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2023
My Year in Books
55,023
pages read
Linda
166
books read
Linda
1 like
My Daughter's Boyfriends by Penny Jackson
Shortest Book
125
pages
The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly
Longest Book
528
pages
Average book length in 2023
331
pages
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Most Shelved
1,665,857
people also shelved
My Daughter's Boyfriends by Penny Jackson
Least Shelved
22
people also shelved
Linda’s average rating for 2023
4.9
4.9
Annie's Song by Annie McDonnell
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.95 average
The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict

Linda’s first review of the year

it was amazing
Marie Benedict, the author of “The Mitford Affair,” has expertly researched and executed the drama of the Mitford Sisters. The genres for this book are Historical Fiction, Historical War, World War Two, Fiction, and Adult British Literature. The timeline for this novel is set during the beginning of World War Two and when Britain entered the war.

The author describes her dramatic and colorful characters as complex and complicated. The Mitford Fami ...more
LINDA’S 2023 BOOKS
The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict
it was amazing
The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel
Small World by Laura Zigman
The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre by Natasha Lester
Perceptions & Secrets by Jessica Gold
Sisters of Castle Leod by Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard
The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah
Valentine's Day 1946 by Linda Mahkovec
What's Not Lost by Valerie Taylor
The Weight Of Flowers by D.K. Silver
Dynasties by Anju Gattani
it was amazing
Reckonings by Karen E. Osborne
Tomboy by Shelley Blanton-Stroud
The Lost English Girl by Julia Kelly
Bookworm by Robin Yeatman
No More Secrets by Kerry Lonsdale
Because I Loved You by Donnaldson Brown
The House Guest by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The Audrey Hepburn Estate by Brenda Janowitz
it was amazing
From Here by Felice Zaslow
Good for You by Camille Pagán
The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis
Madame Pommery, Creator of Brut Champagne by Rebecca Rosenberg
Strangers in the Night by Heather Webb
Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley
Two Wars and a Wedding by Lauren Willig
Josie and Vic by Debra Thomas
it was amazing
Coronation Year by Jennifer Robson
Once We Were Home by Jennifer Rosner
The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly
The Wise Women by Gina Sorell
The Good Time Girls by K.T. Blakemore
Annie's Song by Annie McDonnell
A Beginner's Guide to Starting Over by Gabi Coatsworth
Shadows We Carry by Meryl Ain
She's Not Home by Lena George
it was amazing
Lost and Found in Paris by Lian Dolan
Down a Bad Road by Regina Buttner
The Tiffany Girls by Shelley Noble
The Castle Keepers by Aimie K. Runyan
Goodnight From Paris by Jane Healey
I Meant to Tell You by Fran Hawthorne
The Emerald Necklace by Linda Rosen
Promenade of Desire by Isidra Mencos
Shadow Life by Michael Decter
The Forgotten Life of Eva Gordon by Linda MacKillop
it was amazing
Up Close by Danielle Girard
The Friday Night Club by Sofia Lundberg
The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor
The Revenge List by Hannah Mary McKinnon
The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
Love Betrayal Murder by Adam Mitzner
The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman
The Senator's Wife by Liv Constantine
it was amazing
What Remains by Wendy Walker
Baby I'm Yours by Carrie Elks
La Vie, According to Rose by Lauren Parvizi
A Week of Warm Weather by Lee Bukowski
The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel
Ashton Hall by Lauren Belfer
The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel
Do Tell by Lindsay Lynch
Famous in a Small Town by Viola Shipman
it was amazing
Finding Grace by Maren Cooper
Nobody's Daughter by Rica Ramos
The Island Sisters by Micki Berthelot Morency
Beyond Betrayal by Bette Lee Crosby
The Sweetheart List by Jill Shalvis
The Chaperone by M. Hendrix
Ladies' Day by Lisa Williams Kline
Once Upon a Lie by Rebecca Taylor
Try Not to Breathe by David Bell
Hotel Laguna by Nicola Harrison
it was amazing
Try Not to Breathe by David Bell
The Summer of Songbirds by Kristy Woodson Harvey
The Girl in the Blue Blazer by Alretha Thomas
The Language of Kin by Lynne Hugo
Forever Hold Your Peace by Liz Fenton
Where the Grass Grows Blue by Hope Gibbs
Still Positive by Julie Lewis
Toward the Corner of Mercy and Peace by Tracey Buchanan
The Summer of Second Chances by Miranda Liasson
The Summer of Second Chances by Miranda Liasson
it was amazing
The Killer's Wife by Susan Furlong
The Forger of Marseille by Linda Joy Myers
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
The Marriage Box by Corie Adjmi
A Bakery in Paris by Aimie K. Runyan
My Daughter's Boyfriends by Penny Jackson
The Truth About Horses by Christy Cashman
it was amazing
Never Back Down by Christopher Swann
Never Back Down by Christopher Swann
Counting Lost Stars by Kim van Alkemade
The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin
Henderson House by Caren Simpson McVicker
The Paris Assignment by Rhys Bowen
The Messenger by Megan Davis
Dreaming of Water by A.J. Banner
When the Jessamine Grows by Donna Everhart

Linda’s last review of the year

it was amazing
One of my favorite Southern Authors, Donna Everhart, has written a masterpiece about the Civil War, Historical Fiction, and Family. I loved everything about ‘When the Jessamine Grows” In this well written novel, the author vividly describes the landscape, scenery, plot, and the dramatic and colorful characters. When is talk of an impending war between the North and South, the protagonist of the story, Joetta McBride tends to a small farm and pref ...more
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2023 READING
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Linda Zagon read 166 out of 100 books.
 
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