring medium-paced
Star-Crossed by Minnie Darke

Star-Crossed

Minnie Darke

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced