S2, Chapter 3: The Superlatives of 2023

It's the end of 2023 which means it's time to talk about our bookish superlatives for the year.  Get ready for a fun discussion and a long list of books to either avoid or add to your TBR.

Julia’s Books:

• The Binding by Bridget Collins
• Verity by Colleen Hoover
• In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
• The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
• The Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt
• Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone by J.K Rowling, narrated by Jim Dale
• The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
• The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
• The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia by C. W. Gortner 
• Sammy Keyes (Books 1 and 2) by Wendelin Van Draanen
• The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
• The Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan
• Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
• Fangs by Sarah Andersen
• Emma by Jane Austen (Union Square and Co. Gilded Classics)
• The Book of Night by Holly Black
• Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
• Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
• Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
• Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
• Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
• Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

Stephany’s Books:

• Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Life-Long Learners by Tom Vanderbilt
• Weyward by Emilia Hart
• No Exit by Taylor Adams
• Falling Upward by Richard Rohr, narrated by Richard Rohr
• The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
• The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
• Dreams Lie Beneath by Rebecca Ross, narrated by Chloe Dolandis
• With the End in Mind by Kathryn Mannix
• Troy by Stephen Fry
• The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
• Persuasion by Jane Austen (Harper Muse Classics Painted Editions)
• 84 Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff
• David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
• The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
• The Love Wager by Lynn Painter
• The Layover by Lacie Waldon
• Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
• The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith
• Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
• Hidden Christmas by Timothy Keller

 Also mentioned:

• No Exit 
• Chapter 19 (Season 1): Reading Speed Bumps
• Alma Evergreens 

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