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2023
My Year in Books
20,629
pages read
Alyssa Palombo
49
books read
Alyssa Palombo
Gentle Writing Advice by Chuck Wendig
Shortest Book
256
pages
The Bloodstained Shade by Cass Morris
Longest Book
696
pages
Average book length in 2023
421
pages
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Most Shelved
3,657,414
people also shelved
The Bloodstained Shade by Cass Morris
Least Shelved
271
people also shelved
Alyssa’s average rating for 2023
4.4
4.4
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.56 average
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

Alyssa’s first review of the year

it was amazing
I can't remember the last time I was this excited for a book, or a time when my expectations for a book were higher, but Leigh Bardugo has never let me down and she didn't start with HELL BENT, that's for sure. This is a wild, fast-paced ride into the darkly magical world we were introduced to in HELL BENT, and good luck putting it down for any length of time. The world-building and magic continue to be perfectly drawn, but it's the characters th ...more
ALYSSA’S 2023 BOOKS
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
it was amazing
The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee
The Bloodstained Shade by Cass Morris
Where Ivy Dares to Grow by Marielle Thompson
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Marvelous by Molly Greeley
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
The Foxglove King by Hannah F. Whitten
Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller
The Quicksilver Court by Melissa Caruso
The Ivory Tomb by Melissa Caruso
it was amazing
Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story by Terri-Lynne DeFino
The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
Arca by G.R. Macallister
The Lost Diary of Venice by Margaux Deroux
Coronation Year by Jennifer Robson
Three Sisters, Three Queens by Philippa Gregory
On Writing by Stephen King
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
it was amazing
Happy Place by Emily Henry
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren
The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes
The Poetics of Passion by Delphine Ross
A Portrait in Shadow by Nicole Jarvis
Daughters of Nantucket by Julie Gerstenblatt
Gentle Writing Advice by Chuck Wendig
Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
it was amazing
The Blood Gift by N.E. Davenport
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
You, Again by Kate Goldbeck
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
Cackle by Rachel Harrison
Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison
The Spite House by Johnny Compton
Beneath the Stairs by Jennifer Fawcett
Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig
it was amazing
What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
All Hallows by Christopher Golden
Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury
A Haunted History of Invisible Women by Leanna Renee Hieber
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey
really liked it
Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin
The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen
Wrapped with a Beau by Lillie Vale
Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey

Alyssa’s last review of the year

really liked it
A really fun, warm Christmas read that will definitely put you into the holiday spirit. I very much enjoyed this one!
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