Books read in 2022
Wow, it's the end of another year already. Some good things happened, like seeing grandma in Kansas a couple times, but everything seemed to fall apart after I got covid. I really hope 2023 is much better!
Here are the 59 books I read this year! Definitely not my best year for reading either, but I still read a fair amount lol
January
A book featuring a parallel reality: The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman (Jan 1-6) (3/5)
A book about the afterlife: The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith (Jan 7-13) (4/5)
A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page: A Blizzard of Polar Bears by Alice Henderson (Jan 15-19) (4/5)
A book you know nothing about: Caliban's Shore: The Wreck of the Grosvenor and the Strange Fate of Her Survivors by Stephen Taylor (Jan 20-24) (3/5)
A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: A book with a cat on the cover: Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and a Bike Ride around the Globe by Dean Nicholson (Jan 25-28) (4/5)
A romance novel by a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color) author: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Jan 29-31) (4/5)
February
A book featuring a man-made disaster: Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham (Feb. 1-8) (3/5)
A book that features two languages: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (Feb. 9-14) (5/5)
A book about a secret: In the Dark by Loreth Anne White (Feb. 15-21) (4/5)
A book featuring a party: Up to This Pointe by Jennifer Longo (Feb. 22-26) (4/5)
March
A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship: The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche by Gary Krist (Feb 26-Mar 2) (4/5)
A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society: The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley (Mar 3-8) (4/5)
A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Mar 9-17) (5/5)
A book with an onomatopoeia in its title: Shiver by Allie Reynolds (Mar 18-22) (4/5)
A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title: Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy (Mar 23-27) (4/5)
A book with the name of a board game in the title: Twister by Michael Crichton (Mar 27) (4/5)
April
A duology (1): The Bright & the Pale by Jessica Rubinkowski (Mar 28-Apr 2) (4/5)
A duology (2): Wrath & Mercy by Jessica Rubinkowski (Apr 2-6) (3/5)
A book by a Pacific Islander author: The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (Apr 8-14) (4/5)
A book set in Victorian times: Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (Apr 15-19) (4/5)
A Hugo Award winner: Dune by Frank Herbert (Apr 20-30) (4/5)
May
A book you can read in one sitting: Wishtree by Katherine Applegate (Apr 30-May 1) (4/5)
A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (May 1-8) (5/5). That didn't happen, Google says 2024 now..oh well
A book by a Latinx author: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (May 9-14) (5/5)
An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner: The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers (May 14-16) (3/5)
A book that takes place during your favorite season: Escape from the Icecap by Bertrand Shurtleff (May 17-22) (4/5)
A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid: House of Glass by Susan Fletcher (May 23-29) (4/5)
June
A sapphic book: Crier's War by Nina Varela (May 29-June 1) (4/5)
Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1): The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn: An Untold Story of the American Revolution by Robert P. Watson (June 2-6) (3/5)
Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2): The Fire Court by Andrew Taylor (June 7-12) (4/5)
A book with a palindromic title: One by One by Ruth Ware (June 13-16) (5/5)
A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title: The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman (June 17-22) (4/5)
A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read: Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson (June 23-26) (3/5)
A book with a misleading title: I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (June 27-28) (4/5)
A book with a character on the ace spectrum: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (June 29) (4/5)
July
A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title: The Elements of a Home: Curious Histories behind Everyday Household Objects, from Pillows to Forks by Amy Azzarito (June 30-July 10) (4/5)
A book about someone leading a double life: The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden (July 11-19) (4/5)
A book about witches: The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden (July 20-25) (4/5)
A book set in the 1980s: South to the Pole by Ski: Nine Men and Two Women Pioneer a New Route to the South Pole by Joseph E. Murphy (July 26-27) (4/5)
August
A # BookTok recommendation: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera (July 28-Aug 1) (5/5)
A book with two POVs: Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (Aug 2-17) (4/5)
A book with a recipe in it: Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown (Aug 17-27) (5/5)
A different book by an author you read in 2021: Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (Aug 27-29) (3/5)
September
A book published in 2022: Mickey7 by Edward Ashton (Aug 31-Sept 10) (4/5)
An # OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book: The Ship Beyond Time by Heidi Heilig (Sept 10-17) (4/5)
A book about a band or musical group: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Sept 17-24) (3/5)
October
A book about a "found family": Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey (Sept 27-Oct 8) (3/5)
A book about gender identity: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Oct 8-13) (3/5)
A book set during a holiday: Crypt Suzette by Maya Corrigan (Oct 14-19) (3/5)
A social-horror book: The Girl in Red by Christina Henry (Oct 20-27) (5/5)
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (Oct 27-29) (3/5)
November
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (Oct 30-Nov 3) (5/5)
The King's Evil by Andrew Taylor (Nov 4-12) (4/5)
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (Nov 13-21) (5/5)
The Rope Eater by Ben Jones (Nov 22-27) (4/5)
Frozen Stiff by Sherry Shahan (Nov 28-29) (5/5)
December
All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes (Dec 1-21) (4/5)
Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards (Dec 22-26) (4/5)
No Exit by Taylor Adams (Dec 27-31) (4/5)
31. As the year comes to a close, what are you looking back upon most fondly? Visiting grandma, decorating my bed, etc. I hope there's a 2023 meme around somewhere :P
Here are the 59 books I read this year! Definitely not my best year for reading either, but I still read a fair amount lol
January
A book featuring a parallel reality: The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman (Jan 1-6) (3/5)
A book about the afterlife: The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith (Jan 7-13) (4/5)
A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page: A Blizzard of Polar Bears by Alice Henderson (Jan 15-19) (4/5)
A book you know nothing about: Caliban's Shore: The Wreck of the Grosvenor and the Strange Fate of Her Survivors by Stephen Taylor (Jan 20-24) (3/5)
A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: A book with a cat on the cover: Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and a Bike Ride around the Globe by Dean Nicholson (Jan 25-28) (4/5)
A romance novel by a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color) author: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Jan 29-31) (4/5)
February
A book featuring a man-made disaster: Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham (Feb. 1-8) (3/5)
A book that features two languages: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (Feb. 9-14) (5/5)
A book about a secret: In the Dark by Loreth Anne White (Feb. 15-21) (4/5)
A book featuring a party: Up to This Pointe by Jennifer Longo (Feb. 22-26) (4/5)
March
A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship: The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche by Gary Krist (Feb 26-Mar 2) (4/5)
A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society: The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley (Mar 3-8) (4/5)
A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Mar 9-17) (5/5)
A book with an onomatopoeia in its title: Shiver by Allie Reynolds (Mar 18-22) (4/5)
A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title: Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy (Mar 23-27) (4/5)
A book with the name of a board game in the title: Twister by Michael Crichton (Mar 27) (4/5)
April
A duology (1): The Bright & the Pale by Jessica Rubinkowski (Mar 28-Apr 2) (4/5)
A duology (2): Wrath & Mercy by Jessica Rubinkowski (Apr 2-6) (3/5)
A book by a Pacific Islander author: The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig (Apr 8-14) (4/5)
A book set in Victorian times: Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (Apr 15-19) (4/5)
A Hugo Award winner: Dune by Frank Herbert (Apr 20-30) (4/5)
May
A book you can read in one sitting: Wishtree by Katherine Applegate (Apr 30-May 1) (4/5)
A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (May 1-8) (5/5). That didn't happen, Google says 2024 now..oh well
A book by a Latinx author: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (May 9-14) (5/5)
An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner: The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers (May 14-16) (3/5)
A book that takes place during your favorite season: Escape from the Icecap by Bertrand Shurtleff (May 17-22) (4/5)
A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid: House of Glass by Susan Fletcher (May 23-29) (4/5)
June
A sapphic book: Crier's War by Nina Varela (May 29-June 1) (4/5)
Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1): The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn: An Untold Story of the American Revolution by Robert P. Watson (June 2-6) (3/5)
Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2): The Fire Court by Andrew Taylor (June 7-12) (4/5)
A book with a palindromic title: One by One by Ruth Ware (June 13-16) (5/5)
A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title: The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman (June 17-22) (4/5)
A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read: Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson (June 23-26) (3/5)
A book with a misleading title: I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (June 27-28) (4/5)
A book with a character on the ace spectrum: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (June 29) (4/5)
July
A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title: The Elements of a Home: Curious Histories behind Everyday Household Objects, from Pillows to Forks by Amy Azzarito (June 30-July 10) (4/5)
A book about someone leading a double life: The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden (July 11-19) (4/5)
A book about witches: The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden (July 20-25) (4/5)
A book set in the 1980s: South to the Pole by Ski: Nine Men and Two Women Pioneer a New Route to the South Pole by Joseph E. Murphy (July 26-27) (4/5)
August
A # BookTok recommendation: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera (July 28-Aug 1) (5/5)
A book with two POVs: Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (Aug 2-17) (4/5)
A book with a recipe in it: Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown (Aug 17-27) (5/5)
A different book by an author you read in 2021: Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (Aug 27-29) (3/5)
September
A book published in 2022: Mickey7 by Edward Ashton (Aug 31-Sept 10) (4/5)
An # OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book: The Ship Beyond Time by Heidi Heilig (Sept 10-17) (4/5)
A book about a band or musical group: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (Sept 17-24) (3/5)
October
A book about a "found family": Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey (Sept 27-Oct 8) (3/5)
A book about gender identity: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Oct 8-13) (3/5)
A book set during a holiday: Crypt Suzette by Maya Corrigan (Oct 14-19) (3/5)
A social-horror book: The Girl in Red by Christina Henry (Oct 20-27) (5/5)
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (Oct 27-29) (3/5)
November
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (Oct 30-Nov 3) (5/5)
The King's Evil by Andrew Taylor (Nov 4-12) (4/5)
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (Nov 13-21) (5/5)
The Rope Eater by Ben Jones (Nov 22-27) (4/5)
Frozen Stiff by Sherry Shahan (Nov 28-29) (5/5)
December
All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes (Dec 1-21) (4/5)
Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards (Dec 22-26) (4/5)
No Exit by Taylor Adams (Dec 27-31) (4/5)
31. As the year comes to a close, what are you looking back upon most fondly? Visiting grandma, decorating my bed, etc. I hope there's a 2023 meme around somewhere :P