Books I Want to Read in 2023

Over the last several years, I have really slacked when it comes to reading. I love books, and reading, but lately I just can't seem to really focus on reading a book for any length of time.

I am hoping to get back into reading, and figure out a way for me to get into books without losing my focus. Books are one of the things that I have truly enjoyed growing up, and that get me inspired to want to write a book of my own one day.

So, without further ado, here are the books that I would like to read this year:

• Dune by Frank Herbert
  
  
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
  
  
• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
  
  
• Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
  
  
• Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card
  
  
• The Princess Bride by William Goldman
  
  
• The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morries
  
  
• Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
  
  
• The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
  
  
• The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
  
  
• Inferno by Dan Brown
  
  
• Origin by Dan Brown
  
  
• A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
  
  
• Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith From Fear by Jinger Duggar Vuolo
  
  
• Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden
  
  
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
  
  
• The Giver by Lois Lowry
  
  
• Life Without Limits by Nick Vujicic
  
  
• Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely by Lysa TerKeurst
  
  
• The Shack by William Paul Young
  
  
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman
  
  
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  
  
• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
  
  
• The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
  
  
• The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
  
  
• Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman
  
  
• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  
  
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  
  
• Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
  
  
• Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton
  
  
• The Art of Getting It Wrong: Finding Good in the Misadventures of Life by Stephen Miller

I know this is a lot, but I love to read, and hope to get to at least half of these books this year. I may read other books throughout the year, but these are the ones that I would really love to get to.

I always love getting out of my mind and world for a while, and into someone else's. 

What books to you want to read this year? Are you already reading anything?

Movies I Would Like to Watch This Year

I have always loved watching movies, especially when I am having a not-so-good day. It helps me forget things for a while, and I get to be in another world.

So, in no particular order, here are the movies I would like to watch this year:

• Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
• Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
• The Marvels
• Indiana Jones 5
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
• Dune: Part 2
• Wonder Woman 3
• Babylon
• Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
• Oppenheimer
• John Wick: Chapter 4
• Barbie
• Wonka
• The Meg 2: The Trench
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
• The Inventor
• Peter Pan & Wendy
• Wish
• Trolls 3: Trollstopia
• Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2
• Super Mario Bros: The Movie
• The Little Mermaid
• Fast X
• The Hun 2
• The Color Purple
• The Nightingale
• Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
• Dog
• The Bad Guys
• DC League of Super Pets
• Luck
• Samaritan
• The Woman King
• Hocus Pocus 2
• Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
• Black Adam
• The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Strange World
• Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio
• Avatar: The Way of Water
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
• I Wanna Dance With Somebody

I know this is a lot, but I do watch a lot of movies, so I will most likely be able to get to most of these at some point this year.

I can't wait to watch these movies!

What movies do you want to watch this year?

My February 2023 To Be Read List

For several years now, I haven't done a lot of reading. It's pretty much been listening to audiobooks, and even then it wasn't that much.

For some reason, I have come to not being able to concentrate very long when trying to read a book myself, which is why I turned to audiobooks, but I want to try again with reading books myself.

I have been wanting to get back into reading more regularly for quite some time, and have been looking for book suggestions the last week or so. My go-to has been Goodreads, and have also found reviews for books on Facebook.

I have enough book recommendations to last me probably for the rest of the year (I'm not a fast reader, so these will last me for quite a while), maybe even into next year. Which is good, because there are a lot of books on my to-be-read list, and I want to do a lot of reading!

I am planning on having a list of five books to read each month. If I don't read any of the books for one month, I am going to add them to the list for the following month, until I can actually read them, and then I will add new books in their place, for the following month.

So, in no particular order, here are the books I would like to read in February:

• Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden
  
  
• Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
  
  
• The Hobbit, Or, There & Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
  
  
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
  
  
• Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman

I hope to be able to read at least 2-3 of these books this month, and to keep up with reading more regularly.

What are some books that you want to read?