WORST to BEST: every book i read in 2023 ranked!

today we are ranking and rapid fire reviewing every book i read in 2023! the worst books, the best books, it's all here!

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🌺 a b o u t m e
Hi! My name is Leonie and I am a 25 year old girl from the Netherlands who loves talking about books! From YA to non-fiction to classics, I read it all (although fantasy will always be my fave).

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[dobetterwithchristian]

"She's an assassin, but the only thing she killed was the vibe." 😂😂😂

[pendragon]

"The book equivalent of a catfish". My favorite new hot take.

[aferlog]

" is it a romance or a thriller" is a whole mood, a whole categorie should definitly exist

[imfromneverland]

2:05 “this book just made me realise that I should’ve been taken to a monastery, because compared to this book I was a nun” 😂

[bonsaidaddy]

books mentioned:

worst:
1) misfit by elle kennedy
2) assistant to the villain by hannah nicole maehrer
3) immortal longings by chloe gong
4) the bridge kingdom by danielle jensen
5) legends and lattes by travis baldree
6) manipulate by marine andersen
7) heroes and villains by angela carter

just fine:
8) demon in the wood by leigh bardugo
9) the house in the cerulean sea
10) bitterthorn kat dunn
11) belladona by adalyn grace
12) the left hand of darkness ursula k. le guin

just good that gradually becomes REALLY good
13) letters to a young poet by rainer maria rilke
14) art matters by neil gaiman (audiobook)
15) the bell jar by sylvia plath
16) a room of one's own by virginia woolf
17) period power maisie hill
18) the adventures of amina al-sirafi by shannon chakraborty
19) nettle and bone by t.kingfisher
20) the queen of nothing by holly black
21) love theoretically by ali hazelwood
22) a study in drowning by ava reid
23) the foxhole court by nora sakavic
24) hellbent by leigh bardugo
25) the stolen heir by holly black
26) the very secret society of irregular witches by sangu mandanna
27) the serpent and the wings of night by carissa broadbent
28) juniper and thorn by ava reid
29) cultish by amanda montell

the best:
30) serious concerns by wendy cope (poetry)
31) the last tale of the flower bride by roshini chokshi
32) slewfoot by brom

the winner:
33) stories of your life and others by ted chiang (short story collections)

[figthegiant]

“The only thing she managed to kill was the vibe” thats my favourite quote ever.

[sheridanlefanu.]

She put Foxhole Court way above the Bell Jar. I’ve never admired anyone more.

[woundworship]

leonie, you should read inkheart by cornelia funke! its a fantasy trilogy, but you can read just the first one and leave it at that.
its about a girl whose dad has the ability to read characters and objects out of books, but the catch is that someone goes into the book instead. the pace is a bit slow, i feel like cornelia funke decided to make a book about how much she loves books, writing, reading and language and sprinkled in some plot as a treat.
still, the pace does pick up and the writing is beautiful, so i dont think you'll mind too much.
the author came out with a new book in the series this year, actually, even though the series was finished a long time ago, because she just loves the characters and the world too much. i havent read it yet and only reread the first one this year, but i still love it just ad much if not more than the first time i read it. anyway, it made me think of you and i hope you enjoy!!

[Lifeonbooks]

I was going to do a best and worst video, but I've become really good at DNFing books I don't like, so ultimately I really like all of the books I read. That Virginia Woolf book definitely piques my interest.

[zofiabochenska]

"Move over coffe shops, we are having a party at the graveyard" <3 Yes, Nettle and Bone was exactly that.
I have several of those books on my TBR, can't wait.

[TheGemaskerde]

"No! You've also failed your math class" had me snorting my drink out of my nose 😅

[mariahatesyou]

I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been taking more random recommendations than just looking myself but I have to agree that 2023 was the year of book disappointments lol

[MeandmyTea]

The perfect Cozy video for this FREEZING COLD Day!!!! ❄☕☺📚❄

[froileinchaos]

I just found your channel and I love it. Your opinions are based. I watched a girl totally loud and obsessed with dark romance ( which I can appreciate), but read nothing else. Wasn't for me. And another girl just reading (in her opinion) high literature and putting everyone down, who might enjoy something else here and there, like fantasy romance. So thank you, you are my perfect middle ground and I love your description of the books you read.

[AzelReyesandtheWavelengths]

I love seeing people rant, geniunely!

[JenniferTijssen]

26:16 You gave me a really good chuckle with that one, haha. Thanks for your fun videos!

[quillheart]

Another thing I thought The Left Hand of Darkness was atmosphere. I physically felt cold while reading about this wintery planet, and I thought it captured the feeling of a truly alien planet well

[WonderKitty]

Oh gosh, I’m so glad that you reviewed Cultish! I don’t hear anyone talk about it and it was so impactful!

[michellebrad]

Hi from Groningen! I am currently reading "Moss Witch and Other Stories" by Sara Maitland and I think you would love it! It's a short story collection where the author, who's an academic herself, talked to all these different scientists about their research and based her stories on it. There's even an afterword by the scientist themselves. It's SO cool. I know you studied biology, like I did, and for someone in that field it's such an interesting read. I didn't click with all the stories, but the other ones were so worth it, Sara Maitland is a genius and deserves so much more recognition!

[Nandika_Sharma]

I was having somewhat of a bad day but your video cheered me up so well...love you Leonie and I wish that this year brings a lot of new and exciting books for you to read ❤😊
Thank you for your videos💞🌈