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2023
My Year in Books
28,801
pages read
Becky Lewis
108
books read
Becky Lewis
Guess How Much God Loves You by Karen Ferguson
Shortest Book
40
pages
In Feast or Famine by Mesu Andrews
Longest Book
448
pages
Average book length in 2023
266
pages
He Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox
Most Shelved
13,511
people also shelved
Kate Middleton, Queen in Waiting by Susan Barnett Braun
Least Shelved
14
people also shelved
Becky’s average rating for 2023
4.8
4.8
Tangles and Tinsel by Jennifer Sienes
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.90 average
The Rose and the Thistle by Laura Frantz

Becky’s first review of the year

it was amazing
“Silk and fire dinna mix well.”
“Neither do we, milord.”

“Good things come to those who wait.” This summarizes my thoughts on The Rose and the Thistle by Laura Frantz.
First of all, I (and many other Frantz fans) have been waiting over a year for this latest offering from Frantz, a highly skilled author who writes excellent, authentic historical romantic fiction.

I had to wait in another regard. This is one of the few Frantz novels that I have not b ...more
BECKY’S 2023 BOOKS
The Rose and the Thistle by Laura Frantz
it was amazing
Grime Beat by Marji Laine
The Heir's Predicament by Lorri Dudley
The Letter by Edwina Kiernan
Twice Sold Tales by Chautona Havig
Alaskan Avalanche Escape by Darlene L. Turner
Ambush in Alaska by Darlene L. Turner
What I Would Tell You by Liz Tolsma
The Master's Inn by Deb Gorman
The Winnowing Fork by Betty Ruth Weatherby
The Mercy Tree by Sharlene MacLaren
it was amazing
Roadtrip for Two by Amy R. Anguish
Courage in the Shadows by Robin Patchen
The Cairo Curse by Pepper Basham
A Troll Falls by Marji Laine
A Ransomed Grete by Chautona Havig
Love's New Beginnings by Penny Zeller
Promise of Purity by Marguerite Martin Gray
A Mark of Grace by Kimberley Woodhouse
it was amazing
The Maid of Ballymacool by Jennifer Deibel
The Finding of Miss Fairfield by Grace Hitchcock
The Finding of Miss Fairfield by Grace Hitchcock
Confessions to a Stranger by Danielle Grandinetti
The Escape Game by Marilyn Turk
The Vanishing at Castle Moreau by Jaime Jo Wright
Targeted in the Desert by Dana Mentink
The Neighbor Renovation by Grace Worthington
Dreams of the Heart by Penny Zeller
it was amazing
A Match in the Making by Jen Turano
Kate Middleton, Queen in Waiting by Susan Barnett Braun
Murmur in the Mud Caves by Kathleen Denly
A Brighter Dawn by Leslie Gould
The Bark of Zorro by Kathleen Y'Barbo
Lost in Wonderland by Tabitha Bouldin
When Tomorrow Came by Hannah Linder
Rocky Mountain Rendezvous by Misty M. Beller
Lilac Cottage by Carrie Fancett Pagels
it was amazing
Love in the Headlines by Penny Zeller
In Feast or Famine by Mesu Andrews
MANHUNT by Rena Groot
Guess How Much God Loves You by Karen Ferguson
The Secret to Happiness by Suzanne Woods Fisher
A Cry in the Dark by Jessica R. Patch
Man of Shadow and Mist by Michelle Griep
In the Shadow of the River by Ann H. Gabhart
Transhuman by Rena Groot
Revealing the Truth by Lorri Dudley
it was amazing
Amish Wilderness Survival by Mary Alford
A Vanishing Act by Edwina Kiernan
This Is Where It Ends by Cindy K. Sproles
A Not So Peaceful Journey by Sandra Merville Hart
Refuge for the Archaeologist by Danielle Grandinetti
Follow Me by Debbie Viguié
Mountain Abduction Rescue by Darlene L. Turner
Over the Horizon by Penny Zeller
it was amazing
Every Dog Has His Day by Janice Thompson
A Summer at Thousand Island House by Susan G. Mathis
Hero Debut by Angela Ruth Strong
Rebecca by Shannon McNear
A Mountain Too Steep by Robin Patchen
Love Like No Other by Tabitha Bouldin
The Visitor Catches a Bouquet by Marji Laine
Appalachian Song by Michelle Shocklee
She'erah's Legacy by Naomi Craig
it was amazing
The Starlet Spy by Rachel Scott McDaniel
Robbing the Races by Tabitha Bouldin
Death in High Places by Sara L. Jameson
Reclaiming the Spy by Lorri Dudley
The Secrets Beneath by Kimberley Woodhouse
Preacher on the Run by Jayna Baas
The Letter Tree by Rachel Fordham
He Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox
The Last Disciple by Kurt Brouwer
Lost and Found by Suzanne Woods Fisher
it was amazing
The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater by Jaime Jo Wright
The Looking-Glass Illusion by Sara Ella
The Resourceful Stockman by Karen Baney
Abigail's Secret by Marilyn Turk
Mabel and the Little Green Men by Susan Kimmel Wright
Spoon to be Dead by Dana Mentink
Voices in the Sanitorium by Amy Lynn Walsh
Killer Christmas Evidence by Sami A. Abrams
it was amazing
New Leash on Life by Kathleen Y'Barbo
Garden of the Midnights by Hannah Linder
Crushed Hopes and Hopeful Beginnings by Carol Ashby
Snowbound Escape by Dana Mentink
Remain True by Thomas Nye
Tangles and Tinsel by Jennifer Sienes
And Their Numbers Grew by Naomi Craig
A Courageous Betrothal by Denise Weimer
Christmas Ella by Angela Ruth Strong
Forever Lovely by Linore Rose Burkard
it was amazing
Hearts of Gold Collection by Grace Hitchcock
Over the Horizon by Penny Zeller
When Love Comes by Penny Zeller
The Cowgirl's Last Rodeo by Tabitha Bouldin
Rocky Mountain Promise by Misty M. Beller
Capturing Hope by Angela K. Couch
The Juliet Code by Pepper Basham

Becky’s last review of the year

it was amazing
“Surely God knew exactly what He’d been doing when He bound Frederick to this darling woman in marriage, didn’t He? Was it some sort of cosmic trust exercise?”

Frederick Percy, Lord Astley, is slowly coming to the conclusion that his life as a newly married earl will involve much more adventure and sleuthing than he would have chosen. Lady Astley, Grace, is delighted to have their honeymoon turn into one murderous adventure after another, finding ...more
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