• ✔ a pun in the title: Cheddar Luck Next Time by Beth Cato
• ✔ a character with red hair: Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
• ✔ title starts with the letter "m": Murder in Westminster by Vanessa Riley
• ✔ title starts with the letter "n": Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang
• ✔ plot includes a heist: Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley
• ✔ genre one: set in spring: Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods (fantasy)
• ✔ genre two: set in summer: Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (lit fic)
• ✔ genre three: set in autumn: The Clique by Lisi Harrison (young adult)
• ✔ genre four: set in winter: The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey (thriller)
• ✔ author's last name is also a first name: Worry by Alexandra Tanner
• ✔ a prequel: Charmed and Dangerous by Lisi Harrison
• ✔ has a moon on the cover: Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison
• ✔ title is ten letters or less: Woo Woo by Ella Baxter
• ✔ climate fiction: Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
• includes latin american history:
• ✔ author has won an edgar award: The New Girl by R.L. Stine
• ✔ told in verse: The Divine Comedy by Dante
• ✔ a character who can fly: A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross
• ✔ has short chapters: We Spread by Ian Reid
• ✔ a fairy tale retelling: Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou
• ✔ character's name in the title: Peony in Love by Lisa See

• April
• The hope spring brings

• The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
• There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
• Devil Is Fine by John Vercher
• We Spread by Ian Reid
• Gliff by Ali Smith
• James by Percival Everett
• On Beauty by Zadie Smith
• You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego
• Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods
• We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
• Chlorine by Jade Song
• Boy by Nicole Galland
• Wordslut by Amanda Montell
• The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
• The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peter
• Cheddar Luck Next Time by Beth Cato
• The Wedding People by Alison Espach
• Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
• When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà
• Gulf by Mo Ogrodnik
• Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe

January

• The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro | ★★★★★
• Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson | ★★★★☆
• There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak | ★★★★★
• The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning | ★★★☆☆
• Worry by Alexandra Tanner | ★★★☆☆
• One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware | ★★★★☆
• Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison | ★★★★☆
• Banal Nightmare by Halle Butler | ★★★☆☆
• The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton | ★★☆☆☆
• Starling House by Alix E. Harrow | ★★★★☆

February

• The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey | ★★★★☆
• Devil Is Fine by John Vercher | ★★★★★
• We Spread by Ian Reid | ★★★★★
• Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward | ★★★★☆
• Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su | ★★★★☆
• Murder in Westminster by Vanessa Riley | ★★☆☆☆
• Gliff by Ali Smith | ★★★★★
• James by Percival Everett | ★★★★★