BEST BOOK you've read in 2023 so far?

[Greta]

Either The Space Between by Sarah Ready or Fairy Tale by Stephen King.

[Joyce]

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett and Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen

[Bekkie]

Mine this year is a tie - between Samantha Shannon's 'A Day of Fallen Night' and Stephen King's (no surprise) 'Holly'!

[Bekkie]

Ram with Books. wrote: "mine is Babel: An Arcane History"

Can you believe I still haven't read this! Definitely on the TBR though

[Purva]

gone girl

[Patricia]

David Brook - The Second Mountain: Journey to a Moral Life. His differentiation of true community with tribalism quite literally changed my view point of life.

[Annika]

the crimson petal and the white

[Priscilla]

I know A Curse For True Love Hasn't come out yet, but I already know that it is going to be my favourite book this year. Assuming that Evajacks is end game and Apollo dies.

[Siltan]

Orbiting Jupiter - it‘s still invading my mind :,)

[Maggie]

Definitely The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah

[Chris]

Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones but All Systems Red by Martha Wells, though just a novella was very close. Favorite character is definitely MurderBot.

[Katherine]

Bitter Prince by Eva Winners

[Laura]

Summer Stage and The Lost Bookshop top my list.

[Victoria]

One of the books I enjoyed this year is The Films of Robert de Niro by Douglas Brode.☺️

[Amber]

king of wrath by ana huang *chef's kiss* Ana Huang

[Warren]

Never been a sci-fi fan, but "Dark Matter" was a real discovery for me this year.

[Lei ♡]

I would say As Good As Dead- Holly Jackson

[Jennifer]

Between Babel by RF Kuang and Wellness by Nathan Hill. Honorable mention for The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

[Beatriz]

the arc of a sythe!!!

[alli (xaden’s version)]

This is such a hard question! I want to say Fourth Wing because I absolutely devoured it (against the expectation that I would) but I alos lovedddd Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren and ACOSF (hot take because it seems like everyone else prefers ACOMAF but this one was my favorite)!

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~ Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson 🩷🥹🫶
~ The Beauty of the Darkness by Mary E. Pearson 😭🩷
~ The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber 🩵🍏🤭
~ Finale by Stephanie Garber 🙌❤️‍🔥🫶

[Patrisia]

Libby wrote: "Demon Copperhead but I’ve been fortunate this year with reading some amazing books as The Marriage Portrait, Hello Beautiful, and Bright Young Women."

Demon Copperhead is in my top 3 for the year.

[Jeff]

Apologies for cheating, but the only way I can answer is with a tie and three runners-up:

Best books: Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon and Whalefall by Daniel Kraus.

Runners-up: Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen, Dark Matter by Michelle Paver and The Dent in the Universe by EW Doc Parris.

[Lyndsey]

Full Tilt by Emma Scott

[Karen Jones]

Where the Crawdads Sing. Absolutely loved it!

[Patrisia]

If you haven't read the North Woods yet, drop everything and read it now. The Vaster Wilds was also extraordinary.

[Lisa]

I would have to say Lily and the Octopus. Granted....I cried through half of it, ugly cried, but it was SO GOOD.

[Kristina]

Light Bringer by Pierce Brown!

[andie]

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston!!

[Sandralena]

The Final Empire in the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson. It's as epic a series as Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.

[☠︎︎ A.K. ☠︎︎]

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix <3

[Jasmine]

The Fragile Threads of Power by VE Schwab. It’s absolutely incredible, especially if you’ve already read the Darker Shades series!

[Rosa]

I started the ACOTAR series and am currently reading ACOWAR, and I have loved every book so far. but the best best this year has to be Fourth Wing! ✨

[Shine with Shauna]

Fourth Wing and/or Demon Copperhead

[Morgan]

If I had to pick from what I’ve read so far, I’d say A Court of Mist and Fury 100%.

[Klea]

the whole shatter me series

[Elvira]

The Sweetest Dream by Doris Lèssing

[Emily]

Anjali wrote: "Fourth wing"
Can I upvote this???

[Natalie]

Eleanor wrote: "The Paper Girl of Paris"

OH THIS ONE IS SO UNDERRATED!

[Inês]

I choose .
(Kafka on the Shore)

[Sigita]

Emily Gunnis The midwife's secret although l am reading Mark's Edwards The House Guest at the moment and l think it will be my new favourite

[Pingu]

A Court of Mist and Fury or The Daughter of the Moon Goddess, both are amazing books in their own right!

[Steve Mepham]

For me so far in fiction it's "The Secret Hours" by Mick Herron and for non-fiction David Mitchell's "Unruly - A History of England's Kings and Queens".

The first is a slow-burn spy thriller in Herron's usual style and the second one of the funniest and most irreverent potted-history books I've read, certainly since "1066 And All That"

[꧁٭ꨄ*✾➶➵➴Just Amy➴➵➶✾*ꨄ٭꧂]

the fourth wind
dark matter
every John Marrs book
invisible life of Addie LaRue

[Drew]

Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer hands down. The reviews for this book were so low on here but I personally fell in love with it.

The writing was more than I thought it would be and the premise was not something I've read before, and the humor was just perfect. Personally, adored this book.

[♡Ann⁠♡]

The Cock Down the Block by Amy Award

[Laura]

The Hollow Places by T Kingfisher and How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix. Honorable mention to Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir.

[Laura]

Bogi wrote: "For sci-fi and best book in general, it's System Collapse (Murderbot Diaries #7).

But it you're looking for a cozy read, then Fadeaway Joe by Hugh Lessig. it's the story of a former mob enforcer s..."

Rosa wrote: "I started ACOTAR and I've loved it, I'm currently reading ACOMAF which is *chef's kiss*..BUT THE BEST I've read this year to be Fourth Wing<3"

Kaya W. wrote: "I'm torn between All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby or Drowning by T.J. Newman"

I adore Murderbot and cannot wait for the new one to come out. I'm jealous you've already read System Collapse!

[AliceV]

The Hero of the Ages by Brandon Sanderson

[Sydney the]

the Fourth Wing and Curious Tides