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2023
My Year in Books
18,771
pages read
Julie Tieu
56
books read
Julie Tieu
Double Happiness by Jen Trinh
Shortest Book
120
pages
You, Again by Kate Goldbeck
Longest Book
448
pages
Average book length in 2023
335
pages
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Most Shelved
1,600,342
people also shelved
Double Happiness by Jen Trinh
Least Shelved
394
people also shelved
Julie’s average rating for 2023
5.0
it was amazing
5.0
Made in Taiwan by Clarissa Wei
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.62 average
Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen

Julie’s first review of the year

it was amazing
SUNSHINE NAILS is a heartfelt, humorous exploration of the Tran family who ran their own nail salon for twenty years. It's told from five different points of view: Phil, the well-meaning but struggling father, Debbie, the no-nonsense matriarch, Jessica, the eldest daughter who returned to Toronto from LA after breaking up her engagement, Dustin, the youngest son who works at a tech company, and Thuy, the niece and best nail technician who came fr ...more
JULIE’S 2023 BOOKS
Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen
it was amazing
You Can’t Be Serious by Kal Penn
Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Making a Scene by Constance Wu
The Boy You Always Wanted by Michelle Quach
Fancy Meeting You Here by Julie Tieu
Mooncakes and Milk Bread by Kristina Cho
Chloe and the Kaishao Boys by Mae Coyiuto
Will They or Won't They by Ava Wilder
K-pop Confidential by Stephan Lee
it was amazing
Well, That Was Unexpected by Jesse Q. Sutanto
With Love, from Cold World by Alicia Thompson
If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang
A Love by Design by Elizabeth Everett
Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma
Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
The Decoy Girlfriend by Lillie Vale
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto
it was amazing
Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne
The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim
Miracle by Karen S. Chow
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
This Is Not a Personal Statement by Tracy Badua
Artifacts of an Ex by Jennifer Chen
Double Happiness by Jen Trinh
The Name Drop by Susan Lee
Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
The Do-Over by Suzanne Park
it was amazing
Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend by Brandon Hoàng
The Comeback by Lily Chu
Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai
The Art of Scandal by Regina Black
Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee
Role Playing by Cathy Yardley
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Jana Goes Wild by Farah Heron
it was amazing
Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan
Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma
Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
You, with a View by Jessica Joyce
The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest
Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee
In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer
Made in Taiwan by Clarissa Wei
it was amazing
Zora Books Her Happy Ever After by Taj McCoy
All the Right Notes by Dominic Lim
Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams
The Breakup Vacation by Anna Gracia
One Last Word by Suzanne Park
You, Again by Kate Goldbeck
Say You'll Be Mine by Naina Kumar
The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
Others Were Emeralds by Lang Leav
it was amazing
Coming Clean by Jen Trinh
The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang

Julie’s last review of the year

it was amazing
This book will take you on the journey of three lifetimes! I finished this book yesterday and I'm still gathering my thoughts about it. The way the three timelines were interwoven made for a compelling read that made me want to keep going back to the book. I love how the prose reflected the time period and how each timeline showed a different obstacle to their relationship.

It's certainly a genre-bending romantic thriller, as advertised. Fans of ...more
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Julie Tieu read 56 out of 50 books.
 
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