2023 on Goodreads

My year 2023 in books

What. A. Great. Book. Year!! If 2022 was my introduction to literature as an official student in EngLit, 2023 is my first full year of attempting to plan ahead and manage school and personal reading together. And I am quite happy of the result, and only wish to push it further for 2024.

I can see my book taste changing as I read more. It is such an interesting, and sometimes challenging, experience to try to reconcile old favourites with evolving interests. As an eternal reader of middle grade and YA fantasy, I lately found myself drawn more and more towards adult fantasy, cross-cultural works and queer stories. I see the trends and tropes of my two usual age ranges more and some of them are starting to bother me, so I'm on the lookout for something different. I found some incredible gems this way!
I also see that I tend to reread a lot less. I am in the mood to keep on discovering new books and stories. I'm not setting my faves aside, but I want to keep reaching for new stuff, and that is my goal for 2024.