Reading List // 2023

Below is the list of novels, both fiction and nonfiction, along with graphic novels that I read in 2023. For each book read, I rated it on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the least enjoyable and 10 being the most satisfying. I based the ratings on how developed the characters were, whether or not the plot was engaging, and the stylistic flair of each writer. As a disclaimer, these are just my personal opinions. I love reading and writing and would never want to discourage anyone from putting down their phone and picking up a book. While there were some stories that I didn’t personally love or connect with, your experience might differ. Now, on to the lists.

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Books
Read

28

GRAPHIC NOVELS
Read

17

AUDIO BOOKS
LISTENED TO

0

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2023 Books Read

• Raylan (5/10)
  Elmore Leonard

• Last Call For The Living (6/10)
  Peter Farris

• The Cabin At The End Of The World (7/10)
  Peter Tremblay

• Devil In A Blue Dress (7/10)
  Walter Mosley

• Now Is Not The Time To Panic (8/10)
  Kevin Wilson

• The Long Fall (5/10)
  Walter Mosley

• The Crossover (9/10)
  Kwame Alexander

• Create Story Conflict [Nonfiction] (8/10)
  Eileen Cook

• The Escape Artist (10/10)
  Brad Meltzer

• Maniac Mcgree (7/10)
  Jerry Spinelli

• Lightening Rod (8/10)
  Brad Meltzer

• Eye of the Needle (10/10)
  Ken Follett

• The Black Echo (9/10)
  Michael Connelly

• The Sign Of The Beaver (8/10)
  Elizabeth George Speare

• The Lincoln Lawyer (9/10)
  Michael Connelly

• Sahara (7/10)
  Clive Cussler

• Inner Circle (7/10)
  Brad Meltzer

• Boy 21 (8/10)
  Matthew Quick

• The Blessing Way (7/10)
  Tony Hillerman

• Along Came A Spider (6/10)
  James Patterson

• Deal Breaker (10/10)
  Harlan Coben

• Drop Shot (10/10)
  Harlan Coben

• Fade Away (10/10)
  Harlan Coben

• Back Spin (8/10)
  Harlan Coben

• One False Move (9/10)
  Harlan Coben

• City On Fire (7/10)
  Don Winslow

• The Final Detail (8/10)
  Harlan Coben

• The Pillars Of The Earth (8/10)
  Ken Follett

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2023 Graphic Novels Read

• Lonely City (6/10)
  Cliff Chiang

• Punisher: King of Killers (5/10)
  Jason Aaron

• The Last Ronin (6/10)
  Kevin Eastman

• Black Bolt - Vol.1 (7/10)
  Saladin Ahmed

• Black Bolt - Vol.2 (7/10)
  Saladin Ahmed

• Northlanders - Vol.1 (7/10)
  Brian Wood

• Goddamned - Vol.1 (7/10)
  Jason Aaron

• Goddamned - Vol.2 (9/10)
  Jason Aaron

• Fights (7/10)
  Joel Christian Gill

• Batman [Ed Brubaker - Vol.1] (9/10)
  Ed Brubaker

• Blade of the Immortal - Vol.8 (10/10)
  Hiroaki Samura

• Batman: Beyond The White Knight (7/10)
  Sean Gordon Murphy

• The Big Guy and Rusty Boy Robot (6/10)
  Frank Miller

• Old Dog (5/10)
  Declan Shalvey

• Ultimate X-Men - Vol. 1 (8/10)
  Mark Millar

• Local Man (7/10)
  Tim Seely

• Cosmic Detective (7/10)
  Jeff Lemire/Matt Kindt

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That’s a wrap on the 2023 reading list. What were some of your favorites of the year? Feel free to post them in the comments.

Until next year, keep cracking those spines open and let the stories flow.