All the Books I Rated 5 Stars in 2023

[@clairescott568]

Great to see this, I wish more book tubers would do their 5 star reads for the year.

[@jacquelinemcmenamin8204]

How about the 4 star books? Books that you want to get to on your backlist? Loved this video April. ☘️👋🍀📕☕️📚📖🇮🇪

[@sharonhenry2820]

I loved Reconstructing Amelia too and I used to recommend it frequently when I worked at my library. Very underrated, in my opinion. I also enjoyed They Never Learn. There are several of your recommendations that I currently have on my TBR list. 😊

[@karenkatz5260]

Love that you have your bangs back 🩷

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Me too!!!!

[@milivanilli1979]

I look forward to this video from you! Added a few to my long list ❤

[@christinacampbellbooks]

Really enjoyed listening to all your 5 star reads, April. I definitely want to read Homecoming ☺

[@sciencemama]

I knew you would love They Never Learn!!

[@lauracorsi3309]

I added Small Things LIke These to my December TBR. So good to see you April!

[@Europa1749]

I saw an interview with Sarah Waters and she said there would be another book coming out "the following summer." This was at least four years ago,

[@mollyl5548]

So many good books! I can’t stop buying after your recommendations!,❤

[@bookishfairygodmother]

I'm so glad!

[@starlasell5698]

I gave The Last Lifeboat ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ too. It was such a good book.

[@carolbresnahan1244]

Really enjoying your content, only just discovered you but love the reviews 🌻

[@Mystikk89]

Awesome video, your book reviews are always pleasing. Treat to watch thank you, bell is on 😊

[@mareturk3463]

My top 3 , five star reads so far for 2023 have been Drowning by T J Newman, We Begin At The End by Chris Whitaker and We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter. A lot of your 5 star reads I have on my shelf. A few has now been put on hold at Library.

[@CGyog]

I now want to read Truth-Telling, and along those lines, I also recommend a hard-hitting but unforgettable book called Good Morning, Monster by Catherine Gildiner. It is triggering for every type of trauma, but there is also hope in these stories (as she shows how individuals have gone on to live better lives after years of therapy). One of the most interesting cases is that of an indigenous man who was removed from his family home in Canada and sent to a residential school at a young age, and how that experience affected him for years afterward. I listened to the audiobook (because it was available through Libby and the physical book was not available at my library) and it was excellent. A 5-Star read for me this year. Thank you for sharing your favorites, several of which I also enjoyed this year.

[@yoclark2723]

The book called 'The Measure' by Nikki Erlick spent weeks in my head after I read it. Maybe you can try it.

[@tomokoyamazaki8944]

I enjoy watching your video. If you could introduce me some books about self-love,self care, and etc… I would be appreciate it.

[@EstelaOcean]

Get your hands on brenee brown and glennon doyle!

[@wendypridmore2005]

I live in Australia so know how hot it is on Christmas

[@lindaleehall]

Have you read Robert Browning’s poem “My Last Duchess”? It is thought to be based on Lucretia’s portrait and it is creepy and terrifying. Give it a read.

[@bookishfairygodmother]

Oh gosh I will check it out for sure!

[@michaelheerdt6845]

All the reviews I'm seeing for how facism works are saying the author is bias which sucks smh can't find anything these days without bias views