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Reading Challenge 2023

Goal:
25 books - - > changing it to 75 books
15k pages - - > changing it to 20k pages



Im planning to post my books-read-in-2023 here together with my book reviews!

**DISCLAIMER- All opinions on books I’ve read and reviewed are my own, and are with no intention to offend anyone.**

However, you can click the link on each book and like my review if you enjoyed it!

JANUARY

📖 The Devil Wears Scrubs by Freida McFadden ~282 pages 3.5⭐
January-30-2023

Total pages read: 282 pages
Finished Books: 1

APRIL

Total books: 4/25
Total pages: 1461

📖 Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González ~349 pages 4.0⭐
April-17-2023
📖 Happily Married by Victoria Jenkins ~257 pages 4.0 ⭐
April-20-2023
📖 Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn ~573 pages 5.0 ⭐
April-27-2023

Total pages read: 1461 (282 +1179) pages
Finished Books: 3

MAY

Total books: 17/25
Total pages: 6,596

📖 Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban ~384 pages 4.0 ⭐
May-01-2023
📖 Again, but Better by Christine Riccio ~384 pages 3.5 ⭐
May-02-2023
📖 The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica ~418 pages 3.5 ⭐
May-05-2023
📖 Only a Monster by Vanessa Len ~368 pages 4.5 ⭐
May-06-2023
📖 Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman ~408 pages 3.5 ⭐
May-11-2023
📖 Happy Place by Emily Henry ~400 pages 5.0 ⭐
May-14-2023
📖 Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros ~662 pages 5.0 ⭐
May-18-2023
📖 The Wedding Day by Sue Watson ~400 pages 3.5 ⭐
May-19-2023
📖 The Fine Print by Lauren Asher ~450 pages 4.5 ⭐
May-21-2023
📖 Sheets by Brenna Thummler ~239 pages 3.5 ⭐
May-21-2023
📖 Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda ~352 pages 3.5 ⭐
May-23-2023
📖 People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry ~382 pages 4.5 ⭐
May-26-2023
📖 Ward D by Freida McFadden ~288 pages 4.5⭐
May-27-2023

Total pages read: 6,596 (1461+5,135 pages)
Finished Books: 13

JUNE

Total books: 30/50
Total pages: 11,408

📖 My Word Against His by Lauren North ~329 pages 4.5⭐
June-1-2023
📖 Delicates by Brenna Thummler ~320 pages 4.0⭐
June-2-2023
📖 The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood ~325 pages 4.0⭐
June-3-2023
📖 Yellowface by R.F. Kuang ~350 pages 4.5⭐
June-4-2023
📖 The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah ~464 pages 4.5⭐
June-6-2023
📖 The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi ~396 pages 3.5⭐
June-8-2023
📖 Paper Names by Susie Luo ~288 pages 3.5⭐
June-11-2023
📖 Falling by T.J. Newman ~304 pages 3.5⭐
June-12-2023
📖 The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim ~482 pages 3.5⭐
June-14-2023
📖 Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen ~320 pages 3.0⭐
June-17-2023
📖 Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher ~494 pages 4.5⭐
June-18-2023
📖 The Awakening by Caroline Peckham ~436 pages 3.0⭐
June-19-2023
📖 Drowning by T.J. Newman ~304 pages 4.0⭐
June-20-2023

Total pages read: 11,408 (6,596+ 4,812 pages)
Finished Books: 13

JULY

Total books: 42/50
Total pages: 15,798

📖 The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune ~394 pages 4.0⭐
July-1-2023
📖 Burned by Magic by Jasmine Walt ~239 pages 2.5⭐
July-2-2023
📖 Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus ~400 pages 4.0⭐
July-5-2023
📖 Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston ~425 pages 4.0⭐
July-9-2023
📖 A Crown of Ivy and Glass by Claire Legrand ~560 pages 3.5⭐
July-13-2023
📖 Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler ~304 pages 3.5⭐
July-15-2023
📖 Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott ~320 pages 2.5⭐
July-17-2023
📖 The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi ~289 pages 3.5⭐
July-21-2023
📖 Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto ~339 pages 4.0⭐
July-23-2023
📖 Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo ~384 pages 4.0⭐
July-28-2023
📖 The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren ~416 pages 4.0⭐
July-29-2023
📖 Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune ~320 pages 4.0⭐
July-31-2023

Total pages read: 15,798 (11,408 + 4,390 pages)
Finished Books: 12

August

Total books: 54/50
Total pages: 20,167

📖 Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé ~480 pages 4.0⭐
August-1-2023
📖 Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls ~368 pages 3.0⭐
August-2-2023
📖 The Villa by Rachel Hawkins ~288 pages 3.5⭐
August-4-2023
📖 The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King ~384 pages 3.5⭐
August-6-2023
📖 Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood ~400 pages 4.5⭐
August-10-2023
📖 A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik ~336 pages 4.5⭐
August-13-2023
📖 Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo ~304 pages 4.0⭐
August-14-2023
📖 The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah ~448 pages 5.0⭐
August-18-2023
📖 House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland ~292 pages 4.0⭐
August-19-2023
📖 The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik ~388 pages 4.0⭐
August-23-2023
📖 The Legacies by Jessica Goodman ~336 pages 4.0⭐
August-24-2023
📖 Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan ~345 pages 5⭐
August-26-2023

Total pages read: 20,167 (15,798 + 4,369 pages)
Finished Books: 12

SEPTEMBER

Total books: 82/100
Total pages: 28,681

📖 The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman ~363 pages 4.5⭐
September-1-2023
📖 Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi ~255 pages 5⭐
September-1-2023
📖 Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo ~302 pages 4.5⭐
September-1-2023
📖 The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater ~468 pages 4⭐
September-2-2023
📖 One for the Money by Janet Evanovich ~352 pages 5⭐
September-3-2023
📖 The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda ~339 pages 4⭐
September-4-2023
📖 Death at the Café by Alison Golden ~212 pages 3.5⭐
September-5-2023
📖 Murder at the Mansion by Alison Golden ~226 pages 3.5⭐
September-8-2023
📖 Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale ~434 pages 4.5⭐
September-9-2023
📖 The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik ~411 pages 4.5⭐
September-10-2023
📖 Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich ~336 pages 4⭐
September-11-2023
📖 Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green ~258 4⭐
September-12-2023
📖 Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington ~416 pages 4.0⭐
September-13-2023
📖 Seize the Day by Saul Bellow ~144 pages 3.5⭐
September-14-2023
📖 My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult ~448 pages 5⭐
September-15-2023
📖 The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood ~352 pages 4⭐
September-16-2023
📖 Lost and Found by Lucy Lennox ~310 pages 3.5⭐
September-19-2023
📖 The Last Word by Taylor Adams ~340 pages 4⭐
September-20-2023
📖 Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi ~220 pages 4⭐
September-21-2023
📖 Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng ~348 pages 4.5⭐
September-22-2023
📖 The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes ~384 pages 5⭐
September-23-2023
📖 Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross ~368 pages 4.5⭐
September-24-2023
📖 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley ~386 pages 4.5⭐ September-26-2023
📖 Drops of God, Vol. 1 by Tadashi Agi ~211 pages 4⭐
September-26-2023
📖 The Drops of God, Vol. 2 by Tadashi Agi ~211 pages 4⭐
September-27-2023
📖 Neon Gods by Katee Robert ~384 pages 4.5⭐
September-27-2023
📖 The Drops of God, Vol. 3 by Tadashi Agi ~209 pages 4⭐
September-28-2023
📖 The Drops of God, Vol. 4 by Tadashi Agi ~195 pages 4⭐
September-28-2023

Total pages read: 28,681 (20,167 + 8,514 pages)
Finished Books: 28

OCTOBER

Total books: 107/100
Total pages: 36,727

📖 The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley ~364 pages ★★★★☆ 10/1
📖 Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson 385p ★★★★☆ 10/2
📖 Gone Missing by Linda Castillo 276p ★★★★☆ 10/2
📖 The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 246p ★★★★☆ 10/5
📖 Drops of God, Vol. 5 by Tadashi Agi 201p ★★★★☆ 10/5
📖 The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling 308p ★★★★☆ 10/7
📖 The Housekeepers by Alex Hay 320p ★★★☆☆ 10/8
📖 The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes 336p ★★★☆☆ 10/9
📖 The Maid by Nita Prose 352p ★★★☆☆ 10/10
📖 The Only One Left by Riley Sager 385p ★★★★☆ 10/11
📖 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 235p ★★★★☆ 10/11
📖 Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 290p ★★★★☆ 10/13
📖 A Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton 308p ★★★★☆ 10/14
📖 Long Lost by Linda Castillo 62p ★★★★☆ 10/15
📖 Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng 352p ★★★★☆ 10/16
📖 Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 306p ★★★★☆ 10/17
📖 How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix 419p ★★★★☆ 10/18
📖 The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman 422p ★★★★☆ 10/21
📖 The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 410p ★★★★☆ 10/24
📖 Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko 367p ★★★★☆ 10/25
📖 The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater 439p ★★★★☆ 10/26
📖 Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi 338p ★★★☆☆ 10/27
📖 All Systems Red by Martha Wells 156p ★★★★☆ 10/28
📖 Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 386p ★★★★☆10/29
📖 Electric Idol by Katee Robert 383p ★★★★☆ 10/31

Total pages read: 36,727 (28,681 + 8,046 pages)
Finished Books: 25

NOVEMBER

Total books: 132/150 (increased goal)
Total pages: 45,720

📖 I Have Some Questions for You: A Novel by Rebecca Makkai 448p ★★★☆☆ 11/01
📖 The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Clarissa Goenawan 368p ★★★☆☆ 11/01
📖 Glory in Death by J.D. Robb 320p ★★★★☆ 11/02
📖 Introducing Agatha Raisin: The Quiche of Death/The Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton 247p ★★★★☆ 11/03
📖 Moon Called by Patricia Briggs by 317p ★★★★★ 11/04
📖 Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 320p ★★★☆☆ 11/05
📖 A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James 374p ★★★★☆ 11/05
📖 Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert 402p ★★★★☆ 11/05
📖 A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham 375p ★★★☆☆ 11/06
📖 Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon 290p ★★★☆☆ 11/07
📖 That One Night by Emily Rath 102p ★★★★☆ 11/08
📖 Pucking Around by Emily Rath 756p ★★★★☆ 11/08
📖 Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs 335p ★★★★☆ 11/10
📖 Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 878p ★★★★★ 11/11
📖 Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko 336p ★★★★☆ 11/12
📖 You’ve Been Served by Kristen Alicia 352p ★★☆☆☆ 11/13
📖 Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb 345p ★★★★☆ 11/14
📖 Anything for Christmas by T. Ashleigh 158p ★★★☆☆ 11/18
📖 Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young 358p ★★★★☆ 11/20
📖 The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb 345p ★★★★☆ 11/21
📖 Unwrapping Hank by Eli Easton 138p ★★★★☆ 11/22
📖 Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 389p ★★★★☆ 11/25
📖 Check & Mate by. Ali Hazelwood 368p ★★★★☆ 11/25
📖 The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth 336p ★★★☆☆ 11/26
📖 Banyan Moon by Thao Thai 336p ★★★☆☆ 11/27

Total pages read: 45,720 (36,727 + 8,993 pages)
Finished Books: 25

December

Total books: 144/150 (increased goal)
Total pages: 51,483

📖 Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll 384p ★★★★☆ 12/1
📖 When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James 372p ★★★☆☆ 12/2
📖 The Awakening by Nora Roberts 438p ★★★★☆ 12/5
📖 A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley 416p ★★★★☆ 12/9
📖 The Working Elf Blues by Piper Vaughn 42p ★★☆☆☆ 12/10
📖 The Future by Naomi Alderman 432p ★★★☆☆ 12/11
📖 The Woman in Me by Britney Spears 288p ★★★★☆ 12/12
📖 Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 323p ★★★★☆ 12/13
📖 Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano 368p ★★★★☆ 12/14
📖 The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 380p ★★★★☆ 12/15
📖 This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron 384p ★★★★☆ 12/16
📖 The Upside of Falling by Alex Light 284p ★★★☆☆ 12/19

Total pages read: 51,483 (47,372 + 4,111 pages)
Finished Books: 12