2023 Picks | Liz vonTauffkirchen
Liz vonTauffkirchen, Library Specialist
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
This cozy fantasy book is a prequal to the Legends & Lattes book which I also read and loved this year. In my opinion, one could read either book first and enjoy them equally as much. These books have a warm ambiance and a cozy feel—perfect for fall and winter weather and a nice, hot bevvy.
System Collapse by Martha Wells
This long-awaited installment in the Murderbot Diaries series is exactly the next book we’ve all been waiting for! This continuing story of a construct’s search for self is a fascinating character study placed amid super fun pew-pew space battles and I’m so here for it!
The House of Earth and Blood and The House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #1 & #2) by Sarah J. Maas
If you’ve read the A Court of Thorns and Roses series or the Throne of Glass series by Maas, then you are probably familiar with her particular style of “Romantacy.” This new series does not disappoint and follows her usual formula of sexy Fae males and strong female lead characters.
Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob
This touching and thought-provoking graphic memoir was a quick read/listen but also compelling and engaging. In this book, a woman explores what it means to be American in a series of conversations with her young son.
Fourth Wing and Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
These fun new Romantasy books are not to be missed! If you are a fan of Sarah J. Maas, these books will definitely appeal to you! The action takes place in an academy for dragon riders and it combines the danger and excitement of The Hunger Games with the fantasy elements and romance of a Sarah J. Maas title. These books have action, adventure, romance, Dragons, and so much more!
This third book in the Alice Vega series is the best so far! Alice Vega is a private detective who, in this installment, is chasing down a missing person cold case from the mid-1980s. These mysteries are gritty and our protagonist is tough and resilient, the stories well plotted, and the conclusions satisfying.