Five Recommended Indie Novels for 2023

I made a point to read about three hundred books this year and while I cheated somewhat in my list, counting comics, I have to say that I enjoyed most of the works I read and managed to get my TBR pile underneath 230 books. Which is impressive because it started at about 300 and I was determined to read them all but kept adding. Yes, it is a vicious cycle, addiction to reading. Soon I’ll be begging on corners for Joe Abercrombie and possibly going to those vicious dens where they give out...