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Went through my list & decided these are my #Bestof2023sofar books. @sblbooks The tagged was my first of the yr & still my favorite. I‘ve listened to some great audiobooks, but I love Tom Felton‘s voice & story, as well as the narrator & story of Convenience Store Woman. #midyearfaves

@sblbooks tagged me with #Bestof2023sofar and so I‘ve been trying to decide on my #midyearfaves. The above feels right but is of course subject to change. 😆

Tagging my two IRL friends @Tea_and_Starstuff and @MommyWantsToReadHerBook as well as my #AuldLangSpine match this year @Karisimo —what are your favorite 2023 reads so far?

#midyearfaves
#Bestof2023sofar
I picked one per genre. I will tag in the comments what are your favorite books so far this year? Tag a few friends. @megnews @BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks @suvata

I received your package @BarbaraBB Thank you for the thoughtful note. It really means a lot. I am looking forward to reading the book. I recall stacking it after being intrigued by you listing it as a selection for #midyearfaves Judging from the description I get slight Tana French vibes which definitely interests me! I hope to read it over my upcoming 5 day break.

I was inspired by some other littens to put together my favorite reads from January to June! What are everyone else‘s #midyearfaves??

1) Catherine Ryan Howard's "Rewind" I started it this morning & am almost finished with it. It's fantastic!
2) The only must read books for me this month are for the following buddy reads: a) the tagged book for #NYRBBookClub co-hosting with @sprainedbrain b) Margaret Laurence's "Stone Angel" with @merelybookish c) "S" by JJ Abrams with @Cinfhen
3) I recently posted my top 10 #midyearfaves
@rachelsbrittain #weekendreads

Inspired by @vivastory & @BarbaraBB here are my #midyearfaves Only got it down to 12 so I‘ve done them in one collage.
I had trouble getting it down from 17! I‘ve read some amazing books this year. And it‘s surprising which books stick with you. I find it hard to explain the hold Memorial has on me for instance.
I think Bless Me Ultima is my leader for book of the year, thank you @Reggie for gifting it to me! ⬇️

#midyearfaves Days 1-10 (with a little cheat using Deborah Levy‘s memoirs as a twofer!)
Thanks for the inspiration @BarbaraBB @vivastory
I loved seeing your picks too 💕📚

#midyearfaves

I have been posting my 10 favorite books of the year so far - with a few thoughts on them.

Migrations is my absolute favorite. I endulged and devoured each page - I don‘t know the right words to describe what this book did to me. The characters, the atmosphere, the mystery, the love story, the state of the world, the writing: this book has it all.

#midyearfaves #Day9 of 10
This lovely, melancholy, romantic novel wasn‘t on my radar at all until lovely Cindy raved about it. It‘s beautifully written, dreamy, full of solitude, and grief, and sadness but also hope. It feels very French in its vibe, and the translation is fantastic. I seem to have had success with anything I pick published by Europa (and I do love the French flaps and deckle edges!)🤷‍♀️