What I Read in 2022

Happy New Year’s Eve!

Per tradition, I’m wrapping up the year by sharing my 2022 reading list and statistics.

My reading was a bit down this year, from 88 books in 2021 to 80 in 2022. Those 80 books broke down to:

12 middle grade54 young adult14 adult

Most of those adult books were re-reads of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series. And actually, because I’d read them before, I flew through them. I really enjoy re-reading books, and those usually are faster reads, so I may try to mix in more in 2023.

I tried something new in 2022, sharing a monthly reading wrap-up graphic on Instagram. I’m not sure I’ll do that in 2023, but I will definitely continue my sporadic mini-reviews here. As with last year, I find myself unable to choose favorite reads, so instead I’m going to just drop some notes behind a few of these. Also, as usual, if I reviewed the book in one of my roundups during the year, it’s linked.

Radha & Jai’s Recipe for Romance by Nisha SharmaWhen You Get the Chance by Emma Lord – Added to my permanent collection Love Your Life by Sophie KinsellaSunkissed by Kasie WestDrawn That Way by Elissa SussmanSunny Song Will Never Be Famous by Suzanne ParkMad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira AhmedThe Lucky Ones by Linda Williams Jackson – A very powerful book I recommend for all MG readers! In Every Generation by Kendare Blake – For the Buffy fans (like me ) The Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodJust Right Jillian by Nicole D. CollierSway with Me by Syed M. MasoodTahira in Bloom by Farah HeronThe Last Confession of Autumn Casterly by Meredith Tate – Added to my permanent collection Devil in Disguise by Lisa KleypasOnce More with Chutzpah by Haley NeilWe Can Be Heroes by Kyrie McCauleyThe Duke and I by Julia QuinnThe Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia QuinnAn Offer From A Gentleman by Julia QuinnRomancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia QuinnTo Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia QuinnWhen He Was Wicked by Julia QuinnIt’s In His Kiss by Julia QuinnOn the Way to the Wedding by Julia QuinnDaughters of a Dead Empire by Carolyn Tara O’NeilBeing Mary Bennet by JC PetersonLove, Decoded by Jennifer YenThe Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin by Kip Wilson – With every new book, Kip manages to both break my heart but also leave me hopeful. I read this historical verse novel in a single day! Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery by Ally CarterWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensMr. Wrong Number by Lynn PainterOnly A Monster by Vanessa LenSense and Second-Degree Murder by Tirzah Price – Added to my permanent collection This Might Get Awkward by Kara McDowell – Added to my permanent collection A Dragonbird in the Fern by Laura RueckertThis May End Badly by Samantha MarkumRivals by Katharine McGeeWe Are the Song by Catherine Bakewell –  Added to my permanent collection Some Mistakes Were Made by Kristin DwyerThis Is Not the Jess Show by Anna CareyThelma Bee in Toil and Trouble by Erin PettiThe Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow & Liz LawsonGirl On the Run by Abigail JohnsonAmerican Royals: Inheritance by Katharine McGeeAmari and the Night Brothers by B.B. AlstonMy Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol FollmuthUnbreakable by Kristin Smith – Added to my permanent collection Forging Silver Into Stars by Brigid KemmererLove & Other Great Expectations by Becky DeanThis Vicious Grace by Emily ThiedeRed, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRoccaLark and the Wild Hunt by Jennifer Adam – Added to my permanent collection No One Is Alone by Rachel VincentThe Charmed List by Julie AbeThe Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes – Added to my permanent collection A Girl’s Guide to Love & Magic by Debbie RigaudEtta Invincible by Reese EschmannHot Dutch Daydream by Kristy Boyce – Will be adding to my permanent collection when it releases in 2023! Amari and the Great Game by BB AlstonThe Edge of Summer by Erica GeorgeMy Imaginary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton & Jodi Meadows – Added to my permanent collection Friends Like These by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez – Couldn’t put this one down! A Heavy Dose of Allison Tandy by Jeff BishopLia and Beckett’s Abracadabra by Amy Noelle ParksPlaces We’ve Never Been by Kasie WestCards on the Table by Agatha ChristieBetter Together by Christine RiccioTokyo Dreaming by Emiko JeanFlirting with Fate by J.C. Cervantes – Added to my permanent collection Lord of the Fly Fest by Goldy MoldavskySpells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans WelchEight Nights of Flirting by Hannah ReynoldsAfter Dark with Roxie Clark by Brooke Lauren DavisStellarlune by Shannon Messenger – Auto-buy! And I loved this installment so much. Can’t wait for the last book in the series. Cruel Illusions by Margie FustonShad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria by George Jreije – Added to my permanent collection The Do-Over by Lynn PainterDefend the Dawn by Brigid KemmererThe Betrothed by Kiera Cass

As you can see, I read some fantastic books this year. I may yet write some more mini-reviews for a few of these in January. We’ll see if I get myself together to do so.

What did you read in 2022? Anything that was on my list?

I don’t have any particular reading goals for 2023, but I’m always looking for recommendations, so please drop any in the comments. I wish you all happy reading in 2023!

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