Monday, December 18, 2023

Wrap-Up of the 2023 New Release Reading Challenge


Early in January I signed up to rejoin The New Release Challenge. It is an easy challenge for me as most of my book selections every year are new releases.  I increased by personal challenge by selecting the New Release Pro level of participation which required me to read between 31 and 60 newly published books.  I had no problem meeting this challenge.  I read 
66 books!  Here is what I read:

House Aretoli by K. M. Butler
The Heirloom by Beverly Lewis
The Blue Bar by Damyanti Biswas
Dead Fall by Brad Thor
Tides of Fire by James Rollins
Hide by Tracy Clark
The Orchid Hour by Nancy Bilyeau
Night Angels by Weina Day Randel
Someone Else's Life by Lyn Liao Butler
The Red Citadel by Michael Lynes
New America by Curt Piers
Mary Shelley: The Eternal Dream by Alessandro di Vigilio
The Last Kingdom by Steve Berry
The Porcelain Moon by Janie Chang
The Flame Tree by Siobhan Daiko
Five Steps Beyond by Luana Ehrlich
Terror in Topaz by A. M. Stuart
The Shallows by Holly Craig
The Lemon Curd Killer by Laura Childs
The Rail Splitter by John Crabb
Letters of Trust by Wanda Brunstetter
Letters of Comfort by Wanda Brunstetter
The Paris Notebook by Tessa Harris
The Cursed Heir by Heather Atkinson
His Fatal Legacy by Heather Atkinson
Evil at Alardyce House by Heather Atkinson
An Evil Heart by Linda Castillo
The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse
The Jerusalem Scrolls by Gary McAvoy
Red Queen by Juan Gomez Jurado
Murder Under a Red Moon by Harini Nagendra
Weyward by Emilia Hart
The Last Russian Doll by Kristen Loetsch
A Marriage of Fortune by Anne O'Brien
Where Waters Meet by Zhang Ling
The Triumph of Lions by Stefania Auci
Fourth of July Forgery by Tanya Kappes
Black River by Matthew Spencer
Mistress of Bhatia House by Sujata Massey
Rebel King by Tom Bower
The Armor of Light by Ken Follett
A Polluted Font by Mel Starr
The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
Six Sweets Under by Sarah Fox
The Tiffany Girls by Shelley Noble
Blood Oranges by J. M. Cannon
Ephemera by Briana Loewinsohn
Sisters by the Sea by Wanda Brunstetter
Final Call by Alex Lake
Honey Drop Dead by Laura Childs
Arca by Van Jensen
Frontera by Julio Anta
Family Style by Thien Pham
The Collector by Dan Silva
Banyan Moon by Thao Thai


Favorite Book:  Weyward

Second Favorite Book:  The Paris Notebook

Least Favorite Book:  Black River

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