PeruseProject 389K subscribers · Jan 5, 2024

Tier Ranking Every Book I Read in 2023! (90 total reads📚😳)

  • Ranking · 85 books

Reviews85

A Fire EndlessRebecca Ross
Loved it

this is the final novel to a duology which is very magical and lyrical and romantic and I actually liked this final installment even more than the first book

A Study in DrowningAva Reid
Mixed

this is solidly good I really enjoyed the writing style I loved that it was a f centered story ... I found the end to be perhaps a little too straightforward

All Systems RedMartha Wells
Mixed

I liked this book ... I'm not sure if I liked it as much as other people love it like it's still a solid book that I would recommend like a fourstar read

Ancillary JusticeAnn Leckie
Loved it

another one of my favorite reads of the year ... the combination of this sci-fi plot that was so intense and blew my mind with also just the exploration of gender and culture and language

Best served coldJoe Abercrombie
Loved it

this book was Bloody as you would expect from Joe abomi full of so many morally gray characters very disturbing probably not my favorite that I've read of his but I also feel like it had a lot of his trademark elements that I just enjoy

Birnam WoodEleanor Catton
Loved it

this book was a ride if you want like a literary fiction book that has elements of like a thriller ... you need to pick this book up

Bliss MontageLing Ma
Loved it

this is a collection of short stories by this author and it was hard-hitting really well contemplated some of my favorite short stories I feel like I've ever read

BunnyMona Awad
Loved it

this is a book you're either going to love or you're going to hate and this is kind of like an a24 movie in a story it was very unexpected ... very refreshing

I loved the first two books in this series I just felt like the third book was just so focused on like wrapping up plot lines it was kind of boring and then the actual like end plot development felt so rushed

CirceMadeline Miller
Loved it

A Classic Greek retelling by mateline Miller had her trademark beautiful writing and her ability to humanize what are like very famous characters

elements of this book I enjoyed quite a bit Juliet Mia's writing style ... I just didn't like the plotting of this quite as much as some of her other books

Exit WestMohsin Hamid
Loved it

an excellent speculative fiction story with a very unusual writing style ... very good it was like my first read of 2023 and it was amazing

Fool's AssassinRobin Hobb
Loved it

I believe this is the second book of the trilogy and it was exceptional very difficult to read at the same time but obviously a favorite book of the year

Hell BentLeigh Bardugo
Mixed

the more I sit with this the less I like it to be honest I loved the first one which is 9th house and elements of hellbent I liked but ... parts of the middle dragged

Immortal LongingsChloe Gong
Loved it

this book really caught me by surprise ... it was so entertaining and like fast-paced like not perfect but the magic system and the characters ... I flew through it and honestly I had a good time

I think this book had a pretty decent fantasy plot line but I was really underwhelmed by the fantasy plot line ... I read it and I liked it but also was disappointed by it

RuinJohn Gwynne
Loved it

Rune by John which is the third book to the faithful and the fallen and I think the last one I haven't ranked I'm going to put this in solidly good

this is one of the most unique books I have ever read one of the most beautifully written books I've ever read and it just really blew me away more people need to read the spear cuts through water

this is a cozy murder mystery set in a retirement community in the UK and elements of it are very endearing the characters are likable but also I wouldn't say it's a very memorable tale

objectively this is like a three star read like nothing about it really blew me away but something about like the classic nature of the tropes ... made me like it more in my heart

ValourJohn Gwynne
Loved it

as a singular novel my experience with Valor was that I really liked it was my favorite book of the series book two and it really hooked me

White HotIlona Andrews
Loved it

this is exactly what I wanted it to be it was steamy it was fun urban fantasy it had mystery it had action and had angst

Witch KingMartha Wells
Loved it

I enjoyed the sort of backwards nature in which this book was told and the and the relationships between everyone present in this book

YellowfaceR. F. Kuang
Loved it

I really love RF Quang writing and I really appreciated a lot of the stuff that she did within this book this book was cutting and honestly I would highly recommend it