Reader's Choice Fall 2023

[Ellen]

Britt, Book Habitue wrote: "Finished Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting at.... 1:40 am. So technically November 1st, though if I finish before going to bed I always count it for the day it was before the clock struck midnight, l..."

High praise! I'm glad you didn't hate anything this time around. Feels like a huge success for us, even if it's just confusing for you. : )

[Audrey]

My final tally is on the first page. I got through 13; I have a few more still on hold. The Gatekeeper was the only real dud. Favorites were probably Deaf Utopia and Mickey7.

[Britt, Book Habitue]

I think Gatekeeper might have been my favorite 😂
It's definitely the sequel I most looking forward to, and one of 3 or 4 that I feel like I will quite possibly reread at some point.

[Ellen]

Sorry for the delay! You may have already seen the top three winners but here's the complete list, from most positive votes to least!

1. Nora Goes Off Script
2. A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting
3. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
4. The Marlow Murder Club
5. The Night Shift
6. Killers of a Certain Age
7. Alias Emma
8. The Cartographers
9. Shutter
10. The Tobacco Wives
11. The Violin Conspiracy
12. Take My Hand
13. The Other Dr. Gilmer
14. The Gatekeeper
15. Deaf Utopia
16. The Echo Man
17. The Stardust Thief
18. Mickey7
19. Cover Story
20. Everything Left to Remember

[Britt, Book Habitue]

Huh.

Interesting.

I'm never surprised when the list doesn't match my personal list but.... I would not have predicted some of those at all.

[Audrey]

Same. I never even got to the top two.

[Britt, Book Habitue]

I was surprised I didn't hate either of the top two, lol.

[Darin]

I was surprised by the top three, and I’m on the committee! I can sometimes guess what will at least be in the top three, but…interesting…. I also didn’t hate either of the top two. I started #3, but couldn’t get into it.

Well, we will have a new round in January - always exciting!

[Audrey]

#3 was okay for me. I enjoyed #5, but my favorites were farther down.

[Patty]

Ellen wrote: "Sorry for the delay! You may have already seen the top three winners but here's the complete list, from most positive votes to least!

1. Nora Goes Off Script
2. A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting
3..."

Thank you. I never get to see any of them unless posted here since I'm out of state.

[Audrey]

I read a few more after the end, for a total of 16/20.

Cover Story was pretty good. Marlow Murder Club and Fortune-Hunting were fine.