Thursday, January 4, 2024

My 2023 year in reading

I did not do too badly. My goal was 50 and I ended up reading 45. All 45 books read are in the graphic.

My top favorite of 2023: Dracul by Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker
Runner-Up: Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi

I didn't complete any of my challenges, though I came close on some of them.

8 out of 12 on the TBR challenge

The Loney, Andrew Michael Hurley (2015) finished February 23
The Maidens, Alex Michaelides (2021) finished March 12
Red Queen, Victoria Aveyard (2015) finished May 4
Dracul, Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker (2018) July 2023
Subhuman, Michael McBride (2005) finished June 15
The Green Man, Kingsley Amis (1969) finished April 2
The Princes in the Tower, Alison Weir (1994) finished February 17
The Last Duel, Eric Jager (2004) finished May 29

8 out of 10 on Book Challenge by Erin 18.0

The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir February 17
The Dead Path by Stephen M. Irwin April 29
The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley February 23
Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi April 21
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard May 4
The Green Man by Kingsley Amis April 2
My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones January 15
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides March 12

4 out of 10 on Book Challenge by Erin 19.0

The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende
Devil’s Day, Andrew Michael Hurley
Geist, Philippa Ballantine
Dracul, Dacre Stoker & J.D. Barker

9 out of 12 for I Read Horror Year-Round

Dracul, Dacre Stoker July 2023
My Heart is a Chainsaw, Stephen Graham Jones - finished January 15
The Dead Path, Stephen M. Irwin finished April 29
The Fall of the House of Usher October 2023
The Greeen Man, Kingsley Amis - finished April 2
The Vessel, Adam Nevill finished June 29
The Loney, Andrew Michael Hurley - finished February 23
Subhuman, Michael McBride - finished June 15
Black, red, or white cover Black Mouth, Ronald Malfi finished April 21

1 out of 4 for the Main Level of Book to Movie

The Fall of the House of Usher October 2023

5 for the Living in the Past level (Book to Movie)

The Green Man, Kingsley Amis April 2
The Last Duel, Eric Jager finished May 29
The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende October 2023
Beloved, Toni Morrison December 2023
If It Bleeds (Mr Harrigan's Phone), Stephen King November 2023

And I watched one movie and one series for the movie/series level of the challenge: The Last Duel and The Fall of the House of Usher (series)

I did not do great on my Read Your Shelf Challenge, only reading five books from my hold shelf. Hopefully, I will do better this year.


Stay tuned for my 2024 Reading Challenges post!

How did your 2023 reading year go?


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