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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5 Romance Books I want To Read in 2023 Wrap Up

Back in February I picked 5 romance books that are high on my TBR that I wanted to try to prioritize and I’ve actually finished them all which I am stoked about! They definitely weren’t all wins but I am glad I stuck to it and completed my list.

Happy Place by Emily Henry – Overall this was ok. I just couldn’t get over the fact that if these two would of communicated when they were going through their rough patch in San Francisco then all of the drama wouldn’t of happened. Both of them didn’t want to burden the other and they just kept kept this false sense of happiness to keep the status quo. There was definitely some cute and semi-steamy moments, but I don’t think second chance romances are for me. ⭐️2/5 stars

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood – I really like this, I thought the premise was fun and the stakes weren’t too high. I wanted Olive to have a little more confidence in herself and stand up for herself a bit more. I liked the banter between out two main protagonists and learning about Adam more thoroughly and finding out there’s more to him than meets the eye was very cute. ⭐️4/5 stars

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola – This was amazing! I loved all of the characters, they each felt unique and distinct and had a purpose within the plot. There was a lot of social commentary and the plot as a whole felt realistic and wasn’t forced. I loved Kiki’s attitude and the way that Malakai wormed his way into her heart was so endearing and gave me all the feels! ⭐️5/5 stars

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Buzzwordathon Wrap Up

I figured it would be nice to do a little wrap up of the Buzzword Readathon I’ve been doing throughout the year since I’ve figured out I have completed all the prompts! I didn’t really look ahead throughout the year and see what the next prompt was going to be I would just look at the start of every month and find something on my TBR that matches. There were some months I didn’t get to the prompt but I did read something either before or later in the year that fit so everything worked out. This is such a fun easy readathon and I am definitely going to be continuing on in the future!