Hey there! It’s a new year! Haven’t been regular in posting my book reviews and I’m still not motivated enough to sit down and get anything done. In the mean time, making this list felt less of a daunting task, so here we are. A summary of my 2023 (finally uploaded at the end of 2024) in terms of top 3 books read under a specific genre. I unfortunately do not have reviews up for any of these books so this list will be updated with links to the relevant reviews if and when I get down to them. Sorry! I’ll add a star rating next to the names so at least anyone reading this has an idea of how much I liked the book or if they are only on the list to make up numbers (I don’t read that many books of some genres, sorry).
Books
This has been a good year for reading. According to Goodreads I’ve read 108 books in 2023 giving an average rating of 3.1. Below I’ve listed my top 3 books from the genres I typically read.
Top 3 Fantasy
- A Natural History of Dragons – Marrie Brennan [4/5]
- Black Sun – Rebecca Roanhorse [4/5]
- Red Rising – Pierce Brown [4/5]
Top 3 Humour
- Legends & Lattes – Travis Baldree [5/5]
- Hogfather – Terry Pratchett [5/5]
- Going Postal – Terry Pratchett [5/5]
Top 3 Sci-fi
- Star Wars: Thrawn (Books 1 &2) – Timothy Zahn [4/5]
- Wool (Silo #1) – Hugh Howey [4/5]
- The Kaiju Preservation Society – John Scalzi [3/5]
Top 3 Thriller
- Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, Vol. 1 – Singshong [4/5]
Top 3 Mystery
- The Man Who Died Twice – Richard Osman [4/5]
- The Bullet that Missed – Richard Osman [4/5]
- The Honjin Murders – Seishi Yokomizo [4/5]
Top 3 LitRPG
- Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, Vol. 1 – Singshong [4/5]
- Awaken Online Series – Travis Bagwell [3.5/5]
- Ember (Awaken Online: Tarot #1) – Travis Bagwell [4/5]
- All the Skills – Honor Rae [4/5]
Top 3 Graphic Novels
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Top 3 manga/manhwa
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Games
Here are the games I’ve played and enjoyed in 2023
- Octopath Traveller 2
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Slay the Spire
Music
Finally here are some of my most played songs according to Apple and Spotify’s yearly round-up
- Lost in the Wild – WALK THE MOON
- Under the Influence – Chris Brown
- I Wanna Be Yours – Arctic Monkeys
- R U Mine? – Arctic Monkeys
- Power Over Me – Dermot Kennedy
- Elastic Heart – Sia
- Because of You – Ne-Yo
- Am I Dreaming – Metro Blooming, A$AP Rocky & Roisee
- Footprints – Tom Gregory
- Substitution – Purple Disco Machine & Kungs
- I Ran (So Far Away) – Hidden Citizens
- On Top of the World – Imagine Dragons
If anything on the lists resonates with you, or if you just want to chat, please feel free to leave a comment. I’d love to hear back. Until next time!
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