2022 Roundup

[Jonetta]

Let's take a look at our results for 2022:

1. How did you do with your goals for the year?
2. What were your most outstanding series that you read during the year?
3. What were your most favorite books read (series and standalone)?
4. What were you the most proud of accomplishing this year?

[Melissa]

1. How did you do with your goals for the year?
Read 23,000 pages ✔ (23,185)
Read 60 books ✔ (66)
Read 5 books that have been made into movies/TV shows ✔
Read 3 Trilogies ✔
Complete 3 series (1) - failed
Get up-to-date in 3 series ✔

2. What were your most outstanding series that you read during the year?
I highly enjoyed the Lucy Kincaid series by Allison Brennan and was sad to see it end. I hope to read more by her this year.
I loved the A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas and I hope the next book comes out this year.

3. What were your most favorite books read (series and standalone)?
Caraval (Caraval #1) by Stephanie Garber
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Rise of the School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil #0.5) by Soman Chainani
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham #1) by Benjamin Stevenson

4. What were you the most proud of accomplishing this year?
I expanded my reading by reading books that I wouldn't normally read. I give credit to the many reading challenges here on Goodreads for that. I'm also pretty excited that I ended up reading 66 books.

[Viki]

1; How did you do with your goals for the year?
I think I did pretty well with my goal I read 24 books instead of 30 but I did read some series that I want to read.
2. What were your most outstanding series that you read during the year?
FBI Thriller series by Catherine Coulter. It was a reread but it was still great the second time.
FBI Profiler by Lisa Gardner, great book. Looking forward to reading more of that series this year.
Bakeshop Mystery - Ellie Alexander - a nice easy cozy mystery
Bishop/Special Crime Unit - Kay Hooper. Another reread. It was great getting to start by the beginning again and remembering how much I love the series.
3. What were your most favorite books read (series and standalone)?
Firefly Beach - Luanne Rice.
Kiss Me, Kill Me - Alison Brennan
4. What were you the most proud of accomplishing this year?
I was happy to be able to read as many books as I did this year as I am pretty busy so actually finding time to read, it is always good.

[Robin]

1. How did you do with your goals for the year?
In 2022 I read 140 books which is more than I've ever read before. I didn't complete my other goals, but came close. Better luck next year.

2. What were your most outstanding series that you read during the year?
My favorite series this year was the Lucy Kincaid series by Allison Brennan.

3. What were your most favorite books read (series and standalone)?
I had a lot of 5-Star books. I didn't include re-reads:


4. What were you the most proud of accomplishing this year?
I'm just happy with the number of books that I finished this year.