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I Read 200 Books in 2023 and Ranked Them From Worst to Best

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This year I read 200 books, which is pretty wild! That is up from 72 books last year. My original goal was 50 books, so safe to say I totally blew that out of the water. 

Like last year, I have decided to rank all of the books I read from worst to best (and this year I have been ranking as I go which made this A LOT easier). I read a lot of amazing books this year. I also read some downright awful ones too. 

As stated in my article last year, I rate books based on how much I enjoyed/liked them, not necessarily how good they are (looking at you, Twilight).

With all of that out of the way, here is my ranking:  

*You may notice that there are not 200 books on this list. This is because of the ongoing boycott of St. Martin’s Press and its imprints due to islamophobic and racist posts from members of their team. You can follow @readersforaccountability on Instagram for more information on the boycott. 



WORST

180. Bowery by Matthew Vaughn (1 Star)

179. No Exit by Taylor Adams (1 Star)

178. Siri, Who Am I? By Sam Tschida (1 Star)

177. Passion by Lauren Kate (2.5 Stars)

176. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (2.5 Stars)

175. One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus (2.5 Stars) 

174. The Coworker by Freida McFadden (2.75 Stars)

173. If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss (3 Stars)

172. Get In My Swamp by G.M. Fairy (3 Stars)

171. The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin (3 Stars)

170. Coraline by Neil Gaiman (3 Stars)

169. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill (3 Stars)

168. The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (3 Stars)

167. Truly, Madly, Deadly by Hannah Jayne (3 Stars)  

166. I Do (Not) by Anni Lee (3 Stars)

165. Traded by Kimberly Knight and Rachel Lyn Adams (3 Stars)

164. A California Adventure by Jace D. Mac (3 Stars)

163. The Forking Trolley by James M. Russell (3 Stars) 

162. A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins (3 Stars)

161. Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead (3 Stars)

160. Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham (3.25 Stars)

159. The Bell Chime by Mona Kabbani (3.25 Stars)

158. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer (3.25 Stars)

157. I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano (3.5 Stars)

156. His Other Wife by Ava Strong (3.5 Stars)

155. Fallen by Lauren Kate (3.5 Stars)

154. They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman (3.5 Stars) 

153. The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay (3.5 Stars)

152. See Her Run by Rylie Dark (3.5 Stars)

151. The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri (3.5 Stars)

150. Bridge by Lauren Beukes (3.5 Stars)

149. Squeal by Vera Valentine (3.75 Stars)

148. Owl Moon by Jane Yolen (3.75 Stars)

147. Dance with a Vampire by Ellen Schreiber (3.75 Stars)

146. The Coffin Club by Ellen Schreiber (3.75 Stars)

145. Innocence Taken by Victoria M. Patton (3.75 Stars)

144. Unforgiven by Lauren Kate (3.75 Stars)

143. Cryptic Cravings by Ellen Schreiber (3.75 Stars)

142. Carrie by Stephen King (3.75 Stars) 

141. The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels (3.75 Stars)

140. Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake (3.75 Stars)

139. Out of the Ashes by Kara Thomas (3.75 Stars)

138. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (3.75 Stars)

137. The Road by Cormac McCarthy (3.75 Stars)

136. My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing (3.75 Stars)

135. Everything We Don’t Say by Nicole Baart (3.75 Stars)  

134. Squeak by Vera Valentine (4 Stars)

133. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (4 Stars)

132. Tiny T-Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jay Fleck, Jonathan Stutzman (4 Stars)

131. Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney (4 Stars)

130. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin (4 Stars)

129. Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss (4 Stars)

128. The Great Gimmelmans by Lee Matthew Goldberg (4 Stars)

127. Kings of B’more by R. Eric Thomas (4 Stars)

126. Starflight by Melissa Landers (4 Stars)

125. Love Bites by Ellen Schreiber (4 Stars)

124. Yours, Insatiably by Aveda Vice (4 Stars)

123. Kissing Coffins by Ellen Schreiber (4 Stars)

122. Royal Blood by Ellen Schreiber (4 Stars) 

121. Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue (4 Stars)

120. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (4 Stars)

119. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (4 Stars)

118. Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman (4 Stars)

117. How Can I Help You by Laura Sims (4 Stars)

116. Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (4 Stars)

115. Rapture by Lauren Kate (4.25 Stars)

114. Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker (4.25 Stars)

113. Her Last Wish by Blake Pierce (4.25 Stars)

112. Vampireville by Ellen Schreiber (4.25 Stars)

111. Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber (4.25 Stars) 

110. We Are the Change-makers by Jo Watson (4.25 Stars)

109. Loveless by Alice Oseman (4.25 Stars)

108. The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black (4.25 Stars)

107. A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers (4.25 Stars)

106. Unhinged by Vera Valentine (4.5 Stars)

105. Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo (4.5 Stars)

104. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice (4.5 Stars)

103. how to cure a ghost by Fariha Róisín (4.5 Stars)

102. Only the Stains Remain by Ross Jeffery (4.5 Stars)

101. Rainbow Road by Alex Sanchez (4.5 Stars)

100. This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar (4.5 Stars) 

99. The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon (4.5 Stars)

98. The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware (4.5 Stars) 

97. Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan (4.5 Stars) 

96. Immortal Hearts by Ellen Schreiber (4.5 Stars)

95. Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree (4.5 Stars)

94. Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez (4.5 Stars)

93. The Drowning Summer by C.L. Herman (4.5 Stars)

92. One by One by Freida McFadden (4.5 Stars)

91. Into the Water by Paula Hawkins (4.5 Stars) 

90. The Birthday by Carol Wyer (4.5 Stars)

89. Dead Flip by Sara Farizan (4.5 Stars)

88. A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee (4.5 Stars)

87. Final Girls by Riley Sager (4.5 Stars)

86. Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell (4.5 Stars)

85. The Ex by Freida McFadden (4.5 Stars)

84. Baby Teeth by Meg Grehan (4.5 Stars)

83. Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas (4.5 Stars) 

82. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (4.5 Stars)

81. So Bright So Bright So Bright by Adam Lawson (4.5 Stars)

80. The One by John Marrs (4.5 Stars)

79. The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas (4.5 Stars) 

78. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (4.5 Stars)

77. Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas (4.5 Stars) 

76. The Wicked King by Holly Black (4.5 Stars)

75. Keep it in the Family by John Marrs (4.5 Stars)

74. What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall (4.5 Stars)

73. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (4.5 Stars) 

72. Bird Box by Josh Malerman (4.75 Stars)

71. Guilty Party by Candy Denman (4.75 Stars) 

70. Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds (4.75 Stars)

69. The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas (4.75 Stars) 

68. Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez (4.75 Stars)

67. This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham (4.75 Stars)

66. The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim (4.75 Stars)
65. Dead Girl’s Can’t Tell Secrets by Chelsea Ichaso  (4.75 Stars)

64. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (4.75 Stars)

63. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (4.75 Stars)

62. None of This is True by Lisa Jewell (4.75 Stars)

61. The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden (4.75 Stars) 

60. The Third Nanny by Michele Pariza Wacek (4.75 Stars)

59. Scarlet Angel by S.T. Abby (4.75 Stars)

58. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (4.75 Stars) 

57. You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose (4.75 Stars) 

56. The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager (4.75 Stars)

55. Heartstopper Volume Two by Alice Oseman (4.75 Stars)

54. Heartstopper Volume Three by Alice Oseman (4.75 Stars)

53. My Murder by Katie Williams (4.75 Stars) 

52. The Inmate by Freida McFadden (4.75 Stars)

51. Heartstopper Volume One by Alice Oseman (4.75 Stars)



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