Thursday, January 4, 2024

My Year in Books: 2023

 41, 614  pages read                                       180 books read

            
God Made Space by Stephanie Bryant
Shortest Book
32
pages
My True Love Gave To Me by Ellie Hall
Longest Book
985
pages
Average book length in 2023
 
231
pages
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Most Shelved
3,903,852
people also shelved
God Made Space by Stephanie Bryant
Least Shelved
6
people also shelved
My average rating for 2023
 
3.6
My True Love Gave To Me by Ellie Hall
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.74 average
God Made Space by Stephanie Bryant

My first review of the year

it was ok
I received a dARC from the publisher via Netgalley; this is my honest review.

Due to the format of this book, the formatting was wonky in the review copy I received. I had to put pieces together in order to be able to review this book.

First, I think the illustrations and artwork are wonderful in this book. It will definitely be appealing. I do wish that there were actual photos for some of the things instead of just illustrations. I have found th ...more
MY 2023 BOOKS
God Made Space by Stephanie Bryant
So Long, Chester Wheeler by Catherine Ryan Hyde
it was amazing
Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow
Wild Card by Tara Wyatt
Little Boy Lost by Urcelia Teixeira
The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams by M.J. Rose
A Viking's Curse by Avani Clare
A Viking's Passion by Avani Clare
Duping Cupid by Gina Ardito
Where Wild Peaches Grow by Cade Bentley
Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend by Penny Reid
it was amazing
Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos
Borrowed Time by Lane Cohen
Hide by Tracy Clark
Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins
Compared by Kortney Keisel
Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison
More than Friends in the Middle of Main Street by Meg Easton
My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh
it was amazing
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Everything Is Just Beginning by Erin Bartels
For The Record by Nicole Lam
Her Best Friend Fake Fiancé by Kimberly Krey
Complex by Kortney Keisel
Ms. Demeanor by Elinor Lipman
The Wrong Kind of Weird by James Ramos
The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell
500 Words or Less by Juleah del Rosario
Love and Other Unknown Variables by Shannon Lee Alexander
it was amazing
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
Sisters of Shadow and Light by Sara B. Larson
A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée
The Not So Secret Emails Of Coco Pinchard by Robert Bryndza
You Go First by Erin Entrada Kelly
A Bird Will Soar by Alison Green Myers
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis
The Sweet Spot by Anne Kemp
Sisterhood of Sleuths by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Orange by Ichigo Takano
The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm
Pink Hair and Other Terrible Ideas by Andrea Pyros
Wildoak by C.C. Harrington
it was amazing
The Star Shepherd by Dan Haring
Ready, Set, Know Your Bible! by Barbour Staff
A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga
Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard
Alone by Megan E. Freeman
it was amazing
The Words We Share by Jack Wong
The Lost Wife by Georgina Lees
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
Something Like Happy by Eva Woods
The Raven Song by Luanne G. Smith
Second Time Around by Melody Carlson
Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier
The Cerulean Queen by Sarah Kozloff
it was amazing
Her Fixer Upper by Emily Kerr
The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright
The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman
What Lives in the Woods by Lindsay Currie
Betrayal By the Book by Michael D. Beil
The Silent Bride by Shalini Boland
The Nail Salon by Natalie Tambini
The Vanishing of Class 3B by Jackie Kabler
Touch Matters by Michael Banissy
Books Aren't for Bears by Mark Barry
Every Single Second by Tricia Springstubb
it was amazing
Never Lie by Freida McFadden
Signs of Survival by Renee Hartman
Hooky by Míriam Bonastre Tur
The Seascape Retreat by Megan Squires
The Getaway House by Megan Squires
Please Return to the Lands of Luxury by Jon Tilton
The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siple
it was amazing
Ship of Dolls by Shirley Parenteau
Bustling Cities of the World by Jana Sedlackova
Eagle Drums by Nasugraq Rainey Hopson
Salt and Sugar by Rebecca Carvalho
Cuban Moon by Elle Rush
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Heat Wave by Richard Castle
Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
it was amazing
Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light by Helen Ellis
Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall
The Publicist by Natalie Tambini
With Every Memory by Janine Rosche
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Cruiseshipped by Savannah Scott
Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King
Something Like Happy by Sasha Greene
The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead
Layers by Pénélope Bagieu
Anne Dares by Kallie George
it was amazing
Not How I Saw That Going by Jenessa Fayeth
The Clover Girls by Viola Shipman
Escargot by Dashka Slater
JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIES by Heidi Rice
 
The Ace of Hearts by Ashtyn Newbold
Paper Wishes by Tara Knudson
it was amazing
A Kite for Moon by Jane Yolen
My Words by Grant Snider
Sometimes You Barf by Nancy Carlson
The Accidental Housemate by Sal Thomas
Being Edie Is Hard Today by Ben Brashares
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman
Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff
A Home Again by Colleen Rowan Kosinski
A Planet Like Ours by Frank Murphy
Runaway Signs by Joan Holub
This I Know by Clay Anderson
it was amazing
Windswept Way by Irene Hannon
Ripped & Shipped by Savannah Scott
The Longest Letsgoboy by Derick Wilder
Tucker's Apple-Dandy Day by Susan Winget
The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey
Dappled Apples by Jan Carr
it was amazing
A Viking's Fate by Avani Clare
How to Build a Hug by Amy Guglielmo
Quackers by Liz Wong
Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango
Applesauce Season by Eden Ross Lipson
On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle
Forever with You by Jess Mastorakos
Trick-Or-Treat, Smell My Feet! by Lisa Desimini
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
Stars by Mary Lyn Ray
The Crayon Man by Natascha Biebow
I Walk with Vanessa by Kerascoët
it was amazing
Mary Had a Little Plan by Tammi Sauer
Parfait, Not Parfait! by Scott Rothman
The Runaway Pea by Kjartan Poskitt
Teachers' Night Before Halloween by Steven L. Layne
Warriors of Wing and Flame by Sara B. Larson
really liked it
Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins
No Place Like Home by Jess Mastorakos
First Snow by Peter McCarty
Just a Football Star by Deb Goodman
I Am the Storm by Jane Yolen
Rain by Cynthia Rylant
Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry
Listen to This by Jennifer Blecher
These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf
it was amazing
My Best Friend Next Door by Ella Marie
The Bellwoods Game by Celia Krampien
The Captain's Confidant by Ashtyn Newbold
The Haunting of Brynn Wilder by Wendy Webb
Lauren from Last Night by Heather Grace Stewart
On Borrowed Time by Jenn McKinlay
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
Counting Lost Stars by Kim van Alkemade
Love and the Pear Pie Wars by London James
My Ex-mas Emergency by Jennifer Peel
A World Without Princes by Soman Chainani
The Worst Best Halloween Ever by Barbara Robinson
Invisible Emmie by Terri Libenson
it was amazing
The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Kay O'Neill
The Secret Garden by Mariah Marsden
Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerou... by J.K. Rowling
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi
Turtle Bread by Kim-Joy
Still Kicking by Judith Arnold
The Wish Book Christmas by Lynn Austin
Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
it was amazing
The Secret, Book, & Scone Society by Ellery Adams
This and Every Christmas by Jaycee Weaver
Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
Just Stay Away by Tony Wirt
A Secret in the Family by Leah Mercer
The Head That Wears the Crown by Mariah Stewart
A Royal Christmas by Melody Carlson
The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson
On that Night by Elizabeth Yates
it was amazing
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
My True Love Gave To Me by Ellie Hall
Lauren from Last Night by Heather Grace Stewart

My last review of the year

it was ok
More like 1.75 instead of 2 stars but I did finish it so I'll round up.
This feels like a first draft of a story that *could be* good. Shallow characters, cliche characters, insta love that isn't even believable. Lauren should have grown and while it happens in the book - it's really hard to believe because the author just jumps over it.

I love the title, cover is cute and the premise intrigued me. But it just didn't live up to expectations.

I won this in a giveaway on Goodreads; this is my honest review. (less)
2023 Reading ChallengeImg rccompleted
2023 READING
CHALLENGE
You read 180 out of 100 books.
 
180%
Congratulations! You're really good at reading, and probably a lot of other things, too!
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