Best of What You’ve Read in 2023 List!

Ok, my top fiction this year (and a lot of these will forever be favorites):

\*The Song of Achilles, Author: Madeline Miller (a little twist on a historical tale)

\* Light From Uncommon Stars, Author: Ryka Aoki (ight fantasy, this is about funny aliens, donut shop, musicians that make a deal with the devil, and life of a young transperson)
\* The Starless Sea, Author: Erin Morgenstern (light fantasy, a college kid finds a book that breaks his world open and he discovers another universe)
\* Mr. Penumbras 24-Hour Bookstore, Author: Robin Sloan (entrancing, a bookstore employee discovers an exciting secret society within his magical bookstore)
\* Yellowface, Author: R.F. Kuang (funny, a female author steals the work of her best friend and then her life falls apart)
\* Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone, Author: Benjamin Stevenson (a funny and exciting murder mystery)
\* The Symphony of Secrets, Author: Brendan Slocumb (this is about a musician who discovers some major secrets with the historical musician he’s idolized his whole life)
\* Wild Seed, Author: Octavia Butler (magical realism, the two immortals and their tumultuous relationship and family)
\* Midnight Riot, Author: Ben Aaronvitch (magical realism, funny fast passed murder mystery)(starts a series of 6 books)

\* How Not to Die, Author: Michael Greger (non-fiction, fantastic book that will make you want to dive into the wonderful world of plant-based eating)
These are all good enough that I keep thinking about them and might someday reread them to catch things I missed the first time.

by airad53