📚 My Favourite Book of the Year: My 2023 Book Bracket! (it never gets easier 😭)

Today I'm using my book bracket spread from my 2023 reading journal to determine my favourite book of the year! Tell me about your favourite read of the year in the comments 🥰
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Dark Academia Reading Vlog: • 🕰️ Dark Academia Readi...
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French Reading Vlog: • 📖 Reading *only* in Fr...
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[@michellegonzales5555]

Love that you wanted to stay true to your true favorites instead of sticking to month by month!

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’m glad I did it that way, too! ❤️

[@pique-portia]

I don‘t know if it would be too much for other viewers but I would actually enjoy watching two videos. One bracket style Video where you are strict and than another one with maybe your top 5 or 10 of the year. Would be interesting to see if the top contenders in both Videos are the same or not. I would Imagine there will be differences 😊

[@kolibrisway]

I love these videos - they are basically half an hour of Elizabeth saying "it's so hard" with lots of good reading suggestions :D

[@PlantBasedBride]

LOL you’re not wrong 😂 I’m glad y’all enjoy my agony 🫠🤣

[@katiee728]

I always look forward to this video from you! I added this spread to my journal for the first time for 2023 fully inspired by you - I love it! My personal boty was Tomorrow x3 🤗

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oh amazing! I really loved that book ❤️

[@julia-here]

same here!

[@MagdaU_]

The book bracket is such a struggle! I'm wondering if for you a Book Matrix would not be easier :D It's a variation of Priotization Matrix. In this case every book (f.ex. every 5 star read) goes head to head with every other and the ultimate winner is by how many "battles" they win. So you don't risk leaving an incredible book behind just because it's not *the best of the month*. Maybe it would easily win with some books from other months

[@joannievh2071]

I feel like this book bracket was more "organic" given you wanted to include your yearly favourite. And I'm absolutely convinced to pick up Monstrilio now! (And I believe it's okay to see the video in January... as long as we see it! Plus, it gives you a bit of down time from certain books.)

[@PlantBasedBride]

I hope you enjoy it! ❤️❤️

[@fzzypurpleturtle]

I love this spread idea and discussion! I maintain my bracket throughout the year and reevaluate at the end. Also- I sometimes choose 4 star reads as my winner because I loved them even if I can tell they’re flawed

[@PlantBasedBride]

I think that’s totally fair! I often give five stars to flawed books because they’re a favourite, just because I want to 😂❤️

[@tly114t2]

such a neat idea! fun to see your "top books" broken down in this kind of way. thanks for sharing

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’m so glad it’s interesting!

[@fralou_sind_kreativ]

"Monstrilio" has been on my TBR since your video where you mentioned it first. I'm going to read it this year! Thank you for your great videos! Wishing you a happy new year and sending you much love and creative vibes

[@keyschristina]

A video on how you find your next reads would be amazing! Reviews from where? Browsing bookstores?

[@shellkay]

I agree with not being stringent about choosing one book per month in yearly brackets. I pick top twelve overall & work down from there. You were the one to introduce this spread, & it’s definitely among my favorite part of my bullet/reading journal! My top read for 2023 was Cloud Cuckoo Land (also recommended by you!)

[@heatherbocks]

Happy new year Elizabeth! This is very brave of you, I don’t know if I could pick a favourite favourite 😅

[@Johanna_reads]

This was so comforting to listen to while setting up my bullet journal! I may have to pick up Monstrilio this spooky season! 😊

[@PlantBasedBride]

I hope you enjoy it if you do!

[@dracaryslace]

Always love your videos!! ❤ Can't wait to see your Notion book tracking video, I've had that app for months and still haven't used it. 😅

[@heffalump1182]

I love this spread and have added it to my reading journal for the last couple years. I do find that last year I changed the pairs to mix it up Jan v. Jul, Feb v Aug, Mar v sep, Apr v Oct, May v Nov, and Jun v Dec. Also, happy to see I am not the only that struggles with picking one!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Did you find mixing up the months impacted your brackets much? And definitely not, it’s so hard!! 😭

[@heffalump1182]

@PlantBasedBride I did! I found that it gave me more of a comparison on how much the book impacted me. How well did a book compare from the first half of the year to ones from the second half?

[@trippingthewasteland]

Bought Monstrillo last week and looking forward to reading it once I finish some library loans. I also read Vampires of El Norte after seeing it one of your vids last fall and really enjoyed it.

[@Misstress2113]

I've been on a reading rut for a while. But the entusiasm in your book reviews always sparks a little my interest in going back into reading mode.

[@janierichmond5607]

I admired how you made each of your selections. No fluff, just authenticity to YOURSELF. A personal genuine and instinctive way to decide. Great job…I feel like I benefited from your process. Great job, great book tuber. 👀💖🤗🥳😉🌷⭐️

[@SheMeetsPaper]

I’m weirdly proud of you for making it through this video. I’ve watched all of your book brackets and I know how difficult these are for you

[@jorgilusty]

Now I can’t wait for the notion video! Do you use StoryGraph too? 🤭

[@Shaegeeksout]

Your dilemma about picking a monthly favorite is why I don't do a bracket!😂 Thanks for sharing your process, and can't wait to see your notion setup!!

[@queryalways]

Thank you, i've added a couple of the books to my TBR :) Some had a couple of TWs I couldn't move past, though their premise sounds interesting; I may go back to them when I'm in a stronger place. Would you consider sharing your Google Sheets Template by any chance please? I use GS, not Notion (though I keep thinking o trying it out), and would love to look at a blank template please. Looking forward to your 2024 videos!! Happy New Year 🪄🪄

[@PriestSusan]

I love your range!

[@creepypapermultipack]

I love the book bracket videos! I created the first spreads of my first reading journal recently and my favorite one was the book bracket spread. I’m so excited to fill it out in a year’s time. You’ve inspired me to get out of my reading slump and create a reading journal of my own and I’m really excited about it! I’ll be honest, I only read a handful of books this year so the list is pretty short, but my favorite book that I read in 2023 was Persuasion by Jane Austen. It was the first Austen book I’ve ever read as an adult (I read Sense & Sensibility and Pride & Prejudice when I was about 12 years old and I don’t remember any details) and I was genuinely surprised at how much I loved it. It made me laugh so much and cry with joy. You should see my annotations in the margins! A surprise new favorite.

[@LauraMalfoy2011]

Adding Monstrilio to my TBR right now! I came across the book on GR but it didn't seem like the type of books I read - tbh you and I don't quite read the same type of books, and that's okay obviously - but the way you talked about it really make me interested in it. Who knows, maybe I'll find a new favourite as well! Also, we LOVE that it never gets easier 😂😂

[@michellecgb]

I love your book journal videos! I can’t wait to see what your pick is ❤

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’m so glad you enjoy them! 🥰

[@amandapelland]

I love your selection of books you read each month, a wide genre variety. I've jotted down some of the books that peaked my interest to read, and I'm currently reading the Reformatory! ☺

[@PlantBasedBride]

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

[@maleesaweerahennedige3782]

Your voice is so calming Elizabeth🥰❤ also, maybe you could do a book bracket including your favorite book of each year and finding out the best book you have read? Though picking a favourite amomg favourites would be quite a problem😅

[@luiiiandmovieee]

Ohh I love these videos! I always do this battle thing too, with movies as well and last year I did it for worst books lol

[@hippie1325]

I read The Collected Regrets of Clover because of you and I am so glad I did! I felt so connected and had related to Clover, while also learning so much from her journey to experiencing life after years of solitude. I cried (a lot), I laughed, I smiled, I underlined and bracketed and tabbed throughout the pages. It was a beautiful book and I’m glad you exposed me to it ❤

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’m so glad you connected with it so deeply! I was so pleasantly surprised by how much it touched me ❤️

[@shelbylit_1711]

I loved this! My top read of 2023 was One Hundred Years of Solitude, so it was exciting to see it made your top 3 😃

[@PlantBasedBride]

It's so good! ❤️

[@rosarodriguez8984]

Excellent video, Elizabeth. Your struggles to pick one book are sweet and represent me too 😅. Monstrilio is in my TBR list since u first spoke about it. And 100 years of solitude is a classic that I read lots of years ago for my University degree. I read it in Spanish as this is my mother tongue. One of my favorite books of the year (I cannot pick one, sorry 😢) is Elena Knows, by Claudia Piñeiro, followed very close by Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. And yeah to a Notion+Books video. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@emilyr2836]

I didn't realize you also kept a digital record - would definitely love to see your notion set up!

[@TheAlobear]

Love this head-to-head format! Looking back over my 2023 reading, I only had three 5-star reads, so my decisions were much easier... Perhaps I need to get better book recommendations... Or be more generous with my star ratings? Anyway, those three were Legends and Lattes, The Lincoln Highway, and Digger: Unearthed - and I had to go with Digger: Unearthed as my top pick overall (still a standout from way back in January 2023).

[@tiffenyfreese4111]

I always enjoy your book review videos. How about throwing in a "wild card" slot into the top 3 to make a top 4? That way, when you have months like June when you have more than one super favorite you can put it in there. Or just pick from your 2nd place books for all 12 months to fill the slot. Just an idea. I'm looking forward to seeing the next reading journal set up!!

[@ChantelleArts]

so good, I love this ☺☺

[@annae2375]

The audiobook for Monstrilio is on my library's Hoopla! So excited to give it a try

[@sandrazuks9017]

I read Monstrilio and loved it thanks to your review.

[@mltitude]

i already had monstrilio on my tbr list...but now i really want to just read it like right after i've finished watching this video

[@laragazzaviola80]

It's so interesting litening to you struggle to pick a book but often i could guess which one you we're gonna choose based on how you introduced It!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Haha I love that! I feel so conflicted but y’all seem to know my taste better than I do 😂❤️

[@caitlincarter3051]

I've been waiting for this! Yesssssss!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Haha hope you enjoy! ❤️

[@jothsnasundar9128]

Mine was Kaikeyi! glad to see it was so high on your list!!

[@artbyciarrastebbins]

Omg? Your nails are fire! What is that polish!!? ❤

[@Katiedora122]

I think because I've had so many uneven reading years, where I'll have a cluster of 5 stars and then a couple months of 3 or 4, I always feel like my brackets don't really reflect my favorites well. So this year I switched to a sort of ranked choice set up to really see how all of the books compared to each other. And it took me a couple tries setting it up (first I did try to go by month, and then I just went by all 5 stars), but The Collected Regrets of Clover, Tress of the Emerald Sea, and The Once and Future Witches consistently showed up in my top 3 spots.

[@pique-portia]

Monstrilio is now on my tbr List for this year! Maybe also for a scary reading vlog in october 😊

[@KimAnnaDekker]

I've added Monstrilio to my list. Thank you for your recommendations, love to follow them and your insights on the books! My recommendation: the eighth life by Nino Haratischwili

[@booksandbags]

I loved this video and the diversity in your reading! I knew you would pick Monstrilio because you love it so much. It's on my TBR, but I may need to move it up. Thanks for so many recommendations. Question-what makes a book five stars for you? I feel like I grade too harshly.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you! Honestly, my rating is 99% a feeling I get as I finish (loosely based on 1⭐️=hated, 2⭐️=disliked, 3⭐️=good, 4⭐️=great, 5⭐️=fantastic/favourite), though I do use the CAWPILE method of rating when I’m feeling conflicted/on the fence. A five star book is typically a book I felt did what it set out to do extremely well (I try to keep in mind target audience and genre while rating), while also making me feel something, with minor flaws but nothing major. I sometimes throw the rules out the window, though, when I love a book despite its many/major flaws 😂 I hope that helps a bit!

[@booksandbags]

@@PlantBasedBride Thank you! That's very helpful. I may need to go back and re-rate some books. I haven't stopped thinking about Natural Beauty or The Reformatory, so they should probably be rated higher.

[@Paula-xp7ve]

I’ve only not finished two books in my entire life and one of them was Lessons in Chemistry! I’m 72 yrs old

[@DynaGirl2000]

I’m impressed that only two books did that for you. I have a few more than that on my ‘DNF’ list, including Lessons In Chemistry.

[@javaadaros]

I can't believe my favorite book ever, One hundred years of solitude, stuck with you until the semifinals ❤ I read Minor Details in February while on vacation, and when I finished it, the only adjective I thought of was 'devastating' 💔 and then, the ongoing g3noc1de... 💔💔

[@jordanreads24]

Amazing video! My favorite of the year was the first volume of The Glass Scientists by S.H. Cotugno, but I have been following the comic for years before it became a graphic novel, so I felt I couldn't put it in my book bracket. It's on another level entirely. So my winner was Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson!

[@margjedehoog9729]

Loved this video! It reminded me to pick my own favourite book of the year, which is 'Het lied van ooievaar en dromedaris' by Anjet Daanje (it roughly translates as 'The song of stork and dromedary'). It's inspired by the Brontë sisters. I would highly recommend it, but sadly it's not yet translated into English...

[@chriscze6153]

I completely agree with you about Natural Beauty - it's easily one of my favorite books I read last year, I read it in a day during a reading slump, and while I also had a few issues here and there the overall impact and quality of the story and writing and horror were so phenomenal, I gave it a 4.5 on initial reading but it's definitely a 5 star for me.

[@PlantBasedBride]

It really is such a special little book! Just perfectly strange with so much heart ❤️

[@anavere]

Loved watching you narrow down your top reads of the year! I immediately went and read Monstrilio. What a haunting, strange book! I can see why it was your top pick. I really liked the narration style and was fascinated by the exploration of some of life’s biggest questions through the lens of the horror genre. I’m a little sad to not have read this with a group because there is so much food for thought and discussion. Thank you for this recommendation! This is definitely a book I would not have chosen on my own but I am so glad to have read it.

[@anavere]

Oh, and my favorite book of the year was probably Children of Time, which was a return for me to science-fiction, one of my original favorite genres which I had been ignoring for too long.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’m so glad to know you enjoyed it! I agree it would have made for a fantastic book club pick. Maybe in the future? 🤔❤️

[@laurev2387]

When you did not stick to the month to month I figured one of the "extras" would be the winner 😊 One of my favorite books of 2023 was Tobie Lolness. It's a YA book that I actually bought for my niece 😅 it's a French book so I thought you might appreciate it.

[@gillian5826]

my top book of 2023 is The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston! Close runner up is As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh.

[@nadjabauer9533]

I am thinking about doing this for tv shows and movies. I will peobably not do it by month because I feel that will not be accureate. I will probably run into the issue you had where you cant pick one per month. I will probably pick all my 5 star movies/tv shows and then pick half of those and then half of those until I get to one.

[@booksnotlovers]

thanks for the contributions to my never-ending TBR 🤓

[@PlantBasedBride]

Haha you’re so welcome!

[@RoseArnoldd]

Monstrilio is my favourite of the year too 🥰

[@TheStitchinWitch]

Since we both loved Entangled Life (and that one made my top 10 books of the year), may I recommend Soil by Camille Dungy? It's how a black woman uses her garden to connect with the earth and herself. It's informative but also memoir-esque and it's beautiful.

[@backwardsbrilliance]

Omg my older sister was OBSESSED with Island of the Blue Dolphins during childhood 🥹 That brought me back ♥️

[@PlantBasedBride]

I listened to it on tape about a million times! I wanted to be just like Karana when I grew up ❤️

[@nellispinelli9]

oohh happy to see this pop up just as I was scrolling for something to watch 😊I wonder, have you considered using a prioritization matrix instead of a bracket? I'm curious how the results of a bracket vs a matrix would compare

[@PlantBasedBride]

I haven’t! I’ll have to look that up since I don’t know what it is 😅❤️

[@nellispinelli9]

It's a ranking system where you put all your options head to head and see how many times they win. The one that wins the most is the winner! 😊

[@Geistermoor]

Thank you so much for this breakdown of your favorite books. I will definitly read some of them. My favorite of the year has to be "The city of dreaming books" by Walter Moers. I read it in the original german version, so i'm not sure if it's well translated. The author has a talent for playing with words. But it is weird, a mix of fairy tale and adventure, bizzare and a wonderful homage to the world of books and booklovers.

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oo that sounds so interesting and very much up my alley! I’ll have to add it to my TBR ❤️

[@Karen-zg4lk]

I love this book. It has been my favorite in 2021, and I will reread it this year

[@CamsCampbell]

This was great. I'm so glad to have found your channel. My book of 2023 would be The Years of Rice and Salt, by Kim Stanley Robinson. It was recommended on a podcast and I found it challenging and rewarding. I actually almost quit at one point; often those kinds of books end up being the ones that stay in my mind, and that's what happened here. Your channel is inspiring me to start reading more deeply and I thank you for that. And all because of your review of Driven to Distraction on Goodreads.

[@juliangelus]

I've just added every single one of those books to my tbr. I will be buying Monstrilio as soon as I can :)

[@PlantBasedBride]

I hope you enjoy them ❤️

[@onourpath]

I'm borrowing Monstrilio from the library right now. Did you know it's on the Tournament of Books this year? That will bring it a lot of notice.

[@wickerlibrary]

always so obsessed with your nails 😭

[@PlantBasedBride]

Haha aw thanks! I’m loving this colour lately ❤️

[@thefairylibrarian3282]

I really need to check out some of these books. Especially the horror ones as that's a genre i'm trying to get into. My favorite book of 2024 was Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman. It's a YA fantasy and the plot is nothing that you've never seen before, but the MC is autistic, which creates a different lenze than we usually get. The rep is really good. I'm autistic myself and i never realised how much i needed that representation until i read Unseelie

[@polly2900]

I loved Island of The Blue Dolphin.

[@Xionarra]

it's graphic novel but you should read heartstopper if you haven't already! i loved them and i feel like a graphic novel was what I needed to get back into reading.

[@amandabrow]

I love your ring and band

[@EFergDindrane]

Can you say more about your methodology for determining a book's grade? Is it overall or genre-specific in some ways, as in "a 5-star horror" doesn't have to be Shakespeare? I have trouble giving 5 stars, as I expect them to be James Joyce, but that's hardly fair. I need to get over myself. Any thoughts?

[@PlantBasedBride]

My rating is definitely variable depending on the genre/age demographic. I try to evaluate a book based on what it is and is trying to do, not compare it to all literature! I find the CAWPILE system helps if I’m feeling stuck, but usually my rating is: ⭐️disliked it/had serious issues with it ⭐️⭐️not for me/pretty meh ⭐️⭐️⭐️ good ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ great ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ fantastic

[@annabonanas]

My bracket winner for favorite book was Mistborn: The Final Empire!

[@PlantBasedBride]

Oo nice! I’ve actually never read any Brandon Sanderson 🤔

[@Laura8Kath]

Did I fast forward from the moment you added both Monstrilio and 100 years of solitude TOGETHER at the beginning? YES. YES I DID, AND I WAS RIGHT.

[@holly2585]

Dying to see your Notions video

[@anniepantheraleo]

You've already read my favourite book of 2023: Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel. I'm sure there were stronger nominees that I read last year but this book just stuck with me in a way that made it an instinctual choice for favourite :)

[@PlantBasedBride]

Have you seen the tv adaptation? It was incredible!

[@barbaraschmitt85]

One of the books that I'm still thinking (and that I will probably upgrade to 5 stars) is Firekeeper's daughter by Angeline Boulley.

[@nostalgicsapphic8450]

favorite book of the year…that’s so hard! i’ve read so many good books this year T^T but i think warbreaker by brandon sanderson was my top book just because of how much it sticks with me and it was the start of my sanderson journey! loved this video :D

[@PlantBasedBride]

Thank you so much! I’ve still get to read any Sanderson. Maybe 2024 will be the year that changes 🤔

[@nostalgicsapphic8450]

@@PlantBasedBride I really think you’d like his work! I’m glad I personally started with Warbreaker cause I got a good look at how he writes, the way he structures stories, and how he crafts his worlds and on top of that got a new favorite book ;)

[@daniellemarics]

You have successfully convinced me to pick up Monstrilio.

[@SleeplessStrawberry]

Fave book of 2023 was "Iron widow", among the 50 books i read it was my only 5-star, i'm very picky

[@whitneylevis]

I also read Parable of the Sower this year... SOOOOO GOOOD. I need to read like everything by Octavia E Butler.

[@Honey_1312]

Monstrilio was also my favorite of 2023 & probably just an overall favorite forever. It absolutely wrecked me and was just incredible. The Hike by Drew Margary was my second favorite & it falls into the weird shit category 🤣

[@PlantBasedBride]

Another Monstrilio lover! You are my people lol Oo I’ll have to add that one to my TBR!

[@pratiksha2898]

It makes happy me to see a book based on Indian mythology queen Kaikeyi as your favorite read.

[@filipatavares2196]

Girl what are you reading?! The content warnings on your books omg

[@ExLibris-Alys]

I must admit I was wondering whether she has nightmares when I saw the content warnings .

[@NGriswold]

I read my favorite book of 2023 on December 30th. I hadn't intended to stay awake all night reading, but the story was too captivating to put down. So it creeped in just under the wire. The book is "Good Girls Don't Die" by Christina Henry. It is 100% the final girl book I've spent years searching for after reading more than a few duds. 5-stars! Please add this book to your TBR, especially if you're a horror fan. This was the first novel I've read from this author, and she'll probably be an automatic read for me from now on.

[@PlantBasedBride]

I’m sold! I’ll add it to my TBR ❤️

[@NGriswold]

@@PlantBasedBride Yes! I hope you'll share your thoughts about the novel in a future reading vlog. I've also added "Monstrilio" to my TBR and will read it as soon as it's back at the library.

[@miscpaper3341]

Will you be sharing your completed 2023 Book Journal? Of all of your videos these are my favorite!!

[@carolinebouwhuiswhite]

Yumi and the nightmare painter was by top book of 2023 ❤

[@sweeetspring]

when I heard " Palestinian Authors" I felt so happy!! I'm not from Palestine but still it made me so happy. thank you

[@stefanietaylor4989]

I can’t find where the information is for the book club. Help! I’m interested.

[@PlantBasedBride]

It’s through my patreon! The link to it is in the description box ❤️ you can also search Plant Based Bride on the patreon website to find me!

[@Zoffy_UA]

Does anybody know what level of English one needs to have to read monstrelio? It’s not translated into ukr and it may not be for several years or even ever 😭 Thanks for the video❤

[@Zoffy_UA]

*Monstrilio

[@BexMcInulty]

I knew it would be Monstrilio before I even clicked the video 😂

[@brandiwilesevans557]

I don't read horror or much fantasy, but Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow was my book of the year.

[@dhrasti7007]

Mine as well! It went to head to head with House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune.

[@mariaclahh]

not even for the 2018 world cup i was rooting for my country as hard as i was rooting for one hundred years of solitude in this video, my god I sweated HARD

[@PlantBasedBride]

Hahaha it was SO CLOSE!

[@RosieES7]

My book of the year was The Book of Trespass by Nick Hayes, sooo informative and interesting! and made me very angry lol

[@plantsugar9172]

Those nails!!!!!

[@Paula-xp7ve]

I’d love to know more about your fabulous fingernails

[@breezyfbb]

Thank you for reading books by Palestinian authors. As their perspective is actively being censored and silenced, reading their words now is more important than ever