2023 is officially winding down, which means the “Best of” and “Top Picks” lists are in full swing. Stay tuned for our own Top 10 Reads of 2023, which will be coming to the blog next week.
In the meantime, here are some readalikes for the most-requested books of 2023. What is a readalike? A readalike is a suggested book that has a similar style, plot, or genre to a book that you enjoyed reading. We love to suggest books for you, so stop by the Reference Desk anytime to get a recommendation. If you were one of the folks checking out these top titles this year and want a similar book, keep reading for suggestions!
Did you read Lessons in Chemistry?
In the early 1960s, chemist and single mother Elizabeth Zott, the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show due to her revolutionary skills in the kitchen, uses this opportunity to dare women to change the status quo.
Try The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao!
The tale of two sisters who, surrounded by a cast of unforgettable characters, assert their independence and courageously carve a path of their own in 1940s Rio de Janeiro.
Did you read Tom Lake?
In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family’s orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake.
Try Flight!
A group of siblings and their spouses gather for Christmas in upstate New York to try decide through rising tensions and old hurts what to do with the house their recently deceased mother has left them.
Did you read Simply Lies?
A twisting new psychological thriller in which two women–one a former detective, the other a dangerous con artist–go head-to-head in an electrifying game of cat and mouse.
Try Never Tell!
While D. D. Warren investigates a pregnant woman’s suspicious role in the murders of her father and husband, Flora draws on her own haunted past to identify an unsettling link to one of the victims.
Did you read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo?
When an aging and reclusive Hollywood icon selects an unknown magazine reporter to write her life story, the baffled journalist forges deep ties with the actress during a complicated interview process that exposes their tragic common history.
Try Did You Hear about Kitty Karr?
A multigenerational saga that traverses the glamour of old Hollywood and the seductive draw of modern-day showbiz.
Did you read Fourth Wing?
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.
Try A Deadly Education!
An unwilling dark sorceress destined to rewrite the rules of magic clashes with a popular combat sorcerer while resolving to spare the lives of innocents.
Happy reading!
-Melinda
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