Top 25 Reads of 2023

Another "Amazing" year of book reads! I read quite a bit this year and would sometimes be reading five or six books at once! Crazy I know and amazingly enough I was able to keep all the stories straight in my head! Quite a feat! 😀  

I found some new authors to explore and revisited authors I have read in the past. Once again with the reading of so many books this year it has been hard to figure out who makes this list as I read a lot of great books this year. It is never easy to whittle down book reads for these lists that I do but the books on here are what kept my insomnia fueled all year long and kept me riveted to my kindle. 

So without further ado - off we go to what 25 books and authors kept me wrapped within their minds! All authors are listed in no particular order and are listed according to genre. 

HORROR/EXTREME HORROR/HORROR SUSPENSE

GRAHAM MASTERTON

The House at Phantom Park

My Rating: 👻👻👻👻👻

My Blog Link for Book: The House at Phantom Park

BRIAN G. BERRY

Abominable Snowman

My Rating: ⛄⛄⛄⛄⛄

My Blog Link for Book: Abominable Snowman

MARK LUKENS

Ghost Town

My Rating: 💀💀💀💀💀

My Blog Link for Book: Ghost Town

JEFFREY CASTON

Mise en Place

My Rating: 💀💀💀💀💀

My Blog Link for Book: Mise en Place

CATHERINE CAVENDISH

Dark Observation

My Rating: 👻👿👻👿👻

My Blog Link for Book: Dark Observation

RONALD MCGILLVRAY

Cutter's Deep: Welcome to Hell

My Rating: 💀💀💀💀💀

My Blog Link for Book: Cutter's Deep: Welcome to Hell

JOHN EVERSON

The Pumpkin Man

My Rating: 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

My Blog Link for Book: The Pumpkin Man

RONALD MALFI

Bone White

My Rating: 💀💀💀💀💀

My Blog Link for Book: Bone White

CANDACE NOLA

Bishop

My Rating: 🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺

My Blog Link for Book: Bishop

J.D. ALLEN

ZWA T-68 Flight of the Dead

My Rating: 🧟🧟🧟🧟🧟

My Blog Link for Book: ZWA T-68 Flight of the Dead

JUSTIN BOOTE

Chasing Ghosts

My Rating: 👻👻👻👻👻

My Blog Link for Book: Chasing Ghosts

STEVE STRED

Churn the Soil

My Rating:  💀💀💀💀💀

My Blog Link for Book: Churn the Soil

TAMARA THORNE & ALISTAIR CROSS

The Ghosts of Ravencrest

My Rating: 👻👻👻👻👻

My Blog Link for Book: The Ghosts of Ravencrest

JOHN DURGIN

The Cursed Among Us

My Rating: 💀💀💀💀💀

My Blog Link for Book: The Cursed Among Us

JULIET ROSE

Through the Surface

My Rating: 👻👿👻👿👻

My Blog Link for Book: Through the Surface

JONATHAN JANZ

The Dismembered

My Rating: 💀💀💀💀💀

My Blog Link for Book: The Dismembered

GRADY HENDRIX

How to Sell A Haunted House

My Rating: 👻👻👻👻👻

My Blog Link for Book: How to Sell A Haunted House

ANGEL VAN ATTA

The Child (The Children and the Gods #1)

My Rating: 💀💀💀💀💀

My Blog Link for Book: The Child (The Children and the Gods #1)

MIA DALIA

Estate Sale

My Rating: 💀💀💀💀💀

My Blog Link for Book: Estate Sale

JASON PARENT

Seeing Evil (Cycle of Evil #1)

My Rating: 💀💀💀💀💀

My Blog Link for Book: Seeing Evil (Cycle of Evil #1)

PATRICK JAMES RYAN

Demon's Wrath: Death in Caugas (A Michael Moretti Novel)

My Rating: 👿👿👿👿👿

My Blog Link for Book: Demons Wrath: Death in Caugas (A Michael Moretti Novel)

TIM MEYER

Paradise Club

My Rating: 💀💀💀💀💀

My Blog Link for Book: Paradise Club

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New to me authors:

Steve Stred

Tamara Thorne & Alistair Cross

Juliet Rose

John Durgin

Mia Dalia

Angel Van Atta

Thoughts:

Horror was off the charts this year for me as I couldn't get enough of it! I wanted to live in these stories - well some of them would have been interesting to live there and some would have been terrifying! lol  But you know horror is my first love and I will always lean toward that genre before any other. 

          

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Fantasy/Urban Fantasy-Dark Fantasy

GRAEME RODAUGHAN

The Metaframe Adept

My Rating: ⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️

My Blog Link for Book: The Metaframe Adept (The Metaframe War #7)

JOHN GWYNNE

A Time of Dread (Of Blood & Bone #1)

My Rating: ⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️

My Blog Link for Book: A Time of Dread (Of Blood & Bone #1)

JAMIE EDMUNDSON

Toric's Dagger

My Rating: ⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️

My Blog Link for Book: Toric's Dagger (The Weapon Taker's Saga #1)

New to me authors:

Jamie Edmundson

Thoughts:

The dark fantasy and fantasy I read this year kept me excited as well. I always love a good fantasy story and I found a new author this year to explore along with revisiting authors I have read in the past. I would love to spend time in these worlds as well. 

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FINAL THOUGHTS FOR THE YEAR:

2023 was a great year for books as I spent a lot of nights staying awake reading. Insomnia fuel is always a good thing when reading books as it tells everyone how great the books are if they keep you awake! Looking forward to 2024 with anticipation of what books I will visit and more sleepless nights! 😁