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2023
My Year in Books
14,177
pages read
Justin Tate
60
books read
Justin Tate
1 like
Fancy Free by Stanley Houghton
Shortest Book
21
pages
Ulysses by James Joyce
Longest Book
980
pages
Average book length in 2023
236
pages
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Most Shelved
6,231,593
people also shelved
Annabelle Lee by Royal C. Stout
Least Shelved
0
people also shelved
Justin’s average rating for 2023
4.0
4.0
Aunt Bessie Beats the Band by Henry Rowland
Highest Rated on Goodreads
it was amazing
5.00 average
The Foe of Barnabas Collins by Marilyn Ross

Justin’s first review of the year

it was amazing
If adding a vampire saved its ratings, what will werewolves, witches, ghostly orbs and satanic ritual do?! This ninth book in the soap opera tie-in book series turns the redonkulous factor way up, and I'm all for it. Motivations are senseless, romances are absurd, and the supernatural creatures are a barrage of self-aware melodrama.

It has all the satisfaction of a basic gothic romance, but is indeed far more interesting when the cast consists of ...more
JUSTIN’S 2023 BOOKS
The Foe of Barnabas Collins by Marilyn Ross
it was amazing
The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
The Dismembered by Jonathan Janz
The Ladies of Holderness by Dennis Fowler
Ulysses by James Joyce
Garlic, Grapes and a Pinch of Heroin by Elaine Turner
The Valentine That Ate My Teacher by Dean Marney
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
The Phantom and Barnabas Collins by Marilyn Ross
Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy
Lord Satan by Janet Louise Roberts
The Woman Beyond the Attic by Andrew Neiderman
Night of the Squawker by R.L. Stine
it was amazing
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes by Jeff Strand
frank by Diane Seuss
Thrills and Chills by R.L. Stine
Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Mississippi Mood by Francois De La Roche
Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered by Karen Kilgariff
Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire
Pyro-Sex by Johann Kreig
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Man, it Must be Heaven by Billy Farout
it was amazing
Open Throat by Henry Hoke
Camp Daze by R.L. Stine
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Straight by Chuck Tingle
it was amazing
Why Did the Monster Cross the Road? by R.L. Stine
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Friiight Night by R.L. Stine
Nightmare in July by Clara Coleman
Endpapers by Jennifer Savran Kelly
Writing for Impact by Bill Birchard
Shirley Jackson by Ruth Franklin
A Man of Iron by Troy Senik
A Brief Examination of the Three Prevalent Theories Respectin... by Courtenay Moore
it was amazing
Women Work, Men Weep by Belle Bruck
Holly by Stephen King
Scariest. Book. Ever. by R.L. Stine
Stinetinglers 2 by R.L. Stine
Biography by Hermione Lee
The Cuckoo Clock of Doom by R.L. Stine
Go Eat Worms! by R.L. Stine
Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
it was amazing
You Can't Scare Me! by R.L. Stine
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Annabelle Lee by Royal C. Stout
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Girly Drinks by Mallory O'Meara
Queen of the Pulps by Laurie Powers
You Know? I Know; Shake by Vance C. Criss
Fancy Free by Stanley Houghton
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas by Megan Shepherd
it was amazing
Night of the Living Dummy III by R.L. Stine
Day by Michael Cunningham
Gaywyck by Vincent Virga
Blackouts by Justin Torres
Aunt Bessie Beats the Band by Henry Rowland
Aunt Bessie Beats the Band by Henry Rowland

Justin’s last review of the year

it was amazing
A charming battle of the sexes with intertwining schemes and laugh lines aplenty. Each character is unique and offers their own humor. Holds up surprisingly well for a fun pop artifact from 1938.
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2023 READING
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