June 2023

The Boxing Baroness by Minerva Spencer

Historical fiction in which we follow a female boxer and the man who is forced to team up with her to maybe save his brother. I think i enjoyed this although the resolution at the end felt rushed and unrealistic. it was unique though i’ll give you that.

Playing With Fire by RJ Blain

THis was a weird book. it wasn’t the best written (seriously) but it was also just fun and dumb. Also it’s a romance in which our main characters fight and then have sex a lot. kinda just bizzare and you’re there for the ride.

Sweep In peace by Ilona Andrews

I listed to the Graphic Audio of this which was fun. Took me while but i would recommend it.

Frostburned by Patricia Briggs

Night Broken by Patricia Briggs

Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews

Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs

Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs

The Greatest Gift by Kallie George

Book two in this childrens book series. It was cute.

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

It’s been a while since I just read contemporary fiction so this kinda threw me and took me a while to get into. it’s kind of about a number of people who mysteriously receive a reading list. It was… fine, good maybe. just not what i usually read.

The Scoundrel Falls Hard by Sophie Jordan

Very steamy unrealistic historical fiction. She’s a blacksmith and he was pretending to be the son of a duke so she agrees to marry him to save his life. Super easy read even if it was super unrealistic etc. My only negative was probably the stupid third act conflict but at least it was over quickly.

Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews

This is Andrea’s book.

The Duke Goes Down by Sophie Jordan

Historical fiction romance. Which one was this? I honestly don’t remember but it was fun.

The Rake Gets Ravished by Sophie Jordan

Another book in this series. Not memorable but enjoyable while I was reading it,

The Girl who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

This was such a beautiful book. It’s about family and evil and discovery and I really don’t want to blog but I enjoyed this book much more than I expected.

Ok, the end. I honestly don’t know if I’ll do this for July.

May 2023

Circle of Magic – Tris’s Book by Tamora Pierce

Um… the second book in this middle grade series and honestly I don’t remember much about it… there are pirates of something attacking the island? and the kids end up saving everyone. I’ll finish the series but I wish I liked them more. Nevermind, it looks like the library doesn’t have the rest of the series so we’ll see if I get to them.

Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews

Book two of this series. I forgot that this is where we meet Julie and Andrea. So there’s a lot that happens in this book and it was fun. I’m enjoying this reread.

Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire

The most recent book in this series and boy is it dark. It even comes with a warning at the beginning. It was so creepy without anything terrible happening. Less sweet and more creepy but still very interesting.

Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs

Second book in this series and there’s something causing chaos and death everywhere. I really enjoyed this book except for the “romance”. I was really hoping we wouldn’t have a love triangle but instead I think we now have three love interests? Not a fan of that but I liked the plot and the characters. It was a super fast read.

The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate

This is the third book in this middle grade series. I liked this one more than the second one. It was sweet while also being educational and fun. would definitely recommend the series.

A Turn of the Tide by Kelley Armstrong

Book three in the series in which she goes back in time and falls in love with a pirate. It was fun. not sure why this series works for me but it does.

Ghosts & Garlands by Kelley Armstrong

A novella in the series. Do I remember what happened? It’s set in the ‘modern’ world. Didn’t enjoy it as much I think but still very fun.

The Ippos King by Grace Draven

Again book three. This is just a really sweet book (despite being very violent). It felt much less plot heavy than some of the other books (ie book two) but it’s really all about the romance so I can’t complain that much. I wish there were more books in this series.

The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp

A nonfiction book about how to make a baby stop crying with the five Ss: swaddle, side, sound, shake, suck (those are not the exact words but those are the concepts). It was a very easy book to read and felt kind of repetitive but if I was an exhausted parent I think that would have been a bonus.

Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews

The one where everything starts to change. I just enjoy this series so much.

Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

This book should really come with a trigger warning. I appreciated that it “ended” the love triangle but I was not at all prepared for the rape aspect of the book.

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

I really enjoyed this book. It was super easy to read and fun even if it was convenient and ridiculous. It was fun and unique.

Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs

In this one we deal with the prior vampire issue and also she deals with her ptsd.

The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge

This was a creepy ya book involving secrets and murder and a main character who feels super trapped and underappreciated.

Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

I’ve totally forgotten what happens in this one.. is this the one with Samuel?

Magic Mourns by Ilona Andrews

A novella in which we follow Andrea and Rafael.

Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

We get to meet her aunt and she’s officially mated etc.

River Marked by Patricia Briggs

They get married, go on their honeymoon, and get wrapped up in some river monster. I didn’t love this book as much. Honestly I was a little bored but it was different.

Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrew

Novella in the Kate Daniels series. It was sweet and different and we got a different perspective which was fun.

The Girl with the Dragon Heart by Stephanie Burgis

Sequel to the dragon with the chocolate heart. It was fine. I think I just wasn’t in the mood for middle grade when I picked it up.

April 2023

The Companion’s Secret by Susana Craig

This is the first book in the series and honestly I can’t remember what it’s about but I know I enjoyed it.

Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

Middle grade book in which a girl is mysteriously sent to a hotel over Christmas break. It was fun although I’ll admit I wasn’t super into the actual mystery. But the vibes were great.

The Duke’s Suspicion by Susanna Craig

It was interesting to see how in this book she set it up for her series after this (which I’ve read and enjoyed).

The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain

Adult book about a closeted postal worker who was raised in a very homophobic family. Although this book was very sweet we also get some brutal homophobic scenes which help you understand the character but are not fun to read. Also there’s a side plot with a single mom that felt kind of random to me. Not really sure why it was necessary. Yes this book was unrealistic (in some ways) but it was very sweet.

Circle of Magic Sandry’s Book by Tamora Pierce

A youtuber is doing a book club reading these books and I decided to give it a shot. I’ve read other Tamora Pierce books but never this series.

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

I wanted something fun and remembered good reviews of this book. I did really like it although I think we’re being set up for a love triangle which I’m not a fan of. it’s well written and just.. fun.

Snowstorms & Sleigh Bells by Kelley Armstrong

A novella in this series in which they’re able to travel to the ‘present’ and she confronts her trauma.

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawlett

I heard this book hyped a lot as a cozy fantasy but I wasn’t sure since I have mixed results with faeries but I ended up really enjoying this book. I think that’s because I liked our main character so much and it was interesting to learn about the village and the people there. I even ultimately liked the relationship even though it kind of caught me off guard.

Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire

This is the ‘horse book’ in the series and I wasn’t sure what I would think. Again, it felt comforting and cozy even though it dealt with heavyish topics. idk, I really enjoyed it.

Radiance by Grace Draven

I was reminded recently how much I enjoyed this book previously so I reread it and I still really like it. I think I’ve read a lot more romance since then so the steamy scene didn’t surprise me as much but seriously, the relationship in this book is so good!

Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews

In my search for urban fantasy I thought I should reread this series. I didn’t enjoy this book as much I remember and I definitely see why the authors wish they could rewrite the first few books in the series. It has some… issues. Anyway, it’s still fun and I’m excited to slowly read the rest of the series.

Eidolon by Grace Draven

Book two in this series where they have to save the world from monsters. It’s interesting that the main conflict in this book is about their relationship which I both did and didn’t love. It felt quite realistic but also uncomfortable if that makes sense. Anyway, I just really enjoy this world.

Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire

This book felt very different from the others in the series. Our main character end up at a different school where they try and teach children to forget and believe that their journeys were just a dream. I didn’t love it. And I kinda feel like it was missing a message which all the other books have.

The Dragon with the Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis

This is a middle grade book about a dragon who gets turned into a human and loves chocolate. it was so completely lovely. Yes, there were elements that were overly convenient but it was fun and sweet and… chocolatey.

March 2023

It’s only March and I’m already kinda giving up on this. I’m not adding pictures. Sorry, not happening. I don’t care enough.

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

I wanted to reread this book this year to see if still like it. fortunately i did. it is a bit slow and sometimes hard to get into but if you’re ok skipping descriptions (like i am) then i think it’s totally fine. i really enjoyed the characters and world. it’s just nice to follow someone who is… good.

Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

Third in wayward children series. They have to travel to various worlds to try and bring a girl back from the dead. i didn’t love it as much, i think because we couldn’t spend as much time with our narrator who was actually a really fascinating character who (like all of them)dealt with hard stuff. for her it was all about her body and her ‘fatness’

A stitch in time by Kelly Armstrong

I wasn’t sure i would enjoy this because time travel doesn’t always work for me. also there were some creepy ghosts which again is not really my thing. but the romance was hot (and sweet) and both settings were interesting. excited to continue the series.

The Lady’s Deception by Susanna Craig

Historical fiction romance set in Ireland. I’m really not that into romance right now but i do think this was well written overall. Yes it was unrealistic but i think the fact that she’s running away from her brother made it a little more interesting.

In An absent Dream by Seanan McGuire

Next book in this series. We follow Lundy. It was interesting the way each book is different. i don’t think i loved it as much since it has a sad ending but it was also very interesting.

Ballgowns and Butterflies by Kelly Armstrong

A novella following the book in which they have Christmas together. it sets it up for the next book. not actually as Christmassy as i was expecting but still enjoyable.

Calling on Dragons by Patricia Wrede

Book three in this middle grade series. i really enjoyed it.

Talking to Dragons by Patricia Wrede

The fourth book in the series even thoguh it’s the first one she wrote. i think i liked it a little bit less becuase there’s a time jump and we’re following different characters but overall i really enjoyed this series.

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

This was recommended by my dr office and i’m not sure i can say the same. there is lots of good information but it’s very pushy and judgy and was not quite my cut of tea.

The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan

Book… two? is this really only book two of this series. although i enjoyed it, it did feel a little bit slow. also the library unfortunately no longer has the third book 😦

Snow & Rose by Emily Winfield Martin

This is a middle grade fairy tale story following two sisters who end up living in the woods. I’m not sure how i feel about this… it was interesting certainly and there were elements i liked. i think perhaps if i was younger.. or liked fairy tales more? also it was a little unexpectedly dark.

A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong

I don’t usually like time travel but i do seem to like this series as unrealistic as it is. although i really didn’t need the ghost mystery plot. i would have been happy with a straight romance.

A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera

Marriage of convenience between two people who both need to get married in order to get what they want. This book was very steamy. there were more sex scenes than i was expecting. Um… I enjoyed it. not much more to say.

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

Once again we return to the world of Jack and Jill. I didn’t love this book as much, i think because we didn’t get any new characters and it was told from all of their perspectives rather than just one. Idk, i enjoyed it but i definitely didn’t love it.

Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews

I also listened to the Graphic Audio version of this book which was a fun experience.

February 2023

High Jinx by Kelley Armstrong

Second book in this duology. There are cursed paintings and more gods schenanigans. I think it was fine. Definitely not cozy.

The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate

In which we follow the dog Bob and the hurricane that hits his town and the zoo. It was super sweet. Maybe not as good as the first one but still very enjoyable.

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

I wanted to read this whole series this year so I reread the first book. My only complaint is that it really is a bit darker than I personally love but it is very well written and somehow uplifting and hopeful.

Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews

This is the most recent innkeeper chronicle book and I read it online as well. I really enjoyed it. This series is just a comfort read for me.

Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews

They surprise released this novella following Kate from the Kate Daniels series. I really enjoyed it although it did feel quite disconnected from the prior series (which I think was intentional). Anyway, it was a good time.

How to not hate your husband after kids by Jancee Dunn

This is a nonfiction book in which the author recounts her journey to have a better relationship with her husband after they have a kid. Although I didn’t love the beginning of it (it’s all about how she yells) I do think the book has a lot of good information. Although I thought it was a little funny that it references other books that I’ve read. Probably I should read it again if I actually wanted to understand the info but would generally recommend.

February was a stressful month so I didn’t read that much for a while but did finally read more before the end of the month.

A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

I wanted to reread this series again this year. I think it wasn’t quite the right time to read it but I’ll still continue at some point.

Heartwood Hotel by Kallie George – I guess this is actually called A True Home.

This is a children’s book about a mouse who just wants her forever home.

A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman

This is one of the books I wanted to reread this year. I don’t remember it making me cry last time but it definitely did. Also major trigger warning for suicide.

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

The second book in the wayward children series. I liked this one much more than I expected. It was actually less ‘scary’ than the first book and felt very different (in a good way).

The Wrong Marquess by Vivienne Lorret

I have so many historical romances on my tbr so I decided to read one. This wasn’t great. I didn’t love the premise but the sex was hot. I have to keep telling myself that it’s ok to read these romance books out of order since they all work as stand alones. I don’t have to start from the beginning. I can just read the ones I’m interested in.

Will I keep doing these monthly posts? I think not but we’ll see.

January 2023

I’m going to try and do monthly posts. This might fizzle out midyear but we’re going to try this for now. For the sake of my sanity, I’m not going to add covers anymore (sorry!).

The Mislaid Magician by Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer

This was delightful and sweet. a little bit boring but mostly interesting and just a good ride.

The Duke Heist by Erica Ridley

The first book in the series that I read the third book of on our anniversary trip. it was a delightful romp even if it was unrealistic. Love the family of orphans even though they make no historical sense.

Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews

As one of my goals this year I decided to reread the Innkeeper Chronicles. It’s just so.. cozy. Although you can definitely tell that the story is evolving as it goes. I also really appreciate how slow burn the romance is.

Perks of Loving a Wallflower by Erica Ridley

Went ahead and read the second book in this series. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed it and thought it was sweet, but the ending was just so unrealistic. I guess that’s a common complaint with this series but I understand it’s all about the HEA.

Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews

Book two in which they host a negotiation. The alien worlds really expanded in this one. Although I was surprised how easy it was for her to adopt a cat.

One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews

We are introduced to her sister and niece. Also the romance solidifies

Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews

A novella where Dina recovers from trauma.

Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews

Maud’s book where she has to decide what she wants for the future.

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

This was one of those books I wanted to reread this year. Unfortunately I didn’t like it that much. Like I just didn’t find it funny or even that engaging. I was mostly bored and didn’t care at all. Yes, it’s quirky and different but it just didn’t land this time.

FireLogic by Laurie J Marks

A friend recommended this as a classic fantasy book. Unfortunately I didn’t love this either. It’s super depressing (the country is at war the whole time) and although by the end there were some characters I liked, I mostly just didn’t want to read about all this struggle and trauma. I won’t be continuing the series.

I requested graphic novels from the library so these are the random selections I received (and promptly read). I’m not sure if all the diverse representation was intentional or not but I feel like I got a selection about immigrant families which was unexpected but nice.

New Kid by Jerry Craft

This is about a middle school kid starting at a new school. It’s about racism and class and trying to find your place in the world. Very well done (if a little preachy).

Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani

Girl learns about her Indian side with the help of a magical scarf. Beautifully illustrated even if I didn’t quite get it.

Anya’s Ghost by Very Brosgol

Probably my least favorite. We follow a Russian-American who accidentally releases a ghost. Our main character is super unhappy and thinks she’s fat and smokes and skips school and generally I just really didn’t vibe with this.

Wash Day Diaries by Jamilly Rowser and Robyn Smith

This was such a beautiful book about four women who are friends and just a little snippet of their lives/friendship. I would read a whole series about them.

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks

This is about two friends on their last day working at a pumpkin… festival? very sweet kinda crazy. I personally didn’t love the ending but the characters were great.

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

A Vietnamese-American boy tries to tell his mom that he’s gay while they read fairy tales together. This story was told in a very interest style.

And back to traditional novels:

Paladin’s Grace by T Kingfisher

My continuation of the white rat series. A perfumer and a broken paladin who knits. This book is just so delightful if a bit all over the place

Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

For some reason I thought this was a novella but it’s not. We follow a girl with half a soul and a magician who wants to help the poor in a historical English setting. Yes this is a romance but it’s a lot more about social reform than I was expecting. Also I somehow thought there was a love triangle which there isn’t which was a relief.

Paladin’s Strength by T Kingfisher

Second paladin book in which we have two big people falling in love.

Paladin’s Hope by T Kingfisher

They gay book with the amazing gnole.

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

I was sick so I read a childrens book. this was really good. very well done and written super interestingly.

Dealing With Dragons by Patricia Wrede

Again with the sick reading kids books. Princess runs away to a dragon to get away from her dumb life. She ends up helping save the dragons from wizards, lovely and easy to read with little brain.

Searching for Dragons by Patricia Wrede

Book two in this series. We follow the King of the enchanted forest as he tries to discover who is burning up parts of the forest. Just a fun sweet romp.

Cursed Luck by Kelly Armstrong

I’m not sure where I heard about this but it was described as a cozy urban fantasy. I’m not sure I would call it cozy but it was interesting. I didn’t love one aspect of the story but overall it was fun.

Goddess of Summer Love by Kelly Armstrong

A novella following the prior book. It was… fine. I think I’m just not that into mysteries. Also I didn’t love the character whose perspective we were in. I wanted her to stay more mysterious.

Every Book I Read in 2022

2021

So I realize probably no one actually cares about this. But here are all 202 books I read in 2022. That’s actually quite a satisfying number now that I look at it. They’re kind of organized by genre. I think this will be the last year I do this. I’m continuing to fall more out of love with this blog.

Adult – Contemporary Romance

9. It Started With A Dog

85. A Princess in Theory

90. A Duke by Default

101. A Prince on Paper

118. How to Catch a Queen

132. How to Find a Princess

178. Bold Fortune

182. Royal Holiday

194. A Little Christmas Spirit

198. The Christmas Wedding Guest

201. Sweetshop of Dreams

Adult – Historical Romance

2. When A Scott Ties the Knot

4. The Duchess Deal

5. The Governess Game

12. The Wallflower Wager

28. A Night to Surrender

33. A Week to be Wicked

35. A Lady by Midnight

49. Any Duchess will Do

72. My Darling Duke

77. Her Wicked Marquess

84. Do You Want to Start a Scandal?

88. When the Earl Met his Match

91. A Scoundrel of Her Own

94. Accidentally Compromising the Duke

97. Romancing the Duke

106. Wicked in His Arms

114. How to Marry a Marquess

126. Unveiled

129. Say Yes to the Marquess

130. Who’s That Earl?

133. Once Upon a Marquess

134. Her Every Wish

140. After the Wedding

145. The Devil Comes Courting

160. One Thing Leads to a Lover

169. Better off Wed

177. A Duke at the Door – also fantasy

179. A Duchess by Midnight

180. Nobody’s Princess

184. Unlocked

186. The Lion’s Daughter

189. Every Rouge Has His Charm

195. A Christmas Bride

197. A Christmas Beau

202. Not Quite a Husband

Adult – Fantasy

13. The Last Graduate

17. The Untold Story

19. Soulstar

20. Empire of Sand

23. The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water

15. Realm of Ash

30. How to Talk to A Goddess

34. Dragon Unleashed

41. Hall of Smoke (this might be ya?)

45. The Cloud Road

59. The Angel of Crows

61. The Tiger’s Daughter (ya?)

64. The Serpent Sea

71. Ashes of the Sun

80. The Siren Depths

95. Stories of the Raksura

98. Minor Mage

102. Dragon Actually

103. The Grief of Stones

105. The Queen of Blood

108. Legends and Lattes

111. Clockwork Boys, 190

112. The Wonder Engine, 192

119. When Tiger Came Down the Mountain

128. The Mask of Mirrors

131. Swordheart, 199

144. Master of Crows

146. Paladin’s Grace

151. The Brush of Black Wings

151.2 The Light Within

153. Paladin’s Strength

156. Paladin’s Hope

157. Snowspelled

163. The Golden Enclaves

170. Into the Riverlands

183. Raven Unveiled

185. The Lightening God’s Wife

188. Entreat Me

Adult – Urban Fantasy

21. A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians

39. Sweep of the Blade

52. Beauty and the Clockwork Prince

96. Halfway to the Grave

104. One Foot in the Grave

117. The Utterly Uninteresting & Unadventurous Tales of Fred the Vampire Accountant

122. Soulless

125. Blood Heir

135. Destined for an Early Grave

138. Iron and Magic

139. Changeless

141. This Side of the Grave

142. Blameless

147. One Grave at a Time

148. Heartless

150. Ruby Fever

152. Burn For Me

154. Up From the Grave

158. A Grave Girl’s Getaway

196. Even Though I Knew the End

Adult – Other

3. The Borrower

55. The Dictionary of Lost Words

110. The Girl who Chased the Moon

193. Mobsters for the Holidays

YA – Contemporary

YA – Fantasy

38. Once Upon a Broken Heart

48. Warrior of the Wild

167. One Dark Window

Science Fiction

15. To Be Taught if Fortunate

18. The Citadel of Weeping Pearls

26. A Psalm for the Wild Built

31. The Jane Austen Project

46. The Ship Who Sang

83. Ancillary Sword

100. Binti

127. A Prayer for the Crown Shy

143. Rules of Redemption

149. Age of Deception

155. Threshold of Annihilation

187. Facets of Revolution

Non-fiction

6. Anthropocene Reviewed

32. Sitting Pretty

40/76. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

166. Burnout

181. Expecting Better

191. Belly Laughs

200. The Pregnancy Countdown Book

Middle Grade

44. Nevermoore

51. A Kind of Spark

54. Wundersmith

56. Tuesdays at the Castle

58. Hollowpox

62. Wednesdays in the Tower

63. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

66. Thursdays with the Crown

67. Fridays with the Wizards

168. Show Us Who You Are

171-173 Incorrigible Children

174 – 176 Incorrigible Children

OTher

27. Texts from Jane Eyre

37. My Lady’s Choosing

65. A Barrel of Laughs A Vale of Tears

70. Ballad for Sophie

81. American Hippo – i have no idea how to categorize this

99. The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse

116. That Can Be Arranged

120. Yes I’m Hot in This

123. Huda F are You?

124. Digger

162. Anxious People

2023 Reading Plans/Goals

I would really like to do more rereading in 2023. I think I got sucked into the novelty of historical romance as a new genre for me and I want to go back to things I know I love. Here are some books I would like to reread.

Lady Trent series by Marie Brennan (5 books + bonus book)

Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman (1) – maybe other backman books too?

The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moer (again, and maybe other books of his)

The Jane Affair by Jasper Fforde (and maybe the whole series?)

White Rat books by T Kingfisher (6 total but I’ve already reread three)

Kate Daniels books by Ilona Andrews (this is a LOT of books so we’ll see how it goes)

Innkeeper series by Ilona Andrews (5 books)

A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (maybe all 3?4? in the series)

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (I think just this one although there are additional books now)

Ok, I think I’m going to keep it there even though that’s already a lot of books I want to read. We’ll see how I do but hopefully it goes well.

I officially hate how clunky wordpress is. I can’t turn my list into a list without rewriting it and that’s not going to happen, so it’s just going to look bad.

Top books of 2022

Hello and Welcome to my favorite books of 2022.

If you want to see last year’s click here

So.. this is the year that I got into historical romance and also just romance in general so that’s been fun. A few authors that come to mind this year: Tessa Dare, T Kingfisher, Grace Draven, Ilona Andrews. Basically, I feel like I’m discovering what I actually want to be reading right now. Which is mostly fast paced and sometimes trashy.

That being said, I’m not sure any historical romance will be on this list just because I really don’t remember them… However I do want to remember these authors: Tessa Dare, Courtney Milan, Alyssa Cole, Susanna Craig, Stacy Reid.

And now my attempt at list even though I don’t feel like I have many standouts this year:

The grief of stones

legends and lattes

Innkeeper series – especially that novella in the middle

T kingfisher’s white rat world

the boy the mole the fox and the horse

Expecting Better

Anxious People

2022. 201-202

201. Sweetshop of Dreams by Jenny Colgan

I picked this up since I remember liking books by this author in the past. Our main characters leaves London for a small town in order to help her great aunt and her failing sweetshop. Although I enjoyed this book, I didn’t appreciate how much of it was spent with her prior relationship. Like we know from the very start that they’re going to break up and it’s kind of painful just waiting for it to happen.

202. Not Quite A Husband by Sherry Thomas

Another historical romance novel… and I’m not quite sure how I feel about it. The two characters are super in love with each other and yet refuse to be together because they don’t trust each other. Also it’s mostly set in India during British occupation and I just don’t love reading about colonialism I’ve realized. Idk, it was fine but didn’t make me feel good.

And there ends all the abundance of books I read in 2022. I’m not sure what I’m going to do for 2023. I might abandon this blog completely and just use storygraph? I haven’t decided yet.