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I love best-of lists and reading wrap-ups. As 2023 comes to a close, it's time to sit, think, and write such a post. I always do it with pleasure.  It was a rather good year. I've read a lot and discovered some excellent reads. Contrary to previous years, my 2023 wrap-up is dominated by fun, pulpy, and entertaining, with just a few "serious" works thrown in the mix.  I guess it's because the year has been intense and I simply gravitated toward easier, more accessible books. I've rediscovered my love for thrillers and mysteries but I won't list them because it's a fantasy website, after all. That said, some of my most thrilling reads this year were all thrillers. I'll mention a few standouts here, in case someone here is interested: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn, False Witness by Karin Slaughter,  The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson, and  The Traitor by Ava Glass. I hope some of you will find inspiration here and maybe discover something wort...

Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman review Book links : Amazon , Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR :  Austin Grossman is the author of three novels: SOON I WILL BE INVINCIBLE, YOU, and CROOKED. Publisher :  Vintage; 1st edition (June 5, 2007)  Print length: 338 Formats: ebook, audiobook, paperback, hardback I had a lot of fun listening to this book. It's top-tier entertainment in which the villain is more likable and interesting than the heroes. Not uncommon in superhero fiction :) Meet Dr. Impossible - the evil genius currently rotting in a federal prison. Throughout his career, he has tried many methods to conquer the world through the use of various doomsday devices (nuclear, thermonuclear, nontechnological ) and mass mind control. He has even traveled to the past to change history and to the future to escape it. All in vain. Meanwhile, Fatale, a cyborg with memory loss, has joined the world's most famous super team, the Champions. It's her first day, and she's ea...