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2023
My Year in Books
57,522
pages read
Joanne Robertson
171
books read
Joanne Robertson
Tails of Two Spaniels by Heather Peck
Shortest Book
60
pages
Eye For An Eye by M.J. Arlidge
Longest Book
544
pages
Average book length in 2023
336
pages
The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
Most Shelved
1,679,211
people also shelved
The Beasts of Knobbly Bottom by unknown author
Least Shelved
3
people also shelved
Joanne’s average rating for 2023
3.9
3.9
The Beasts of Knobbly Bottom by unknown author
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.67 average
The Silent Midwinter by Jamie-Lee Brooke

Joanne’s first review of the year

it was amazing
The Silent Midwinter has such a unique premise that it grabbed my attention immediately and you’ll see why when you read the jaw dropping first page! Kate has the job of checking and censoring the Mail coming into prison-not the sort of job that would appeal to me but Kate enjoys it and it keeps her mind off the problems at home. Her husband seems distracted, her teenage stepdaughter is doing a fine job of being a teenager and the youngest member ...more
JOANNE’S 2023 BOOKS
The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
it was amazing
One Small Mistake by Dandy Smith
The Wilderness Retreat by Jennifer Moore
The Cuckoo Sister by Alison Stockham
In the Blink of An Eye by Jo Callaghan
The Resort by Sarah Goodwin
All Her Little Lies by Becca Day
Black Heart by Anna-Lou Weatherley
The Couple on Cedar Close by Anna-Lou Weatherley
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger
The Perfect Match by Dandy Smith
it was amazing
Every Line of You by Naomi Gibson
The Stranger's Wife by Anna-Lou Weatherley
The Woman Inside by Anna-Lou Weatherley
The Short Straw by Holly Seddon
The Night of the Party by Anna-Lou Weatherley
The Lie in Our Marriage by Anna-Lou Weatherley
The Lie by Kathryn Croft
The Maid's Diary by Loreth Anne White
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett
it was amazing
The Girl in the Pink Shoes by Stacy Green
The Foster Family by Nicole Trope
The Little Grave by Carolyn Arnold
Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough
The Mother by T.M. Logan
The Marriage Act by John Marrs
The Close by Jane Casey
The Hike by Lucy Clarke
Mother's Day by Abigail Burdess
The Killing Kind by Jane Casey
No One Saw a Thing by Andrea Mara
The Serial Killer’s Daughter by Alice Hunter
Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens
The Forgetting by Hannah Beckerman
it was amazing
After Everything You Did by Stephanie Sowden
The Wild Girls by Phoebe Morgan
My Husband's Killer by Laura Marshall
The Last Passenger by Will Dean
The One Night Stand by Carissa Ann Lynch
If They Knew by Sophie Flynn
The Lost Wife by Georgina Lees
The Song Walker by Zillah Bethell
it was amazing
The Silent Midwinter by Jamie-Lee Brooke
The House Sitter by Debbie Howells
The Hotel by Louise Mumford
Out of the Ashes by Kara Thomas
The Hiking Trip by Jenny Blackhurst
it was amazing
Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer
The Loyal Friend by A.A. Chaudhuri
The Prisoner’s Wife by Ali Blood
The Final Party by A.A. Chaudhuri
My Darling Daughter by J.P. Delaney
The Searcher by Tana French
The Playground by Michelle Frances
The Birthday Reunion by Claire Seeber
Silent Waters by L.V. Matthews
The House on Belgrave Street by Rebecca Griffiths
it was amazing
So Pretty by Ronnie Turner
I Did it For You by Jayne Cowie
The End of Us by Olivia Kiernan
Pretty Evil by Zoe Rosi
I Follow You by Peter James
Tails of Two Spaniels by Heather Peck
Never Never by Colleen Hoover
Someone's Watching Me by Zoe Rosi
The Silent Bride by Shalini Boland
it was amazing
The Street by Susi Holliday
My Word Against His by Lauren North
The Beach Party by Nikki Smith
The Other Couple by Diane Jeffrey
The Woman Who Lied by Claire Douglas
The Babysitter’s Secret by Casey Kelleher
The Confession Room by Lia Middleton
Into the Dark by Fiona Cummins
My Name is Sunshine Simpson by G.M. Linton
Don't Close Your Eyes by P.S. Cunliffe
The Red House by Roz Watkins
it was amazing
Summer at the Ice Cream Café by Jo Thomas
The First Move by Jenny Ireland
The Match by Harlan Coben
Palace Rogue by William Coles
Fear the Silence by Robert Bryndza
Make Me Clean by Tina Baker
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
it was amazing
Conviction by Jack Jordan
Confidence by Denise Mina
Interdimensional Explorers by Lorraine Gregory
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
The Thirteenth Girl by Sarah Goodwin
The Blackout by Sarah Goodwin
She Says She's My Daughter by Lauren North
it was amazing
All of Us Are Broken by Fiona Cummins
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
I’m Not as Well as I Thought I Was by Ruby Wax
The Interpreter by Brooke Robinson
Consumed by Greg Buchanan
Don’t Look Away by Rachel Abbott
A Twisted Love Story by Samantha Downing
My Brilliant Plan to Fix Everything by Ben Davis
A Treachery of Friends by C.J. Carver

Joanne’s last review of the year

really liked it
A Treachery of Friends is an intelligently crafted and plotted thriller with a fascinating storyline that really made me think beyond the fiction due to its very topical premise. When Sid discovers she has a connection to a recent tragic incident, she uses her powers of observation and beliefs to help in the search for her father who went missing 14 years ago. Her character is very believable and I found myself liking her far more than I had expe ...more
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