2023 Reading Challenge Books in Review and Recommended Reads

I spent $161.55 on books this year from Half Price Books, The Book Burrow, Bookpeople, Powell’s Online and directly from authors at events and online.

My favorite books I read this year:

First Things First by Barbara Delinsky
Radar Girls by Sara Ackerman
Wool by Hugh Howey
Happily Ever Island by Crystal Cestari
An Acquired Taste by Kelly Cain
A Perfect Vintage by Chelsea Fagan
Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey
Ramón and Julieta by Alana Albertson
Oahu Revealed: The Ultimate Guide to Honolulu, Waikiki & Beyond by Andrew Doughty
I’m Glad My Mom Died by McCurdy, Jennette
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
The Wedding Game by Meghan Quinn
The Chemistry of Love by Wilson, Sariah
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
The Kiss Quotient by Hoang, Helen

My favorite Indie books that I read this year:

The Beauty of a Spiral: A Novel by Beth Maddaleni
Role Playing by Cathy Yardley
Please Live for Me (Brotherhood Series Book 3) by M.W. McKinley
Broken Perfect Lies: A Bodyguard Romance by Katie Wismer
Demon Whispers (The Survival Chronicles, Book 1) by by N. R. Farrell

Out of the 58 books that I read:

8 Indie Books
4 Nonfiction Books

Other reading stats:

I read 4 books for book clubs
I read 14 books in anticipation of traveling/set in that location
I reviewed 9 books this year for a total of 432 reviews written lifetime
In September my review for The Beauty of a Sprial was featured on the homepage of Reedsy Discovery!
I won the Pflugerville Library Winter Reading Challenge

Next year I want to: