The Literary Apothecary | Top 16 Books of 2023 | Round 4 | Battle of the Books @TheLiteraryApothecary | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
In my attempt to determine what my "top reads of 2023" were, without having to actually choose a top 10, I put all the books I read in 2023 (excluding re-reads, DNFs, and books rated lower than 3 stars, and betareads/ARCs) into a sports bracket, and had the books battle amongst themselves for the top spot! In this video, is round 4 - the top 16 turns into my top 8 books. What choices surprised you? Would you have made any choices different? Let me know in the comments below!

Round 1 videos:
Part 1: youtu.be/qLWW2XHRwDE
Part 2: youtu.be/-kUegoeGpdI
Round 2 video: youtu.be/pBh5R9ldX0k
Round 3 video: youtu.be/DZhlu8JSb-M

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:05 Labyrinth's Heart vs. The Shadow Rising
01:34 A River Enchanted vs. No Heart for A Thief
02:40 The Bleedig Stone vs. Legacy of the Brightwash
03:48 A Storm of Swords vs. Lullaby
04:24 Wistful Ascending vs. Nightfall
05:25 The Two-Faced Queen vs. Buzzard's Bowl
06:29 Lily vs. Grave Peril
07:45 Phased vs. The Hexologists

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