Annie's 2022 Reading Challenge

[Annie]

A new year, a new start! Exciting!

[Elyse, Moderator]

Welcome back, Annie!

[Juli, Moderator]

Happy 2022 reading year!

[Annie]

1. The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People by Meik Wiking. Seemed like a good to start the new year! Quick read, interesting tidbits of info.

[Elyse, Moderator]

Annie wrote: "1. The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People by Meik Wiking. Seemed like a good to start the new year! Quick read, interesting ti..."

I enjoyed the Hygge one and still need to read this one! I feel like booklovers already practice hygge.

[Annie]

2. The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner. Read this one for an online book group. Was originally drawn to this book because of the setting - San Francisco earthquake. Well researched, well written.

3. These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant. Really enjoyed this book - good character development, great pacing, twists that I did not see coming! Very fun!

[Annie]

4. A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham.

5. Woman Last Seen by Adele Parks.

6. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.

7. The Maid by Nita Prose.

[Elyse, Moderator]

Annie wrote: "4. A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham.

5. Woman Last Seen by Adele Parks.

6. Small Things Like These by..."

How was A Flicker in the Dark?

[Annie]

Elyse, I enjoyed A Flicker in the Dark. I've always been a mystery/suspense reader which sometimes gets in the way because some books feel a bit more predictable than others to me. A Flicker in the Dark was a good read, it kept me interested and entertained, but it didn't surprise me as much as I would have liked. Occupational hazard, I guess, lol! That being said, this was a very good debut novel and I'm glad I read it. I will be keeping my eye out for more by Stacy Willingham.

[Elyse, Moderator]

Nice! I might nab it from BOTM as I'm trying to use up my credits and cancel.

[Annie]

8. Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah. Enjoyed reading this novel with a book group. Also looking forward to the author's newest release The Oceanography of the Moon.

9. Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) Story by Bess Kalb. Unique memoir!

10. The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont. A different look at those mysterious missing days! I enjoyed the different perspective.

11. The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James. This was a fun read, very well done!

[Annie]

12. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd. This was just the book I needed right now! Just the right amount of suspense and imagination to keep me turning the pages. Loved it!

[Annie]

Okay, I seem to have lost my way this past year. I'm going to list what I've forgotten to list and then move on to 2023.

13. Darling Girl: A Novel of Peter Pan by Liz Michalski.

14. Breathless by Amy McCulloch.

15. The It Girl by Ruth Ware.

16. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.

17. Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love by Kim Fay.

18. One Two Three by Laurie Frankel.

19. Exiles by Jane Harper.

20. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney.

21. Back to the Garden by Laurie R. King.

22. Inland by Téa Obreht.

23. The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley.

24. Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen.

25. Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult.

26. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny.