The Global Book Nook's 2023 Worldly Challenge - hosted by ashybear02

January
**New Year’s Day:** Read a book by an author you’ve never read before
**National Science Fiction Day:** read a science fiction book from the last 5 years
**National Brew A Potion Day:** read a book about witches
**Winnie the Pooh Day:** read a book about Winnie the Pooh, or a different work by the author
All books added
The Red House Mystery: by A.A. Milne

The Red House Mystery:

A.A. Milne

411 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
Carrie by Stephen King

Carrie

Stephen King

272 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark tense medium-paced
Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

Things We Do in the Dark

Jennifer Hillier

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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

330 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Secret Santa by Andrew Shaffer

Secret Santa

Andrew Shaffer

216 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark funny tense fast-paced
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton

17 hours, 4 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne

When We Were Very Young

Winnie-the-Pooh #3

A.A. Milne

112 pages • first pub 1924 (editions)

fiction childrens classics poetry lighthearted fast-paced
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Elizabeth George Speare

249 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

fiction classics historical young adult emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

343 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

507 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced