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January 2024 TBR List

Published on January 2, 2024December 29, 2023 by Celeste17 Comments

There are so many books I need or want to read that I’m just going to lay them all out here. No “priority” vs. “hopeful” January 2024 TBR list. I’ll just put it all on the table, especially since I am still behind on my ARCs. I did so well for most of 2023 and stayed on top of things, meaning reading most ARCs before their publication date. However, I’m not perfect, which is evident when you see this January 2024 TBR list!

I also have to read at least two of the novellas assigned to my SFINCS team by January 30. This sounds reasonable. I haven’t yet decided which ones to read, so they are not in the January 2024 TBR List.

Overall, I don’t have a ton of books in my January 2024 List. However, this doesn’t take into consideration what’s in the February pipeline. Ideally I like to start an ARC a month ahead of time. But I haven’t followed my own rules lately. Alas. Anyway, here is my list.

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On My Radar: December 2023

Published on December 28, 2023December 22, 2023 by Celeste4 Comments

Just a few more days left until New Year’s Eve, oh my! Before I get to my December wrap-up, here’s my On My Radar December list of reviews, discussion, and bookish miscellany posts. As usual, these are a subset of what I read this month. Come check out what your fellow book bloggers were up to!

Reviews

THE JINN-BOT OF SHANTIPORT by Samit Basu – Dystopian World, Alien Aladdin and Bot Rights..!!! by Sahi at My World of Books
Review: Snoop Presents Goon with the Spoon by Snoop Dogg and Earl “E-40” Stevens by Leslie at Books Are The New Black
Book Review – Legacy of the Brightwash by Chris at Biblio Nerd Reflections
book review: the school for good mothers by jessamine chan by Lacy at A Ravenclaw Library
Book Review: My Roommate Is A Vampire by Jenna Levine by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies
Book Review : The City Of Stardust by Kate at Blogging With Dragons
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Frank L. Baum by Krysta at Pages Unbound
Book Review: A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself by Katherine Howe by Shazzie at reader@work
Him, by Geoff Ryman by Jamedi at Jam Reads

Discussion

Let’s Talk Bookish: What counts as YA? – Blogmas Day 22 by Raji at Worlds Unlike Our Own

Bookish Miscellany

My Top 10 Reads of 2023!!! by Nick at Out Of This World SFF
January – March 2024 Anticipated Book Releases by Rebecca at Powder & Page
The Heavy Metal Book Tag by Peat at Peat Long’s Blog
The Irresponsible Reader’s Guide to Picture Books That Aren’t Necessarily for Kids—2023 Edition by H.C. Newton at The Irresponsible Reader

Books I DNF in 2023

Published on December 27, 2023December 10, 2023 by Celeste11 Comments

This is my third year writing about books I DNF (2022, 2021). This time it’s for books I DNF in 2023. I already posted about my favorite reads in 2023, so if you’re looking for that, then hop on over to that page. Like I said in years past, this is not exactly a list of “worst books.” Rather, this is a list of books I DNF for a variety of reasons. I usually DNF something because I couldn’t get into it, either because I wasn’t in the mood or the style wasn’t for me. I sometimes DNF books because I don’t like them, but thankfully that’s rare.

Now that that’s out of the way (because people love to assume the worst on the internet), I’m here to share the books I DNF in 2023.

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Favorite Books in 2023

Published on December 26, 2023December 22, 2023 by Celeste15 Comments

Barring any unexpected stand out reads in December, I put together a list of my favorite books in 2023. Anecdotally, I feel like my reactions to my reads this year were less excitable. While I had a great reading year in terms of number of books read, I think I had a fewer–or maybe similar–number of five-star reads relative to last year. (I’ll have to put together a statistics post to actually find out.) I don’t know what that says about me. Maybe I expect too much? I’ll try not to dwell on it!

With that said, to temper expectations a bit, here are the books I really enjoyed or rated highly. I didn’t limit myself to a certain number of “top books” because I didn’t dole out many ratings that were 4.5 or greater. I also don’t read hundreds of books per year. Regardless, here are my favorite books in 2023 in no particular order. This list doesn’t include only five-star reads I had, but instead contains books that really resonated with or made an impression on me.

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December 2023 TBR List

Published on December 1, 2023February 27, 2024 by Celeste9 Comments

I did really well with my priority reads last month, so I’ll try to keep this trend going with respect to my December 2023 TBR List. I do still have some backlogged ARCs that I need to get to. (In fact, I started one at the end of November.) So most of my December 2023 TBR List priority reads will be ARCs. Regardless, let me know if any of the books below are also on your TBR for December!

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