2022 Reading List

It's finally here, my 2022 reading list! With last year being my first year of pattern writing and spending more time at the computer, I wasn't sure if I would reach my goal of 100 books for the year. I was able to cruise through quite a few books in November and early December, and finished the year with having read 104 books! 🥳 Keep reading below for my favorites as well as a full list with links to Goodreads for descriptions of each book. 

Top Three

3rd Place: How to Make Friends with the Dark, by Kathleen Glasgow

What I loved: This book made me cry, which doesn't always come easily to me. It's a heartbreaking and beautiful story about navigating grief.

Favorite quote: “You are carrying so many heavy feelings. There just isn’t enough room for them all.” ― Kathleen Glasgow, How to Make Friends with the Dark

2nd Place: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, by Hank Green

What I loved: I wasn't really sure what this book was about when I started it. Sometimes I put books on my library holds list and months later they arrive and I just dive right in without a synopsis. This book was unexpectedly enjoyable and as soon as I finished I wanted to pick it up and read it all over again. 

Favorite Quote: “I had a very happy childhood; I just wasn’t a very happy child.” ― Hank Green, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

1st Place: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin

What I loved: The characters, the creative aspect of game development, and the relationships as each character develops and learns how to process love, grief, and healing.

Favorite Quote: “What is a game?" Marx said. "It's tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. It's the possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite redemption. The idea that if you keep playing, you could win. No loss is permanent, because nothing is permanent, ever.” ― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Favorites of 2022

Books I would read again or that have stuck with me long after finishing them: One True Loves, People We Meet on Vacation, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting, Just Haven’t Met You Yet, In A Handful of Dust, The Future of Another Timeline, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow, The Wilderwomen

Honorable Mentions

Books that I really enjoyed that deserve a shout out: The Plot, The Flatshare, Other Birds, Finna, Defekt, Kiss Her Once for Me, Every Summer After, Sign Here

Series

Series are my favorite to get into when I’m working on a big project. I’ll listen to them as I’m sewing and they make me eager to continue with the next book and continue with my project. In 2022 I read the Mortal Instruments series and highly recommend them for anyone who’s into fantasy/supernatural books. I also revisited a couple of my comfort reads in 2022: Twilight and Harry Potter.

Book of the Month

Over the summer I discovered Book of the Month! Each month you get to pick from 5-6 books for upcoming or new releases. It’s been a great way to discover new authors and books, and it's been fun to read physical books again. I typically get most of my books through Libby for my Kindle, or listen to audiobooks. Check out Book of the Month here and you'll get your first month for just $5!

My Full 2022 Book List:

1. All of Us Villains ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
2. The Fastest Way to Fall ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
3. The Collective ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
4. The Final Girl Support Group ⭐️ ⭐️
5. The Anthropocene Reviewed ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
6. The Magicians ⭐️ ⭐️
7. Local Woman Missing ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
8. The Ex Hex ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
9. The Last Flight ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
10. Firekeeper’s Daughter ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
11. You’ve Reached Sam ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
12. Dress Coded ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
13. People We Meet on Vacation ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
14. Libertie ⭐️ ⭐️
15. Twilight
16. After the Fall: Being American in the World We’ve Made
17. Midnight Sun ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
18. The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
19. Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
20. New Moon
21. God Bless This Mess: Learning to Live and Love Through Life’s Best (and Worst) Moments ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
22. The Plot ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
23. Eclipse
24. Breaking Dawn
25. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
26. Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined
27. Eleanor & Park ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
28. Cracked, Not Broken: Surviving and Thriving After a Suicide Attempt ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
29. City of Bones ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
30. The Giver ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
31. Gracefully Grayson ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
32. A Marvellous Light ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
33. The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
34. How to Make Friends with the Dark ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
35. You’d Be Home Now ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
36. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
37. I’m So (Not) Over You ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
38. City of Ashes ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
39. Betty ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
40. City of Glass ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
41. Girl in Pieces ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
42. City of Fallen Angels ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
43. If You Ask Me ⭐️ ⭐️
44. Just Haven’t Met You Yet ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
45. Gathering Blue ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
46. Not a Drop to Drink ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
47. #NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
48. City of Lost Souls ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
49. Miss Me With That: Hot Takes, Helpful Tidbits and a Few Hard Truths ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
50. In a Handful of Dust ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
51. City of Heavenly Fire ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
52. Columbine ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
53. You Asked for Perfect ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
54. Never Say You Can’t Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
55. The Future of Another Timeline ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
56. One Last Stop ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
57. Several People Are Typing ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
58. Autonomous ⭐️ ⭐️
59. The Roughest Draft ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
60. The Red Scrolls of Magic ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
61. One True Loves ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
62. Wallbanger ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
63. Upgrade ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
64. Book Lovers ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
65. Beach Read ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
66. Girl, Forgotten ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
67. The Municipalists ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
68. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
69. When We Were Bright and Beautiful ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
70. The Flatshare ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
71. Fat, Crazy, and Tired: Tales from the Trenches of Transformation ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
72. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
73. Pieces of Her ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
74. The Book Eaters ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
75. Other Birds ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
76. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
77. The House of Broken Angels ⭐️ ⭐️
78. The Love That Split the World ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
79. Sign Here ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
80. Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
81. The Night Ship ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
82. A Cat Cafe Christmas ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
83. Dinosaurs ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
84. A Spindle Splintered ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
85. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
86. From the Jump ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
87. The Holiday Trap ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
88. With Love from Wish & Co. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
89. The Littlest Library ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
90. Assembly ⭐️ ⭐️
91. Finna ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
92. Kiss Her Once for Me ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
93. Seven Days of Us ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
94. Optimists Die First ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
95. Adult Assembly Required ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
96. Defekt ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
97. Daisy Darker ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
98. The Wedding Date ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
99. Every Summer After ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
100. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
101. The Twelve Dates of Christmas ⭐️ ⭐️
102. The Proposal ⭐️ ⭐️
103. A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
104. The Wilderwomen ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

I've got quite a few projects in the works for 2023, so I've set my reading goal at 50 books for the year. Check back in next year to see how I did!

Happy 2023 and Happy Reading!