My 23 Favorite Books of 2023... (& the books I hated)

[@JustAli]

What was your favorite book of the year? 📖 🫶

[@O1ived]

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

[@anaclarallorentbenedito5034]

Queen of Nothing

[@rachelreads28]

fourth wing

[@morgieman]

Biography of X!

[@morganunraveled]

my top three of 2023 were mistborn, tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, and the night circus! ❤️

[@TrailCameraFootage]

You should read the Percy Jackson series! EDIT: If y’all agree plz repost this comment so she can see it!

[@OlympiaTopazfire]

Yes!

[@_annamae_]

Omgg yesss!

[@mayfliedfm]

YESS

[@zoefoley6818]

Started rereading it today in preparation for the show!

[@eggzacly]

@@zoefoley6818They made annabeth black with no blond hair and no stormy gray eyes 🤦‍♀️

[@lilyhansen208]

My favorite books of this year was Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn barnes, Dreams lie Beneath by Rebecca Ross, A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson, Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

[@crobichaud]

I read Fourth Wing this year along with the rest of the population and I think that has to take the cake as best book for me this year. I also loved Evelyn Hugo and her 7 husbands, Daisy Jones and the Six, The Family Game, Daisy Darker, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, The Last Word, The Naturals series, If He Had Been With Me, Haunting Adeline, Archer's Voice, Reminders of Him, Spanish Love Deception... to name a few!

[@tay_rizul]

“To name a few” ahaha glad you had such an amazing reading year

[@Addybae.....]

My cousin showed me a ...part in Spanish love deception and I'm traumatized 💪💪

[@johannatomossone]

Yes fourth wing was my favorite too ! 😍

[@CorduroyVeg]

There’s actually another book coming out for the Inheritance Games series! It should be coming out next year, and is called “The Grandest Game”. Hopefully we get to see appearances from all of the original characters.🤞

[@luvlaur3n]

OML REALLY??!? that’s so cool!! i absolutely love that series

[@angiebaebii]

Everytime I see that Ali has updated my mood automatically brightens

[@TheBookAllie]

I just got on the ACOTAR band wagon this year and A Court of Mist and Fury was so good, it's my easy favorite of the year!

[@lozxcam]

My favourite book was definitely Ballad of Never After. I was so engrossed in the story and I read it so fast! My most disappointing book was probably The London Seance Society. 99% my fault because I didn’t fully understand the synopsis before I read it but it just wasn’t for me at all. It’s the only book I’ve DNFd

[@LittleQueenvlogs_]

Love it Ali it’s fine everyone has different tastes 🙌🏻🖤🖤🖤

[@geenalizzi]

My rabbit ( he passed away a few years ago) was called Magnus, and my son is called Jayce 🙄 I mean if you know you know haha! Not that I’m a shadowhunters fan at all honest 🤣🤣

[@JustAli]

omg I love that!

[@tay_rizul]

You should do a 24 Hour readathon, split or one day, to complete your reading goal! That would be so fun

[@lilamurphy522]

Yes!!!

[@Jen_nyyy]

I swear your rating for the chestnut spring series is the same as mine.. a lot of people’s favorite is powerless, but that’s my least favorite.. Theo and Rhett , Summer and Winter are my favorites characters so far! I haven’t read the last book!

[@EvelynHazel1]

THE CRAVE SERIES. READ IT. YOU WILL LOVE IT. ❤❤❤

[@johannatomossone]

I LOVE this series 🙌🏼 I feel like so many people hate on it but it’s so cute !! 🥹

[@snowingonolympus8588]

My favorite book of this year was Bunny by Mona Awad; the storytelling was just so enticing and I had never read anything like it. It's a twisted book, and I can't wait to reread it soon! My least favorite book of 2023 was Twisted Love by Ana Huang; it just made me so angry, especially the ending! I do want to read Twisted Games because I actually like those characters, but it'll take a lot for me to actually crack it open because of the bad taste Twisted Love put in my mouth.

[@ts_on_top]

clicked so fast, love it when ali posts ❤

[@daoddpotato]

personally, i really did not like By a Thread, but my favorite book this year has got to be The Love Hypothesis.

[@amberspade15]

yay! i can’t wait to watch girl!!👏🏽💗📚

[@hannahwatt7186]

My favorite book of the year was divine rivals🤭 You should for sure read it

[@JustAli]

I think I'm going to start it this week! I've heard sooo many good things about it. Glad you loved it!!

[@larinhaa_booksandgospel]

@@JustAliyou need to read it!

[@tanyaroberts855]

Yes, and the last book in the duology comes out in a few days!

[@larinhaa_booksandgospel]

@@tanyaroberts855 you can get personalized and signed editions of them!

[@nicabobokhidze9462]

I can’t say my fav book bc there are so much but the least favorite was twisted love. I was very excited to read and it disappointed me so much that I had to dnf it

[@bookthoughtswitheilish]

If you loved ACOTAR you should definitely read the Crescent City series, it definitely has a lot of the same vibes. I’m reading it right now and loving it! ❤️

[@nerenax2132]

"If you have not read the inheritance games series what are you doing?" hating love triangles thats what i'm doing

[@autumn2911]

I don’t typically like love triangles either but The Inheritance Games is *chefs kiss*

[@nerenax2132]

@@autumn2911 okay then i might give it a try beceause i was so excited to read this until i heard about the love triangle. Then i took it off my tbr

[@autumn2911]

@@nerenax2132 yeah I would totally read it! Although it is a love triangle, it’s very heavy on one side of the love triangle I feel like

[@kokokool4881]

favorite book of the year is definitely The Selection! i loved the hunger games too!

[@lindsaaayb]

There's 5 books in the chestnut springs series!! Hopeless is last!

[@adelakurtisi8939]

I just finished a Taste of Poison witch is the 4th book in Entangled with fae series and I reallyy loved it! It's my favorite one! 😊

[@cass.readzz]

fav book is things we never got over or powerless by lauren roberts, I can't choose! Least fav is the guest list. I didn't like how slow paced it was.

[@SN-bk5xj]

Mine is also Powerless, but by Elsie Silver 😂

[@cass.readzz]

@@SN-bk5xj haha that’s funny. I’ve read the first two books in that series, so powerless will be my next whenever I get around to it!

[@mackenziebelle]

I think a couple of my favorite books of the year are the Cat and Mouse Duet and Say You Swear!! My least favorites were probably Secretly Yours and Sharp Objects!

[@arianaspencer3382]

My faves of the year, in no order: -The Other Side by Kim Holden (1st 6 star of the year, so important with mental health/depression) -Shadowlands trilogy by Kate Brian (mindblowing 1st book twist) -The Naturals series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes -Safe Harbor by K. Sinko (unexpectedly cried) -Franco (Bright Side 3) by Kim Holden -Red Queen series (so far 1st 3) Honorable mention to Reminders of Him

[@Angeldust87697]

I have the inheritance games but just the first book my friend bought it for me

[@miiisssssyyyy]

Reckless isn’t the last book there’s 5 books in the chestnut springs series

[@elliemitchell3273]

I think my top three faves this year have to be The Love Hypothesis, Verity and The Satsuma Complex (also shout out to Elastic Habits for best non fiction) and for least favourite, maybe From the Embers

[@ilsabinefa1189]

I love your videos, I started watching you in october and I fell in love with your personality and your videos, love youu!!

[@aralettesbookshelf]

This video was basically just my entire tbr so I guess its another reminder that I need to get on that lol . . .

[@esperanzarideu1337]

Can you make a video on clean book recommendations for middle graders (Gr.7&8) that are slightly more mature, but not too gruesome or mature? Thanks!❤

[@nayamatarnehnaya9199]

i actually started my reading journey this year , but I actuallyfeel like I'm An Expert, my fav was agggtm and the one I found the most unliked book for my taste was the cheat sheet

[@MillisThings]

Omg yesssss!!!! Clicked so fast ❤ Love you and your vids!

[@skiergirl7394]

Heartstopper book 5

[@fatimamehzabinahana3542]

love how the vid is also about 23mins 😭

[@nimapatel2462]

Chestnut spring series has a fifth book!

[@whatslilareading]

i get so happy every time i see that ali has posted :D

[@dxhyunjin]

Favorite book of the year: Better than the movies- just so cute and comforting and I love them with all my heart Least favorite: highly suspicious and unfairly cute- I had high expectations going into it and REALLY wanted to love it but it was just giving nothing and forced myself to finish

[@cassidydickman4183]

Read crave by Tracy Wolff since you love the school environment!

[@tatemlynn5120]

Fourth wing was so so so so good. Only sucky part it put me in book hangover for week and I was so so disappointed in the second book. Second book also put me in week long book hangover. But I just love the dragons epsically the second one

[@biancacozo1269]

Hi! First i want to say that i love your vidoes so much and that i am happy that you posted!For my favourite book i actually have two:Fourth Wing and Iron Flame and The Crescent City. I think that you should really read Crescent City if you loved the Acotar series. You will understand later why . Love you,Ali!

[@toocoolgiraffes9387]

You look so pretty I love how you did your makeup today ❤

[@kennbeans]

i am absolutely geeked for this !!!

[@TheLazyDaze]

In terms of NEW books The Stolen Heir was my favorite book of the year. Buuuuuut I reread The Folk of The Air series (for the 3rd time WHOOPS❤) soooooo those were my FAVE faves of the year (The Wicked King in general is my fave). I also got 2 other people to read that book series this year so I call that a win XD

[@Sophie-qg9gw]

Now I have more books to buy for myself for Christmas….. 😂🎄🎁

[@zoefoley6818]

Kay, I love you but why did you say Anastasia like that? 😭

[@mennaahmed4085]

My fav book was shatter me. Not the first books but the series as a whole was my fav. My least fav was definetly normal people. I hated it tbh. But alot of people are telling me to give it a second chance so ig i will this year? Idk

[@marissacarrozzo7083]

For ACOTAR I only read the first 3 and to me I finished it cause I can’t say goodbye to Feyre and Rhysand. I also just couldn’t care less about Nesta so I will probably never finish it lol

[@mackenziegray7511]

This may sound stupid but do people in the booktube community usually prefer hardcover or paperbacks

[@natashatiktok]

I think paperbacks but a hardcover does no harm😊

[@the_watch3d_]

Ali saying "I love crime" is so real 😂

[@Jay-o1z5k]

My favorite book of the year has to be The Outsiders and my least favorite book of the year is Divergent

[@amylouisexo]

I can't possibly pick a 5, I had so many 5*s but my disliked book was throttled by Lauren Asher. She could have done SO much with it and it fell so so short. Devastating

[@adnanferdousleo9528]

What's your MBTI Ali ?

[@gryffindor327]

okay i'm sorry but twisted games is NOT a slow burn

[@kennbeans]

highly recommend the storied life of aj fickery!

[@Farniafardmanesh]

I can’t believe you haven’t read divine rivals or powerless😂😮

[@_x_TOKI_x_]

Read The Hunger games all of them

[@katrinpierce6877]

you look so gorgeous😍❤

[@baranhosseiniasl1519]

Nice taste❤

[@WriterlyReaders]

I love how she said Ali: “Witches… *think of something else besides which is* Ali: “Which issssss…” 🥲

[@Writer_is_reading]

Well, If I tell you that I am a new booktuber but I didn't read any of these, will you accept me? 😅

[@luvlaur3n]

idk if anyone will know this one but my BY FAR always fav was Rated by Melissa Grey… spent so much time building up the characters (it’s a dystopian but less world based and more character based) which i love, they’re all struggling and Grey wrote them so well, but the plot 😭 the main issue was BARELY TALKED ABOUT and there was so many unnecessary turns that made the book so much worse. and the ENDING. AHHHH IT SUCKED. least interesting plot twist and the stupidest wrap up ever, i just hate it. please please PLEASE don’t read this

[@juliawhitt7202]

My favorite book this year was by far Fourth Wing! That book is just 😗🤌🏻. And the most disappointing book for me this year was The Haunting of Hill House by Mary Shelly. I went into it with such high hopes since it’s a classic horror by a very well renowned author, but I dragged through it. It was not a fun time.

[@Puty0urlipstick0n]

You look ADORABLE with these bows

[@Hi-ItsPrez]

My fav book of the year was The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo!! And my least was BY FAR! Conversations with friends by Sally Rooney 🙈

[@nicabobokhidze9462]

I can’t say my fav book bc there are so much but the least favorite was twisted love. I was very excited to read and it disappointed me so much that I had to dnf it

[@emmaclark5836]

if i’m not mistaken i think you said reckless is the last book in the chestnut spring series- but there’s actually one more called hopeless! just in case you didn’t know, i don’t want you to miss out!

[@dianaisme]

*23 favorite books in a 23 minute video in 2023*

[@PourDown-fp3iy]

Hey can any one tell if she mentioned you've reached sam if yes in what video?

[@user-pg9jt2jh1z]

fav book THE SONG OF ACHILLES least fav was archers voice

[@idaseeberg7063]

Favourite book of the year 100% for me is The Poppy War series, especially the 3rd book! I just keep thinking about.

[@posypandas6153]

Me on the lookout for Powerless by Lauren Roberts 👀

[@parkhibaldwa6151]

i think the book i am writing, will be your fav causeee -Big friend group -real issues, we face -deep emotions - fantasy -banter

[@autumn2911]

What’s it called?

[@parkhibaldwa6151]

I am still writing it, it would be called flamers

[@tronomagic]

The books mentioned in the video have given me more on my TBR list such as 7 year slip. Just joined your book club and borrowing Lovelight Farms through Libby. Looking forward to talking about it.

[@tracydoverock]

First!! So excited for this video!!!

[@sydneyforrey]

Once upon a broken heart series has a lil bit of dragons (: it made me want a pet dragon lol

[@brynnvogel8040]

Favorite book of the year had to be Fourth Wing (surprise surprise) least favorite was The Night Circus

[@Angeldust87697]

I now have the urge to read at this moment for 24 hours and I’m on spring break😀maybe I will🤔

[@hiiiiiiiii4057]

Your hair looks very beautifull in this video.

[@bookastar4]

where is your white fuzzy stuffed chair from? its looks like the same one Sara Carrolli has!

[@delaneylynnesmith]

Love this vid, Ali!! 💜 Favorite: Some Kind of Perfect (final book in Addicted/Calloway series) Least Favorite: The House in the Pines

[@SupremeBladers]

okay my favourite was a curse for true love. it was honestly my fave in the trilogy… least fave was probably midnight sun 😭😭😭

[@spiritedreviewexc]

I never rated a book 3.5 stars EVER That´s like low for me. Today i rated an Alexis Hall book a 3.5 stars Like i loved the writing style, and tbf it was his first ever book (Glitterland if your interested) and what´s wild is it has a 4.9 star raiting on good reads, but for some reason I Just couldn´t! I mean yes i liked the ex and wish we saw his pov more, (maybe he´ll get a book?) but just like I hated Ash so much, like yes your clinicly depressed, but you also have a job that your apperently GOOD AT and your freaken like 25/26 years old YOUR SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THAT AT THAT AGE (no offience if anyone reading this is put together or anything) but he legit tries to kill himself MORE THEN ONCE and hes just....do you know the song 1-800? it reminds me alot like that, and theres something stupid that happens at the end, and legit there´s fourshadowing that this would happen, and the boyfriend is from Essex and has the accent and he legit talks like that and its proper cringe and just ugh....it should have taken me less then a week to finish, but i hated it so much. I think i rated Boyfriend Meterial more then that. But my favorite book of the whole year was the new Shadow Riders book (i forget what the title was) but it was SO good.....dont listen to anyone when they tell you something from that author is a standalone (they´re not, they just keep going)

[@tcisp]

Book recommendation!! If you love politics in fantasy and want to try something new I recommend Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy very light on romance high on world building and politics it’s an amazing series PLEASE READ IT

[@keziahbiddle7731]

Hi Ali! I wanted to give some book recs so... here they are 1. The serpent and dove series is one of my faves. It's set in France when the church was the government and people believed in witches, except the witches were actually real and there are chasseurs (witch hunters). You follow the story of Louise Le Blanc and Ried Diggory. They are forced to marry and so on, and THE PLOT IS CRAZY!!! You do need to keep in mind that all three books are basically consecutive, so where the first book ends, the second book starts right away. Due to this, there are SO MANY cliffhangers. 5-star series for me!!! Also, the books are like 550 pages each so.... good luck!!! 2. The Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy is a 6-star series for me!!! It follows Auren who is called 'the king's gold favoured'... like she is LITERALLY GOLD! The books are so crazy and there is a kind of love triangle... it's hard to explain, so it would make me so happy if u read it!!! 3. Twilight. It's self-explanatory. Maybe you could do a Twilight reading vlog to see your thoughts!!! 4. On the edge by Joanna Mazurkiewicz is a romance between a rich, Scottish man named Dexter and a nurse who is a pole dancer in her free time named Sasha. This book is SPICY, like spicy from the first sentence. If you are in the mood for a really spicy romance... this is it. 5. I just saw My Fault by Mercedes Ron on your cart and I would just like to say I LOVED this book! It is definitely and bad boy-good girl romance an I basically finished in 1 sitting. I hope you enjoy it! Anyway, those are my book recs! I hope you take them into consideration for some of your next reads! I love your book videos, they are such chill vibes and always get me in the mood to read!

[@Wittywriter09]

Somewhere between us by Aditi mishra!! I request you all pls read this book!! It's for pre-order now!! But I preview now I am a fan of that author! Plss! I request you!!

[@elizabethraber4822]

My favorite book was the second book in the Inherence games. I Read all three books and On the fourth book that released a couple months ago and the second book was my fave. I also really love the royal we

[@megmarie5792]

My favorites were (in order) Our Violent Ends, These Violent Delights, and Divine Rivals

[@alexandraroussin5070]

Favorite was acowar and once upon a broken heart and least favorite was the inmate by freida

[@abzhill6665]

favourite was daisy haites least fave was the secret history 🥴

[@Hitmewithacar_21]

my fav book of the year is the invisible life of Addie LaRue, the ending is just amazing