Our Favorite Reads of 2023

1.
Lessons in Chemistry
Lessons in Chemistry 4.28 avg rating — 1,676,850 ratings
2.
Daisy Darker
Daisy Darker 3.76 avg rating — 249,551 ratings
3.
Clytemnestra
Clytemnestra 4.23 avg rating — 50,457 ratings
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System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) 4.24 avg rating — 63,951 ratings
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The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)
The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 674,816 ratings
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Red, White & Royal Blue
Red, White & Royal Blue 4.06 avg rating — 1,181,783 ratings
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The Bandit Queens
The Bandit Queens 3.93 avg rating — 43,822 ratings
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Hench (Hench, #1)
Hench (Hench, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 25,809 ratings
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Thornhedge
Thornhedge 3.94 avg rating — 50,445 ratings
10.
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) 4.58 avg rating — 3,140,604 ratings
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Spare
Spare 3.84 avg rating — 415,603 ratings
12.
Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)
Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0) 4.14 avg rating — 97,685 ratings
13.
Little Thieves (Little Thieves, #1)
Little Thieves (Little Thieves, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 24,111 ratings
13.
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 1
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 1
by: SUOL
4.45 avg rating — 12,034 ratings
13.
A Wedding Thing (The One, #3)
A Wedding Thing (The One, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 2,811 ratings
13.
Without MAlice
Without MAlice 4.03 avg rating — 365 ratings
13.
The Sun Walks Down
The Sun Walks Down 3.71 avg rating — 4,078 ratings
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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 72,416 ratings
13.
Horse
Horse 4.25 avg rating — 189,341 ratings
13.
Blood Betrayal (Blackwater Falls, #2)
Blood Betrayal (Blackwater Falls, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 700 ratings
21.
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs 3.86 avg rating — 12,405 ratings
21.
The TIGER Protocol: An Integrative, 5-Step Program to Treat and Heal Your Autoimmunity
The TIGER Protocol: An Integrative, 5-Step Program to Treat and Heal Your Autoimmunity 4.23 avg rating — 77 ratings
21.
The Darkest Dark
The Darkest Dark 4.27 avg rating — 2,644 ratings
21.
Painted Devils (Little Thieves, #2)
Painted Devils (Little Thieves, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 7,729 ratings
21.
Sistersong
Sistersong 3.96 avg rating — 10,576 ratings
21.
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 2
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 2
by: SUOL
4.50 avg rating — 5,628 ratings
21.
The Garden of Evening Mists
The Garden of Evening Mists 4.15 avg rating — 29,003 ratings
21.
This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You
This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You 3.82 avg rating — 3,684 ratings
21.
Bright Young Women
Bright Young Women 3.99 avg rating — 206,056 ratings
21.
Sivulliq: Ancestor
Sivulliq: Ancestor 4.43 avg rating — 145 ratings
31.
The Good Daughter (Good Daughter, #1)
The Good Daughter (Good Daughter, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 222,978 ratings
31.
The Twelve Clues of Christmas (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #6)
The Twelve Clues of Christmas (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #6) 4.10 avg rating — 18,021 ratings
31.
Something Rotten (Thursday Next, #4)
Something Rotten (Thursday Next, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 35,703 ratings
31.
Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1)
Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1) 4.43 avg rating — 852,550 ratings
31.
Starling House
Starling House 3.79 avg rating — 144,918 ratings
31.
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 3
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 3
by: SUOL
4.56 avg rating — 4,225 ratings
31.
The Last Lifeboat
The Last Lifeboat 4.33 avg rating — 9,151 ratings
31.
The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor (Willowweep Manor #1)
The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor (Willowweep Manor #1) 3.92 avg rating — 2,762 ratings
31.
1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War
1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War 4.23 avg rating — 1,648 ratings
31.
The Woman in Me
The Woman in Me 3.83 avg rating — 548,274 ratings
31.
The God of Good Looks
The God of Good Looks 3.92 avg rating — 1,594 ratings
42.
Now Is Not the Time to Panic
Now Is Not the Time to Panic 3.69 avg rating — 61,551 ratings
42.
The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice 4.11 avg rating — 4,443 ratings
42.
The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf (Detective Varg, #4)
The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf (Detective Varg, #4) 4.13 avg rating — 2,203 ratings
42.
All the Sinners Bleed
All the Sinners Bleed 4.21 avg rating — 98,536 ratings
42.
Witch King (The Rising World, #1)
Witch King (The Rising World, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 24,040 ratings
42.
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 4
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 4
by: SUOL
4.61 avg rating — 3,622 ratings
42.
The Pursuit of Love
The Pursuit of Love 3.95 avg rating — 21,970 ratings
42.
Swing
Swing 3.90 avg rating — 6,964 ratings
42.
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Remarkably Bright Creatures 4.37 avg rating — 1,050,601 ratings
42.
The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness 4.15 avg rating — 11,317 ratings
52.
Leaf by Niggle
Leaf by Niggle 4.26 avg rating — 8,123 ratings
52.
The Paris Assignment
The Paris Assignment 4.32 avg rating — 21,325 ratings
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Blacktop Wasteland
Blacktop Wasteland 4.07 avg rating — 52,037 ratings
52.
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 5
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 5
by: SUOL
4.59 avg rating — 3,199 ratings
52.
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library 4.05 avg rating — 99,189 ratings
52.
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI 4.14 avg rating — 426,112 ratings
52.
Hula
Hula 3.95 avg rating — 5,937 ratings
59.
Our Wives Under the Sea
Our Wives Under the Sea 3.73 avg rating — 113,829 ratings
59.
A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories 3.54 avg rating — 1,081 ratings
59.
Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine (Stephanie Plum, #29)
Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine (Stephanie Plum, #29) 4.18 avg rating — 53,328 ratings
59.
Blood on the Tracks (Sydney Rose Parnell, #1)
Blood on the Tracks (Sydney Rose Parnell, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 24,323 ratings
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Raven of the Inner Palace (Light Novel) Vol. 1 (Raven of the Inner Palace, #1)
Raven of the Inner Palace (Light Novel) Vol. 1 (Raven of the Inner Palace, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 729 ratings
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The House of Doors
The House of Doors 4.11 avg rating — 20,528 ratings
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Bel Canto
Bel Canto 3.94 avg rating — 312,445 ratings
59.
Hell of a Book
Hell of a Book 4.03 avg rating — 25,843 ratings
67.
The Stolen Coast
The Stolen Coast 3.08 avg rating — 1,880 ratings
67.
House of Cards
House of Cards 3.89 avg rating — 3,370 ratings
67.
Long Way Down
Long Way Down 4.25 avg rating — 132,984 ratings
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Raven of the Inner Palace (Light Novel) Vol. 2
Raven of the Inner Palace (Light Novel) Vol. 2 4.44 avg rating — 363 ratings
67.
The Witches of Vardø
The Witches of Vardø 3.90 avg rating — 6,084 ratings
67.
Booked (The Crossover, #2)
Booked (The Crossover, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 19,522 ratings
67.
Unprotected: A Memoir
Unprotected: A Memoir 4.47 avg rating — 8,856 ratings
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Recitatif
Recitatif 4.30 avg rating — 28,590 ratings
75.
Funeral Songs for Dying Girls
Funeral Songs for Dying Girls 3.47 avg rating — 2,988 ratings
75.
City of Darkness and Light (Molly Murphy, #13)
City of Darkness and Light (Molly Murphy, #13) 3.96 avg rating — 4,371 ratings
75.
Raven of the Inner Palace (Light Novel) Vol. 3
Raven of the Inner Palace (Light Novel) Vol. 3 4.30 avg rating — 281 ratings
75.
Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)
Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5) 4.30 avg rating — 13,867 ratings
75.
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot 4.29 avg rating — 123,005 ratings
75.
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home 3.96 avg rating — 47,967 ratings
75.
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop 3.92 avg rating — 69,154 ratings
82.
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking 4.06 avg rating — 60,526 ratings
82.
Haunted Northwest Arkansas
Haunted Northwest Arkansas
by: Bud Steed
3.82 avg rating — 40 ratings
82.
Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)
Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4) 4.23 avg rating — 12,466 ratings
82.
Maiden of the Needle (Light Novel), Vol. 1
Maiden of the Needle (Light Novel), Vol. 1
by: Zeroki
3.94 avg rating — 127 ratings
82.
The Crossover
The Crossover 4.22 avg rating — 68,010 ratings
82.
Independence
Independence 4.11 avg rating — 11,377 ratings
82.
Shutter (Rita Todacheene #1)
Shutter (Rita Todacheene #1) 3.79 avg rating — 15,982 ratings
89.
The Shamshine Blind
The Shamshine Blind
by: Paz Pardo
3.52 avg rating — 1,536 ratings
89.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow 4.13 avg rating — 1,252,427 ratings
89.
Maiden of the Needle (Light Novel), Vol. 2
Maiden of the Needle (Light Novel), Vol. 2
by: Zeroki
4.24 avg rating — 62 ratings
89.
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
The Travelling Cat Chronicles 4.33 avg rating — 95,689 ratings
89.
The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power
The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power 4.15 avg rating — 8,498 ratings
94.
Vladimir
Vladimir 3.44 avg rating — 36,941 ratings
94.
Maiden of the Needle (Manga), Vol. 1
Maiden of the Needle (Manga), Vol. 1
by: Zeroki
4.20 avg rating — 325 ratings
94.
Dirty Thirty (Stephanie Plum, #30)
Dirty Thirty (Stephanie Plum, #30) 4.20 avg rating — 52,693 ratings
94.
The Black Flamingo
The Black Flamingo
by: Dean Atta
4.33 avg rating — 33,246 ratings
94.
Five Little Indians
Five Little Indians 4.47 avg rating — 44,250 ratings
94.
A Promised Land
A Promised Land 4.32 avg rating — 263,512 ratings
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My Gently Raised Beast, Vol. 1
My Gently Raised Beast, Vol. 1
by: Teava
4.20 avg rating — 3,208 ratings
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