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2023
My Year in Books
23,537
pages read
85
books read


Best of Luck by Jason Mott
Shortest Book
29
pages
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter
Longest Book
466
pages

Average book length in 2023
276
pages

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Most Shelved
1,017,187
people also shelved
22 and 50 Poems by E.E. Cummings
Least Shelved
311
people also shelved

Casey’s average rating for 2023
3.7
3.7

The First Death by Kendra Elliot
Highest Rated on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ
4.53 average

The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard

Casey’s first review of the year

did not like it
Imagine having the ego to think you can emulate Poe and depict events that would inspire some of his most famous works.

°ä´¡³§·¡³Û’S 2023 BOOKS
The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard
Curiosities of Literature by John Sutherland
Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson
it was amazing
To Tell You the Truth by Gilly Macmillan
The Least of My Scars by Stephen Graham Jones
My Darkest Prayer by S.A. Cosby
Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones
Bonk by Mary Roach
The Socialite's Guide to Murder by S.K. Golden
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
Small Game by Blair Braverman
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
Amateur Midnight Monster Hunter by David Dastmalchian
it was amazing
The Little Sleep by Paul Tremblay
Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper
Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay
it was amazing
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
Shiver by Allie Reynolds
22 and 50 Poems by E.E. Cummings
Thirst by Mary Oliver
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
The Family Bones by Elle Marr
Strangers We Know by Elle Marr
White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link
West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman
Shy by Max Porter
really liked it
The Engagement Party by Finley  Turner
48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister by Joyce Carol Oates
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina
I Didn't Do It by Jaime Lynn Hendricks
Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha  Allen
Night Fever by Ed Brubaker
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
it was amazing
For You and Only You by Caroline Kepnes
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn  Bayron
Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire
The Other Family by Wendy Corsi Staub
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
What Never Happened by Rachel Howzell Hall
The Block Party by Jamie Day
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
it was amazing
The First Death by Kendra Elliot
It Happened One Fight by Maureen Lee Lenker
Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 6 by James Tynion IV
The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay
Kala by Colin Walsh
The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum
The Last Request by Brandon Barrows
Mister Magic by Kiersten White
The Murder Wheel by Tom   Mead
The Pact by Sharon J. Bolton
it was amazing
Burn the Negative by Josh Winning
Earthdivers Vol. 1 by Stephen Graham Jones
Parasocial by Alex de Campi
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter
The Hurricane Blonde by Halley  Sutton
really liked it
Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam  Sass
The Last Haunt by Max Booth III
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
House of Slaughter, Vol. 2 by James Tynion IV
House of Slaughter, Vol. 3 by James Tynion IV
In Bloom by Paul Tremblay
The Pram by Joe Hill
Best of Luck by Jason Mott
The Lodge by Sue Watson
Lord of the Fly Fest by Goldy Moldavsky
it was amazing
The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz
Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen by Sarah                James
Murder on Sex Island by Jo Firestone
The Twelve Days of Murder by Andreina Cordani
You Are What You Watch by Walter Hickey
Where the Body Was by Ed Brubaker
Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes
The Christmas Guest by Peter  Swanson
Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger
really liked it
The Laws of the Skies by Grégoire Courtois
John the Posthumous by Jason Schwartz

You Are What You Watch by Walter Hickey

Casey’s last review of the year

liked it
I feel like this probably works better as a physical book as the charts were hard to read using a Kindle (though I popped them out and zoomed), though that's not a fault of the book itself, just an observation for other readers. For me I think it just felt a little too wide-ranging, but the parts that did hook me were fun. I do think it's a nice blend of science and anecdote, and his writing voice is pretty enjoyable. ...more
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