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2023
My Year in Books
102,891
pages read
Steph
300
books read
Steph
The President's Brain is Missing by John Scalzi
Shortest Book
29
pages
Eldest by Christopher Paolini
Longest Book
704
pages
Average book length in 2023
342
pages
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Most Shelved
3,251,978
people also shelved
Kick Out the Jams by Dave Marsh
Least Shelved
143
people also shelved
Steph’s average rating for 2023
3.6
3.6
Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.71 average
Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare

Steph’s first review of the year

liked it
3⭐️- started off strong, drags a bit in the middle and then goes to crazy town. The who was obvious and the why made no sense. LGBTQ rep but randomly thrown in and didn’t fit the narrative. Action packed and entertaining but I wish there had been a better explanation for why things happened.
STEPH’S 2023 BOOKS
Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare
The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
it was amazing
You Never Said Goodbye by Luca Veste
The Miranda Obsession by Jen Silverman
Year Book by Seth Rogen
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
Kill Joy by Holly Jackson
Memento by Amie Kaufman
Gemina by Amie Kaufman
really liked it
Spare by Prince Harry
Saint by Adrienne Young
The Spite House by Johnny Compton
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kemmerer
Obsidio by Amie Kaufman
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
Nightbirds by Kate J. Armstrong
really liked it
No Home for Killers by E.A. Aymar
On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
The Drift by C.J. Tudor
The House of Kennedy by James Patterson
Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon
Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood
Your Table Is Ready by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina
Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon
Arch-Conspirator by Veronica Roth
The Island by Natasha Preston
The Marriage Act by John Marrs
it was amazing
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
A Likely Story by Leigh McMullan Abramson
Missing Clarissa by Ripley Jones
Royal Blood by Aimee Carter
Poster Girl by Veronica Roth
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
The Angel Maker by Alex North
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
it was amazing
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
Midnight Strikes by Zeba Shahnaz
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks
really liked it
The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
Dark Angel by John Sandford
Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews
The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland
The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda
What Have We Done by Alex Finlay
Promise Boys by Nick Brooks
Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft
Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury
really liked it
The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
The Swifts by Beth Lincoln
The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
Simply Lies by David Baldacci
Blind Spots by Thomas Mullen
Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb
Paris by Paris Hilton
One for My Enemy by Olivie Blake
The Longest Race by Kara Goucher
Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
Before She Finds Me by Heather Chavez
In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen
it was amazing
The Warden by Daniel M. Ford
The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown
A Taste for Poison by Neil Bradbury
A Woman of Influence by Vanessa Wilkie
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
really liked it
Lord of the Fly Fest by Goldy Moldavsky
In Nightfall by Suzanne Young
Weyward by Emilia Hart
The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow
The Eden Test by Adam Sternbergh
Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow
Live Wire by Kelly Ripa
Central Park West by James Comey
really liked it
Regrets Only by Kieran Scott
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
The Long Way Back by Nicole Baart
Where Darkness Blooms by Andrea Hannah
Not Funny by Jena Friedman
The Queen's Rising by Rebecca Ross
The Daydreams by Laura Hankin
Star Splitter by Matthew J. Kirby
it was amazing
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum
Choosing to Run by Des Linden
The Chateau by Jaclyn Goldis
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister
Close to Home by Cara Hunter

Steph’s last review of the year

liked it
3.5⭐️

I actually read book 3 in the series first and came back to read book 1 & 2 after. I’m actually happy I did it in this order because I’m not sure I’d have been in love with this series based on this book vs book 3 which I absolutely loved.

I did really like the dark twisty plot in this, but it got overly complicated and the epilogue was totally unnecessary and annoyed me.

I was a bit confused with the use of 1st person (Fawley) and 3rd perso ...more
2023 Reading Challenge Img rccompleted
2023 READING
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