Nero Book Awards - 2023 Shortlist

1.
Sunburn
Sunburn 4.31 avg rating — 30,878 ratings
2.
Hags: The Demonisation of Middle-Aged Women
Hags: The Demonisation of Middle-Aged Women 3.51 avg rating — 895 ratings
3.
Strong Female Character
Strong Female Character 4.42 avg rating — 36,840 ratings
4.
The Bee Sting
The Bee Sting 3.89 avg rating — 113,563 ratings
5.
The Tidal Year
The Tidal Year 4.23 avg rating — 554 ratings
6.
Birnam Wood
Birnam Wood 3.80 avg rating — 50,396 ratings
7.
Undercurrent: A Cornish Memoir of Poverty, Nature and Resilience
Undercurrent: A Cornish Memoir of Poverty, Nature and Resilience 3.76 avg rating — 146 ratings
8.
Fifteen Wild Decembers
Fifteen Wild Decembers 4.14 avg rating — 888 ratings
9.
Close to Home
Close to Home 4.03 avg rating — 12,392 ratings
10.
The New Life
The New Life
by: Tom Crewe
3.75 avg rating — 5,980 ratings
11.
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa 3.65 avg rating — 949 ratings
12.
Ordinary Human Failings
Ordinary Human Failings 3.72 avg rating — 11,076 ratings
13.
A Dictionary of Scoundrels (The Swifts #1)
A Dictionary of Scoundrels (The Swifts #1) 4.06 avg rating — 6,356 ratings
14.
Wild Song
Wild Song 4.20 avg rating — 137 ratings
15.
Bitterthorn
Bitterthorn
by: Kat Dunn
3.89 avg rating — 6,043 ratings
16.
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love 3.97 avg rating — 27,949 ratings