Hi, everyone!
I hope you all have had a great September and have read lots of very good books!! I know that I definitely did!
BEST BOOK OF 2023
There are now ELEVEN books vying for MY Best
Book of 2023.
- The
Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende (May)
- Lady
Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See (June)
- How
to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair (July)
- A
Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power (August)
- The
Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman (August)
- Evergreen
(Japantown Mystery #2) by Naomi Hirahara (August)
- The
Women by Kristin Hannah (September)
- After
Annie by Anna Quindlen (September)
- Finding
Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki (October)
- The
Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok (October)
- Making
It So by Patrick Stewart (October) audiobook
It will be so very interesting to determine which book I decide on as MY
Best Book of 2023! I have so many good choices and it gets harder the more books that I read. This may be a
photo finish!
My first audiobook made the 5.0-star qualifying - it was well written, beautifully narrated, and just lovely - Making It So by Patrick Stewart!
I hope that the quality of books in November continues to be
good for me! I have had at least one 5.0-star book every month since I
restarted this blog in May 2023 so that is quite the run!
GOODREADS READING GOAL:
My Goodreads reading goal keeps increasing in 2023! In May, it
increased from 50 to 60 books; in September, it increased from 60 to 80 books; and in
October, it increased from 80 to 100 books! This may be a bit of a stretch goal as I have never read this many books in one year, but I will do my best to meet it!
Currently, 81 books out of 100 books GOAL. 19 books to go by December 31,
2023.
STATISTICS:
10 total books
7 e-books; 3 audiobooks
3 books were an ARC (Advance Reader Copy)
7 books were library books
0 books were purchased e-book
0 books were an Amazon First Reads
0 books were a gifted physical book
Audio listening time in October: 28 hours, 2 minutes
Pages read in October: 2,045 pages
BOOK RATINGS with BOOK COVERS:
5.0-star books (3)
Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki REVIEW
The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok REVIEW
Making It So by Patrick Stewart REVIEW
4.5-star books (1)
4.0-star books (4)
Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth REVIEW
The Woman In Me by Britney Spears REVIEW
The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange REVIEW
3.5-star book (1)
So Fetch by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong REVIEW
3.0-star books (1)
23½ Lies by James Patterson REVIEW
If you want to read my full review of any of these books, there are individual review posts for each e-book or audiobook below the picture of the book. You can just click on the specific book link to get to that book review!!
Happy reading,
Dorothea 💜
P.S. For more information about my book ratings, you can
find out more HERE.
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