Favourite Books of 2023

This year was definitely better than last year in terms of actually enjoying most of the books I read. Here are my absolute favourite books I completed!

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas

You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

Near the Bone by Christina Henry

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

Worst Books of 2023

These are the books that I just didn’t quite enjoy this year! I definitely tried to be more honest with my reviews and give more 1 and 2 stars if I wasn’t all that into a book rather than just giving it a three like I usually would. I definitely didn’t actively hate any of these book they just weren’t my style and taste!

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

Happy Place by Emily Henry

Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher

Cackle by Rachel Harrison

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

The Book that Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence

2023 New Releases I Wish I Read

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Most Surprising Books of 2023

These are the 5 books that I either picked up on a whim or had heard some bad things about and I was surprised I actually ended up really liking them!

Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman

This was a random pick up and it was soo good!

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

Had this sitting on my shelves for years and I finally picked it up and really enjoyed it!

The Drift by C.J. Tudor

My first CJ Tudor and the complexity of the story surprised me, a great read!

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

I was pleasantly surprised, this wasn’t as bad as what I’ve heard!

Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien

Wasn’t expecting to like this as much as I did!