I can't believe 2023 is over. It's been a wild ride yall. I've watched a video recently, 2023 In 7 Minutes and wow, a lot has happened. I'm getting off topic 😂
December was a weird month for me. I've blogged like crazy, but I've only read 4 books. The whole month was very chill - I've done plenty of bullet journaling, went on a vacation, watched lots of Turkish dizi 😏😏 Basically, all the things I love doing 🥰
(I might even show you guys parts of my reading journal if I ever dare to do so 😅)
I also don't have any expectations whatsoever of my reading, so I don't care that much about the amount of books I read every month. One month, I'll barely read 2 books, next month I might read 20.
I'm just a ✨ moody reader ✨
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BOOK REVIEWS
BOOKISH LISTS
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Which books did you read in December? Do you have any new faves? Are you also freaking out about 2023 ending? 😂
Guyss I've been gone for a week visiting my grandma so I'm slightly behind on all the new blog posts/comments. If I haven't replied to you yet, please bear with me 😂
In the first part of this post, I talked about the
Keyword challenge and this time I'll be talking about the A to Z Challenge. I'm not sure where it's originally from (I've been doing this one for years) so I'll post a link to the one active now and that's the
Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge.
Basically, you pick either titles, author names or something else and go through the alphabet. I've had to get creative for some of the trickier letters 😂
Here are some free templates to use:
And here are my picks:
Will you be participating in this challenge? Which books did you pick?
It's time for a new batch of aesthetically pleasing arrangement of covers, but this time, in yellow 💛 Just like last time, all the covers are linked to the GR pages of books and these lists will include sequels as well, because they deserve recognition too and because it's not easy to come up with so many books without including them 😂
You can check out my previous post in this category:
❤️ Red
🧡 Orange
I know everyone is talking about The Inheritance Games by J.L.Barnes, but her Debutantes duology is amazing as well 😍 100 Days of Sunlight is a wonderful story about a girl who looses her sight, and a boy helping her cope with her newfound emotions. Then there's an interesting dystopian novel The Rule of One and a super fluffy (also a bit cliche but in a good way) romance This Is What Happy Looks Like.
Have you read any of these? Do you have any good yellow recs? 💛💭
I recently found this tag that's basically a revamp of the Mid Year Freak Out Tag and I merged it with other versions I found online. There are 9 bookish questions to answer that will summarize my 2023 reading. I know that there are still 10 days left or so, but I didn't wanna wait 😂 Also, I will probably do a different kind of "end of year book report" in January so if there are any significant books left in my December TBR, I'll include them then 😉
Best Book Read
While The Inheritance Games was fun, quirky and had wonderful puzzles, The Prison Healer was more dramatic, serious and had more depth. I loved both SO MUCH and they are going on my faves list.
Best Sequel Read
This was a no brainer. Each book in this series is perfection from start to finish.
New Release I Haven't Read But Want To
Everyone and their mother has read this, but somehow I haven't yet 😂
Biggest Disappointment
I know I'm in the minority for thinking As Good As Dead wasn't that good. But what can I say? I think Pippa's character shouldn't have ended up like that and I really hated what happened with her and Ravi. Defending the Galaxy also had "reverse character development" with Ara and her Chosen One complex.
Biggest Surprise
I had no expectations whatsoever with this book but it blew me away. From the characters, to the plot lines, everything was amazing.
Most Beautiful Book Cover
No comment needed 😍✨
Favorite New Author
That would be Lynette Noni, the author of The Prison Healer. I've had my eyes on her Whisper series for so long, but completely forgot about it until I read TPH. I had no idea she wrote both series. I'm definitely gonna pick up Whisper next year.
Need to Read by End of 2023
Most Anticipated Release of 2024
One is a mystery and the other is a hate-to-love romance. My 2 fave things ♥
It's that time of year where you cozy up with a blanket and a cup of something warm, reading books and watching snow fall ❄️🧣✨
Today I have a couple of books for you that, for some reason, remind me of winter. Maybe it has fluffy, cozy vibes, maybe it's set in winter, maybe it's about ice skating, who knows?
romance as fluffy as snow
LET IT SNOW
a collection of three wintry love stories where a stranded train causes a series of
life love-changing events
BY YOUR SIDE
locked in a library with the resident bad boy, does this even need any more explanation?
TOP TEN CLUES YOU'RE CLUELESS
slow burn romance between two grocery store workers stuck at work on Christmas who also have to find out who stole 10,000$ to clear their names
MY NEW CRUSH GAVE TO ME
a girl asks the annoying cousin of her crush to tell her what he likes so she can get him the perfect gift, but maybe the aforementioned cousin is not that annoying...
surviving the harsh winters
I AM STILL ALIVE
Jess has to survive the cold wilderness with nothing but her dog for company, while also planning revenge for her father's murder
BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY
a novel about a 15yo Lithuanian girl in 1941 who has to survive a work camp in Siberia that will definitely bring out some emotions
That's all from me ❄️ Do you have any winter recs? Feel free to share them in the comments below ☃️