The Book Nook

2023 Reading Challenge

Month	What is the Challenge?	Books To Read
Just Beginning January	New authors for the New Year!	1.) Poisoned in Provence by Cat Green 2.) *The Adventures of A Thief and A Princess* by Bryan M. Powell 3.) *Scale of The Dragon* by Richard Fierce 4.) *Trip The Light Fantastic* By Nicole Bea 5.) *The Sylvan Horn* by Robert Redinger
Fairytale February	Here are some stories that have reinvented the OG fairytales.	1.) *Golden Curse* by M. Lynn 2.) *Gilded* by Marissa Meyer 3.) *The Wendy* by Erin Michelle Sky 4.) *Savage Beatuy* by Casey L. Bond 5.) *The Swan King* by Nina Clare
Mysteries of March	Suspenseful and thrill filled stories that have you guessing the classic, who done it?	1.) *We Are All The Same in The Dark* by Julia Heaberlin 2.) *Flipped for Murder* by Maddie Day 3.) *A Time To Kill* by John Grisham 4.) *All Good People Here* by Ashley Flowers 5.) *The Woman in The Library* by Sulari Gentill
All The Way Back April	Throwback month! Time to blast back to the past for our readings.	1.) *Inkheart* by Cornelia Funke 2.) *Crocodile on the Sandbank* by Elizabeth Peters 3.) *Kushiel’s Dart* by Jacqueline Carey 4.) *Dragonflight* Anne McCaffery 5.) *The Aeneid* by Virgil
Movie May	Here are some books that went from page to the silver screen.	1.) *Where the Crawdads Sing* by Delia Owens 2.) *Eragon* by Christopher Paolini 3.) *Hunger Games* by Suzanne Collins 4.) *News of The World* by Paulette Jiles 5.) *Dune* Frank Herbert
Journey Through June	History and Non-fiction should get some love too! This is the month to pick up some of the stories that expand parts of history. Or at least gives you a glimpse into what could have been in history.	1.) *All The Lights Above Us* by M. B. Henry 2.) *Born to Be Hanged* by Keith Thompson 3.) *The Murder of King Tut* by James Patterson and Martin Dugard 4.) *America’s Hidden History* by Kenneth Davis 5.) *History of Bourbon* by Ken Albala
Juicy July	Romance isn’t only for February! Bring out the Sexy, Romantic, Smutty, and Exotic love for this month.	1.) *Good Girl* by Piper Lawson 2.) *Mine To Have* by Natasha Madison 3.) *Haunting Adeline* by H.D. Carlton 4.) The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams 5.) *Fever Claim* By Marie Johnston
The Great August Caper	It’s the daring heists and the crazy crime sprees for me. I’m checking out the crimes that steal our breath and treading carefully through the tricks.	1.) *The Lies of Locke Lamora* by Scott Lynch 2.) *Six of Crows* by Leigh Bardugo 3.) *Gilded Wolves* by Roshani Chokshi 4.) *Dance of Thieves* by Mary E. Pearson 5.) *Daughter of The Pirate King* by Tricia Levenseller
Sightseeing in September	Travel with me all over the world! It is the month of vacations and travel in the books we pick. Why not get into the Getaway mood and see if any characters inspire you for a new go to destination.	1.) Someone Else’s Summer by Rachel Batemen 2.) *Here’s to Us* by Elin Helderbrand 3.) *The Vampire and The Virgin* by Kerrlyn Sparks 4.) *Books Lovers* by Emily Henry 5.) *Eat, Pray, Love* by Elizabeth Gilbert
Occult October	It is the spooky month and of course including these books just helps keep the magic going.	1.) *Billy Summers* by Stephen King 2.) *Someone Else’s Life* by Lyn Liao Butler 3.) *I Hunt Killers* by Barry Lyga 4.) *We Hear Voices* by Evie Green 5.) *The Girl in the White Van* by April Henry
Notable Novemeber	What has been on the top chat charts for Booktok this year? Here is me caving in and seeing what looks good enough to read from the trends of the year.	1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.)
Deck the Hall December	It is the Christmas season and I am going all out in spreading the cheer. These books are all in for the Holiday spirit.	1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.)