2023 Wrap-Up | Favorite Reads of 2023

I read some really fantastic books this year, and I am very excited to share with you all some of best books of the year for me. These books made me laugh, cry, and every emotion in between. So I thought I’d share some of the books that made the biggest impact on me this year.

2023 Wrap-Up | DNFs & Disappointments

When I was looking at all the books I read last year, I was surprised at how little DNFs I actually had. Don’t get me wrong, I still happily and freely DNF a book if I’m not enjoying it, but I feel like I’m getting to know my tastes even better so I’m not picking up books I won’t like. So here are the books I DNF’d or were disappointed by in 2023. 

2023 Goodreads Year in Review

 2023 was a year of growth for me. I feel like I became more confident and comfortable in myself and feel like I know myself better than I ever have before. In my reading journey though, I feel like I haven’t strayed too far from my comfort zone and that’s something I’m hoping to explore in 2024. But let’s no get ahead of ourselves, here’s how my reading in 2023 went.

2023 TBR

I decided to once again have a yearly TBR for 2023, after having it be successful to varying degrees over the past few years (see: 2020, 2021, & 2022 TBRs). But I think I figured out a process that will work for me actually picking up – and enjoying – these books. So here are 17 books I want to read in 2023.

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2022 Wrap-Up | 2022 TBR Wrap-Up

I’m noramlly not a big TBR person, because I’m usually a mood reader and the self-imposed pressure of reading a certain book in a timeframe that I might not actually want to read stresses me out. Which I why in 2020 I started (and really enjoyed) doing a yearlong TBR of some books that have been on my shelves for way too long. 

2022 Wrap-Up | Favorite Reads of 2022

I read some really fantastic books this year, and I am very excited to share with you all some of best books of the year for me. These books made me laugh, cry, and every emotion in between. So I thought I’d share some of the books that made the biggest impact on me this year.

2022 Wrap-Up | Favorite Covers

Today we’re talking about some of my favorite book covers in 2022. Covers are such a big part of the reading experience and are the first thing that grabs me when I’m looking for new books.

So here’s some of my favorite covers of books I read over the last year in no particular order. 

2022 Wrap-Up | DNFs & Disappointments

I know I’ve been almost completely MIA for most of November and December, but these last two months of the year are always the busiest for me (the life of a retail worker) and I never get as much reading done. But I like getting the negatives out of the way first so here are some of my most disappointing reads and DNFs of 2022.

2022 End of the Year Survey

I don’t know about everyone else, but 2022 was a hectic year for me all around but it was filled with mostly ups, so I’ll take that as a win. But here’s how my reading went this past year – the good, bad, boring, and forever faves!

2022 Goodreads Year in Review

I know I took a bit of a break in the end of 2022, but such is the life of a retail worker. And honestly, I was so busy, I wasn’t reading as much as normal, so you didn’t miss much. But I still want to share all about how my reading went in 2022 and what I’m looking forward to in 2023. So hang around for thew next few weeks to see what’s in store at Life of a Literary Nerd.