Y’all 150 books (and 50,000 pages) in 1 year is a HARD goal. Even with audiobooks, it’s A LOT of reading and a pretty demanding pace. Do I regret the goal?? No, absolutely not. Will I do it again in 2023.. not exactly. I will be revealing my 2023 reading goal tomorrow, but first we’ve gotta do our 2022 Book Roundup.
So without further adieu.. the books!
PS: The books in bold were particular faves & ones I can’t stop thinking about.
- The Lake – Natasha Preston 5.0/5
- If She Wakes – Michael Koryta 3.0/5
- The Siren – Katherine St. John 4.0/5
- The Ladies of the Secret Circus – Constance Sayers 5.0/5
- The Last House Guest – Megan Miranda 5.0/5
- Heaven, My Home – Attica Locke 2.0/5
- Three Dark Crowns – Kendare Blake 4.25/5
- The Chill – Scott Carson 4.5/5
- The Bone Keeper – Luca Veste 5.0/5
- Whisper Network – Chandler Baker 3.5/5
- My Father’s Joy – Gunnar E Garrett Jr. 5.0/5
- Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life – Ali Wong 4.5/5
- A Slow Fire Burning – Paula Hawkins 5.0/5
- The Bromance Book Club – Lyssa Kay Adams 5.0/5
- Instructions for Dancing – Nicola Yoon 4.75/5
- Spoiler Alert – Olivia Dade 4.5/5
- Tacos for Two – Betsy St. Amant 3.5/5
- Undercover Bromance – Lyssa Kay Adams 4.75/5
- Just Last Night – Mhairi McFarlane 4.0/5
- Crazy Stupid Bromance – Lyssa Kay Adams 5.0/5
- Isn’t It Bromantic – Lyssa Kay Adams 5.0/5
- Ugly Love – Colleen Hoover 5.0/5
- All The Feels – Olivia Dade 4.5/5
- All Her Little Secrets – Wanda M. Morris 4.75/5
- Just Haven’t Met You Yet – Sophie Cousins 4.0/5
- Battle Royal – Lucy Parker 5.0/5
- The Roxy Letters – Mary Pauline Lowry 3.0/5
- Along for the Ride – Mimi Grace 5.0/5
- My Darling Husband – Kimberly Belle 4.5/5
- Happy Endings – Thien-Kim Lam 4.0/5
- Wahala – Nikki May 3.0/5
- The Rehearsals – Annette Christie 2.5/5
- We Know You Know – Erin Kelly 3.5/5
- Intercepted – Alexa Martin 4.5/5
- Fumbled – Alexa Martin 5.0/5
- Blitzed – Alexa Martin 5.0/5
- Snapped – Alexa Martin 4.5/5
- He Said/She Said – Erin Kelly 4.25/5
- The Other Man – Farhad J. Dadyburjor 4.5/5
- Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead – Elle Cosimano 5.0/5
- The Collective – Alison Gaylin 4.25/5
- Something to Talk About – Meryl Wilsner 4.0/5
- Widow Falls – Kiersten Modglin 5.0/5
- Lost – Michael Robatham 4.0/5
- Love In the Big City – Sang Young Park with Anton Hur 3.0/5
- A Marvellous Light – Freya Marske 3.75/5
- Only When It’s Us – Chloe Liese 4.0/5
- Always Only You – Chloe Liese 4.0/5
- Ever After Always – Chloe Liese 4.0/5
- The Perishing – Natasha Deón 3.0/5
- Getting His Game Back – Dia de Cadenet 3.75/5
- Reputation – Lex Croucher 3.5/5
- Easter Bonnet Murder – Lucy Stone 4.0/5
- The Ex Talk – Rachel Lynn Solomon 3.75/5
- Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes – Alexa Martin 4.5/5
- No Exit – Taylor Adams 5.0/5
- Count to Three – T. R. Ragan 4.75/5
- Business Not as Usual – Sharon C. Cooper 3.0/5
- Shatter – Michael Robatham 4.0/5
- 500 Miles from You – Jenny Colgan 4.0/5
- Real Easy – Marie Rutkoski 4.0/5
- The Wedding Season – Katy Birchall 4.0/5
- One Last Stop – Casey McQuinston 4.5/5
- The Charm Offensive – Alison Cochrun 5.0/5
- Bleed for Me – Michael Robatham 5.0/5
- The Guncle – Stephen Rowley 4.0/5
- The Wreckage – Michael Robatham 4.0/5
- Queerly Beloved – Susie Dumond 4.25/5
- Say You’re Sorry – Michael Robatham 4.0/5
- Digging Up Love – Chandra Blumberg 4.0/5
- Renovated to Death – Frank Anthony Polito 3.75/5
- Watching You – Michael Robatham 5.0/5
- Close Your Eyes – Michael Robatham 4.5/5
- I’m So (Not) Over You – Kosoko Jackson 4.0/5
- The Other Wife – Michael Robatham 4.0/5
- Nine Lives – Peter Swanson 4.0/5
- The Girl with a Clock for a Heart – Peter Swanson 4.5/5
- The Murder Rule – Dervla McTiernan 4.0/5
- Tell Me the Truth – Kiersten Modglin 5.0/5
- Hidden Pictures – Jason Rekulak 5.0/5
- Asking for a Friend – Andi Osho 3.0/5
- The House Across the Lake – Riley Sager 5.0/5
- Young Rich Widows – Kimberly Belle, Cate Holahan, Layne Fargo, Vanessa Lillie 4.0/5
- The Golden Couple – Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen 4.25/5
- Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell – Taj McCoy 5.0/5
- The Marlow Murder Club – Robert Thorogood 4.0/5
- Behind the Lie – Emilya Naymark 5.0/5
- Girl in Ice – Erica Ferenik 3.0/5
- Never Been Kissed – Timothy Janovsky 4.0/5
- The Last Flight – Julie Clark 4.0/5
- Tell Her Story: A Novella – Margot Hunt 4.0/5
- The Woman in the Library – Sulari Gentill 3.75/5
- The Housemaid – Freida McFadden 4.0/5
- You’re Invited – Amanda Jayatissa 4.5/5
- Good Girl Complex – Elle Kennedy 4.0/5
- The Secrets We Share – Edwin Hill 5.0/5
- Love, Hate, and Clickbait – Liz Bowery 4.0/5
- The Missing – Kiersten Modglin 3.0/5
- The Mirror Man – Lars Kepler 3.0/5
- Here for the Drama – Kate Bromley 4.0/5
- The Dream Job – Kiersten Modglin 4.0/5
- The Good Neighbors – Kiersten Modglin 4.0/5
- The Reunion – Kiersten Modglin 5.0/5
- Tweet Cute – Emma Lord 4.0/5
- I Said Yes – Kiersten Modglin 4.0/5
- The Mother-In-Law: A Twisted Psychological Thriller – Kiersten Modglin 4.0/5
- The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes – Cat Sebastian 4.0/5
- Last Seen Alive – Joanna Schaffhausen 5.0/5
- The Lucky Ones – Kiersten Modglin 4.0/5
- The Chicken Sisters – K.J. Dell’Antonia 3.0/5
- The Dinner Guests Kiersten Modglin 4.0/5
- The Roommate – Kiersten Modglin 3.75/5
- Once There Were Wolves – Charlotte McConaghy 5.0/5
- The Liar’s Wife – Kiersten Modglin 4.0/5
- Dream On – Angie Hockman 3.5/5
- The Vanishing Season – Joanna Schaffhausen 5.0/5
- Hot Under His Collar – Andie J. Christopher 4.0/5
- If You’re Reading This – Kiersten Modglin 5.0/5
- Deadly Harvest – Marissa Shrock 3.0/5
- Deadly Holiday – Marissa Shrock 3.0/5
- No Mercy: A Mystery – Joanna Schaffhausen 4.0/5
- The Love Connection – Denise Williams 4.0/5
- The Missed Connection – Denise Williams 4.0/5
- The Sweetest Connection – Denise Williams 3.0/5
- Something in the Heir – Suzanne Enoch 3.0/5
- The Fastest Way To Fall – Denise Williams 3.0/5
- One Italian Summer – Rebecca Serle 3.0/5
- Red Flags – Lisa Black 5.0/5
- How to Fail at Flirting – Denise Williams 4.0/5
- When No One Is Watching – Alyssa Cole 5.0/5
- Built to Last – Erin Hahn 4.0/5
- The Last Chance Library – Freya Simpson 3.0/5
- The Bodyguard – Katherine Center 5.0/5
- Something Wilder – Christina Lauren 5.0/5
- Under One Roof – Ali Hazelwood 4.0/5
- Stuck with You – Ali Hazelwood 4.0/5
- Stirring Up Love – Chandra Blumberg 4.0/5
- Little Secrets – Jennifer Hillier 4.0/5
- My Favorite Half-Night Stand – Christina Lauren 4.0/5
- Girl, Forgotten – Karin Slaughter 4.0/5
- Nothing But the Truth – Holly James 5.0/5
- Below Zero – Ali Hazelwood 4.0/5
- The Honey-Don’t List – Christina Lauren 3.0/5
- The Perfect Marriage – Jeneva Rose 5.0/5
- Christmas Cake Murder – Hannah Swensen 5.0/5
- Mr. Perfect on Paper – Jean Meltzer 3.0/5
- All These Bodies – Kendare Blake 4.0/5
- The Dead Romantics – Ashley Poston 5.0/5
- The Second Husband – Kate White 4.0/5
- A Little Something Different – Sandy Hall 4.0/5
- The Sorority Murder – Allison Brennan 5.0/5
- Before I Do Sophie Cousins 3.0/5
- The Christmas Bookshop – Jenny Colgan 3.0/5
- Christmas Carol Murder – Leslie Meier 4.0/5
- Dating Dr. Dil – Nisha Sharma 4.0/5
- A Very Merry Bromance – Lyssa Kay Adams 5.0/5
- Partners in Crime – Alisha Rai 4.0/5
- For Butter or Worse – Erin La Rosa 4.0/5
There you have it. & for my real nerds.. I also made this a downloadable excel sheet where you can sort them by ranking author etc. Also my faves/memorables are easier to read in the download, so it’s def worth it just for that. Just click the link below. Can’t wait for y’all to see what 2023 reading is going to look like tomorrow.
PS Happy NYE 💕 EC