Goodreads has launched the opening round for their yearly awards for the best books just recently. I skimmed through the categories myself, yet already saw quite mixed reviews about the suggestions for this year’s nominees.
Some categories like poetry and children books were removed (yeah, you can say that children ain’t a target audience for the Goodreads yet this platform always seemed to be well rounded).
Graphic novels is also something that was removed unfortunately. Although these ain’t my cup of tea, I’m almost sure it must be upsetting for a large group of people.
I didn’t read a single book in most categories this year, whereas I read 3-4 books in a few categories in 2022. The only category I read books in was fantasy—not even YA fantasy.
I’m not sure if that says something about my book choices or their book choices. I feel like 2022 had bigger names? Like Evelyn Hugo; Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow; Lessons in Chemistry. The “big name” books I read this year were all under fantasy/fantasy romance - Fourth Wing; Will of the Many; etc.
Are the non-fantasy books very popular? Is it just me experiencing this?