Best Books of 2023 (I have Officially Read 100 Books)

1)Every year we have moments of revelation where we realise certain things about life and the universe and Suddenly, we start to look at life differently.

The first book I wanna recommend is filled with essays that may take you to those moments of revelation. The book name is 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think” By Brianna Wiest. She changed the way I think about her as the author.

Some of the stuff was repetitive and the book could have been shortened but I stand by the book.

The second book I want to recommend is Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. Big Magic is like this religious book about creativity. The author calls ideas the disembodied spirit of genius and she believes that creativity is magic and not in some metaphorical sense but in a literal sense like Harry Potter. It is less of a practical book but a more philosophical one. I highly recommend it to all the artists and creative people.

The next three books are my favourite poetry books and I am sad about the fact that the target audience of poetry is shrinking day by day to almost nothing. But I hope that you guys love poetry books because I have some really good recommendations.

The first one is “Strength in Our Scars” by Bianca Sparacino and The second one “Gentle Reminder” is also by the same author. Both are good if you’re trying to heal yourself from heartbreak or if you have lost someone recently. These two will fill you with feelings of warmth, hope and positivity.

Another great poetry book is Poetry Pharmacy by William Seighart. I loved this book so much that I decided to keep a hard copy of it in my library. I leap onto this book whenever I am going through a hard time. It always recommends perfect poetry according to the situation you’re going through or the emotions you’re feeling.

Poetry is the kind of art form that makes sense for you either when you’re going through something tragic or something ecstatic. It’s not for people of moderation.

5th favourite nonfiction book that I read this year is 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman introduces five different love languages that individuals use to express and receive love. 

Quality time

Physical touch

Acts of service

Receiving gifts

Words of affirmation

Just by knowing your love language and your partner’s you can save or even improve the emotional intimacy of the relationship. So many people lost the love of their lives because they didn’t learn how to speak the primary love language of their partner. Highly recommended to all couples.

let’s begin the second part of the blog. All my favourite fictional books. My first two recommendations are murder mystery books because that is my favourite genre.

The first one is “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” by Agatha Christie. This is considered one of the magnum opus of Agatha Christie. This is featured in 1001 books you must read before you die. It’s classic And I bet you that you will not be able to guess the right killer no matter how skilled of a literary detective you think you are. But again you can try, My guess was way off.

The second book that I enjoyed by Agatha Christie is “ABC Murders”. You are gonna enjoy this one because it’s a murder mystery about a serial killer. I think I finished this one much faster than Roger Ackroyd.

My next recommendation is Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa and it is perfect for cat lovers. It’s a poignant story about a boy who rescues this cat and they both go on a road trip together. If you are a cat person you will cry while reading this, I can promise you that.

I have two audiobook recommendations for people who love audiobooks

This year I have also found the cutest romance audiobook series That I listen to whenever I need to hear something cosy and fun. The name is Love Lines by Cara Bastone and There are three parts to this series and every part is a story of a different couple, I love only 1st part “Call Me Maybe” and 3rd part “Seatmate”. 2nd Audiobook “Sweet Talk” was not my favourite. 

There is another romance audiobook by the same author that I love named “Love at First Psych”. All three are full of banter and deep meaningful conversation.

By now, you must have figured that I am addicted to reading murder mystery books. Hence, My next audiobook recommendation is for the people who love Christmas as much as a murder mystery. And the name of the audiobook is Mistletoe Murders narrated by Cobie Smulders. Her narration is morbidly perfect for murder mysteries.

PS: This audiobook is an audible original so you gotta have an audible subscription to listen to this audiobook series.

Plot: It’s a story about a woman who runs this cute Christmas-themed store by the day and solves murder mysteries by the night discreetly.

Anyway, Thank you for taking the time to read my blogs, I appreciate it. May 2024 bring you passion, obsession and healing all wrapped in one.