What did I read this Year? 2023 Edition

What did I read this year? In 2023 there were a lot of books in my hands and a lot of Manga, too. But it was a year of Manga in the end, although there were some re-read and new mystery books that I finished. It was a journey.

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The year 2023 is coming to an end, and I feel like I didn’t read as much I would have other years, but I did because those Manga are long, and even I read them fast it’s still a lot. Though my TBR pile continues to grow and continues to look at me with a longing gaze because I haven’t gone through half of it yet, but it’s my goal next year to read more.

Let’s begin with my what I read in 2023 list though, you might find something you’ll love in it.

Read

Jujutsu Kaisen

(started reading, haven’t finished the ones available)

I’m still reading this one, but I started after the Shibuya incident started (season 2 of JJK) and I couldn’t wait week by week to know what would happen so I started reading and now I am beyond the anime, I know a lot of things that are going to happen next.

jujutsu kaisen vol 7

The Keeper (Stars Above)

If you read The Lunar Chronicles and love it, then this is definitely a most-read, though I do recommend reading after finishing TLC.

lunar chronicles stories

The Lost Book of the White

Ah, the shadow world, and my obsession with Shadowhunters and Warlocks, and everything in it. The Lost Book of the White just adds to that.

blog eachpage quotes shadowhunters

Lock Every Door

Yeah, I read it. And yes it was alright.

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Fruits Basket

I fell down the rabbit hole and didn’t want to come back out from it at all.

Fruits Basket (2019), checked. Fruits Basket (Manga), checked. Even Fruits Basket (2001 ver), checked. And only 1 conclusion, I have a serious problem with toxic characters but also with protecting damaged ones. It’s a 50-50 thing.

Dune

It was a long read, I won’t deny it and sometimes I didn’t think I would make it, but I pushed through it and beyond the storm there were some interesting things about this book that I really enjoyed.

dune book cover 50th anniversary

“Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.”

Chasing the Boogeyman

If you follow my blog, you might know already that I don’t have a review for this one. And well, that’s all you need to know about what I thought of the book.

Re-read

Horimiya

I loved this so much last year that I had to have it on my bookshelf and well, I re-read it too. The first three volumes at least.

LDK

I like L❤️DK, but there’s something about it that doesn’t convince me 100%. I still re-read the first 2 volumes and enjoyed it, too. I haven’t finished the whole series though.

Onyx

I think this was this year, but I can’t remember exactly when… it still a good re-read no matter when. Lux is a favourite series.

onyx quotes book

I’m sure that I’m missing some re-reads, but these are the books that I read this year. Did you read any of these as well? Let me know in the comments.

Don’t forget to stop by my social media, too, for some fun moment from books, Manga and Anime.

Thank you for reading, dearies!

Happy end of December! 😊❄️

Friday Flashback: Fruits Basket (2001)

Prepare for some serious ranting.

Fruits Basket (Anime 2001)

Where can I watch it? On Crunchyroll.

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I recently, barely, finished watching Fruits Basket’s original anime (or I would say the crazy 2001 version).

This anime makes no sense.

I’ll jump right into this one. Expect some rambling ahead, and some spoilers if you don’t know about Fruits Basket.

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Fruits Basket – Manga Review… sort of

The anime sent me on this path… and it was worth it. 😍

Title: Fruits Basket

 (フルーツバスケット, Furūtsu Basuketto) also abbreviated as Furuba or Fruba (フルバ)

Author: Natsuki Takaya

Genres: Fantasy, romantic comedy, slice of life

Original date: July 1998 – November 2006

In 2015, it began the Fruits Basket: Collector’s Edition (愛蔵版 フルーツバスケット) where 2 volumes were compiled into one. Same story. But there are now 12 volumes.

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Welcome to a new rambling about a Manga. I finished Fruits Basket this month, and found it quite interesting.

What shocked me the most about reading and finishing the Manga was that I knew where it was going because I’d watched the anime (2019 version), but I was still into it, it didn’t feel like a repeat, but at the same, it was a sort of comfort read, I don’t know if you know what I mean, but it was nice. And I liked it of course.

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Book Challenge: Find That Book With…

How many books are in your TBR or in your Bookshelf? There are a lot in mine, but can you find a book with… a red cover, a city in it? Let’s see.

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I haven’t read these books, I think, but here is a new book challenge for find that book with... This, referring to different types of book covers, titles, or anything a book like a flower, city, and the sort.

Alright, alright, I’ll jump straight to it.

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Patch Cipriano

“Say ‘provoking’ again. Your mouth looks provocative when you do.”

Book Saga: Hush Hush

Human? Doubtful

Supernatural being? Yes

Spoilers in this post? Probably, if you haven’t read any of the Hush Hush books.

Author: Becca Fitzpatrick

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Welcome to a new rambling about a book character.

If the me of ten years ago would have written this, it’d be a simple: Love him.

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5 Manga to Start the Journey

What’s your favourite Manga? What a question, there are so many to pick from… but here are 5 Manga to start you up in this journey.

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This is a difficult one! Why? Because we all have different tastes, and even more varies in Manga, I think. Don’t you?

But I’ll try to give a well-rounded view… lol, I’m not, this is completely biased and oriented towards what I like the most. So here we go.

As you might know, I like reading and my manga collection has been growing too, so these are some of the titles that I liked the most.

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