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Characters of the Year Book Tag: 2023 Edition

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Happy Monday, friends! I thought I would ease into the week with a book tag. I haven’t done one in a very long time and as I was browsing my saved tags, I came across the Characters of the Year Book Tag! I first saw this on Kerri’s blog and thought it looked fun and as it’s still January I thought it’d still be okay to do this post reflecting on characters from 2023. So let’s get to it!

After a bit of searching, I found out this tag was originally created by Amanda @ A Brighter Shade of Hope (although her blog doesn’t seem to be active anymore).

Favourite Male Character of the Year

Yin Nezha – The Dragon Republic

This guy. THIS GUY! I just… I don’t want to say too much because of spoilers but ach, everything that unfolded was just WILD. I loved and hated him and it was just a lot but in the best way? Yeah. Nezha!!!

Favourite Female Character of the Year

Kate Daniels – Kate Daniels Series

I read so many amazing female characters this year but I fell head over foot for Kate Daniels. She has this wild chaotic magic slayer energy and she is such a freaking baddie! I loved seeing all her layers as the series progressed.

Most Relatable Character of the Year

Maggie – Role Playing

Again, there were so many relatable characters last year but I’m going to have to pick Maggie because she’s this grumpy, socially anxious introvert gamer who might not have her life sorted all the time but is getting by the best she can. I related to her so hard!

Couple of the Year

Lizzie & Rake – Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake

If you’ve been following my blog, this will not surprise you. I adore Lizzie & Rake so much! They remain one of my favourite one-night-to-oops-pregnancy romances to date.

Villain of the Year

Holland – Shades of Magic Series

This award goes to one of my all-time favourite morally grey villains. I liked Holland a lot on first read several years ago but over the years, I’ve come to really appreciate his fantastic character arc!

Most Disliked Character of the Year

Tyrell – Fate of Eyrinthia Series

I already didn’t like him from the beginning but I very passionately disliked Tyrell in this book. I… I can’t see the “good” side of him or empathise with his character. Nope, not happening. I need him out of the picture, please!

Royal of the Year

The Triplets – Castles in their Bones

I loved Princesses Beatriz, Sophronia and Daphne. They were so vastly different in personalities but they had such fierce determination and strength and I admired them so much! I can’t wait to finish this series in 2024 🙂

Sidekick/Non-Main Character of the Year

Wendell Bambleby – Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Okay, so I know Bambleby’s not really a sidekick or non-main character so I’m kinda cheating with this. But he does support Emily in this book and I loved the role he ends up playing in the story! 😍

Siblings of the Year

Dorsey & Gigi – Pride and Protest

I actually didn’t read a whole lot of books with siblings in 2023 but I did love Dorsey & Gigi in this modern retelling of Pride & Prejudice. I loved their interaction, love and support for each other and I wanted so much more of their interactions!

And that’s a wrap on 2023 characters! Did you read any of these books & feel the same way about the characters? Who were some of your favourite/least favourite characters in 2023?

26 thoughts on “Characters of the Year Book Tag: 2023 Edition”

  5. I loved this tag 🥰 Nezha was a character hard to forget, you can say that for sure!
    The rest of the fantasy characters on your list I don’t know, but now I want to know most of them (I’ll miss the one you disliked 😆)!

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