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📖 books i read in 2023: lovelight farms (lovelight, #1) by b.k. borison

“I’m going to love her in all the quiet ways, the slow ways, the loud and obnoxious ways. My heart has been moving steadily in that direction since she fell down the steps of a hardware store, right into my arms.”

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END OF THE YEAR BOOK TAG 2022

It’s just me answering a bunch of bookish questions to recap this year. Some answers might just be a continuation of my Mid Year Book Tag so that I don’t repeat the books I mentioned there. Here’s the recap:

1. How many books did you read this year?

I read 203 books this year 🥳

2. What genres did you read?

94 romance books

53 mystery/thrillers

16 contemporaries

14 fantasy books

11 graphic novel/manga

8 non-fiction books

3 anthologies

2 historical fiction books

1 poetry book

1 classic

3. What age ranges did you read?

151 adult books

24 new adult

23 young adult

5 middle grade

4. How many books got each rating?

35 five star books (includes 3 rereads)

87 four star books

64 three star books

17 two star books

5. Best book you’ve read this year

I made a post with all my 5 star reads of the year so I'm not choosing one!

6. Have you completed any series this year?

I read Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz which concluded the duology and It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover and binge read these series:

7. Biggest disappointment (for the second half of the year)

I expected too much, again

8. Biggest surprise (for the second half of the year)

I didn’t expect to enjoy them as much as I did:

9. Underrated gems (for the second half of the year)

These books deserve more love:

10. Beautiful book covers (for the second half of the year)

11. New favorite authors you discovered

Romance authors: Mariana Zapata, Maya Hughes, Talia Hibbert, Tessa Bailey, Angie Hockman, Ava Wilder, Lauren Asher, Allison Ashley, Meghan Quinn, B. K. Borison, Kandi Steiner (can you tell I read too much romance?)

Mystery/Thriller authors: Stacy Willingham, Laura Dave, Jennifer Hillier, Robyn Harding

Fantasy authors: Fonda Lee, Rachel Griffin, Amanda Foody

Contemporary authors: Akemi Dawn Bowman, Emiko Jean

12. Favorite new releases of the year

I had a hard time with 2022 releases by my favorite authors since they were disappointing but new authors win this round!

13. Books that lived up to the hype

You guys shouted at everyone to read these, and you were right, they are amazing

14. Books that did not live up to the hype

These just weren’t for me

15. Longest and shortest book you read this year

Longest Book: Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee (713 pages)

Shortest Book: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (63 pages)

16. Did you accomplish your reading goals this year?

Read 100 books (done)

Complete 5 book series (done)

Read a non-fiction every month (8/12 books done) the romance genre took over my life

TBR Buster Challenge 2022 (23/25 books done) I kinda gave up on this

17. Reading plans for next year

Read 100 books

Complete 5 book series

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📖 books i read in 2023: in the weeds (lovelight, #2) by b. k. borison

“I know you came back here because you were looking for your happy. But Evie, you gave me mine while you were looking for yours and I think it's only fair if I try to return the favor.”