#2023books

[vanserrass]

books i read in 2023: twisted hate by ana huang

"but if there was one thing i was sure of, it was that i would never, ever fall in love with jules ambrose."

[virgilean]

Books Read in 2023: My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

“We are nothing if not thorough in our deception of others.”

[galindatopland]

for the book ask meme: 3, 8 and 16 pls :)

3. what were your top five books of the year?

our wives under the sea by julia armfield - EASILY my favorite one. BOOK OF ALL TIME. i love love love julia's writing style (i DID also read her collection of short stories and loved that as well) and ummm maybe i could say more about it if i loved it less (spoiler alert i do say a lot when i hate it BDHSJSJ)

the book thief by markus zusak - i've wanted to read this one for a rly long time and it did NOT disappoint. wah.

fingersmith by sarah waters - IT'S SUCH A GOOD BOOK WHY IS EVERYONE I TALK TO ON TUMBLR DOT COM NOT AWARE OF THIS. also if you've seen the handmaiden so you're worried you know too much - the plot is different and obviously so is the setting SO it's a completely different story

the stone sky by n. k. jemisin - the entire trilogy is amazing and based on the comments it seems people love the first book the most but i loved the third book and the ending so much i think the series peaks with this one. also: HOA (can we talk about hoa i've been dying to talk about hoa-)

mockingjay by suzanne collins - book authors would just do that?? just break my heart with no warning?? (i did know. I Knew Very Well)

8. Did you meet any of your reading goals? Which ones?

YEAH! my goal was to read 12 books which isn’t much but i kind of fell out of the habit of reading so the idea was to read at least one book a month. i ended up reading 23 so that's technically a goal accomplished (let's all ignore that i didn't read a single book for 6 months because i was too hyperfixated on yellowjackets to focus dhsjsjs)

16. What is the most over-hyped book you read this year?

THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO. OH MY GOD I HATED IT. HATED IT WITH A PASSION. WHAT DO YOU MEAN "She swelled in all the places Don went flat. She was flat in the places Don swelled." MADE IT PAST EDITORS. anyway. infuriating book like stop telling me [x] is the love of your life when all i really know about [x] is that [x] is conventionally attractive like my god how about we try exploring those relationships beyond surface level. WHY IS IT SO HIGHLY RATED. the only positive thing i can say about it is it's really easy to read like the writing style isn't challenging but nothing else is either so it just feels like dinner at mcdonalds

[fashionablyfyrdraaca]

Books Shania Read In 2023 – This Census-Taker by China Mieville

“ I didn’t know what the beginning was. With which death I should start, which animal? Or with the look my father sometimes wore, as if he’d replaced his own eyes with clear or clouded glass ones. ”

[housedemarr]

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[theremightbecupcakespodcast]

February books read: @littleinklingsdesign Always Booked Up planner and stickers from @plan_with_monica. 12 books, 4.54 star average, same as last month, no DNF. Good month again. My goal for the year is 144, 12 books a month, so I am still ahead of the game. 31 at the end of February, my birthday month. If you want to follow along or join my reading challenges, you can friend me on @the.storygraph as theremightbecupcakes. For a classic a month, I read A Prayer Journal by Flannery O’Connor. #books #amreading #bookstagram #beyourownheroine #readersofinstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookgram #booklife #bookblogger #bookpodcaster #booksofinstagram #bookdragon #bookaesthetic #bookpodcast #theremightbecupcakes #johnglatt #truecrime #flanneryoconnor #februarybooks #horror #cursiveismagic #2023books #2023bookstagram #billyjoearmstrong #greenday https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_N0oAMQ9K/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[wayvsphantom]

Books Read in 2023 - Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

5/5 ⭐️

[ditzydruid]

"Her room flamed with the sunset, becoming a bonfire to burn away the old year and officially remake the couple." My newest novel, 𝓟𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓛𝓪𝓭𝔂, officially comes out at the end of October this year through @shadowsparkpub! It features a witch who owns a plant shop, a circle of supportive Pagan friends, and a second-chance romance. I can't wait for you to enjoy my newest #WitchLit romance!