August 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by bibliomania_express

Finish a book you've already started
Some books just don't squeak into the monthly wrap-up, and other languish half-read for years (raise your hand if you soft-DNF 🙋‍♀️). Finish one of those lingering books this month.
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Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

Ariadne

Jennifer Saint

388 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional medium-paced
Drowning by T.J. Newman

Drowning

T.J. Newman

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction thriller dark emotional tense fast-paced
The God of Lost Words by A.J. Hackwith

The God of Lost Words

Hell's Library #3

A.J. Hackwith

353 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

A Wizard of Earthsea

Earthsea Cycle #1

Ursula K. Le Guin

7 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous medium-paced
Bad Gays: A Homosexual History by Ben Miller, Huw Lemmey

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History

Ben Miller, Huw Lemmey

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography history lgbtqia+ informative reflective medium-paced
The Warsaw Protocol by Steve Berry

The Warsaw Protocol

Cotton Malone #15

Steve Berry

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical mystery thriller adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Deal by Elle Kennedy

The Deal

Off-Campus #1

Elle Kennedy

389 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance sports emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay

All the Seas of the World

Guy Gavriel Kay

528 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark medium-paced
Keep Her Safe by Q.B. Tyler

Keep Her Safe

Q.B. Tyler

318 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
The Spinster and the Thief by Lisette Marshall

The Spinster and the Thief

Lisette Marshall

126 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous fast-paced