It is 2023 and I have read and reviewed a ton of books again this year, albeit not as many as last year.  I have made a ton of changes this year to how I do things, including my star system (updated to Mipha’s) and how often I am reviewing as well.

To see what I thought about each book individually, click on the lick to go to that specific review!

Books I regret reading the most

This is probably a taboo category to post, because everyone wants to see what did well, but most people don’t want to see what did badly.  It can come across as mean, vindictive, and sometimes just downright cruel.  That being said, I am doing it anyways, because why not!

4. The Royal Matchmaking Competition

3. Love on the Brain

2. Fourth Wing

1. Assistant to the Villain

Books that surprised me with how much I liked them

At this point in time, it is no surprise that I love to read, and that I read all of the time.  Obviously, if I spend this much time reading, I have genres that I prefer.  Sometimes, I find books outside of those genres, (and sometimes even within those genres) that surprise me with how good they are.  Books I never would have picked up for one reason or another, and I am super glad I did by the time I was finished.

3. Gray Man

2. The Sea Rose

1. Former.ly

Best Series

A series of books is probably one of my favorite things.  I love being able to dive into a world and lose myself in it.  Learning the cultures, learning the people, and the way things work.  But a really good series, a series I can get obsessed with, is one of the best things there is.  A series of books where you read them one right after the author, actively get mad at the author when the next book isn’t out, that is one of the best (worst feelings) there is.

2. Serpent and the Wings of Night

1. Nirel

Best Overall

Obviously I have to pick the best books out of all of the books I have reviewed.  There were a ton of books, and picking a few was both incredibly hard and incredibly easy.  That being said, here are the overall winners of best book (of the books I have reviewed) of 2023!

5. Perchance to Dream

4. The Tome of Beginnings

3. Former.ly

2. Serpent and the wings of night

1.Nirel

To all of the winners, congratulations on winning your Jeanne award!  It is a small award, given by a single person who really loved (or for the books I regret reading, hated) your books.  Someone who cannot wait to see what you come up with next!