Hey y'all! I'm here to drop a few book recs for 2023. So far, these are my top 5 star books. I haven't actually read a lot of new 5 star books this year--I have a ton of nonfic/classic/for-school 5-stars, but those don't really count. So here are my top five fiction reads for this year--almost all of which are indie (!!)--and I'll be dropping any further top books in my Year-End wrapup!

A Name Long Buried by C.M. Banschbach

motorcycles in the West//that cover is Monument Valley, come on//fantasy Western//found family (in multiple ways)//5 stars and a perfect sequel

Into the Churn by Hayley Reese Chow

sci-fi game show//family bonds//sci-fI DOG//interplanetary stuffs//Hunger Games vibes!!//5 stars

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

magical typewriters//rivals to lovers//absolutely gorgeous prose//mythology!//book 2 comes out in December and I can't WAIT//5 stars

Of Sea and Smoke by Gillian Bronte Adams

MAGIC HORSES//multiple POVs//huge cast//epic fantasy done right//the THEMES//5 stars

5-star memoirs/nonfic:

Surprised by Joy//C.S. Lewis

What is a Girl Worth?//Rachael Denhollander

Becoming Free Indeed//Jinger Duggar Vuolo

Munich, 1938//David Faber