2023: Four Star Round Up
Books that I loved but just didn’t make the 5 star cut. These were all rated as I read them and I cannot guarantee that I would give them the same rating today. The list below is in the order in which I read them. If you make it through all my five stars from 2023, here is your next step. Enjoy! xx
Source: Penguin Random House
1. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden – a classic
2. The Social Graces by Renee Rosen *If you are a fan of The Gilded Age on HBO
3. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus *I think everyone has read this already, but keeping it here for good measure
4. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry – such a vulnerable memoir, so sad that he has since passed
5. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman – so cute, but also a real murder occurs!
6. Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman – helps to ease some anxiety
7. Inside Out by Demi Moore – raw, real memoir. I am a huge Demi fan now
8. Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings – the tiktok craze got me. It was good and immature and entertaining
9. The Idea of You by Robinne Lee – add a little spice
10. The Party by Elizabeth Day *Recommended by Tinx
11. Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings – the second in the Magnolia Parks series. I will get to book #3 at some point.
12. The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up by Andy Cohen – what is not to love about Andy Cohen talking about being Andy Cohen?
13. The Last Russian Doll by Kristen Loesch – continuing my interest in all things Russia – thinking back I haven’t thought about this one in a while… maybe this should have been 3 stars?
14. Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson – Probably less interesting if you don’t know Brooklyn Heights well
15. The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki *If you are a fan of The Gilded Age on HBO
16. Trespasses by Louise Kennedy – about the Troubles in Northern Ireland – interesting and complicated characters
17. 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand – beach read
18. Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner – thriller with great twist
19. Jackie: Public, Private, Secret by J. Randy Taraborrelli – do we assume these books are true? Interesting for sure…
20. Horse by Geraldine Brooks – awesome historical fiction about slavery and horse racing
21. None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell – great thriller/mystery that keeps you on the hook
22. The Guest by Emma Cline – if you’ve ever been in a share house…
23. Yellowface by RF Kuang – heavy duty, a lot to discuss and think about with this one. I recommend reading with a book club or along with a friend
24. The Measure by Nikki Erlick – gives the reader A LOT to think about – dystopian but not
25. Trust by Hernan Diaz – really cool format, Id give it a 4.5 stars - won the Pulitzer Prize
26. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton *If you are a fan of The Gilded Age on HBO
27. Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman *toxic female friendships at their finest
28. Tis the Season for Revenge by Morgan Elizabeth – cute, spicy Christmas read
29. Ask and It Is Given by Esther Hicks - if you have a little woo woo in you
30. The Maid by Nita Prose – extremely lovable neurodivergent main character
