The Best Books I Read in 2023

I think that this was a good representation of ownership of one's body like this whole question of who owns your body.

this book was fast-paced this was definitely a good balance of character-driven aspects to it and then plot driven aspects to it was such a beautiful balance of it.

I knew that I was going to really love this one in general just because it's quame I have not picked up anything by Kwame that I haven't absolutely adored and enjoyed.

this is an emotional book Liber Bray holds back nothing in this one in terms of like character development character death looking at different aspects of history as it applies to our characters.

blackbird fly was it damaged me it broke me because it's not what I was expecting.

I have been devouring these books because they are chef's kiss they are so good from the writing the character development the plot twist.

I have been devouring these books because they are chef's kiss they are so good from the writing the character development the plot twist.

I have been devouring these books because they are chef's kiss they are so good from the writing the character development the plot twist.

it's just a beautiful read well written Eerie it took me long time to read this because of how dark it is and how much I think I felt my own trauma coming through in reading this book but Unforgettable I loved it.

every book that I read this year by James bman I gave five stars except Amen Corner.

I read their book Hell Followed With Us last year and that was on my top books of 2020 last year I read it in 2022 and it was on my top books of 20122.

every book that I read this year by James bman I gave five stars except Amen Corner.

every book that I read this year by James bman I gave five stars except Amen Corner.

This book was romantic it was poetic and it was spicy and schemy and tense and it was about building boundaries and loving yourself and not caring what anybody else thinks. I love this book I love this book it's one of my favorite romance books of all time.

It is a poem that she originally wrote that has been adapted to picture book format and it is about our interconnectedness with those who have come before us our family with nature and it's just remembering essentially where you come from. It is beautiful when I tell you not only just poetic but the artwork is just amazing.

this one was just written with so much heart and soul and you can tell that the author really cared about her characters in this and this was very reminiscent of some of the experiences that I had with my own grandmother.

I have been devouring these books because they are chef's kiss they are so good from the writing the character development the plot twist.

it's about hope it's about moving on but not forgetting it's about paying your respects but knowing that life has to go on for you and you can't stay in that moment.

I simply went in for the art and got a wonderful story out of this. I really enjoy that one.

The Amen Corner is a play it was a very interesting play because I think that one does a good job of talking about like black people's connection to Christianity and then how in the church how women black women especially are seen in context of the church. it's it was very good highly recommend.

this was really good this was good. it's very much so a commentary on societal expectations and standards and gender roles and gender norms.

although the fourth book is kind of a disappointment.

the last flight was one of my favorite ones of this year but I went with the tree and the river.

it was my first by this author and I loved it I loved it I loved it I loved it. the writing was beautiful.

Andrew knows how to write a character knows how to write a plot and knows how to make you really think about different social issues I'm Auto buy honestly Auto buy for me at this point.

every book that I read this year by James bman I gave five stars except Amen Corner.

I had high expectations for this because it is Jason Reynolds and he paired up with the Humphrey Brothers for the illustrations exquisite.

I loved I absolutely loved the tree in the river it is so hard to explain because there are no words and anything that I explain to you is my interpretation and Aaron Becker did that on purpose.

the writing jazz is such a gifted writer and I hope they write more because when I tell you the fluidity in which they wrote this book it is exceptional it is beautiful it felt magical and it was heartbreaking and it was real.

I really enjoyed it y'all it was it was very good. it's a very interesting look at publishing.