These are favorite audiobooks in 2023, read and (mostly) published in 2023. (On the list in no particular order)
Anne
One Last Kill by Robert Dugoni, narrated by Emily Sutton-Smith- System Collapse by Martha Wells, narrated by Kevin R. Free
- The Fragile Threads of Power by VE Schwab, narrated by Kate Reading, Marisa Calin, Michael Kramer
- Murder at Haven’s Rock by Kelley Armstrong , narrated by Therese Plummer
- The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman, narrated by Fiona Shaw
- Camera Man and entire DC Smith series by Peter Grainger, narrated by Gildart Jackson
- A Tempest of Sea by Sherry Thomas, narrated by Kate Reading
- Murder at the Merton Library by Andrea Penrose, narrated by James Cameron Stewart
Resolute by Jack Campbell, narrated by Christian Rummel- The Turncoat by TJ London, narrated by Kale Williams, Tara Langella, Patrick Zeller, Marnye Young, Adam Gold, Connor Crais, Dane Anderson, James Cheatham, John Hartley, Samantha Brentmoor, Shayna Small, Nicholas Boulton
- After That Night by Karin Slaughter, narrated by Kathleen Early
- Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo, narrated by Lauren Fortgang, Michael David Axtell
- Fourth Wing, Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, narrated by Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
I had to stick to those published in 2023 (to narrow down the list) although I had several other amazing reads which were not published in 2023 (and I still had to cheat).
Robin
Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan, narrated by Julia Whelan- Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson, narrated by Michael Kramer
- Defiant by Brandon Sanderson, narrated by Suzy Jackson
- Homecoming King by Penny Reid, narrated by Joy Nash
- The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman, narrated by Fiona Shaw
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson, narrated by Roger Wayne
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher, narrated by Jennifer Blom- Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews, narrated by Hillary Huber, Michael Glenn
- The Untold Story Genevieve Cogman, narrated by Kristin Atherton
- The Book that Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence, narrated by Jessica Whittaker
Sophia
Sailor’s Rest by Don Jacobson, narrator Benjamin Fife- Magic Tides/Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews, narrators Hilary Huber and Michael Glenn
- No Surrender by Morgan Brice, narrator Kale Williams
- Black Vault by Alma Katsu, narrator Daniel DeVries
- The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder, narrator Cherry Jones
- The Magistrate by Brian Klingsborg, narrator PJ Ochlan
Being Mrs. Darcy by Lucy Marin, narrator Harry Frost- The Turncoat by TJ London, narrators full cast (Kale Williams-Tara Langella-Patrick Zeller-Marnye Young- John Hartley-James Cheatham- Nicholas Boulton-Shayna Small- Samantha Brentmoor-Adam Gold-Connor Crais-Dane Anderson)
- Renegade Love by Ann Aguirre, narrator Scarlett Dorian
- Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger, narrator David Chandler
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Coming up this week:
Tuesday, December 26th– Top 10 Audiobooks of 2023
Wednesday, December 27th – Top 10 Book Covers of 2023
Thursday, December 28th – Top 10 Book Characters of 2023
Friday, December 29th – Top 10 Your Choice Category ( Narrators, New to Me, Couples, Series, Books I Meant to Read This Year, etc)
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I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.
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I like seeing your top 10 audiobooks. Lots of narrators and books that I didn’t know of. I like Kelley Armstrong’s books, but haven’t listened to any of them and haven’t started the Haven’s Rock series yet as I still have the finish the series before that. I look forward to the rest of your top ten lists!
Thank you Lola. I appreciate your participating. It’s so fun to see the other book lists and honor other authors. Ten is too few.
Great lists! I’m not a big fan of audiobooks but I love how mainstream they’re becoming!
Thanks Elizabeth. Audiobooks helped me double what I read in a year because they lend themselves to chores, errands, crafting, etc. The narrators often really add to the emotional tone of the story as well. So they are primary in my reading many days.
Didn’t realize Teddy Hamilton was one of the narrators on Fourth Wing! I do love him, so that would be helpful probably for me to listen to a fantasy audiobook.
I won’t discourage you from reading or listening to Fourth Wing or Iron Flame but Teddy’s part is very small. Also it’s fantasy ROMANCE so you should feel right at home. It’s just a step beyond YA as they are quite young yet.
So many great authors are up here on this list! It would be hard to narrow it down to 10.
yes obviously I couldn’t!
That is always the challenge
I loved Fourth Wing, Last to Die, Thank You For Listening from your lists. I listened to my first Karin Slaughter book this year, Pretty Girls. So good. I’m also listening to a Kelley Armstrong series where the modern female cop gets sent back to the 1800’s where a serial killer is killing women. I can’t think of the name but it’s really good too. Also, Forevermore by Dannika Dark-her Crossbreed series finale. Wonderful series.
All good choices. The Kelley Armstrong series is A Rip Through Time. The second book Poisoner’s Ring came out this year and is on my lists. Kelley Armstrong was a multi winner this year.
Great lists. I read so fast and don’t have the patience for audiobooks. lol
I like audiobooks for while I am doing other work at the same time. It helped me double the amount of books I read.
Yes I agree, Fourth Wing, Murder at Haven’s Rock, The Last Devil to Die and the Orphan X were fab audios! They all make my list of favorites for 2023.
It was so hard picking. So many great reads.
I did a combination of reading/listening to Fourth Wing and agree that the audio version was a good one. I found myself wishing there had been more from Xaden’s POV because I adore Teddy Hamilton. 🙂
I was not so familiar with Teddy Hamilton so this gave me a taste. Maybe he will be more in future books. Being such a small part of his POV keeps his secrets though.
I see a few familiar voices!!
I hope you would as these are top audiobooks for the year.
Ooh! After That Night will definitely end up on my list of favorites for the year. That Yarros series is screaming at me.
yes the Yarros series will scream at you even after you have listened to it.
The Fragile Threads of Power and Fourth Wing audiobooks were two of my favorites this year too!
They were both excellent. I was so excited to have a followup in the world of A Darker Shade of Magic! It didn’t seem to get much fanfare but I loved it a lot.