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2023
My Year in Books
89,882
pages read
Emma Hardy
300
books read
Emma Hardy
I Love You Baby Cactus by Amanda Callas
Shortest Book
30
pages
Twisted Tropes by Aimee Walker
Longest Book
583
pages
Average book length in 2023
299
pages
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Most Shelved
2,948,371
people also shelved
PROOF by Amanda Callas
Least Shelved
0
people also shelved
Emma’s average rating for 2023
4.0
4.0
I Love You Baby Cactus by Amanda Callas
Highest Rated on Goodreads
it was amazing
5.00 average
Promise Me by Jill Mansell

Emma’s first review of the year

it was amazing
This kicks off with a grumpy man, and if I'm honest I thought I wouldn't buy into the story. How wrong I was. Packed with a great mix of characters, lots of drama and of course a bit of romance thrown in for good measure. I soon felt invested in this story and totally absorbed into this world. Vivid, realistic and endearing. ...more
EMMA’S 2023 BOOKS
The Blind Light by Stuart Evers
Promise Me by Jill Mansell
it was amazing
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
The Drift by C.J. Tudor
Aberfan by Joan Miller
Holding Strong by Nicci Wright
The Cows by Dawn O'Porter
Spare by Prince Harry
This Old Thing by Dawn O'Porter
The Trial by Rob Rinder
The Garnett Girls by Georgina Moore
Sincerely, Me by Julietta Henderson
Whatever Next? by Anne Glenconner
Dog Days by Ericka Waller
it was amazing
My Spanish Romance by Olivia Spring
Fling by Joseph Murray
Goose by Dawn O'Porter
Paper Aeroplanes by Dawn O'Porter
Longleat by David Burnett
The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
The History of England by Jane Austen
it was amazing
Not in a Million Years by Sophie Ranald
All My Love by Miranda Dickinson
Love in the Cupboard by Mari Jane Law
The Quiet Stillness of Empty Houses by L.V. Russell
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Maybe It's About Time by Neil Boss
Forever Your Rogue by Erin Langston
The Silence Project by Carole Hailey
A Secret Garden Affair by Erica James
The Wrecker's Curse by Jo Silva
Summer at the Ice Cream Café by Jo Thomas
it was amazing
The Other Side of Mrs Wood by Lucy Barker
Hokey Pokey by Kate Mascarenhas
The Daydreams by Laura Hankin
The Accidental Inheritance by Cate Woods
The Paradise Chapter by Blake Salazar
The House in the Olive Grove by Emma Cowell
Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes
it was amazing
Closer to Love by Vex King
Roman Fever and Other Stories by Edith Wharton
Paris Requiem by Chris Lloyd
The Revlon Girl by Neil Anthony Docking
Butter In A Lordly Dish by Agatha Christie
Paranormal Wales by Mark Rees
The Odd Couple by Neil Simon
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
UK KILLERS. Vol 1. A to E by Barry Faulkner
it was amazing
UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES by Barry Faulkner
When I First Held You by Anstey Harris
The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed
The Patriarchs by Angela Saini
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
it was amazing
Rosewater by Liv Little
Begin With You by Petra Velzeboer
Send Nudes by Saba Sams
The Health Fix by Ayan Panja
Street Haunting by Virginia Woolf
The Wonders by Elena Medel
The Last Word by Katy Birchall
Unorthodox Love by Heidi Shertok
Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen
The Little Italian Hotel by Phaedra Patrick
Feeling 'Blah'? by Tanith Carey
really liked it
The London Reaction by J.G. Jenkinson
It Will End In Disaster by Patrick Morgan
The Way to Hornsey Rise by Jeremy Worman
Strong Female Character by Fern Brady
Games and Rituals by Katherine Heiny
A Cornish Seaside Murder by Fiona Leitch
An Unwanted Inheritance by Imogen Clark
Verona in Autumn by Tom Lloyd
it was amazing
Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
Twisted Tropes by Aimee Walker
Oh, Sister by Jodie Chapman
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Us by Fiona Collins
Don't Believe the Hype by Natalie Lewis
Better Off Wed by Portia MacIntosh
Silent Waters by L.V. Matthews
The Matchmaker by Catherine Walsh
The Life and Love (Attempts) of Kitty Cook by Helen Aitchison
I, Julian by Claire Gilbert
Crossing Over by Ann Morgan
No Accident by Robert Crouch
Up for Air by Christina Berry
Love in the Wings by Ellie White
it was amazing
The Troll at the End of the Garden by B.D. Thomas
A Summer on the Riviera by Rachel Barnett
No Worries If Not by Soph Galustian
it was amazing
Covert in Cairo by Kelly Oliver
Semi-Detached by Deborah Stone
All This Healing is Killing Me by Gabrielle Pelicci
The Comet Sweeper by Claire Brock
The Rabbits by Sophie Overett
My Own Worst Enemy by Lily Lindon
Mrs Porter Calling by A.J. Pearce
Queuing for the Queen by Sweta Rana
Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis

Emma’s last review of the year

liked it
I loved the concept and premise of this so couldn't wait to read, but was not entirely convinced by this read. Plodded along and ok but didn't grip me. ...more
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