Book List: 2023 Mid-Year Favorites

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It’s hard to believe that 2023 is already half over. I’ve had a great reading year so far, particularly in the last few months, so I’ve put together a list of my mid-year favorites. My tbr is huge and constantly growing, and I’m really excited to add more favorites to this list as the year continues. Reviews of The Elementals by Michael McDowell and Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova coming soon!

2023 Mid-Year Favorites:

• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
• Psycho by Robert Bloch
• The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
• Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
• A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Mark Dawidziak

• You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson
• Dark Hearts: The World’s Most Famous Horror Writers by Jim Gigliotti
• Weyward by Emilia Hart
• We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby
• Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu by Junji Ito

• A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
• Linghun by Ai Jiang
• Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones
• Tell Me Everything: A Memoir by Minka Kelly
• A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

• Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
• Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky
• I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

• Mosaic by Catherine McCarthy
• The Elementals by Michael McDowell
• When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen
• Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell
• Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

• The Vein by Steph Nelson
• Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen
• Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulsen
• The Only One Left by Riley Sager
• Children of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo

• Lore Olympus: Volume 4 by Rachel Smythe
• Chlorine by Jade Song
• Frost Bite by Angela Sylvaine
• Homesick Pilots, Volume 1: Teenage Haunts by Dan Watters

What are your 2023 favorites so far?

Amanda❤

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