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2023 on Goodreads

kait

♡ my 2023 reading review ♡

reading goals:
✓ read 100 books
✓ finish my entire book bingo board
✓ read from more genres

star ratings:
☆☆☆☆☆☆ - no rating
★☆☆☆☆☆ - awful, would never recommend, this shouldn’t exist, possible DNF
★★☆☆☆☆ - thoroughly disappointed and probably a huge waste of my time
★★★☆☆☆ - this book is just okay, could be better but also could be a lot worse
★★★★☆☆ - pretty good, will recommend and continue if it’s part of a series
★★★★★☆ - amazing, no notes, I love this so much
★★★★★★ - i would sell my soul to read this again for the first time, my absolute favorite

series tracker:
✓ percy jackson (6/6)
✓ the witch boy (3/3)
✓ the tea dragon society (3/3)
✓ maple hills (2/2)
✓ caraval (3/3)
☐ serpent & dove (1/3)
☐ bright falls (1/3)
☐ magnolia parks (1/4)
☐ the poppy war (1/3)
☐ the last of us (1/4)
☐ the kane chronicles (1/3)
☐ spy x family (5/10)
☐ a court of thorns and roses (1/5)
☐ twisted (1/4)
☐ the naturals (1/4)
☐ shatter me (5/11)
☐ kings of sin (1/3)
☐ the hunger games (1/4)
☐ the folk of the air (1/5)
⊘ the lunar chronicles (1/9)
⊘ shadow & bone (1/3)

{ 💥 } = anticipated read
{ 🌟 } = 6 stars
{ 🧩 } = book bingo
{ 🌀 } = reread
{ 👾 } = book club read
{ 🌸 } = new favorite
{ 🪐 } = arc read

❀ january: (4) 
1. serpent & dove by shelby mahurin | ★★★☆☆☆
2. honey girl by morgan rogers | ★★☆☆☆☆
3. moksha by archit kalra | ★★★☆☆☆
4. mistakes were made by meryl wilsner | ★★★☆☆☆ | 💥

❀ february: (18)
5. star atlas: core: episode 1 by tim mcburnie | ★★★★☆☆
6. blackbird #1 by sam humphries | ★★★☆☆☆
7. steven universe and the crystal gems (#1) by josceline fenton | ★★★★☆☆
8. steven universe and the crystal gems (#2) by josceline fenton | ★★★★☆☆
9. steven universe and the crystal gems (#3) by josceline fenton | ★★★★☆☆
10. steven universe (vol. 1) by jeremy sorese | ★★★★☆☆
11. steven universe (vol. 2) by jeremy sorese | ★★★★☆☆
12. star atlas: core: episode 2 by tim mcburnie | ★★★☆☆☆
13. the girl from the sea by molly knox ostertag | ★★★★★★ | 🌟🌸
14. the witch boy by molly knox ostertag | ★★★★☆☆
15. shattered warrior by sharon shinn | ★★★☆☆☆
16. the hidden witch by molly knox ostertag | ★★★★☆☆
17. the midwinter witch by molly knox ostertag | ★★★★☆☆
18. codename villanelle by luke jennings | ★★☆☆☆☆
19. the last olympian by rick riordan | ★★★★★☆
20. we all fall down by natalie d. richards | ★★☆☆☆☆ | 👾
21. spring essence: the poetry of hô xuân huong by hô xuân huong | ★★★★☆☆
22. the witch and the vampire by francesca flores | ★★★☆☆☆ | 💥🪐

❀ march: (11) 
23. steven universe: field researching (vol. 3) by grace kraft | ★★★☆☆☆
24. book lovers by emily henry | ★★★☆☆☆
25. steven universe (vol. 4) by grace kraft | ★★★★☆☆
26. frog and toad are friends by arnold lobel | ★★★★☆☆
27. frog and toad together by arnold lobel | ★★★★☆☆
28. evidence of the affair by taylor jenkins reid |★★★★☆☆ | 🧩
29. shadow and bone by leigh bardugo | ★★★☆☆☆
30. convenience store woman by sayaka murata | ★★★☆☆☆ | 🧩
31. i’m glad my mom died by jennette mccurdy | ★★★★★☆ | 🧩🌸
32. the tea dragon society by katie o’neill | ★★★★★★ | 🌟🧩🌸
33. icebreaker by hannah grace | ★★★★★☆ | 🧩🌸

❀ april: (13) 
34. lessons in chemistry by bonnie garmus | ★★★★☆☆ | 🧩
35. star atlas: core: episode 3 by tim mcburnie | ★★★☆☆☆
36.star atlas: core: episode 4 by tim mcburnie | ★★☆☆☆☆
37. the tea dragon festival by katie o’neill | ★★★★★☆ | 🌸
38. the tea dragon tapestry by katie o’neill | ★★★★★☆ | 🌸
39. the russia shift by antony johnston | ★☆☆☆☆☆
40. nick and charlie: a heartstopper novella by alice oseman | ★★☆☆☆☆
41. art is… by the metropolitan museum of art | ★★★☆☆☆
42. a dead man by joão f. silva | ★★★★☆☆
43. shelter by harlan coben | ★★★★☆☆ | 🧩
44. i want to die but i want to eat tteokbokki by baek se-hee | ★★★☆☆☆
45. this is how you lose the time war by amal el-mohtar & max gladstone | ★★☆☆☆☆
46. delilah green doesn’t care by ashley herring blake | ★★☆☆☆☆

❀ may: (6) 
47. magnolia parks by jessa hastings | ★★★★★☆ | 👾🌸
48. kill joy by holly jackson | ★★★★☆☆
49. the poppy war by r. f. kuang | ★★★★☆☆
50. our wives under the sea by julia armfield | ★★☆☆☆☆
51. beloved mentor by beau van dalen | ★★★☆☆☆ | 🪐
52. plantains and our becoming: poems by melania luisa marte | ★★★★★☆ | 🌸🪐

❀ june: (11) 
53. so this is ever after by f. t. lukens | ★★★★☆☆
54. small town pride by phil stamper | ★★★☆☆☆
55. the last of us: american dreams by neil druckmann | ★★★★☆☆
56. the secret summer promise by keah brown | ★★★☆☆☆
57. fake dates and mooncakes by sher lee | ★★★☆☆☆ | 🧩
58. out of the blue by jason june | ★★★★★☆ | 🧩🌸
59. by your side by margherita scialla | ★★★☆☆☆ | 🪐
60. friends with benefits (vol. 1) by nezkovsou | ★★☆☆☆☆ | 🪐
61. the magical femme: a lesbian short story by fiona zedde | ★★☆☆☆☆
62. this delicious death by kayla cottingham | ★★★★★☆ | 🌸
63. beyond the gender binary by alok vaid-menon | ★★★★☆☆ | 🧩

❀ july: (14) 
64. love and war (vol. 1) by andrew wheeler | ★★★☆☆☆
65. love and war (vol. 2) by andrew wheeler | ★★☆☆☆☆
66. love and war (vol. 3) by andrew wheeler | ★★☆☆☆☆
67. love and war (vol. 4) by andrew wheeler | ★☆☆☆☆☆
68. crema by johnnie christmas | ★★★☆☆☆
69. the red pyramid by rick riordan | ★★☆☆☆☆
70. five survive by holly jackson | ★★★★☆☆
71. spy x family (vol. 1) by tatsuya endo | ★★★★★☆ | 🌸
72. the luis ortega survival club by sonora reyes | ★★★★★☆ | 🌸
73. a court of thorns and roses by sarah j. maas | ★★☆☆☆☆ | 🧩
74. spy x family (vol. 2) by tatsuya endo | ★★★★☆☆
75. twisted love by ana huang |★★★★☆☆
76. the complete poems of sappho by sappho | ★★★☆☆☆ | 🧩
77. red, white, & royal blue by casey mcquiston | ★★★☆☆☆ | 🧩

❀ august: (12) 
78. the naturals by jennifer lynn barnes | ★★★★☆☆ | 🧩
79. under one roof by ali hazelwood | ★★☆☆☆☆ | 🧩
80. spy x family (vol. 3) by tatsuya endo | ★★★★☆☆
81. one of us is lying by karen m. mcmanus | ★★★☆☆☆ | 🧩
82. daisy jones & the six by taylor jenkins reid | ★★★★☆☆ | 🧩
83. flowerheart by catherine bakewell | ★★★☆☆☆
84. the henna wars by adiba jaigirdar | ★★★★☆☆ | 🌸
85. gyo by junji ito | ★☆☆☆☆☆
86. spy x family (vol. 4) by tatsuya endo | ★★★★☆☆
87. spy x family (vol. 5) by tatsuya endo | ★★★☆☆☆
88. shatter me by tahereh mafi |★★★★★★ | 🌟🧩🌸
89. destroy me by tahereh mafi | ★★★★☆ 

❀ september: (9) 
90. unravel me by tahereh mafi | ★★★★☆☆
91. fracture me by tahereh mafi |★★★★☆☆
92. normal people by sally rooney | ★☆☆☆☆☆
93. cross my heart and never lie by nora dåsnes | ★★★★☆☆ | 🪐
94. stories of the islands by clar angkasa | ★★★★☆☆ | 🪐
95. ace of spades by faridah àbíké-íyímídé | ★★★★★☆ | 🧩🌸
96. a lesson in vengeance by victoria lee | ★★★☆☆☆ | 👾
97. king of wrath by ana huang | ★★★☆☆☆
98. the chalice of the gods by rick riordan | ★★★★☆☆ | 💥

❀ october: (16) 
99. the hunger games by suzanne collins | ★★★☆☆☆ | 🧩
100. caraval by stephanie garber | ★★★★★★ | 🌟🧩🌸
101. legendary by stephanie garber | ★★★★★☆ | 🧩🌸
102. finale by stephanie garber | ★★★★☆☆ | 🧩🌸
103. second chance books by carina gaskell | ★★★★☆☆ | 🪐
104. laura dean keeps breaking up with me by mariko tamaki | ★★★☆☆☆
105. unfamiliar (vol. 1) - haley newsome | ★★★★☆☆
106. my brother’s husband (vol. 1) by gengoroh tagame | ★★★★☆☆
107. my brother’s husband (vol. 2) by gengoroh tagame | ★★★★☆☆
108. the song of achilles by madeline miller | ★★★☆☆☆ | 🧩
109. unfamiliar (vol. 2) - haley newsome | ★★★★☆☆
110. garlic and the vampire by bree paulsen | ★★★★☆☆
111. garlic and the witch by bree paulsen | ★★★★☆☆
112. my roommate is a vampire by jenna levine | ★★★☆☆☆
113. nimona by n. d. stevenson | ★★★★☆☆
114. raising the horseman by serena valentino | ★★☆☆☆☆

❀ november: (14) 
115. star wars: myths & fables by george mann | ★★★★☆☆
116. she is a haunting by trang tranh tran | ★★★☆☆☆
117. slip by marika mccoola | ★★★☆☆☆
118. the sprite and the gardener by rii abrego | ★★★★☆☆
119. taproot: a story about a gardener and a ghost by keezy young | ★★★★☆☆
120. wildfire by hannah grace | ★★★★★★ | 💥🌟🌸
121. sheets (vol. 1) by brenna thummler | ★★★★☆☆
122. delicates (vol. 2) by brenna thummler | ★★★☆☆☆
123. the haunting of hill house by shirley jackson | ★★★☆☆☆
124. the cruel prince by holly black | ★★★★☆☆
125. aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire sáenz | ★★★★☆☆ | 🌸
126. heartstopper (the mini-comics) by alice oseman | ★★★☆☆☆
127. ignite me by tahereh mafi | ★★★★☆☆
128. hope in the morning by courtney peppernell | ★★★☆☆☆ | 🧩🌀

❀ december: (12) 
129. bug boys by laura knetzger | ★★★★☆☆
130. princess princess ever after by katie o’neill | ★★★★☆☆
131. cinder by marissa meyer | ★★★☆☆☆ | 🧩
132. a man called ove by fredrik backman | ★★☆☆☆☆ | 👾
133. aquicorn cove by katie o’neill | ★★★★☆☆
134. pilu of the woods by mai k. nguyen | ★★★★☆☆
135. between mischief and magic by marissa serrao | ★★★☆☆☆ | 💥🪐
136. the star wars trilogy by george lucas | ★★★☆☆☆
137. how to excavate a heart by jake maia arlow | ★★★★★☆ | 🌸
138. pixels of you by ananth hirsh | ★★☆☆☆☆
139. family style by thien pham | ★★★★☆☆
140. expedition backyard by rosemary mosco | ★★★★★☆


average rating for 2023: 3.50 | overall: ★★★☆☆☆
reading goal: 140/100 | pages read: 33,599 | completed: ✅

Mythos

This is my first time keeping making a list like this so lets see how it turns out.

ꕤ ꕤ Reading Tracker - 2023 ꕤ ꕤ

  Goals
 
1)DNF more books
Although I am getting better at this, I still feel like I should read through the whole book. Otherwise, I feel like I didn't give it a fair chance. I am trying to make a set of rules to follow in order to see if it's worth reading.  
2)Read less manga's/graphic novels
Recently I have noticed I've been reading more books with illustrations than ones with just words. I want to work back towards books with larger word counts. 
3)Take time to review books and be harsher with them
It kind of annoys me that the percentage of books I read isn't anywhere close to the percentage of books I review. I want to work towards writing more reviews even if it means not reaching my reading goal this year. 
4)Read more nonfiction books.
This is to make myself get more used to reading nonfiction books without getting bored. This way I suffer less when having to read class assigned reading. 
5)Keep the spreadsheet updated
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...


  
    Monthly Books
  



  January 

How We Show Up - 4 ✨
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 1 - 5 ✨
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 2 - 4 ✨
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 3 - 4✨
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 4 - 4✨
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 5 - 4✨
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 6 - 4✨
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 7 - 4✨
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 8 - 4✨
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 9 - 4✨
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 10 - 4 ✨
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 11 - 4 ✨
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 12 - 4✨
Reformation of a Deadbeat Noble - 2.5 ✨ 
Sangtaechang Boneun Agi Hwangnyeo-nim - 3 ✨ 
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special - 3 ✨ 
Love is an Illusion - 2 ✨ 
Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China - 4 ✨


  February

M is for Monster - 4.5✨
Gagseol-i Gongjag - 2.5✨
Don't Call Me Hurricane - 2✨
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Sui's Great Adventure Volume 1 - 4✨
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Sui's Great Adventure Volume 2 - 4✨



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