2022 a Year in the Books.
Part One
It all started with a challenge.
My friend invited me back in 2022 to her Facebook group to read basically 50 books on a variety of topics and themes. Like book with a color in its title, a book made in your birth year, and a book read by its author. I learned a lot about myself and my reading preferences. After reading over 50 books (and yes children’s books count), I realized I don’t want to read that many in a year and decrease my reading goal back to 12 books a year. That is one book per month that I can attempt to enjoy a year.
My List (Thanks Hoopla and Kindle for keeping track ) These books are listed in the order of oldest to newest of return dates. Check out my recommendations of thriller, suspense and mystery on my blog post Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense. Books marked “C” is books that are considered children's books and those marked with an “A” are considered books that are for adults (18+)
1. My Darling Husband written by Kimberly Belle -A
2. Stranger in the Lake written by Kimberly Belle-A
3. The Marriage Lie written by Kimberly Belle-A
4. Three Days Missing written by Kimberly Belle-A
5. The Overnight Guest written by Heather Gudenkauf
6. The Ones We Trust written by Kimberely Belle-A
7. The Good Doctor of Warsaw written by Elisabetha Gifford-A
8. The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea written by Axie So- A
9. Tales from the Cafe written by Toshikazu Kawaguchi- A
10. Dogman Lord of the Fleas written by Dav Pilkey-C
11. I Survived Series- I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic - C
12.I Survived Series- I Survied the Shark Attacks of 1916 - C
13.I Survived Series- I survived the Nazi Invasion - C
14.I Survived Series- I survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor - C
15. Prisoner B-3087 written by Alan Gratz - C
16. The Messy Lives of Book People written by Phardra Patrick - A
17. F*ucked to Focused: Taking Your Business From Growth Mode to Ultimate Scale written by Donnie Boivin - A
18. Spoiler Alert: A Literary Memoir written by Naomi R. Mercer - A
19. The New Neighbor written by Carter Wilson - A
20.The Good Teacher of Warsaw written by Mario Escobar - A
21. The Woman in the Library written by Sulari Gentill - A
22. Venture into the Everglades written by Niurka Castaneda and Masha Andreoni LCSW - A
23. An Honest Lie written by Tarryn Fisher - A
24. Conversations with Nell written by Sara Martin - A
25. Wishful Drinking written by Carrie Fisher - A
26. The One and Only Ivan written by Katherine Applegate - C
27. The One and Only Bobi written by Katherine Applegate - C
28. Beachfront Bakery A Killer Cupcake by Fiona Grace - A
29. Beachfront Bakery A Muderous Macaron by Fiona Grace - A
30. Beachfront Bakery A Perilous Cake Pop by Fiona Grace - A
31. Beachfront Bakery A Deadly Danish by Fiona Grace - A
32. Beachfront Bakery A Treacherous tart by Fiona Grace -A
33. Beachfront Bakery A Calamitous Cookie by Fiona Grace - A
34. One of Us is Dead Jeneva Rose - A
35. A Botanist Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari - A
36. Secluded Cabin Sleep Six by Lisa Unger - A
37. Before Your Memory Fades written by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - A
38. The Library of the Lost and Found written by Phaedra Patrick - A
39. Toy Story 4 Read-Along Storybook written by various authors - C
40. You Lead written by Minter Dial - A
41. Spider-Man, Spider-Man! written by various authors - C
42. The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! written by Jory John - C
43. More from the Gluten-free Gourmet written by Bette Hagman - A
44. The Gluten-free Bakes Bread written by Bette Hagman - A
45. A Cookbook for Busy Lives written by Monica Anne - A
46. I Survived Series- I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 written by Lauren Tarshis - C
47. . I Survived Series- I Survived the Galveston Hurrican, 1900 written by Lauren Tarshis - C
48. . I Survived Series- I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 written by Lauren Tarshis - C
49. . I Survived Series- I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1888 written by Lauren Tarshis - C
50. . I Survived Series- I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 written by Lauren Tarshis - C
51. Writing, Bloging and Self-Publishing by Kris Ballard - A
52. Gluten Free Cooking written by Betty Crocker - A
53.The Alice Network written by Kate Quinn - A
54. I Survived Series- I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 written by Lauren Tarshis - C
Read Part Two Here!