I am a firm believe that the first book you read of the year set the tone for the rest of your reading year! I first made a post about this in 2018, First Read of 2018 | Discussion Post. When looking over it I still agree with many of the points I made for what qualities a book pick must have for the first read of the year, but also my reading tastes have tended to change a lot since 2018. So there will be a slight different approach for my First Read of 2023!

I usually try to make sure I finish all books I am currently reading before the start of the new year. I am currently 30% into a book that I hopefully will have done before the beginning of the year. But I am also a few away from 100 so we will see what I can fit in this last day!

My First Read of 2023 Must Haves

Between 200-350 pages

Must be the 1st in a series/part of a series

Romance

Backlist Read

New Author

Read Selection

I have been going through some really big mood reading vibes lately and not sure if I can actually stick to pre-selecting a first read of 2023 (especially since I am doing this 3 days in advance). But I recently heard a ton about this book, have been reading tons of smutty books and just think this will be a perfect one to start the new year with!

It will be a new to me author and the start of a series. My thoughts behind starting off a new series is it will give me the push and motivation to keep reading the other books. Since it has been one I’ve heard only good things about and one I am so excited to read, hopefully it will be a 5 star read and start the new year off with a BANG!

Praise by Sara Cate

Do you have a process for picking your first read of a new year? Do you have a book picked as your first read of 2023?

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