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2023
My Year in Books
42,243
pages read
Olivia Swindler
129
books read
Olivia Swindler
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
Shortest Book
pages
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Longest Book
640
pages
Average book length in 2023
327
pages
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Most Shelved
3,668,928
people also shelved
Pathways by Tony Evans
Least Shelved
226
people also shelved
Olivia’s average rating for 2023
3.9
3.9
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.55 average
Making a Scene by Constance Wu

Olivia’s first review of the year

it was amazing
Not only is this a beautifully written collection of essays, but I loved the way Wu weaved together pieces of her life to tell this vulnerable and personal story. I especially admired her telling of her experiences with FOTB. Each essay was a poetic window into her life—with topics ranging from love, bunnies, acting, and cars.
OLIVIA’S 2023 BOOKS
Making a Scene by Constance Wu
it was amazing
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Julie Smith
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne
Superfan by Jen Sookfong Lee
If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Finding Me by Viola Davis
it was amazing
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler
Bittersweet by Susan Cain
Maame by Jessica George
Brain Energy by Christopher M. Palmer
No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler
it was amazing
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes
Flying Solo by Linda Holmes
Live Wire by Kelly Ripa
The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
Who Gets Believed by Dina Nayeri
The Survivors by Jane Harper
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
Enchantment by Katherine May
The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel
All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore
it was amazing
The Letters of John by John R.W. Stott
Hearing God by Dallas Willard
The Kingdom of Prep by Maggie Bullock
Hello, Molly! by Molly Shannon
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
Paris by Paris Hilton
it was amazing
Adult Assembly Required by Abbi Waxman
In the Woods by Tana French
Open by Andre Agassi
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
How to Think Like a Woman by Regan Penaluna
Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton
Paper Names by Susie Luo
it was amazing
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
Love Buzz by Neely Tubati Alexander
The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway by Elizabeth Passarella
Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley
Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jiménez
This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs
Range by David Epstein
it was amazing
Friends Like These by Meg Rosoff
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
Celebrity Nation by Landon Y. Jones
If We're Being Honest by Cat Shook
The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale
The Ferryman by Justin Cronin
Recursion by Blake Crouch
it was amazing
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
All The Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue
Monsters by Claire Dederer
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
Super Bloom by Megan Tady
The House Is on Fire by Rachel Beanland
Social Engagement by Avery Carpenter Forrey
Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan
it was amazing
Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal
Surrender by Bono
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker
Tell Me Everything by Minka Kelly
Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
Tough by Terry Crews
it was amazing
Tell Me What I Am by Una Mannion
Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
California Golden by Melanie Benjamin
Love in Color by Bolu Babalola
River of Doubt by Candice Millard
Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
it was amazing
The Intern by Michele Campbell
The Long Game by Elena Armas
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
The Other Side of Mrs. Wood by Lucy Barker
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

Olivia’s last review of the year

liked it
I was so excited for this book after loving A WOMAN IS NO MAN, but I found the story to be too repetitive for me.
2023 Reading Challenge Img rccompleted
2023 READING
CHALLENGE
Olivia Swindler read 129 out of 100 books.
 
129%
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