books read in 2023
hi, hello! inspired by a few mutuals, i decided to do a reading thread of 2023! you can find my goodreads here, and my bookstagram here! as always, askbox + dms are open if have any questions or would like to chat about books!
january
book lovers by emily henry (reread; ★★★★★)
convenience store woman by sayaka murata + translated by ginny tapley takemori (★★★☆☆)
a wish in the dark by christina soontornvat (★★★★★)
so you want to talk about race by ijeoma oluo (audiobook; ★★★★★)
highly suspicious and unfairly cute by talia hibbert (★★★★☆)
the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid (reread; (★★★★☆)
if not, winter by sappho + translated by anne carson (★★★★★)
when you wish upon a lantern by gloria chao (ARC; ★★★☆☆)
this time it's real by ann liang (ARC; ★★★★★)
love, theoretically by ali hazelwood (ARC; ★★☆☆☆)
hell bent by leigh bardugo (★★★★☆)
everything i know about love by dolly alderton (reread; ★★★★★)
the fraud squad by kyla zhao (★★★☆☆)
masters of death by olivie blake (★★★★☆)
enter the body by joy mccullough (★★★★☆)
the stranger by albert camus (reread; ★★★★★)
you'd be mine by erin hahn (★☆☆☆☆)
a hundred other girls by iman hariri-kia (★☆☆☆☆)
bloodmarked by tracy deonn (audiobook; ★★★☆☆)
fearless by mandy gonazales (★★★★☆)
february
the roommate by rosie danan (★★☆☆☆)
wuthering heights by emily brontë (book club pick; ★★★★☆)
the nanny by lana ferguson (ARC; ★★☆☆☆)
the writing retreat by julia bartz (ARC; ★★☆☆☆)
exes and o's by amy lea (★★★☆☆)
not here to stay friends by kaitlyn hill (ARC; ★★★★☆)
chloe and the kaishao boys by mae coyiuto (ARC; ★★★★☆)
isha, unscripted by sajni patel (gifted; ★★☆☆☆)
conversations on love by natasha lunn (★★★★★)
meet me at the lake by carley fortune (ARC; ★★★★☆)
emily wilde's encyclopedia of faeries by heather fawcett (★★★☆☆)
where echoes die by courtney gould (ARC; ★★★☆☆)
vintage contemporaries by dan kois (gifted; ★★☆☆☆)
how to be perfect: the correct answer to every moral question by michael schur (audiobook; ★★★★★)
half a soul by olivia atwater (★★★★★)
ten thousand stitches by olivia atwater (★★★★☆)
longshadow by olivia atwater (★★★★★)
between the world and me by ta-nehisi coates (audiobook; ★★★★★)
infamous by lex croucher (ARC; ★★☆☆☆)
the lord sorcier by olivia atwater (★★★★☆)
the latch key by olivia atwater (★★★★★)
made of stars by jenna voris (ARC; ★★★★☆)
march
when broadway was black: the triumphant story of the all-black musical that changed the world by caseen gaines (audiobook; ★★★★★)
leave it to the march sisters by annie sereno (ARC; ★★★☆☆)
once more with feeling by elissa sussman (ARC; ★☆☆☆☆)
moorewood family rules by helenkay dimon (ARC; ★★☆☆☆)
fleabag: the scriptures by phoebe waller-bridge (★★★★★)
fake dates and mooncakes by sher lee (ARC; ★☆☆☆☆)
vera wong's unsolicited advice for murderers by jesse q. sutanto (gifted; ★★★★☆)
emma of 83rd street by audrey bellezza and emily harding (ARC; ★★☆☆☆)
how to read now by elaine castillo (★★★★★)
constellations by nick payne (reread; ★★★★☆)
ching chong chinaman by lauren yee
devil in winter by lisa kleypas (★★★★☆)
the passing playbook by isaac fitzsimons ( ★★★★★)
infinite jest by david foster wallace
our wives under the sea by julia armfield (★★★★☆)
mrs. nash's ashes by sarah adler (ARC; ★★★★☆)
study break: 11 college tales from orientation to graduation edited by aashna avachat (★★★☆☆)
the love match by priyanka taslim (★★★★☆)
a lady for a duke by alexis hall (★★★★☆)
love and other consolation prizes by jamie ford (★★★☆☆)
april
spoiler alert by olivia dade (★★☆☆☆)
all the feels by olivia dade (★★☆☆☆)
ship wrecked by olivia dade (★★☆☆☆)
float plan by trish doller (★★★★☆)
yellowface by r.f. kuang
the ex hex by erin sterling (★★☆☆☆)
the kiss curse by erin sterling (★★★☆☆)
siren queen by nghi vo (audiobook; ★★★☆☆)
chloe and the kaishao boys by mae coyiuto (reread; ★★★★★)
wandering souls by cecile pin (gifted; ★★★★★)
heavy vinyl, vol. 1: riot on the radio by nina vakueva & carly usdin (★★★★☆)
heavy vinyl: y2k-o! by nina vakueva & carly usdin (★★★★☆)
never ever getting back together by sophie gonzales (★★☆☆☆)
book lovers by emily henry (reread; ★★★★★)
miss aldridge regrets by louise hare (gifted; ★★★☆☆)
if the shoe fits by julie murphy (★★★☆☆)
blackmail and bibingka by mia p. manansala (★★★★☆)
murder and mamon by mia p. manansala (ARC; ★★★☆☆)
icebreaker by hannah grace (★☆☆☆☆)
alone with you in the ether by olivie blake (reread; ★★★★★)
may
beautiful country: a memoir of an undocumented childhood by qian julie wang (★★★★★)
the other black girl by zakiya dalila harris (audiobook; ★★★★☆)
check & mate by ali hazelwood (ARC; ★★★☆☆)
if i'm being honest by emily wibberley & austin siegemund-broka (reread; ★★★★★)
always never yours by emily wibberley & austin siegemund-broka (reread; ★★★★★)
do i know you? by emily wibberley & austin siegemund-broka (reread; ★★★★★)
romeo and juliet by william shakespeare (audiobook, reread; ★★★★★)
joan is okay by weike wang (★★★★☆)
technically yours by denise williams (ARC; ★★★☆☆)
first position by melanie hamrick (ARC; ★☆☆☆☆)
the boy from kyiv: alexei ratmansky's life in ballet by marina harss (ARC; ★★★★★)
the boy you always wanted by michelle quach (ARC; ★★★★☆)
woman, eating by claire kohda (★★☆☆☆)
immortal longings by chloe gong (ARC; ★★☆☆☆)
heartburn by nora ephron (★★★☆☆)
a merry little meet cute by julie murphy & sierra simone (★★☆☆☆)
the deal by elle kennedy (★☆☆☆☆)
the mistake by elle kennedy (★☆☆☆☆)
the score by elle kennedy (★☆☆☆☆)
the goal by elle kennedy (★☆☆☆☆)
the legacy by elle kennedy (★☆☆☆☆)
open water by caleb azumah nelson (★★★★★)
painted devils by margaret owen (gifted; ★★★★★)
playing for keeps by kendall ryan (★☆☆☆☆)
june
the final revival of opal and nev by dawnie walton (★★★☆☆)
the missing of clairedelune by christelle dabos (audiobook; ★★★★★)
happy place by emily henry (reread; ★★★★★)
iris kelly doesn't date by ashley herring blake (ARC; ★★★★☆)
ghosts by dolly alderton (★★★★★)
you don't have a shot by racquel marie (gifted; ★★★★☆)
thank you for listening by julia whelan (audiobook; ★★★★★)
if you still recognize me by cynthia so (gifted; ★★☆☆☆)
imogen, obviously by becky albertalli (gifted; ★★★★☆)
for never & always by helena greer (ARC; ★☆☆☆☆)
all the dead lie down by kyrie mccauley (gifted; ★★★★☆)
one hundred days by alice pung (ARC; ★★☆☆☆)
much ado about nada by uzma jalaluddin (★★★★☆)
thieves gambit by kayvion lewis (ARC; ★★★☆☆)
deep in providence by riss m. neilson (★★★☆☆)
the burnout by sophie kinsella (ARC; ★★★★☆)
small worlds by caleb azumah nelson (ARC; ★★★★☆)
we ship it by lauren kay (★☆☆☆☆)
foul heart huntsman by chloe gong (ARC; ★★★☆☆)
the memory of babel by christelle dabos (audiobook; ★★★☆☆)
pride and prejudice and pittsburgh by rachael lippincott (ARC; ★★★☆☆)
a british girl's guide to hurricanes and heartbreak by laura taylor namey (ARC; ★★★★☆)
the reunion by kit frick (ARC; ★★★☆☆)
queer by william s. burroughs
when grumpy met sunshine by charlotte stein (ARC; ★☆☆☆☆)
july
the storm of echoes by christelle dabos (audiobook; ★★★☆☆)
will they or won't they by ava wilder (★★★☆☆)
fiona and jane by jean chen ho (audiobook; ★★☆☆☆)
business or pleasure by rachel lynn solomon (★★★☆☆)
teach the torches to burn: a romeo & juliet remix by caleb roehrig (ARC; ★★★☆☆)
a man called ove by fredrik backman (audiobook; ★★★★☆)
exciting times by naoise dolan (audiobook; ★☆☆☆☆)
the hobbit by j.r.r. tolkien (audiobook; ★★★★★)
the year of magical thinking by joan didion (★★★★★)
such a fun age by kiley reid (audiobook; ★★★☆☆)
tis the damn season by kimi freeman (ARC; ★☆☆☆☆)
august
a very nice girl by imogen crimp (audiobook; ★★☆☆☆)
bliss montage by ling ma (audiobook; ★★★☆☆)
the raven boys by maggie stiefvater (reread; ★★★★★)
freshwater by akwaeke emezi (audiobook; ★★☆☆☆)
the dream thieves by maggie stiefvater (reread; ★★★★★)
i'm not done with you yet by jesse q. sutanto (gifted; ★★☆☆☆)
blue lily, lily blue by maggie stiefvater (reread; ★★★★★)
the raven king by maggie stiefvater (reread; ★★★★★)
bellegarde by jamie lilac (gifted; ★★★☆☆)
red, white & royal blue by casey mcquiston (reread; ★★★★★)
some mistakes were made by kristin dwyer (gifted; ★★★☆☆)
september
beta read (★★★★★)
dogs of summer by andrea abreu lópez (audiobook; ★★☆☆☆)
in these hallowed halls: a dark academia anthology edited by maria o'regan and paul kane (ARC; ★★★☆☆)
together we rot by skyla arndt (★★★★☆)
stay with my heart by tashie bhuiyan (ARC; ★★☆☆☆)
before we say goodbye by toshikazu kawaguchi & translated by geoffrey trousselot (ARC; ★★★★★)
the dead romantics by ashley poston (★★★★☆)
the seven year slip by ashley poston( ★★★★★)
you, again by kate goldbeck (★★☆☆☆)
serpent & dove by shelby mahurin (gifted; ★★★☆☆)
harlem after midnight by louise hare (gifted; ★★★☆☆)
witch of wild things by raquel vasquez gilliland (gifted; ★★★☆☆)
the luis ortega survival club by sonora reyes (gifted; ★★★★☆)
blood & honey by shelby mahurin (audiobook; ★★★☆☆)
the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde (audiobook; ★★★★★)
for the throne by hannah whitten (audiobook; ★★★☆☆)
the wake-up call by beth o'leary (★★★★★)
the book eaters by sunyi dean (audiobook; ★★★☆☆)
october
the moth keeper by kay o'neill (★★★★☆)
a fragile enchantment by allison saft (ARC; ★★★★☆)
just kids by patti smith (audiobook)
cult classic by sloane crosley (audiobook; ★★★★☆)
the atlas paradox by olivie blake (audiobook; ★★★★☆)
the goodbye cat by hiro arikawa (gifted; ★★★★★)
the appeal by janice hallett ( ★★★★☆)
the twyford code by janice hallett ( ★★★★☆)
wildfire by hannah grace (★★☆☆☆)
the roaring by t. katarina tayler (★★☆☆☆)
curious tides by pascale lacelle (audiobook; ★★★★☆)
the tempest by william shakespeare (audiobook; ★★★★☆)
murder on the orient express by agatha christie (audiobook; ★★★★☆)
canadian boyfriend by jenny holiday (ARC; ★★☆☆☆)
november
better than fiction by alexa martin (★★★☆☆)
the christmas appeal by janice hallett(★★★★☆)
kaikeyi by vaishnavi patel (audiobook; ★★★★☆)
finale: late conversations with stephen sondheim by d.t. max (audiobook; ★★★★☆)
cleopatra and frankenstein by coco mellors (★★★★☆)
the undertaking of hart and mercy by megan bannen (audiobook; ★★★☆☆)
december
how to stop time by matt haig (audioboook; ★★★☆☆)
the wake-up call by beth o'leary (reread; ★★★★★)
the break up tour by emily wibberley & austin siegemund-broka (arc; ★★☆☆☆)
bride by ali hazelwood (arc; ★☆☆☆☆)
the getaway list by emma lord (arc; review withheld due to st. martin's press boycott)
same time next year by tessa bailey (★☆☆☆☆)
the mountains sing by nguyễn phan quế mai (★★★★★)
normal people by sally rooney (audiobook, reread; ★★★★★)
the night circus by erin morgenstern (reread;★★★★★)
funny story by emily henry (arc; ★★★★★)
les misérables by victor hugo (★★★★★)
TOTAL BOOKS READ: 202
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