2022 Recap: Reading & Book Reviews

Last year I did a single recap post for everything blog-related. This year, I’ve decided to break it into parts because it was just too much for one post.

This is the reading and book reviews portion of my recap for the year. I’ve always been an avid reader, but I never started tracking my reads until I started this blog. I read a lot more than I realized.

All the books…

It’s my goal to review every book I finish reading, whether I enjoyed it or not. I don’t leave reviews for books I can’t complete for one reason or another. This graphic shows the cover of every book I’ve read to completion since this time last year (Total: 72!)

Now for the fun part, which I didn’t do last year. I’m going to list a few that really stood out to me (categories in no particular order):

My favorite fantasy read of 2022: These Violent Nights by Rebecca Crunden

My favorite sci-fi read of 2022: The Martian by Andy Weir

The binge-read-worthiest series I read in 2022: The Hybrid Helix by JCM Berne (Wistful Ascending, Return of the Griffin, Blood Reunion)

The book that made me laugh the most: Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike

The book that made me cry the most: The Drift by Casie Aufenthie

Favorite action scenes: The Hidden Goddess by T.M. Kohl

Favorite battle/combat scenes: The Blood of Outcasts by D.A. Smith

Darkest book: Strangers by Michaelbrent Collings

Most intense book: Bits & Pieces by Dawn Hosmer

Happiest ending: The Broken Oath by L.B. Black

The books with my favorite monsters: The Teeth in the Tide and The Demons in the Deep by Rebecca F. Kenney

And because I love dragons…

The book with my favorite dragon: The Pact by J.E. Hannaford

And here’s the full list of books I read over the course of 2022 (in order by title):

Clicking the links will take you to my reviews.

• A Breath of Sunlight by Sydney Winwardª
• A Moment in Time by Martin Dukes
• Archaic Deception: The Guardian of Emblems by Joe Dayvie
• Ascension of the Phoenix by Jessica Piro
• Bits & Pieces by Dawn Hosmerª
• Blind the Eyes by K.A. Wiggins¹
• Blood of the Wicked by L.B. Black
• Blood Reunion by J.C.M. Berne
• Curse of the Huntsman’s Jewel by Kirsten S. Blacketer
• Darkwitch by Kat Kinney
• Dibs by Allison Martine
• Dueling with Snakes by Jessica Piro
• Fee Simple Conditional by H.C. Helfand
• Gifts of Fire & Ice by Darren Boeck
• Graphite and Turbulence by Jami Fairleigh
• Grave Lies by A.N. Willisª
• Haze by Rebecca Crundenª
• I Shall Return with Winter by C.F. Welburn¹
• In the Shadow of Ruin by Tony Debajo¹
• Killer Triggers by Joe Kenda
• Kiss Me Deadly by Jessie Thomasª
• Legacy of the Brightwash by Krystle Matar
• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldreeª
• Love, Loss, and Honor by Herbert Wiens
• Mirrors & Ashes by Cat Bowserª
• Of Mycelium and Men by William C. Tracy²
• Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike
• Paper Castles by B. Fox
• Pieces & Parts by Dawn Hosmer
• Postscript by Barbara Avon
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Return of the Griffin by J.C.M. Berne
• Revived by Barbara Avon
• Son of a Liche by J. Zachary Pike
• Split Therapy by E.P. Stavs
• Stalin’s Door by John St. Clair
• Strangers by Michaelbrent Collings
• The 13^th Zodiac by L. Krauch¹ª
• The Awakening of Marcianna by Isabelle Markus
• The Blood of Outcasts by D.A. Smith¹
• The Broken Oath by L.B. Black
• The Chasm by Branwen O’Shea
• The Cracked Reflection by Terry Geo
• The Demons in the Deep by Rebecca F. Kenney
• The Dragon of Russia by Jessica Piro
• The Drift by Casie Aufenthie²
• The Embers of Fate by Michele Quirke
• The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke
• The God of Forgotten Things by T.M. Kohl
• The Heartbeat of a Million Dreams by Halo Scot
• The Hidden Goddess by T.M. Kohl
• The Hidden King by E.G. Radcliffª
• The Inquisitor by H.C. Harrington¹
• The Last of the Atalanteans by P.L. Stuart
• The Lost King by T.M. Kohl¹
• The Marked Princess by E.P. Stavs
• The Martian by Andy Weir
• The Master of Night by T.M. Kohl
• The Matchmaker’s Charm by Jodi Jensenª
• The Owl’s Crown by L.B. Blackª
• The Pact by J.E. Hannaford
• The Puzzle Maker by Ty Hutchinson
• The Skin by J.E. Hannaford¹
• The Stones of Valtara by Christopher Clargo¹
• The Symbiosis by Casie Aufenthie
• The Teeth in the Tide by Rebecca F. Kenney
• Then Came Darkness by D.H. Schleicherª
• These Violent Nights by Rebecca Crunden¹
• Thoughtless by Pat Luther
• Vacuuming in the Nude and Other Ways to get Attention by Peggy Rowe
• Wingfall by K. Dezendorf
• Wistful Ascending by J.C.M. Berne¹²

¹Designates a book entered in SPFBO8.

²Designates a book entered in SPSFC2.

ªDesignates a book selected for the book club I’m a part of. (Some of these titles are not my usual genre picks, but many of them were very enjoyable reads! The book club has been a fun experience so far.)