2022 in Review!

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 Year in Review - 2022

This year I discovered new genres while sticking to my love of romance novels! I have read 72 books so far, though I might be able to fit another one in there since I still have five days of break left. I thought I would read more but sophomore year has been a pain in the butt. :) Overall, this year may not have been the most productive regarding my reading skills, but now I have two bookshelves full of newly bought books I get to read next year! 

Amazon.com: The Rose & the Dagger (The Wrath and the Dawn Book 2) eBook : Ahdieh, Renée: Books

Total Number of Books Read in 2021 = 72   :)  Original goal was 70+ books

28,003 pages read; longest book = 980 pages; shortest book = 205 pages


Series/ Duologies Read:

  • The Wrath and Dawn by Renee ahdieh

  • These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

  • A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair

  • A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (re-read)


Top 10 Books of the Year:

  • In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

  • The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

  • Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Saenz

  • Archers Voice by Mia Sheridan

  • These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

  • Send for Me by Lauren Fox

  • The Rose and Dagger by Renee Ahdieh

  • Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

  • Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren

  • Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffen


Favorite Authors of the Year:

  • Taylor Jenkins Reid

  • Tessa Bailey

  • Christina Lauren

  • Renee Carlino

  • Colleen Hoover


Favorite Genres:


Thriller:  In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware / Verity by Colleen Hoover

Romance: Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan / It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey /

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

Contemporary Fiction: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Saenz /

Everyday by David Levithan

Fantasy: House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas  

YA Fiction: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw  

 


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