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The Rules on Recommending:
- You can only recommend 2 books/graphic novels you have read in 2023!
- Please make sure the book you recommend is the one you loved/enjoyed/thought was the best of all the books you read in 2023.
- Preferably only recommend 2 books but if you can't choose then recommend 3-5 and I will randomly pick 2 from the 3-5 to add to the list.
- The book you recommend can be MG, YA, Adult or New Adult and can be any genre but please make sure the book is appropriate.
- The book can be a graphic novel or manga.
- The book must be in English or translated to English books are also allowed.
- The book must be more than 100 pages long.
- The book cannot be from the middle of a series if it's not possible to read the book outside of the series and still understand it.

Read more about the readathon here:
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Like a Charm

Check & Mate - loved this one.
Begin Again - I'm a fan of Emma Lord's stories.
Thieves' Gambit - YA heist novel - a lot of fun
Royal Blood - a fun YA mystery

Railhead - The first of a fun, galaxy-wide trilogy that will always keep you on your toes.

The Bedlam Stacks - A slow burner set in 1850s Peru. Magic realism.

What a concept. I’m actually doing this on time! XD I was going to try to pick myself but it’s really hard so I will name my top 5. Hope you enjoy!

1. The Secret History - This has become my new all time favorite! It’s so unsettling and it unravels in such a masterful way. Honestly, the short synopsis tells you how much you really need to know but I think it’s such a good literary fiction mystery. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

2. Once Upon a K-Prom - This was definitely such a cute romance! I love friends to lovers and also I recently got into K-Pop so I also really loved that element as well. For me, it was the perfect blend of the two and I enjoyed my time this one.

3. Legendborn - This book was MIND BLOWING! I love the world behind this and it kinda reminds me of Shadowhunters a bit. I also really appreciated the grief representation in this as well and I love the characters as well. I need to get to the second book but I definitely this is such a strong start to this urban fantasy series!

4. Orange: The Complete Collection, Volume 1 - I finally binged this manga and it was so good!! It is very sad though as it deals with the topic of mental health and suicide, so it’s very touchy. I think this will definitely lead to some discussions but the core of this is friendship and second chances. It is very good though even if it’s heartbreaking.

5. Garlic and the Vampire - Unlike the manga I just recommended, this one is full of all the cozy vibes and it will make you so happy! I love the cozy vegetable family and how supportive of they are to each other. I definitely recommend this for all the wholesome feels! Also I believe it has very good anxiety rep.

Lynn wrote: "Check & Mate - loved this one.
Begin Again - I'm a fan of Emma Lord's stories.
[book:Thieves' Gamb..."

I used a random number picker to decide which 2 to add to our list and it picked 3 and 4 which funnily enough are the two I’m interested in reading!

Ilsen wrote: "What a concept. I’m actually doing this on time! XD I was going to try to pick myself but it’s really hard so I will name my top 5. Hope you enjoy!

1. The Secret History [bookcover:Th..."

Haha I’m so proud of you for doing it on time! It bodes well for a new year of reading!

It actually is really hard to pick just 2 books! I used a random number picker to choose 2 out of your 5 and it picked 2 and 5.

I’ve actually read the Garlic graphic novel and it was cute! I quite enjoyed it and the art was lovely. Also the Orange manga!! Have you watched the anime? I started watching it a while ago and it was pretty good but I felt it kind of dragging so I might read the manga instead because the concept seems really cool.

Kadi wrote: "Ilsen wrote: "What a concept. I’m actually doing this on time! XD I was going to try to pick myself but it’s really hard so I will name my top 5. Hope you enjoy!

1. The Secret History..."

THERE’S ANIME??? I didn’t know that. Now I want to try to watch it. Highly recommend the manga series though! There are two complete collection of volumes and the author released some other extra volumes that I want to read. But two complete collections are just enough.

Also side note, I just wanted to say that there are two choices in the poll that aren’t the first in the series. Bookshops and Bonedust is a prequel to Legends and Lattes (which came first) and The Last Devil to Die is the fourth book in The Thursday Murder Club series. I would say that you can replace it with the first one.

Most of my favorites were part of a series. One of those, A Conspiracy of Kings, you could read without reading the others but I recommend reading the others first.

So I'll have to go with Tress of the Emerald Sea as my most favorite.

Kadi wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Check & Mate - loved this one.
Begin Again - I'm a fan of Emma Lord's stories.
[book:..."

Those two are probably the best choices anyway.