By March 18, I had not only burned through my 2023 membership on Audible, but I also apparently purchased a three-credit package at some point.

Here are the things that were so appealing, I used a one-year membership up in 11 weeks.

1. Loud Mouth by Avery Flynn

2. Parental Guidance by Avery Flynn

3. The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, and Us by Bruce Feiler, narrated by Bruce Feiler

4. Runaway Groomsman by Meghan Quinn

5. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

6. The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Klune

7. Holland, My Heart💕 by Jennifer J. Coldwater

8. Homecoming King by Penny Reid

9. Pre-ordered for Tuesday, August 29: Kissing Kosher by Jean Meltzer

10. Pre-ordered for Tuesday, June 6: Pageboy: A Memoir by Elliot Page

11. Drama King by Penny Reid

12. Murder on Edisto by C. Hope Clark

13. Queerly Beloved by Susie Dumond

14. Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

15. Exes and O's by Amy Lea

16. Tessa Bailey Book Set: Hot and Hammered by Tessa Bailey

17. None of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive by Carolyn Prusa

18. Pre-ordered for Tuesday, May 2: Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa

19. A Very Filthy Game by L. Blakely

20. Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters edited by Jessica P. Pryde

21. In a Jam by Kate Canterbary

22. Boss in the Bedsheets by Kate Canterbary

23. The Walsh Sisters by Kate Canterbary

24. Pre-ordered for Tuesday, May 30: Everybody Come Alive: A Memoir in Essays by Marcie Alvis Walker

25. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

26. Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

27. Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

You’ve heard about most of these, or you will soon. The other thing I’ve done in the first quarter of 2023 is begin reviewing books more often. It’s making me a better reader and writer.

If you’ve read any of these, I’d love to hear about it! Any favorites among this list?