2023 Book Hoarder Reading Challenge Completion

My fourth, and final, reading challenge of 2023 is complete. I gave myself the added challenge this year of having zero overlap between any of the 4 challenges that I'm participating in, so these books are all unique to this challenge.

My top 5 books from this list:

• A Place for Vanishing by Ann Fraistat
• What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell
• The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson
• The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
• Winter by Marissa Meyer

1. Winged things on cover: A Place for Vanishing by Ann Fraistat 5/5

2. An author everyone has read but you: The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz 5/5

3. Food on cover or title: My Midlife Crisis, My Rules by Robyn Peterman 4/5

4. Blue cover: The Changeling by Victor LaValle 4/5

5. Raincheck: Little Darlings by Melanie Golding 4/5

6. Already on your shelf: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 5/5

7. 2 or more authors: Exit Wounds by A.K. Benedict 4/5

8. Chosen by a friend: The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert 5/5

9. Intimidates you: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith 4/5

10. Made you LOL: An Unwelcome Quest by Scott Meyer 5/5

11. Chosen for the cover alone: Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate Pearsall 4/5

12. Gifted to you: The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson 5/5

13. I don't get the hype: The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson 3/5

14. Read in bday month: It's a Wonderful Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman 3/5

15. Title is 4 words or more: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab 5/5

16. Eww that cover tho: The Silent Corner by Dean Koontz 4/5

17. Heart on cover or title: The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen 5/5

18. BOTM title: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 4/5

19. Title starts with “B” or “H”: The Big Dark Sky by Dean Koontz 4/5

20. Colorful title on the cover: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken 5/5

21. People on the cover: The Fool, the Lovers, the Devil by Riley Quinn 2/5

22. A name in the title: Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli 5/5

23. Water on the cover: Life of Pi by Yann Martel 4/5

24. On Your TBR forever: The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco 3/5

25. Sun or moon on cover or title: Witches Get Stuff Done by Molly Harper 4/5

26. Turn the other cheek: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni 4/5

27. Author recommendation: Winter by Marissa Meyer 5/5

28. Deckled edge: Dracula by Bram Stoker 5/5

29. 5 Ws – who, what, when, where, why in title: What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell 5/5

30. Happily ever after: How to Be a Movie Star by T.J. Klune 5/5