off the shelf: what I read in 2023

I have (once again) been remiss in my updates… or, simply put, I couldn’t bother to post lol. I’m not sure if this will change in the future—part of me isn’t really interested in book blogging anymore and that’s ok. We all move on. Still, I like to keep a record for myself, and to inspire you all to pick up a title you might’ve missed.

My interests lie heavily in the romance genre and it’s the only thing keeping me sane lately.

In no particular order, here are the best books I read in 2023 (based on feels and vibes alone). These are my 🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰 reads.

My favorite reads of 2023

  • The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams
  • The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today by Hitsuji Yamada
  • Get a life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
  • Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn
  • Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn
  • Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
  • The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling through Modern Witchcraft by Diana Helmuth

DNFs

  • The Christmas One Night Stand by Lucy Steele
  • Chase Wilde Comes Home by Jennifer Ryan
  • The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
  • The Witch is Back by Sophie H. Morgan

Re-reads

  • The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (has become a comfort read)
  • Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (but also a DNF)

You can browse the full list of books I read in 2023 on my LibraryThing shelf.