The Goodreads Choice Awards 2023 Opening Round Nominations
It’s almost the end of the year, and it has been a wonderful year because it has been filled with books. The Goodreads Choice Awards have begun, and their opening round is officially open for voting. They cover each genre, but here at MBC, our focus is fantasy and science fiction. Fortunately, those genres flourished this year because of some incredible new releases.
Our book community has read some of the books listed below, and we have chosen some for the book club! We always turn to Goodreads to help shape our reading journey. So that’s why it’s important to highlight all the nominees for 2023 to add to our TBR for next year!
BEST ROMANTASY OF 2023
If you are a ROMANTASY truther, the books on this list are already on your TBR, or you’ve already read them. The one book that has taken the world by storm in 2023 is Fourth Wing. Rebecca Yarros did not realize the hit she had on her hands until BookTok got a hold of it, and word of mouth made it popular. There was no way our book club would miss out on the fantasy book of the year! Not only did we cover Fourth Wing in September, but we are currently reading Iron Flame as our BONUS BOOK!
Book Chat: Fourth Wing
If you want to vote for any of the books listed above, then head on over to Goodreads and let us know which book you’re voting for!
Best Fantasy of 2023
The one author that Maude Garrett has consistently praised is V.E. Schwab. After she read the life-changing The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue she has read every single series by Schwab. In light of her new series The Fragile Threads of Power, Garrett interviewed Schwab to get all the details from her entire bookography. It was such a wonderful conversation between the two of them.
QNA with V.E. Schwab
If you want to vote for any of the books listed above, then head on over to Goodreads and let us know which book you’re voting for!
Best Young Adult Fantasy 2023
We are always looking ahead at 2024, and MBC has chosen Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross for the book club pick in February 2024. Whether you’ve already read the book and you’re waiting for the second instalment, or you want to give it a go, come and join our book club and become a member today!
If you want to vote for any of the books listed above, then head on over to Goodreads and let us know which book you’re voting for!
Best Science Fiction 2023
If you’re new to MBC we have been on the Red Rising train since the beginning of 2023. We've enjoyed having Pierce Brown on the show to discuss his series with us time and time again. We are in the middle of Iron Gold now for Book Club and will continue reading the series in 2024 with Dark Age and Light Bringer in the first quarter. If you’re a HOWLER and want to find a space to discuss your favourite franchise, we have got you covered!
Red Rising QNA With Pierce Brown
Golden Son QnA with Pierce Brown
Not only have we covered the Red Rising series, but the Murderbot series by Martha Wells is also beloved by our book club. Maude Garrett has really enjoyed the series and has even interviewed Wells for our book club. Her new book System Collapse is on our BONUS BOOK list for 2024 as well! So if you’re a fan of Wells and the Murderbot series, come and join us in the discord to discuss your favourite series!
Qna with Martha Wells
If you want to vote for any of the books listed above, then head on over to Goodreads and let us know which book you’re voting for!
Have you read any of the books listed above? If you have, let us know which one is your favourite! If you have any recommendations drop them in the comments below.
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