Here is the next post in the books read in 2023, part ten of the summaries.
Since there are quite a number of books, I’ll be breaking it down into a series with a few parts until I’ve caught up. There won’t be any reviews attached, as I honestly don’t have the time to catch up on almost three years of posts and still start with this year’s reviews.
Remember to check out the question at the end and leave a comment.
Disclaimer: All posts/reviews are based on my personal views and opinions.
Murder by Other Means by john scalzi
Published: 2020
Genre: Science Fiction
Hours: 3h33m
Series: The Dispatcher (Book 2)
Rating: 4/5
Into the Moon Garden by shveta thakrar
Published: 2023
Genre: Fantasy
Hours: 4h18m
Rating: 2/5
Home Shopped Holiday by John Burd, Kelly Goodner and Thommy Hutson
Published: 2020
Genre: Romance
Hours: 1h51m
Rating: 2/5
Guard Her with your Life by joy ells
Published: 2023
Genre: Mystery
Hours: 3h54m
Rating: 2/5
The Fellowship of the Ring by j. r. r. tolkien
Published: 1954
Genre: Fantasy, Classics
Pages: 389
Series: The Lord of the Rings (Book 1)
Rating: 3/5
Murder in Bermuda by james Patterson, Aaron Tracy and Thaddeus McCants
Published: 2023
Genre: Mystery
Hours: 4h
Rating: 3/5
The Science of Sci-Fi: From Warp Speed to Interstellar Travel by erin macdonald
Published: 2019
Genre: Science
Hours: 3h59m
Rating: 1/5
The History of the Superhero by lan dong
Published: 2022
Genre: History
Hours: 3h58m
Rating: 4/5
The Best Worst Christmas by kate forster
Published: 2021
Genre: Romance
Hours: 4h29m
Rating: 4/5
healing for no one but me by jennae cecelia
Published: 2022
Genre: Poetry
Pages: 111
Rating: 1/5
The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by cait flanders
Published: 2018
Genre: Self-Help
Pages: 200
Rating: 1/5
Euphoria by f. s. yousaf
Published: 2018
Genre: Poetry
Pages: 130
Rating: 1/5
nocturnal by wilder poetry
Published: 2018
Genre: Poetry
Pages: 200
Rating: 4/5
Cat & Vivian by Amanda eyre ward
Published: 2022
Genre: Mystery, Crime
Hours: 4h9m
Rating: 2/5
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine paterson
Published: 1977
Genre: Fantasy, Classics
Pages: 128
Rating:1/5
Winnie-the-Pooh by a. a. milne
Published: 1926
Genre: Fantasy, Classics
Pages: 178
Rating: 4/5
The Summer I Turned Pretty by jenny han
Published: 2009
Genre: Romance
Pages: 277
Series: Summer (Book 1)
Rating: 1/5
Red Rising by pierce brown
Published: 2014
Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction
Pages: 382
Series: Red Rising Saga (Book 1)
Rating: 5/5
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by washington irving
Published: 1820
Genre: Horror, Classics
Hours: 1h17m
Rating: 4/5
No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering by Thich Nhat Hanh
Published: 2014
Genre: Self-Help
Pages: 117
Rating: 1/5
The Guest List by lucy foley
Published: 2020
Genre: Mystery
Pages: 375
Rating: 3/5
Apprenticed to the Night by LindaAnn LoSchiavo
Published: 2023
Genre: Poetry
Pages: 115
Rating: 5/5
The Supervillain Handbook: The Ultimate How-to Guide to Destruction and Mayhem by king oblivion
Published: 2012
Genre: Comedy
Hours: 3h39m
Series: Supervillainy (Book 1)
Rating: 5/5
Interview with the Robot by lee bacon
Published: 2020
Genre: Science Fiction
Hours: 3h42m
Rating: 4/5
How Horror Works in Books and Film by shannon scott
Published: 2022
Genre: Informative
Hours: 3h40m
Rating: 5/5
A Touch of Darkness by scarlett st. claire
Published: 2019
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Pages: 379
Series: Hades x Persephone Saga (Book 1)
Rating: 1/5
The Book of Mirrors by e. o. chirovici
Published: 2017
Genre: Mystery
Pages: 336
Rating: 1/5
To Be Honest by nelle sterling
Published: 2023
Genre: Poetry
Pages: 116
Rating: 1/5
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by jonas jonasson
Published: 2009
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages: 394
Series: The Hundred-Year-Old Man (Book 1)
Rating: 1/5
The Other Woman by sandie jones
Published: 2018
Genre: Mystery
Pages: 448
Rating: 1/5
The Mad Women’s Ball by victoria mas
Published: 2019
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages: 211
Rating: 5/5
Travel by Bullet by john scalzi
Published: 2022
Genre: Science Fiction
Hours: 3h43m
Series: The Dispatcher (Book 3)
Rating: 3/5
The Invisible Man by h. g. wells
Published: 1897
Genre: Science Fiction, Classics
Pages: 183
Rating: 5/5
girl 4 by will carver
Published: 2011
Genre: Mystery
Pages: 354
Series: January David (Book 1)
Rating: 1/5
meet me at golden hour by jennae cecelia
Published: 2022
Genre: Poetry
Pages: 113
Rating: 2/5
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle mcnamara
Published: 2018
Genre: True Crime
Pages: 328
Rating: 1/5
The Girl with All the Gifts by m. r. carey
Published: 2014
Genre: Dystopian, Horror
Pages: 461
Series: The Girl with All the Gifts (Book 1)
Rating: 5/5
We Were Liars by e. lockhart
Published: 2014
Genre: Mystery
Pages: 242
Series: We Were Liars (Book 1)
Rating: 4/5
Meg by steve alten
Published: 1997
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Pages: 343
Series: Meg (Book 1)
Rating: 5/5
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by f. scot fitzgerald
Published: 1922
Genre: Science Fiction, Classics
Pages: 162
Rating: 5/5
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel by rick riordan (Robert venditti – adaptor)
Published: 2010
Genre: Fantasy, Graphic Novel
Pages: 128
Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Graphic Novels (Book 1)
Rating: 5/5
The Coldest Case by james Patterson
Published: 2021
Genre: Mystery
Hours: 3h52m
Series: Billy Harney (Book 0.5)
Rating: 2/5
Riley Mack and the Other Known Troublemakers by chris grabenstein
Published: 2012
Genre: Mystery
Hours: 4h16m
Series: Riley Mack (Book 1)
Rating: 2/5
The New Girl by r. l. stine
Published: 1989
Genre: Horror, Young Adult
Pages: 143
Series: Fear Street (Book 1)
Rating: 3/5
Hooked by emily mcintire
Published: 2021
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Pages: 312
Series: Never After (Book 1)
Rating: 1/5
Gone Girl by gillian flynn
Published: 2012
Genre: Mystery, Crime
Page: 466
Rating: 4/5
In the comments:
How many of these books have you read?