2023 TBR Declutter Challenge - hosted by buggy

A book someone else purchased for you.
Not every book recommendation can be spot on.

If you pick one up and realize it doesn't interest you, get rid of it! (Just tell your aunt you're still planning to get around to it eventually... :) )
Continue to do this until you've found one you're actually interested in investing several hours of your life into, or until you no longer own a book that fits this prompt.  
All books added
The Cat and the City by Nick Bradley

The Cat and the City

Nick Bradley

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

The Poppy War #1

R.F. Kuang

544 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

The Sentence

Louise Erdrich

386 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Murder On Mustique by Anne Glenconner

Murder On Mustique

Anne Glenconner

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore #1

Robin Sloan

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction literary adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Freak Babylon: An Illustrated History of Teratology & Freakshows by Jack Hunter

Freak Babylon: An Illustrated History of Teratology & Freakshows

Jack Hunter

152 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction historical history dark reflective medium-paced
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

Reminders of Him

Colleen Hoover

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Vol. 1 by Yuji Kaku

Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Vol. 1

Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku #1

Yuji Kaku

211 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror manga adventurous dark fast-paced
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Red, White & Royal Blue

Casey McQuiston

421 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Wicked Fox by Kat Cho

Wicked Fox

Gumiho #1

Kat Cho

424 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced