Happy 2023 everybody! Hopefully this year will be more positive than the last. Not that we can control the events of the world but the decisions we do control, try to choose one of kindess and respect to others.

Now off my metaphorical soap box, what new books am I eager to read? And for the few who are following, eager to read my thoughts on these books.

Well some new (well new to me. They’ve been out quite a while) books that I plan to read are Julie Murphey’s books. I saw the netflix movie version of her book, Dumplin which was entertaining enough. And as we all know the book is almost always better than the movie so now I’m going to check that out as well as her other YAs that seem to follow similar themes of identity, body positivity, pagents etc. Puddin and Pumpkin. This should be fun as I already like her romance, If the Shoe Fits.

I will also be reading Sandya Menon’s Dimple Meets Rishi series since I’ve only heard good things about that.

I’ll finally get into The Rose Years series since I finally finished Little House on the Prarie. I can’t wait since I do enjoy the turn of the 19th-20th centuries.

In the YA fantasy vein, I will be getting to the Beautiful Creatures quartet by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (I know I read the sequel series first and skimmed the original, but come on! Villains are so much more interesting) and Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy (yes another bad bad reader mark for me, I only saw the movies).

In romance I plan to get to Eloisa James’ Desperate Duchesses series and maybe a Tessa Dare or Sabrina Jeffries series since I’ve heard conflicting reviews of how good their romances are.

And I’ll be rereading some old favorites like Ruditis’ Drama! and Secrets of My Hollywood Life by Calonita. As well as Cabot’s Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls. It’s been like 14 years since I read that series, let’s see if it still holds up. Additionally, I’m eager to get back into Sam Ellis’ nonfiction again.

In the reread section, I also plan on getting to finish my Princess Diaries reread and start Nancy Drew, Warriors and the American Girl series (I’m only 6 away from finishing my collection. 6!!!). Not to mention the School of Good and Evil of which I read the first trilogy when I was little and though I forgot most of it, still mindboggled at how badly Netflix butchered it. Plus the second trilogy will be an new adventure for me.

As for actual new releases, I will be getting to that too. Ana Maria and the Fox is coming out this month as well as the lates Twisted Tale by Lim and the new Disney Villains Dark Ascension series. Not to mention the final books for Clare’s The Eldest Curses and The Last Hours trilogies.

Comics-wise, I’m interested in the latest Avatar tale, Azula Alone as well as getting into Fables and Empowered but first I will see if they’re available through the library loan.

That’s all the plans I have for now. Drop a comment if there’s a book you think I should get to or any other suggestions. Happy New Year!