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Tbh I will most likely read all the books recommended to me, but these are the 12 I‘ve absolutely committed to read this year. Thanks for the recommendations! I look forward to an interesting (looking at you out of left field bored gay werewolf) and challenging (looking at you Rilke) year. 😄 #12bookchallenge #12challenge
Thanks again @Soubhiville for encouragement

@Soubhiville did this last year and it looked like fun so I‘m joining in this year. I‘ll take 6 recs from here and 6 from other socials. I can‘t guarantee consistency (may read a couple a month, may read one a month and then forget until end of year and scramble lol) but I will read all 12. So let the recs come in! What book have you loved that you think I should read this year - fiction and nonfiction alike - all recs welcome. 😃 #12challenge

I had fun doing the #twelvechallenge in 2023. I got recommendations from 12 friends and read one each month. I don‘t remember who brought this over to Litsy from Insta, and I‘m not completely sure that‘s where it originated… but I read a bunch of books I wouldn‘t otherwise have found. I might do this one again this year.

My favorites were The Sentence, The Mercies, and The Diamond Eye.

Thank you to all who suggested books!

#WrapUp #2023

There are a lot of ❌s up there, but I‘m not unhappy with my reading year.
I learned I still read a lot without setting a goal.
I started 14 series, but finished/caught up with 10 so I feel that is a success.

I didn‘t complete the rest of my challenges, but they were still fun.

To all who picked a book for me for the #12challenge, I fell off the wagon mid-year. I still plan to read your recommendations though. Thank you!

This was the final book for my #12challenge- 12 friends, 12 books, 12 months. It‘s been a great challenge, I discovered some books I wouldn‘t have otherwise.

Unfortunately this one didn‘t work for me. I have tried one other by this author and I couldn‘t finish that one either. It‘s partly because I was listening to the audio while flying, which was too distracting I think, and I got pretty confused about what was happening and gave up. 🤷‍♀️

I really like Kate Quinn‘s historical fiction. This was a different point of view of a WWII story, and I love that the author‘s note explains how much of this comes from the true story and where she embellished.

My aunt Pauline recommended this to me for my 12books12friends12months challenge, and I liked it a lot.

I‘m trying to balance spooky and sweet reads this month so I can sleep 😆.

This romance was recommended to me for #12challenge- 12 books, 12 friends, 12 months.

I don‘t read much romance, but I thought this was pretty good. Lots of spice.

Lucy is a seamstress and an art student. She stumbles upon a passed out drunk and naked man in an alleyway and paints his figure into a mythical work. Turns out he‘s a Duke, and a rather naughty one.

I read this based on the recommendation of my friend Sherry for the #12Challenge.

Its a time travel mystery with a contemporary timeline and one in the early 1700‘s. It was light and fun if somewhat predictable. I liked the little town it was set in and the minor characters, and the antique shop set up was fun.

I doubt I would have picked it up without the recommendation, so I‘m glad the challenge brought it into my TBR.

My May #12Challenge book was The Poisoner‘s Handbook. It‘s nonfiction about toxic substances through modern history that have been used in murders and accidental deaths.

I felt there was too much chemical breakdown for my head to absorb, I guess a lighter version might have been better for me. Still, it was interesting, and touched on such things as arsenic, lead, radium, and Ethel and Methol alcohols.

@peanutnine Thank you for suggesting this book! I loved it so much. I don‘t know when I started crying but it continued on and off through the end. All of it just seem to hit perfectly for me. Florence and Benji‘s chemistry, the family, the funeral home, and the grief. #12Challenge

**Yes, I‘m still wearing my Christmas PJ pants even though I finished this on April 29. 🤷🏼‍♀️