BEST BOOK you've read in 2023 so far?

[Abby]

The Six by Loren Grush - was definitely not expecting to have a nonfiction book on my fave list, but wow she writes it like a fiction novel and it's so good!

[disa⸆⸉ ౨ৎ]

The a good girls guide to murder trilogy really made me get back into reading, so I would probably say those three books!

[Mo]

"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow," with "On Earth as it is On Television" a close second

[Saher]

god of ruin

[Brooke]

I read Throne of Glass this year so Kingdom of Ash has been my number one. But so many of these are so great!!

And I just added a bunch to my TBR!

[Sandra]

Kingdom of Ash will forever be in my heart.

[ale]

Icebreaker - unpopular opinion

[Lynn]

The Longmire Defense

[Rubin]

So far it's a tough choice between four books. The Great Big Demon Hunting Agency by Peter Oxley, Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes, All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells and Welcome To Neverbury by Chris Lynch.

[Sharon ❀]

I have 2 favourites from this year :
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Song of the forever rains by E. J. Mellow.
They both start out slow in the beginning and since they're both fantasy, it takes a while to get into it, but once you do it's hard to put them down!
Both are slowburn, romantasy. Highly recommend!!

[Kara]

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

[Isabelle]

A Study In Drowning hands down for me

[Camie]

Family of Liars by e. lockhart

[Nyx]

This was an overall great reading year for me so far, but I think If We Were Villians is taking the cake in categories for more mature fiction. I also reread the whole first Percy Jackson series and now I'm insufferable for my family and friends with my nonstop praises for uncle Rick's writing. ✨

[Doc]

Omg hands down, Some Kind of Magic by Sonya Moore. It's the best biographical transformational memoir since Eat Pray Love and Wild. Some Kind of Magic heals the soul!

[Gillian]

Strange Sally Diamond! Absolutely loved it! But I have a lot of the books listed here on my TBR

[. ⊹ ࣪˖ Anya-Chan . ⊹ ࣪˖]

Frankenstein and The Night Circus.
Frankenstein is an amazing book because it explores profound themes of scientific ethics, the consequences of unchecked ambition, and the complexities of human nature through a captivating and timeless narrative.
The Night Circus is an amazing book because it weaves a spellbinding and enchanting tale of love, magic, and mystery within a uniquely imaginative and beautifully crafted world and such a spellbinding writing style.

[Ella]

I've been in a reader slump for most of 2023, but the best book I've read so far was Caraval

[Julie]

It is Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross. YA fantasy with such an interesting universe and CRUSHING story ! can't wait for the sequel !

[Sarah]

Lucinda Riley's 7 Sisters series.

[Robert]

"The Short End of the Sonnenallee" -- it just made me laugh. A lot. Kid humor within hard conditions -- something like "The Book Thief."

[Robin]

The Southern Bookclub’s Guide To Slaying Vampires - Grady Hendrix

[Dog Eared Reads (Jen)]

Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig. I was lucky enough to get an ARC and I could not put it down. It ended the duology perfectly!

[IPSHITA♡︎]

Giovanni's room by James Baldwin

[Allison]

the light pirate
other birds
the wishing game

[Shelley's Book Nook]

PLEASE STOP INVITING ME TO THIS GROUP.

I DO NOT WANT TO JOIN IT.

IF YOU SEND ME AN INVITE I WILL BLOCK YOU AND REPORT YOU FOR HARASSMENT.

[Ari]

frankenstein by mary shelley

[Adam]

Daisy Jones & The Six for me

[KYLE]

Published this year: Hello, Beautiful (Napolitano), Old God's Time (Barry), All the Sinners Bleed (Cosby), The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (McBride), and Mammoths at the Gate (Vo).

[Faith]

kingdom of ash by Sarah j Maas easily for me

[Paul (Stephen King's version)]

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

[whats_kaylie_writing]

Haunting Adeline by HD Carlton has been my favorite read this year. Yes it’s smutty but its smut with an incredible storyline with dark undertones.

[Debra]

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

[Samantha]

The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo!

[Lindsay]

Throne of the Fallen!

[Natalie]

too late Colleen hoover

[C. Jaydee]

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

[Mrs]

Bone Chase, but not because it was good in the traditional sense. It was the most ridiculous thing I've ever read, and was the first read of the year. I've continued to laugh about it several month later.

[Vanessa]

The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose!

[Melissa]

Lynn wrote: "All That is Mine I Carry with Me by William Landay."

Loved this one too!

[Melissa]

Kaiden wrote: "I have so many favorites from this year but I still haven't stopped thinking about My Dark Vanessa"

Read this a few years back and still think about it. Good choice!

[Jennine]

Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline

[Melissa]

Either, Foster by Claire Keegan or The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. Which are also the longest and shortest books I've read in 2023, go figure

[La]

Mine is Throne of glass✨

[Diana]

The Midnight Library!

[ember]

ooh i love this question!! okay so Spin the Dawn was the best book ive read so far this year. its a fast paced duology set in a very intresting world. Idk about any of you but sometimes magic systems confuse me but i got everything 100% with this one. I would definitley reccomend.

[Susan]

The Collector, Daniel Silva

[Destiny]

holly. maybe it’s cause it’s my most recent 5 star lol but wow

[Lajka]

Perfect strangers

[Katie]

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow🌊💕