The 2024 Runalong The Shelves Booktempter's TBR Challenge - hosted by imyril

January - Lucky Dip
TBR piles can present huge challenges to us. A feeling of I’m not able to read this because I’ve not read  x, done y at work or got the time. The Womble, one and only Dark Lord of Booktempting, releases you from this burden and so this month you may randomly choose a book by someone you’ve never read before. No pre-conceptions, no expectations and who knows they may be your next favourite thing!
All books added
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

Daughter of the Forest

Sevenwaters #1

Juliet Marillier

672 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark emotional slow-paced
Why Did You Stay?: A memoir about self-worth by Rebecca Humphries

Why Did You Stay?: A memoir about self-worth

Rebecca Humphries

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu

The Grace of Kings

The Dandelion Dynasty #1

Ken Liu

623 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous challenging medium-paced
The Facility by Simon Lelic

The Facility

Simon Lelic

339 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

Hwang Bo-reum

308 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson

Bloom

Delilah S. Dawson

208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Hachiko: O Cão que Esperava by Lluís Prats

Hachiko: O Cão que Esperava

Lluís Prats

160 pages • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

fiction
Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones

Mapping the Interior

Stephen Graham Jones

113 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce

Wild Magic

The Immortals #1

Tamora Pierce

384 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous fast-paced
Weyward by Emilia Hart

Weyward

Emilia Hart

329 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism dark emotional mysterious medium-paced