2023 Themed Monthly Reading Challenge - hosted by theliterarysewist

May - Magical Realism
I adore stories that take place within our world but bring an unexpected magical element to them. Think "The read world is straight ahead, but if you look to the side there is a different world over there!"
All books added
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

272 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London

Left-Handed Booksellers of London #1

Garth Nix

11 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical young adult adventurous mysterious fast-paced
1Q84: Book One and Book Two by Haruki Murakami

1Q84: Book One and Book Two

1Q84 #1-2

Haruki Murakami

624 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism thriller adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Autumn of the Patriarch by Gabriel García Márquez

The Autumn of the Patriarch

Gabriel García Márquez

251 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction classics magical realism reflective slow-paced
Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories by Gabriel García Márquez

Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories

Gabriel García Márquez

188 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction magical realism short stories mysterious reflective medium-paced
Critical Role: Vox Machina — Kith & Kin by Marieke Nijkamp

Critical Role: Vox Machina — Kith & Kin

Critical Role Novels

Marieke Nijkamp

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional medium-paced
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

Hell Bent

Alex Stern #2

Leigh Bardugo

481 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror mystery thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

Bloodmarked

The Legendborn Cycle #2

Tracy Deonn

561 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Merlin the Magical Fluff by Molly Fitz

Merlin the Magical Fluff

Molly Fitz

3 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction mystery adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
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