The best books of 2023

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My favorite read in 2023

Book cover of Come Forth As Gold

Alexandria Miracola Why did I love this book?

This story is one of the most beautiful and raw explorations of grief that I have ever read.

As someone who has experienced a lot of loss, I can promise that this novel will simultaneously remind you that you are not alone in suffering and infuse you with faith that nothing in the past can hold you back from a future overflowing with lasting joy and revived hope.

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My 2nd favorite read in 2023

Book cover of Robbing Centaurs and Other Bad Ideas

Alexandria Miracola Why did I love this book?

What more could you ask for in a novel than unique worldbuilding and page-turning antics that come together to create an epic and hilarious fantasy romp?

The characters are witty, flawed, and loveable; Bethany Meyer strikes the perfect balance between humor and heart, making this a story that I want to return to again and again. Anything that Meyer writes is on my “automatic buy” list!

By Bethany Meyer,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Robbing Centaurs and Other Bad Ideas as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Wick the tree messenger is bound for success. His career as a messenger is better than it's ever been, and he's on the fast track to getting an even more important job as a councilor. But before he can succeed, word spreads that a thief is after the most powerful magic in Aro, the Heather Stone, and stealing it piece by piece. To be safe, Wick is entrusted with moving one of the stones to a safer location.

On his journey, Wick is overtaken by the thief himself, a seraph named Archer, but Archer's plans as he explains them are…


My 3rd favorite read in 2023

Book cover of Child of Light

Alexandria Miracola Why did I love this book?

Terry Brooks is a long-time favorite author of mine, but I believe that Child of Light is one of his best books.

The world is rich and the action captivates your attention, but the story’s heart lies in the defiant hope that you can be more than what outward appearances or circumstances suggest is possible. The very best stories plant resilience and light in your heart, and this book is one of them.

By Terry Brooks,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Child of Light as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The electrifying first novel of an all-new fantasy series from the legendary author behind the Shannara saga, about a human girl struggling to find her place in a magical world she’s never known

“Enticing . . . Brooks’s fans will be thrilled to have a new series to savor.”—Publishers Weekly

At nineteen, Auris Afton Grieg has led an . . . unusual life. Since the age of fourteen, she has been trapped in a Goblin prison. Why? She does not know. She has no memories of her past beyond the vaguest of impressions. All she knows is…


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Penelope Grace and the Winter Carousel

By Alexandria Miracola,

Book cover of Penelope Grace and the Winter Carousel

What is my book about?

In a home nestled on a quiet, cobblestone street, a young woman is holding tightly to wonder. As loss threatens to unravel her family during the holidays and a nameless shadow haunts them, Penelope Grace determines that she will not let her family come undone. On a cold winter’s night, she chases an unexpected friend through the softly falling snow, and if you follow her there, reader, you’ll step onto a forgotten carousel together and be swept away to the meeting place of grief and wonder.

Book cover of Come Forth As Gold
Book cover of Robbing Centaurs and Other Bad Ideas
Book cover of Child of Light

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