The reading challenge goal was 12 books and I missed it by about 150 pages. If I hadn’t decided to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve I might have finished the last few pages. Oh well, it’s close enough for me to let it go. Be that as it may, here are the eleven books I did manage to finish for the 2023 Goodreads reading challenge (** indicates a book I’ve read before).
- Storm Front** by Jim Butcher
- Winter** by Marissa Meyer
- Throne of Glass by Sarah Maas
- Eragon** by Christopher Paolini
- Crown of Midnight by Sarah Maas
- Eldest** by Christopher Paolini
- Heir of Fire by Sarah Maas
- Brisingr** by Christopher Paolini
- Queen of Shadows by Sarah Maas
- Inheritance** by Christopher Paolini
- Tower of Dawn by Sarah Maas
Dragonriders and Assassins
2023 was quite a mix of books I’ve read before and a new series (Throne of Glass). I had hoped to have finished the Throne of Glass books before the end of the year but I didn’t even come close. There are 8 books in total, most of them are over 600 pages each. I made it through 5 and I had just started the 6th less than a month before the end of the year.
The Throne of Glass series are the only new books on the list, everything else are books I had previously read. It was really fun reading the Inheritance Cycle again. It’s probably been 20 years since I last read them and it was just as exciting to read them again. I had hoped to read more Dresden books again but I didn’t want to disrupt the Throne of Glass series.
By the way, if you are curious, I recommend everything on this list. All of them! Also, I’m always looking for recommendations so please feel free to drop some in the comments.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
– Dr. Seuss