End of 2022 Round-up
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penwallaFirst, some stats!
I read 101 new books and had 29 rereads. According to Storygraph, 95% of those were fiction and 5% nonfiction. I mostly read romance and adult speculative fiction. About 2/3 of the books I read were ebooks. I read 22 library books. I read 54 new 5 star reads. And my top 3 authors were Lily Mayne, MXTX, and Alexis Hall.
All in all it was a good year for reading! A lot of new favorites, a lot of books I loved. Full listing below the cut!
bold = 5 star read
italics = reread
January:
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
The Ones We're Meant To Find by Joan He
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon
The Hellion's Waltz by Olivia Waite
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert
February:
The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Heaven Official's Blessing Vol. 2 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Comfort Me With Applies by Catherynne M. Valente
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas
It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
March:
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
The Queen of Ieflaria by Effie Calvin
The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood
Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel by Julian K. Darboe
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
The Thousand Eyes by A. K. Larkwood
Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels by Gwen Hayes
April:
The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller
Servant Mage by Kate Elliott
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
Claimed By the Orc Prince by Lionel Hart
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 2 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan
The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K. J. Charles
The Lady or the Lion by Aamna Qureshi
Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery
May:
The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
Learned Reactions by Jayce Ellis
Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto
The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall
Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Mr. Darcy's Enchantment by Abigial Reynolds
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
June:
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian
A Psalm For the Wild-built by Becky Chambers
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Abducted Alchemist by Makoto Inoue
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates
Soul Eater by Lily Mayne (read twice)
Edin by Lily Mayne
The Rycke by Lily Maybe
Wyn by Lily Mayne (read twice)
Gloam by Lily Mayne
Moth by Lily Mayne
The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao
July:
The Queer Principles of Kitt Webb by Cat Sebastian
Edin by Lily Mayne
Moth by Lily Mayne
Heaven Official's Blessing Vol. 3 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 2 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt
The Way Spring Arrives And Other Stories by Yu Chen & Rebecca Kanyu Wang
Twists of Fate by Joana Starnes
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 3 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
August:
The Councillor by E.J. Beaton
Husband Material by Alexis Hall
A Prayer for the Crown-sky by Becky Chambers
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett
September:
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 1 by Kazuki Irodori
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 2 by Kazuki Irodori
A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows
Seraph by Lily Mayne
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeannette McCurdy
Heaven Official's Blessing Vol. 4 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
October:
April Lady by Georgette Heyer
A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Death's Bloom by Lily Mayne
The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
How To Bang a Billionaire by Alexis Hall
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism by Lacey Lamar and Amber Ruffin
From Hollywood With Love: The Rise And Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic Comedy by Scott Meslow
Sticks and Stones by Catherine Fletcher
November:
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 4 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
Paris Daillencourt Is Going to Crumble by Alexis Hall
Sprig Muslin by Georgette Heyer
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 1 by Kazuki Irodori
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 2 by Kazuki Irodori
How To Marry a Werewolf by Gail Carriger
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
December:
Scales and Sensibility by Stephenie Burgis
The Mysterious Earl by Perpetua Langley
Season of Grace by Perpetua Langley
Miss Brookdale's Dowry by Perpetua Langley
A Summons to Greystone Hall by Perpetua Langley
The Fire in the Glass by Jacquelyn Benson
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 4 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
Reincarnation: A Xianxia Cultivation Series by Michael Head
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese
The Genesis of Mercy by Neon Yang
Heaven Official's Blessing Vol. 5 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
Babel, Or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
The Covert Captain: Or, A Marriage of Equals by Jeannelle M. Ferreira
I'm In Love with the Villainess Vol. 1 by Inori
I'm In Love with the Villainess Vol. 2 by Inori
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas
Pet by C. S. Pacat
I read 101 new books and had 29 rereads. According to Storygraph, 95% of those were fiction and 5% nonfiction. I mostly read romance and adult speculative fiction. About 2/3 of the books I read were ebooks. I read 22 library books. I read 54 new 5 star reads. And my top 3 authors were Lily Mayne, MXTX, and Alexis Hall.
All in all it was a good year for reading! A lot of new favorites, a lot of books I loved. Full listing below the cut!
bold = 5 star read
italics = reread
January:
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
The Ones We're Meant To Find by Joan He
Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon
The Hellion's Waltz by Olivia Waite
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert
February:
The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Heaven Official's Blessing Vol. 2 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Comfort Me With Applies by Catherynne M. Valente
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas
It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
March:
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
The Queen of Ieflaria by Effie Calvin
The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood
Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel by Julian K. Darboe
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
The Thousand Eyes by A. K. Larkwood
Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels by Gwen Hayes
April:
The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller
Servant Mage by Kate Elliott
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
Claimed By the Orc Prince by Lionel Hart
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 2 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan
The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K. J. Charles
The Lady or the Lion by Aamna Qureshi
Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery
May:
The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
Learned Reactions by Jayce Ellis
Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto
The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall
Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Mr. Darcy's Enchantment by Abigial Reynolds
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
June:
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian
A Psalm For the Wild-built by Becky Chambers
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Abducted Alchemist by Makoto Inoue
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates
Soul Eater by Lily Mayne (read twice)
Edin by Lily Mayne
The Rycke by Lily Maybe
Wyn by Lily Mayne (read twice)
Gloam by Lily Mayne
Moth by Lily Mayne
The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao
July:
The Queer Principles of Kitt Webb by Cat Sebastian
Edin by Lily Mayne
Moth by Lily Mayne
Heaven Official's Blessing Vol. 3 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 1 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 2 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt
The Way Spring Arrives And Other Stories by Yu Chen & Rebecca Kanyu Wang
Twists of Fate by Joana Starnes
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 3 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
August:
The Councillor by E.J. Beaton
Husband Material by Alexis Hall
A Prayer for the Crown-sky by Becky Chambers
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett
September:
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 1 by Kazuki Irodori
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 2 by Kazuki Irodori
A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows
Seraph by Lily Mayne
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeannette McCurdy
Heaven Official's Blessing Vol. 4 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
October:
April Lady by Georgette Heyer
A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Death's Bloom by Lily Mayne
The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
How To Bang a Billionaire by Alexis Hall
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism by Lacey Lamar and Amber Ruffin
From Hollywood With Love: The Rise And Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic Comedy by Scott Meslow
Sticks and Stones by Catherine Fletcher
November:
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 4 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
Paris Daillencourt Is Going to Crumble by Alexis Hall
Sprig Muslin by Georgette Heyer
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 1 by Kazuki Irodori
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 2 by Kazuki Irodori
How To Marry a Werewolf by Gail Carriger
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
December:
Scales and Sensibility by Stephenie Burgis
The Mysterious Earl by Perpetua Langley
Season of Grace by Perpetua Langley
Miss Brookdale's Dowry by Perpetua Langley
A Summons to Greystone Hall by Perpetua Langley
The Fire in the Glass by Jacquelyn Benson
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Vol. 4 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
Reincarnation: A Xianxia Cultivation Series by Michael Head
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese
The Genesis of Mercy by Neon Yang
Heaven Official's Blessing Vol. 5 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
Babel, Or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
The Covert Captain: Or, A Marriage of Equals by Jeannelle M. Ferreira
I'm In Love with the Villainess Vol. 1 by Inori
I'm In Love with the Villainess Vol. 2 by Inori
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas
Pet by C. S. Pacat
