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2023
My Year in Books
48,036
pages read
126
books read


The Fertile Farm by Adrian Blue
Shortest Book
17
pages
Fifty Shades as Told by Christian Trilogy by E.L. James
Longest Book
2,078
pages

Average book length in 2023
381
pages

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Most Shelved
2,960,385
people also shelved
Serpent's Touch by Marina Simcoe
Least Shelved
41
people also shelved

Penny Well Reads’s average rating for 2023
3.1
3.1

The Cruel Prince / The Wicked King / The Queen of Nothing / H... by Holly Black
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.65 average

The Witching Hour by Anne Rice

Penny Well Reads’s first review of the year

liked it
It took me 15% of the book (over 7 hours of the audiobook! This book is ginormous) to finally feel like there was a story somewhere in there. Once that seemingly aimless and way too long beginning passed, I finally began feelling some interest on what I was hearing.
All along, I never felt much involved with the main/present characters storyline, not even with the resolution of the story, I just didn't care. However, and to my surprise since I am
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PENNY WELL READS’S 2023 BOOKS
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
liked it
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Ruined by Tracy Wolff
Addicted by Tracy Wolff
Lasher by Anne Rice
Enclave by Ann Aguirre
Monster Girl Islands by Logan Jacobs
Praying for Rain by B.B. Easton
Fighting for Rain by B.B. Easton
The Complete Rain Trilogy by B.B. Easton
Dying for Rain by B.B. Easton
Outpost by Ann Aguirre
Foundation by Ann Aguirre
The Master by Kresley Cole
it was amazing
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
The Lost Sisters by Holly Black
The Wicked King by Holly Black
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black
Horde by Ann Aguirre
The Cruel Prince / The Wicked King / The Queen of Nothing / H... by Holly Black
really liked it
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
The Cruel Prince / The Wicked King / The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
The Razorland Trilogy by Ann Aguirre
Foster Dad by Jordan Silver
Dirty Uncle by Alexa Riley
Trailer Park Virgin by Alexa Riley
Trailer Park Virgin by A.R. Taboo
Bad Uncle Too by Jordan Silver
Sweet Enough to Eat by Alexa Riley
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
it was amazing
Rough Riders by Jordan Silver
Fury by Laurann Dohner
The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa
Slade by Laurann Dohner
Crave by Tracy Wolff
Crush by Tracy Wolff
Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare
Lassiter by J.R. Ward
The Viper by J.R. Ward
Covet by Tracy Wolff
The Fertile Farm by Adrian Blue
really liked it
Wolf by Crimson Syn
One Week with her (Ex) Stepbrother by Noelle  Adams
The Gambler by Jordan Silver
The Bane by Keary Taylor
Jagged by Kristen Ashley
The Handmaiden by Jordan Silver
Lock and Key by Evangeline Anderson
The Beginning of Everything by Kristen Ashley
Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione
really liked it
Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione
Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead
Succubus on Top by Richelle Mead
Succubus Dreams by Richelle Mead
Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead
it was amazing
Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead
Succubus Revealed by Richelle Mead
Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione
Sin Undone by Larissa Ione
Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione
Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione
Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
really liked it
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
Frostbite by Richelle Mead
Getaway Girl by Tessa Bailey
Shame Me Not by Fiona Cole
Runaway Girl by Tessa Bailey
Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey
Mated Enemies by Jordan Silver
Moonshot by Alessandra Torre
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Until You by Catharina Maura
My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey
Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart
Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
it was amazing
Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey
Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey
Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
really liked it
Samson's Lovely Mortal by Tina Folsom
Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews
White Hot by Ilona Andrews
Wildfire by Ilona Andrews
Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews
Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews
Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews
Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Grey by E.L. James
Grey and Darker by E.L. James
Darker by E.L. James
Taking What's Mine by Alexa Riley
Fifty Shades as Told by Christian Trilogy by E.L. James
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
it was amazing
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
Freed by E.L. James

Perfect Strangers by J.T. Geissinger

Penny Well Reads’s last review of the year

did not like it
I can’t deal with terminal illnesses, specially coming from out of the blue. I don’t appreciate that there are no trigger warnings for that.

Besides that, the romance and story weren’t existing or even entertaining.

Nothing appealing here and plenty to dislike.
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Penny Well Reads read 126 out of 100 books.
 
126%
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