, skip to 43:02 to avoid it.Books mentioned, in order:The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo HigashinoStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Last Cold Place: A Field Season Studying Penguins in Antarctica by Naira de GraciaLab Girl by Hope JahrenWelcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North by Blair BravermanEndurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Journey by Alfred LansingWhy Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu MillerHeir of Fire by Sarah J MaasThrone of Glass by Sarah J MaasCrown of Midnight by Sarah J MaasQueen of Shadows by Sarah J MaasTwisted Love by Ana HuangFifty Shades series by EL JamesWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Crane Husband by Kelly BarnhillNow is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin WilsonGo Tell the Bees I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon Outlander series by Diana GabaldonHer Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoSensational: The Hidden History of America's “Girl Stunt Reporters” by Kim ToddThe Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy SchiffThe Revolutionary: Sam Adams by Stacy SchiffThe Centaur’s Wife by Amanda LeDucStray Dogs: Stories by Rawi HageMichelangelo: His Epic Life by Martin GayfordAlan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew HodgesTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David GrannHamnet by Maggie O’FarrellThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’FarrellThe Pallbearer’s Club by Paul TremblayThe Beast You Are: Stories by Paul TremblayTell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality by Lindsay WongExtras:Original creators of the Mid Year Book Freakout Taghttps://www.youtube.com/@IsThatChami/abouthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Wh0rPGfRgFull list of questions came from BooksandLala, here is her 2023 video: https://youtu.be/lPaabBw61CwHow is your reading going?Best book you’ve read so far in 2023.Best sequel you've read so far in 2023.Favourite re-read.Genre you've been loving/reading the most.New release you haven't read yet, but want to.Most anticipated release for the second half of the year.Biggest disappointment.Biggest surprise.Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you)Newest favourite character.Book that made you cry.Book that made you happy.Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)What books do you need to read by the end of the year?Favourite video or post you've done so far this year.Favourite book community members.Find Pam and Hallie online!Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreadsPam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart