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2023
My Year in Books
25,891
pages read
72
books read


In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Shortest Book
56
pages
Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
Longest Book
689
pages

Average book length in 2023
359
pages

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Most Shelved
2,000,726
people also shelved
Fantastic Beasts of the Nineteenth Century by Anton Seder
Least Shelved
65
people also shelved

Anzû’s average rating for 2023
3.3
3.3

Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.71 average

The Demon of Darkling Reach by P.J. Fox

Anzû’s first review of the year

it was ok
I'm finding it a tad difficult to rate this one. For one, I really like the idea of a thin line between hero and villain. Questionable actions, justifying them from a different point of view that might not seem so evil in the end. Tristan, our local might-be-demon, is precisely that. I think he is my favorite part of this book. His strangeness is fascinating, the author did a great job fleshing him out. I still felt at times that he was a bit bla ...more

ANZÛ’S 2023 BOOKS
The Demon of Darkling Reach by P.J. Fox
Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews
it was amazing
Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews
Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews
Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews
Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews
Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews
A Touch of Malice by Scarlett St.  Clair
Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
it was amazing
Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
Eternally Bound by Brenda K. Davies
The Beautiful Ashes by Jeaniene Frost
Midnight Garden by Jeannie Wycherley
Alien Warrior's Captive Bride by Miranda Martin
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret  Rogerson
Peter Watts Is An Angry Sentient Tumor by Peter Watts
The Highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne
it was amazing
Haiku by Stephen Addiss
Goblin Market and Other Poems by Christina Rossetti
Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean
Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa
Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer
it was amazing
Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kemmerer
The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine N. Aron
O poveste cam ciudată și alte două povestiri by Horaţiu Mălăele
The Ippos King by Grace Draven
Moth by Daniel Arenson
Empires of Moth by Daniel Arenson
Wicked Designs by Lauren   Smith
Found by the Lake Monster by Lillian Lark
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett
it was amazing
The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Fantastic Beasts of the Nineteenth Century by Anton Seder
Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
To Tame A Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning
The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning
Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
Uzumaki by Junji Ito
The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Kay Nielsen
it was amazing
In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid
it was amazing
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews
Poezii și vorbe-n vânt by Horaţiu Mălăele
Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook by Dana Gunders
Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh
Wildwood Whispers by Willa Reece
Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh
Never-Contented Things by Sarah  Porter
Vassa şi Noaptea by Sarah  Porter
Toți sfinții rebeli by Maggie Stiefvater
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
it was amazing
Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout
The ​Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout
A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout
The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Anzû’s last review of the year

liked it
This was a total miss for me. I was having high hopes for it but the characters really fell flat. I also felt like it slogged pretty badly mid-way, but it picked up again towards the end.
2023 Reading Challenge
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Anzû read 72 out of 100 books.
72%
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