My Reading Wrap-Up {2023}

I can’t believe it’s the end of another year already! 2023 was another year that I did not participate in any reading challenges nor set a goal of reading a specific amount of books. I did have one goal of increasing the amount of fiction read and decreasing the amount of nonfiction read, which I easily achieved.

Quick Reading Stats

I completed a total of 67 books this year! A few books were started and not finished for various reasons, but they were very few. Maybe 3? I didn’t keep track…

I read 49 fiction titles, which includes novels I enjoyed in my own (mostly audiobooks), a number of middle grade books (pre-reading for girls) and read alouds with the kiddos.

I completed 4 book series: Miss Marple mysteries, The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Enola Holmes mysteries, The Culper Ring Trilogy.

My favorite stand-alone novels were: The Harvester, A Gentleman in Moscow, The Reading List and David Copperfield.

Our favorite read aloud was Adventures with Waffles.

I completed 10 Non-Fiction book. The ones I found most helpful and/or interesting: Glucose Revolution, Move Your DNA, and Hunt, Gather, Parent.

I enjoyed 8 Biographies / Memoirs. My favorites were: Grandma Gatewood’s Walk, A War of Loves and The Plague & I.

My 2023 Reading List

This is every book I finished this year! I always find it interesting to see how my reading changes throughout the year. (Please know that not every title on this list is a recommendation. Use your own judgment in determining if a book is appropriate for you and/or your family).

January

1. Hard Times 
2. The Reading List
3. Dangerous Journey
4. The Egg & I
5. Anybody Can Do Anything

February

6. The Plague and I
7. Becoming Free Indeed
8. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
9. The Jane Austen Project
10. Jacob Have I Loved

March

11. Peter Nimble & His Fantastic Eyes
12. Adventures with Waffles
13. Lena, the Sea and Me
14. The Mysterious Howling
15. The Hidden Gallery
16. The Unseen Guest
17. The Interrupted Tale
18. The Unmapped Sea
19. The Long-Lost Home

April

20. The Enchanted April
21. Grow Wild
22. A War of Loves
23. Marilla of Green Gables
24. The Time-Saving Mom
25. The Case of the Missing Marquess
26. The Case of the Left-Handed Lady

May

27. The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets
28. The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan
29. The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
30. The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye
31. Enola Holmes & the Black Barouche
32.  Premeditated Myrtle
33. The Joy of Missing Out

June

34. The Harvester
35. Enola Holmes & the Elegant Escapade
36. Glucose Revelution
37. Tuesdays at the Castle
38. A Gentleman in Moscow

July

39. Move Your DNA
40. A Daughter of the Land
41. The Lincoln Highway
42. Ring of Secrets
43. Whispers from the Shadows
44. Circle of Spies

August

45.  How to Get Away with Myrtle
46. All My Knotted Up Life
47. Hunt, Gather, Parent

September

48.  Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer
49. Old Fashioned on Purpose

October

50. Better Late Than Early
51. Balanced and Barefoot
52. Grandma Gatewood’s Walk
53. The Murder at the Vicarage

November

54. The Moving Finger
55. Counting the Cost
56. David Copperfield
57. A Murder is Announced
58. They Do It With Mirrors
59. A Pocket Full of Rye

December

60. 4:50 from Paddington
61. The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side
62. The Quilt Walk
63. A Caribbean Mystery
64. At Bertram’s Hotel
65. Nemesis
66. Sleeping Murder
67. Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories

I am amazed at how many books I was able to read this year! However, much of of it was due to listening to audio books when suffering from insomnia. I expect the amount of books I complete to be lower next year as I attempt to switch back to reading paper books and find ways to sleep better. 

What were some of your favorite reads of 2023? I’d love for you to  share in a comment. Maybe I’ll add them to my TBR list for next year!