Confessions of a Literary Addict

What a year! I honestly wasn’t expecting to actually get this list done on time, mostly due to the fact a few of the books ended up being so BORING. Others, though, weren’t terrible, and the rest got unhauled and made room for more books for me to buy!

If you don’t know what this is, each year I pick a number of books out of my TBR jar and tell myself I have to read them within the year. This was this year’s list.

And here’s the wrap up!

BZRK by Michael Grant // ★★☆☆☆
The Passage by Justin Cronin // ★★☆☆☆
Switched by Amanda Hocking // ★★★☆☆

Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White // ★★★☆☆
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan // ★★★★☆
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón // ★★☆☆☆

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger // ★★☆☆☆
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse // ★★☆☆☆
Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin // ★★★☆☆

Magebane by Lee Arthur Chane // ★★☆☆☆
Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev // ★★★☆☆
When We Wake by Karen Healey // ★★★☆☆

Sister’s Red by Jackson Pearce // ★★☆☆☆
Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon // ★★★☆☆
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab // ★★★★☆

Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson // ★★☆☆☆
Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw // ★★☆☆☆
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert // ★★☆☆☆

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt // ★★☆☆☆
The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken // ★★★☆☆
Illusionarium by Heather Dixon // ★★★☆☆

Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult // ★★☆☆☆

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Honestly, not all that surprised with most of the outcomes. A lot of these books I bought about a decade ago when my reading tastes were very different, but I didn’t want to get rid of them without reading them just in case past me was onto something.

But, now most are gone, and I’m okay with that! I will be carrying on this tradition into the new year and already have my 2023 picks ready, so if you’re curious as to what I’ll be reading, stick around!

Thanks for reading!