And that’s a wrap on 2023… a little tardily, but here we are! Here’s my year in reading, and time to shout out some of my favorite titles read this last year, so here goes!
–Marissa
Number of books read in 2023: 135 titles
Number of books read in 2022 (for comparison): 153 titles
Average of books read per month: 11.25 books
Average of books read per week: 2.6 books
Daily average: 1 book read every 2.7 days
Percent of fiction read: 81%
Percent of nonfiction read: 19%
Percent of audiobooks read: 32%
And now, for the best books of the year (in my humble opinion, of course!), in author alphabetical order. In picking the best books I read, I always try to think… “Did this book stick with me? Do I still remember the characters or plot? Did I have to talk to someone about it who also read it? Did I think about it after I closed the cover?”…
Bartz, Andrea. The Spare Room. F, AB.
Brodeur, Adrienne. Little Monsters. F, K.
Center, Katherine. Hello Stranger. F, K.
Cline, Emma. The Guest. F, K.
Fennelly, Beth Ann. Heating and Cooling. NF, K.
Hall, Araminta. One of the Good Guys. F, K.
Jackson, Jenny. Pineapple Street. F, AB.
Keane, Mary Beth. The Half Moon. F, AB.
Key, Harrison Scott. How to Stay Married. F, AB.
Kim, Angie. Happiness Falls. F, K.
Kuang, R. F. Yellowface. F, K.
MacMillan, Gilly. The Manor House. F, K.
Murphy, Julie & Simone, Sierra. A Merry Little Meet Cute. F, AB.
Newman, TJ. Drowning. F, K.
Patchett, Ann. Tom Lake. F, K.
Sittenfeld, Curtis. Romantic Comedy. F, K.
Van Pelt, Shelby. Remarkably Bright Creatures. F, K.
Weiner, Jennifer. The Breakaway. F, K.
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