My first 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:
Ruby Lost and Found by Christina Li
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
15 Secrets to Survival by Natalie D. Richards
Wild by Ele Fountain
1. A book you meant to read in 2022: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 4/5
2. A book you bought from an independent bookstore: Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss 4/5
3. A book about a vacation: Wild by Ele Fountain 5/5
4. A book by a first time author: Simply Korean by Aaron Huh 5/5
5. A book with mythical creatures: The Demon's Guide to the Apocalypse by Karen Frost 4/5
6. A book about a forbidden romance: The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher 5/5
7. A book with “Girl” in the title: Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger 5/5
8. A celebrity memoir: Please Like Me by Mindy Kaling 5/5
9. A book with a color in the title: The Golden Orchard by Flora Ahn 3/5
10. A romance with a fat lead: Washed Up (With a Kraken) by L.E. Eldridge 3/5
11. A book about or set in Hollywood: Plus-Size by Mekdela 4/5
12. A book published in spring 2023: Mehitabel is No Fool by Georgia Zola 4/5
13. A book published the year you were born: The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh 4/5
14. A modern retelling of a classic: Frankenstein (Manga Classics) by Mary Shelley, M. Chandler, Linus Liu 5/5
15. A book with a song lyric in the title: Ten Below Zero by Whitney Barbetti 4/5
16. A book where the main character's name is in the title: Here Lies Olive by Kate Anderson 4/5
17. A book with a love triangle: Star Mother by Charlie N. Holmberg 4/5
18. A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022: Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe 5/5
19. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge: On the Curry Trail by Raghavan Iyer 4/5
20. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023: Nimona by N.D. Stevenson 5/5
21. A book set in the decade you were born: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 3/5
22. A book with a queer lead: Beautiful Malady by Ennis Rook Bashe 4/5
23. A book with a map: 15 Secrets to Survival by Natalie D. Richards 5/5
24. A book with a rabbit on the cover: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher 5/5
25. A book with just text on the cover: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson 2/5
26. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy 4/5
27. A #BookTok recommendation: Vicious by V.E. Schwab 5/5
28. A book you bought secondhand: M.C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton 4/5
29. A book your friend recommended: The Night of Many Endings by Melissa Payne 5/5
30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list: This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel 5/5
31. A book about a family: What Lies Between Us by John Marrs 3/5
32. A book that comes out in the second half of 2023: Haru, Zombie Dog Hero by Ellen Oh 4/5
33. A book about an athlete/sport: Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa 4/5
34. A historical fiction book: My Evil Mother by Margaret Atwood 5/5
35. A book about divorce: She's Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino 4/5
36. A book you think your best friend would like: Downpour by Christopher Hawkins 4/5
37. A book you should have read in high school: Why We Need to Be Wild by Jessica Carew Kraft 5/5
38. A book you read more than 10 years ago: The Call of the Wild by Jack London 4/5
39. A book you wish you could read for the first time again: Lost by Ele Fountain 5/5
40. A book by an author with the same initials as you: All That's Left in the World by Erik Brown 4/5
41. A book written during NaNoWriMo: Cress by Marissa Meyer 5/5
42. A book based on a popular movie: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace by Patricia C. Wrede 4/5
43. A book that takes place entirely in one day: Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman 5/5
44. A book that was self-published: Down in the Mouth Again by Dr. Deborah Marynak 3/5
45. A book that started out as fan fiction: Clockwork: A Victorian Steampunk Horror Story by Garon Whited 4/5
46. A book with a pet character: Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater 3/5
47. A book about a holiday that's not Christmas: The Haunting by Natasha Preston 3/5
48. A book that features two languages: Ruby Lost and Found by Christina Li 5/5
49. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 5/5
50. A book with alliteration in the title: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 2/5
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