2022 In Books

So basically the only rule for this list is that I had to read or finish the books in 2022. Everything else is my opinion. Of course, if you're interested in my deeper thoughts on these books, check out my reviews.

Number of times I smashed my Reading Goal: 3

Number of Books Read: 102, bringing my total number of books to 940 over my lifetime (that I’ve remembered)

Number of Pages: 32,474

Shortest Book: Recruit by Kelley Armstrong - 5 Pages 

Longest Book: Victoria The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire by Julia Baird - 770 Pages

Average Book Length: 319 Pages

Favorite New Read: You Are Home by Catana Chetwynd - Such a sweet collection of Ms. Chetwynd's comics. Loved it so very much. Just gotta find somewhere to put those stickers...

Favorite Reread: The Forever King by Molly Chochran and Warren Murphy - Pretty much my favorite book ever, so it's unsurprising this was my favorite reread.

Favorite Non-Fiction: Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish by John Hargrove - I've always been interested in orcas and semi-recently interested in the welfare of orcas in SeaWorld and other parks, so this was kind of a natural like for me. It's also interesting to get some behind-the-scenes stuff that the public doesn't normally get about training orcas.

Favorite Series: Women of the Otherworld/The Otherworld. I really loved rereading this series, especially with the added shorts and novellas. I really recommend reading the series that way, it really enriches the overall story.

Favorite Author: Seanen McGuire - Only read one book by Ms. McGuire this year, but I love her work so... yeah.

Most Read Author: Kelley Armstrong - Due to how I did my reading list, of course I read a good chunk by Ms. Amrstrong. Got through four of her series this year.

Least Favorite Book: Rose Daughter by Robin Mckinley. This was just a weird retelling of Beauty and the Beast that had nothing to say about the original or itself, really. Rose Daughter was a slog.

Most Disappointing Read: The Third Magic by Molly Cochran - A seriously disappointing end to a trilogy that just started out so very strong. I love The Forever King, but The Third Magic just dropped the ball in terms of a) making this a trilogy and b) the story in general.

DNF Pile: Enchantress by James Maxwell - Well, this year it's not really a pile, but yeah. Dropped Enchantress pretty quickly (quarter of the way in). It was just bad.

Favorite New-to-Me Character: Hulda Larkin from Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie H. Holmberg. I mentioned in my review that I would like to be Hulda when I grow up and I stick by that assertion. She's pretty awesome.

Favorite Reread Character: Hermione Granger from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K.Rowling. Squeaking by with a last-minute finish this year was my (and Mugglecast's) reread of Sorcerer's Stone. Hermione is my favorite Wizarding World character who actually appears in this book. I could technically give this award to one Sirius Black, but as he's only mentioned in passing, it seemed unfair.

Currently Reading: The White Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, Tempt the Stars by Karen Chance

May your 2023 by happy and bright. May you have only good books to read. See you in my next post... whenever that is. 😅