What do you think of the following [Winners](https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-fiction-books-2023)? What do you think of the Goodreads awards in general? Have you read any of the books, and what did you think of them?
Best Fiction: Yellowface by RF Kuang
Best Historical Fiction: Weyward by Emilia Hart
Mystery and Thriller: The Housemaid’s Secret by Freida McFadden
Romance: Happy Place by Emily Henry
Romantasy: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Fantasy: Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
Sci Fi: In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
Horror: Holly by Stephen King
YA Fantasy/ Sci Fi: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
YA Fiction: Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Debut: Weyward by Emilia Hart
Best non-fiction: Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
Memoir: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
History and Biography: The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Humor: Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond by Henry Winkler
I personally have no stakes in this, as I know it’s entirely a popularity contest + marketing from Amazon, and they have definitely made some controversial decisions (eliminating categories like middle grade and poetry). It’s curious, though, what people rally behind.
I’m curious what everything thinks.
by HelloDesdemona