This year’s book review will be much different than in the past. I had heard of reading slumps but thought they were something that happened to other people. According to my Goodreads account, I only finished six books this year, which I am just stunned about. I don’t think I’ve ever finished so few books since I actually learned to read.
So there will be no categories in my review this year. I didn’t read any classics, non-fiction or audiobooks. I didn’t even read anything by new authors. Since I only wanted to read books I knew I would like, I stuck with authors I already knew I trusted. Instead I leave you my list and thoughts on the chosen six. Continue reading “2023 Book Year in Review”
Well, the obvious answer to this one would have been to list all the biographies and autobiographies on my TBR list. But that would have been too easy. And while I originally thought I would have a hard time meeting this week’s criteria, I was surprised to realize there are lots of books with character names in the title. 
While competing on a national cooking show, the well-liked Southern chef Hadley Beckett has several bad experiences with bad-boy star chef Maxwell Cavanaugh who has a very public melt-down.
For the first time ever I was part of a book club in 2019. I was only able to attend three times unfortunately. But because of this I read books I might not have otherwise; The Wedding, The Quiet Game, The Getaway Girls. I also participated in an online book club. The book choice was Charlotte Bronte’s Villette, which I didn’t like nearly as well as Jane Eyre. But I did enjoy discussing it with others online.