2023 Mid-Year Freak Out Tag #MidYearWrapUp
Hello Readers! I hope you all well and first half of the year was amazing for you. I don’t do tags or memes anymore but Mid-Year Freak Out Tag has always been fun and it also gives a reason to do Mid-Year Wrap Up. So here is my 2023 Mid-Year Freak Out Tag and how 2023 in books has been so far –
Reading Stats-
Books Read – 46
Pages Read – 14827
This year Goodreads was acting weirdly. Sometimes even after marking the book ‘read’ it wouldn’t appear in my read list but will count the book for the challenge, sometimes even though I read the book once and I didn’t select ‘read’ the second time it would show I read it twice and will count it for the challenge. So there is already a problem with counts as my Excel sheet is showing me 46 books. But even with 46, I’m way ahead of the challenge. I might change the challenge to 80 later.
2023 Mid-Year Freak Out Tag
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Best book you’ve read so far in 2023?
So many! I can’t possibly just choose one and that will be the same for all the questions in this tag.
Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2023?
New release you haven’t read yet but want to?
The list here is endless! I seriously have a long list of books I have received and I have yet to read them but books I’m most excited to read are –
Most anticipated release for the second half of 2023?
I’m not a person who keeps the anticipated list as I always read them once they’re released and way later if I’m going to buy the book. But here are some books that are releasing in second half of the year and I would like to read them –
Biggest disappointment
Most of my 3-star ratings are disappointing reads but the most disappointed I felt for are –
Biggest surprise
I didn’t expect to enjoy this book at first and I hesitated before accepting them but they turned out really really good.
New favorite author
Ana Huang
Sally Thorne
Julie Klassen
Newest fictional crush
Christian – Twisted Lies
Josh – The Hating Game
Selwyn – Bloodmarked
Newest favorite character
Same as crush above. Also,
Augusta – The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies
Jules – Twisted Hate
Mary Shelley – Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley
Adam – Adam Binder trilogy
Zoya – Rule of Wolves
Book that made you cry
None that made me ugly cry but got emotional in –
Book that made you happy
Too many to list here but if I have to choose, it will be –
The most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received)
What books do you really need to read by the end of this year?
My TBR is too big! I wish to read all backlist books and have the required 80% NetGalley ratio back but that is simply not possible unless I stop downloading NetGalley books for one whole year. But still, these are few books I’m sure going to read no matter what –
Thank you for reading! Let’s chat..,
Have you read any of these books?
Your most favorite book in 2023 so far?
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Hi, I'm Yesha, an Indian book blogger. Avid and eclectic reader who loves to read with a cup of tea. Not born reader but I don't think I’m going to stop reading books in this life. “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
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Marie
Ahh yay, congratulations on being so ahead and on a wonderful reading year so far!! I have Lovelight farms on my TBR, it sounds so good, I can’t wait to read it 🙂 Also really really intrigued by Stone Cold Fox, so happy it turned out to be a nice surprise!
Happy reading! 🙂
Books Teacup and Reviews
Thank you! Lovelight farms is very delightful and I hope to continue that series. I hope you enjoy it. Happy reading to you too!
Bookstooge
Good luck with Wesley Chu. The one book of his I tried did not work for me at all. Here’s to hoping you have better luck 🙂
Eustacia | Eustea Reads
I’m also having goodreads issues! But not as bad as yours… I think.
Katherine Arden’s Winternight Trilogy is AMAZING, I hope you love it too!
Books Teacup and Reviews
Can’t wait to read that series. I have waited too long to get all books in series, I’m sure not waiting long to read them.
Eustacia | Eustea Reads
Yesss!!! Can’t wait for your reviews!
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Teri Polen
Goodreads has been acting kind of wonky with me also, Yesha. Those Krisnakumar covers are gorgeous!
Books Teacup and Reviews
They are amazing and I also enjoyed light mystery in them. It’s really good for middle grade readers.
Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes
I’d love to try Arden’s trilogy someday. I’ve only heard amazing praise about her writing style. Also nice to see Bardugo’s novel among your favourites. It reminds me that it’s been a while since I read anything by her. Happy reading, Yesha! You’re on a roll! 😀
Tessa
Boy, you have had a good reading year so far. So many wonderful books. Hope the second half of the year is just as good or better!
Books Teacup and Reviews
Thank you, Tessa! It has been much better than I expected. i wish your second half of 2023 turns out amazing.