The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett: Vivid & beguiling
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett is an enthralling, inventive crime mystery fantasy adventure with a highly memorable lead duo. Read my full review.
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Gelfuso’s The Book of Lost Hours: Impactful time travel drama
The Book of Lost Hours, Hayley Gelfuso’s debut novel, features an engaging take on time travel and an epic romance within impactful historical fiction.
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Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle: Absorbing literary fantasy debut
Aftertaste, Daria Lavelle’s debut novel, is an absorbing recipe of grief-fueled drama, romance, and urban food fantasy starring an underdog chef. Read my review.
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India Holton’s The Geographer’s Map to Romance: Geeky fun
The Geographer’s Map to Romance is the second title in India Holton’s madcap fantastic romantic historical adventure series, Love’s Academic.
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Mark Lawrence’s The Book That Held Her Heart, Review: Page turner
The Book That Held Her Heart is the final thrilling title in Mark Lawrence’s thought-provoking fantasy adventure trilogy, The Library. Read my full review.
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Beth Revis’ Last Chance to Save the World: Sizzling banter
Last Chance to Save the World is the final title in Beth Revis’ sizzling romantic suspense science fiction novella trilogy, Chaotic Orbits. Read my full review.
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Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy: Deep literary thriller
Migrations (aka The Last Migration) is Charlotte McConaghy’s breakout worldwide bestselling and deeply moving eco-aware literary thriller. Read my full review.
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Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao: Captivating beauty
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao is a captivatingly beautiful and memorably romantic mystery fantasy adventure novel. Read my review.
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India Holton’s Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love, Review
The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love is the first hilarious romance historical fantasy adventure in India Holton’s new Love’s Academic series. Read my review
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Mark Lawrence’s The Book That Broke the World, Review: Epic
The Book That Broke The World is the second thrilling title in Mark Lawrence’s captivating fantasy adventure trilogy, The Library. Read my full review.
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Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis: Fiesty banter
Full Speed to a Crash Landing is the first title in Beth Revis’ new romantic suspense science fiction novella trilogy, Chaotic Orbits. Read my full review.
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What The River Knows by Isabel Ibanez: YA romance fantasy
What The River Knows is the first entertaining title in Isabel Ibanez’s young adult fantasy romance and adventure duology, Secrets of the Nile. Read my review.
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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley audaciously entertains
Kaliane Bradley’ The Ministry of Time is an audaciously entertaining story and an appealingly unhinged and thought-provoking page-turner.
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Leigh Bardugo’s The Familiar, Review: Magically compelling
The Familiar is Leigh Bardugo’s gritty yet magically compelling historical fiction filled with romantic suspense set in the Spanish Golden Age. Read my review.
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Jasper Fforde’s Shades of Grey: Quirky dystopian fantasy
Jasper Fforde’s Shades of Grey (2009) became a literary dystopian fantasy cult classic for good reason. Read our full review.
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Best Books of 2023 at Booklover Book Reviews
Our Best Books of 2023 list features many books released in 2023. But top quality fiction has no expiry date, so we add wish list novels to our reading pile too.
