Hello everyone! The prompt for today is the top 5 books I will definitely* read in 2023. Since I just did something similar to this in a tag post yesterday with my 5 highest priority backlist books, I’m going to focus on 5 new releases I’m sure I’ll read this year. Most of these choices come out in the latter half of the year since many of my recent posts like this have looked at titles from the first quarter or first half of the year. I’m trying my best to keep things from getting repetitive, and I am truly super excited about all five of these books. 🙂 The covers all link to the book’s Goodreads page, and I’ve included the official covers and synopsis when available. Top 5 Tuesday was created by Shanah @ Bionic Book Worm, and is now being hosted at Meeghan Reads!
Hello, everyone! Today I’m doing the New Year’s Book Tag! Thank you to Dini @ dinipandareads for the tag. This tag was originally created by booktuber Heather @Bookables.
How many books are you planning to read in 2023?
I’ve decided to keep my 2023 Goodreads goal the same as the last couple of years at 100 books. I’ll likely end up reading more than this again, but we’ll see how the year goes.
Name 5 books you didn’t get to this year but want to make a priority in 2023.
Hah! There are way more than five, but here are the ones I’m hoping to read within the next few months. So, they have the highest priority.
Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
What genre do you want to read more of?
Last year I set the goal of reading more non-fiction, and I achieved it. There’s not really a genre that stands out this year to me. Maybe science fiction? Fantasy dominated my reading last year, but I do love sci fi too. Maybe I’ll try to squeeze some more in around all the excellent fantasy coming out this year.
Name 3 non-book-related goals for 2023
Get in better shape. In 2021, I was quite active and watched what I was eating and drinking. I lost 30 pounds and improved my endurance and lung capacity quite a bit, which was incredibly helpful since I’ve only got one lung left. Unfortunately, 2022 was a year of backsliding, and I lost all my gains. I’m back to being 30 pounds too heavy again and can barely walk to the mailbox without being out of breath. So, I’m hoping to get back on track this year.
Keep my house cleaner. I’m horrible at keeping up with my chores. My home isn’t disgusting, but it could definitely be neater. I’m going to try to keep up with clutter a bit better this year.
Take at least one trip. I love traveling, but I’ve mostly avoided doing so since COVID started. I realize that the pandemic still isn’t over, but I’m getting very antsy. I really want to go somewhere new. Maybe a road trip?
What’s a book you’ve had forever that you still need to read?
This definitely has to be The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. I’ve had this book for as long as I can remember, and I’ve still never read it. I’d definitely like to give it a try after watching Rings of Power last year. Maybe 2023 will be the year I’m finally brave enough to pick it up. lol.
One word that you’re hoping 2023 will be
I hope 2023 will be HEALTHY. This ties into my goals, but my family and/or I have also had bad luck with our health almost every year since 2019. So, I’m hoping everyone stays healthy this year!
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?
Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
Hello, everyone! It’s Wednesday! That means it is time for another WWW Wednesday, a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words. I’ll be answering the following questions:
Hello everyone! The prompt for today is the top 5 bookish resolutions for 2023. I enjoy setting goals. So, this topic was a lot of fun to think about, and I believe I’ve come up with some things I can achieve this year. Top 5 Tuesday was created by Shanah @ Bionic Book Worm, and is now being hosted at Meeghan Reads!
Hello, everyone! It seems like it has been forever since I’ve written and posted a review. There have been so many annual wrap-ups, ‘best of’ lists, and New Year’s posts recently that there just hasn’t been much time for anything else. I’m looking forward to things slowing down again a bit now that the year is underway. Now let’s dive into my first review of 2023, The Sapphire Altar by David Dalglish.
I got so much great stuff last month! I definitely don’t have a shortage of awesome things to read in 2023. lol. I got so many ARCs I want to read right now. Of course, I also bought stuff at the B&N 50% off sale and purchased some of the books from my 12 friends, 12 months, 12 books challenge. The month was a great close to 2022 on the book acquisition front!
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?
Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
As promised earlier in the week, here are five more January 2023 releases I’m excited to get my hands on. There’s a mix of sci fi, fantasy, and dark academia, and I’m looking forward to it all. 🙂
Biblio Nerd Reflections 