70 Books Read So Far in 2023

Every year, I try to read 52 books, and most years, I make it happen. In recent years, I’ve also been proud to state that I’ve made it to 100.

With two young kids at home, I did not anticipate this year being a record-breaking one. However, with a teething infant, and a toddler who wakes often from nightmares, I find myself awake with one or both of them often throughout the night, and it is my Kindle I turn to.?

I am proud to state that as of today, I have read 70 books in 2023, and am on track to surpass my record of total books read in a year.

Rather than wait until 2024 to share my year in books, I thought I would do a mid-year wrap-up to share my favorites, and seek recommendations as I aim to read another 30+ before the year is up!

See my rankings for the year thus far below.

1. “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt
2. “Sea of Tranquility” by Emily St. John Mandel?
3. “The Measure” by Nikki Erlick
4. “Lucky Girl” by Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu
5. “The Island of Missing Trees” by Elif Shafak
6. “The Push” by Ashley Audrain?
7. “You Could Make This Place Beautiful” by Maggie Smith
8. “Good Bones” by Maggie Smith
9. “Eight Hundred Grapes” by Laurie Dave
10. “Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance” by Rosie Molinary?
11. “Dark Corners” by Megan Goldin
12. “All my Rage” by Sabaa Tahir
13. “Mother on” by Emma Heaphy
14. “Dear Motherhood” by Emma Heaphy?
15. “The Whispers” by Ashley Audrain?
16. “Happy Place” by Emily Henry
17. “The Urgent Life: My Story of Love, Loss, and Survival” by Bozoma Saint John?
18. “Slay Like a Mother: How to Destroy What’s Holding You Back So You Can Live the Life You Want” By Katherine Wintsch
19. “The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love” by Sonya Renee Taylor
20. “Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting” by Lisa Genova?
21. “Keep Moving: Notes of Loss, Creativity, and Change” by Maggie Smith?
22. “Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself” by Nedra Glover Tawwab?
23. “Goldenrod” by Maggie Smith
24. “No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame” By Janet Lansbury?
25. “You Are Only Just Beginning: Lessons for the Journey Ahead” by Morgan Harper Nichols
26. “Recollections of my Nonexistence” by Rebecca Solnit?
27. “Women Talking” by Miriam Toews
28. “Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up” by Selma Blair
29. “The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love” by Sonya Renee Taylor
30. “Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if your Life Depended on it” by Chris Voss
31. “Zikora” by Chimamanda Adichie?
32. “Spare” by Prince Harry?
33. “Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away” by Annie Duke
34. “Life in Five Senses: How Exploring my Senses Got Me Out of my Head and Into the World” by Gretchen Rubin
35. “Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive”? by Marc Brackett?
36. “How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices” by Annie Duke?
37. “The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grown-Ups” by Erika Christakis?
38. “The Charm Offensive” by Alison Cochrun
39. “The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology that Fuel Success and Performance at Work” by Shawn Achor?
40. “The Dead Romantics” by Ashley Poston
41. “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business” by Charles Duhigg?
42. “A Good Girls Guide to Murder” by Holly Jackson
43. “Fourteen Talks by Age 14: The Essential Conversations You Need To Have with Your Kids Before They Start High School” by Michelle ICard?
44. “Heart Bones” by Colleen Hoover
45. “Confess” by Colleen Hoover?
46. “November 9” by Colleen Hoover?
47. “8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go” by Jay Shetty
48. “The Mountain is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self-Mastery” by Brianna Wiest
49. “The Little Book of Calm for New Mums: Grounding Words for the Highs, Lows, and the Moments In Between” by Anna Mathur?
50. “Locust Lane” by Stephen Amidon
51. “Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution” by Rainn Wilson?
52. “Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk” by Kathleen Rooney
53. “One Two Three” by Laurie Frankel?
54. “The House in the Pines” by Ana Reyes
55. “The Candy House” by Jennifer Egan?
56. “How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid For Success” by Julie Lythcott-Haims
57. “Without Merit” by Colleen Hoover?
58. “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your Life.” By Dacher Keltner?
59. “Have I Told You This Already: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember” by Lauren Graham
60. “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude” by Ross Gay
61. “Just the Nicest Couple” by Mary Kubica
62. “Hopeless” by Colleen Hoover
63. “How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy” by Jenny Odell
64. “The Perfect Marriage” by Jeneva Rose
65. “Mind over Mother: Every Mums Guide to Worry and Anxiety in the First Years” by Anna Mathur?
66. “This is How we Do It: A Pep Talk” by Kevin Hart
67. “Cleaning up your Mental Mess: 5 Simple Scientifically Proven Strategies to Reduce? Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking” by Caroline Leaf
68. “The Final Girl Support Group” by Grady Hendrix
69. “One True Love” by Taylor Jenkins Reid
70. “Finding Cinderella” by Colleen Hoover

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