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2023
My Year in Books
63,274
pages read
Suz
201
books read
Suz
2 likes
Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella
Shortest Book
14
pages
The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante
Longest Book
10
pages
Average book length in 2023
314
pages
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Most Shelved
5,361,820
people also shelved
Kel Richards' pocket guide to clear English by Kel Richards
Least Shelved
1
people also shelved
Suz’s average rating for 2023
3.8
3.8
Escape to Mexico by Cyn Posner
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.86 average
The Accidental Mother by Rowan Coleman

Suz’s first review of the year

really liked it
First book of the year, and of the holiday.

I stumbled across this title on a S&S email promoting titles for ‘Fans of Gilmore Girls’. I couldn’t source it on audio, so I requested on of my public libraries add this to their Overdrive collection, and voila, they did! This was a perfect summer beach read, and a literal beach one as some of it was done on the beach.

Sophie was a career girl, loved her Manolo’s and climbing the ladder. Leather lounges ...more
SUZ’S 2023 BOOKS
The Accidental Mother by Rowan Coleman
The Summer Party by Rebecca Heath
The Christmas Dog by Melody Carlson
Do Not Open This Book Again by Andy Lee
Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young
it was amazing
What You Wish For by Katherine Center
The Memory Book by Rowan Coleman
Let Her Go by Dawn Barker
The Nowhere Man by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig
This I Would Kill For by Anne Buist
Gone to Ground by Bronwyn Hall
it was amazing
Life Before by Carmel Reilly
When the Light Goes Out by Lisa Myers
The Banksia Bay Beach Shack by Sandie Docker
Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
The Understudy by Julie Bennett
Girls, Crimes and the Ruling Body by Barry R. Ziman
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Shelter by Harlan Coben
it was amazing
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
The Neuroscience of Excellent Sleep by Stan Rodski
The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante
Watermelon by Marian Keyes
The Gifted Son by Genevieve Gannon
Creative Differences and Other Stories by Graeme Simsion
The Death of John Lacey by Ben Hobson
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
it was amazing
Headland by John Byrnes
Who Gets to Be Smart by Bri Lee
P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide by Alexander L. Chapman
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
How to Kill a Client by Joanna Jenkins
3 Minute Workouts by Kusal Goonewardena
The Force by Don Winslow
it was amazing
Dark Mode by Ashley Kalagian-Blunt
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
Higher Sobriety by Jill Stark
The Last Girl To Die by Helen Sarah Fields
Chocolate for Your Soul by Sheri Rose Shepherd
Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child
Last Chance Saloon by Marian Keyes
Seconds Away by Harlan Coben
You Talk, We Die by Judy Ryan
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Paper Cup by Karen Campbell
it was amazing
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Crows Nest by Nikki Mottram
Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes
Headcase by Jack Heath
I Will Find You by Harlan Coben
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
it was amazing
Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes
We Could Be Something by Will Kostakis
Brother Fish by Bryce Courtenay
Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
Naked Ambition by Robert Gott
Thirst for Salt by Madelaine Lucas
Emboldened by Belinda Alexandra
One Day in December by Josie Silver
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Those People by Louise Candlish
The Swedish Art of Ageing Well by Margareta Magnusson
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman
Angels by Marian Keyes
Reclaim by Ahona Guha
it was amazing
Fly Away by Kristin Hannah
Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella
Infidelity and Other Affairs by Kate Legge
The Wonderful Thing about Phoenix Rose by Josephine Moon
Found by Harlan Coben
it was amazing
Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne
Locked Ward by Anne Buist
Star Sullivan, The Garden Party and Other Stories by Maeve Binchy
The Memory by Lucy Dawson
Now You See Me by Sharon J. Bolton
Home by Harlan Coben
Home Body by Rupi Kaur
All She Wants by Kelli Hawkins
A Brief Affair by Alex Miller
Turning Down The Noise by Christine Jackman
Hellbent by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
it was amazing
Maeve Binchy by Maeve Binchy
Hush by Kate Maxwell
The Summer Place by Janette Paul
Web of Deceit by Katherine Howell
The No-Show by Beth O'Leary
it was amazing
The Turtle Warrior by Mary Relindes Ellis
Kel Richards' pocket guide to clear English by Kel Richards
All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner
Search History by Amy Taylor
You, Me and the Space Between Us by Matt Davies
Suspects by Danielle Steel
The Family Doctor by Debra Oswald
In Extremis by Lindsey Hilsum
Small Wars by Lee Child

Suz’s last review of the year

really liked it
I love these fillers, and Lee Childs does a great job of putting a lot into a little. I love audio, so these are great. They pack a punch and in this one, we see Jack and Joe work together. Though I was surprised when Joe was described as receding. As a reader I suppose one forms their own little imaginings when they read a long running series.

This story was about military personnel doing the wrong thing for very wrong reasons and between Neagley ...more
2023 Reading Challenge Img rccompleted
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Suz read 201 out of 200 books.
 
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