Susan’s Book Blog

So according to Storygraph, I read (not counting DNFs) 73 books (including shorts) this year. It was about 40 books shy of my 2021 total, but considering how this year went it’s more than I would have expected. I never really did find my reading mojo again this year after I found out my mom was dying. It’s kind of all been downhill since then. I was able to find some steady footing again later in the year but my ability to stay focused and read swiftly had been obliterated. I’m interested in seeing where 2023 takes me.  Meanwhile, here are some charts provided by Storygraph illustrating how my 2022 reading journey went. (Feel free to find and friend me on there if you like!  https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/soozn  )  

I want to do a Fave Reads of 2022 Countdown and I thought I’d start with a group of runners-up that didn’t crack my Top 10 but definitely deserve an Honorable Mention for being utterly fantastic books.  These are stories about finding love and family, sometimes in unexpected places, single parenthood, coming out, starting over, grumps and the rays of sunshine who love them, and any number of other tropes, but they’re all well written, filled with heart, and offer a whole lot of amazing rep. And I LOVED THEM ALL. They will be on my shelves for a long time to come. 📚 Have you read any of these? What made YOUR faves list this year? Books shown: 📕Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell 📗How To Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder 📕Daniel Cabot Puts Down Roots by Cat Sebastian 📗Best Laid Plans by Roan Parrish 📕Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade 📗Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon 📕The Suite Spot by Trish Doller 📗Love at First Spite by Anna E Collins 📕The Unplanned Life of Josie Hale by Step...

 The year is going to be winding down soon and I was thinking about all the books I’m excited about in the coming year. A couple I’ve been able to read ARCs of, and others I’m just waiting patiently for like everyone else. ⏳ 🕰 📚 Books I’m Highly Anticipating in 2022 Book Lovers by Emily Henry Available May 3, 2022 A by the book literary agent must decide if happily ever after is worth changing her whole life for in this insightful, delightful new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation . I adore everything I’ve read by Emily Henry so far so I am very excited about this one! Anticipation for this one has been swirling around Bookstagram for months. Her writing is next level and always filled with emotion and humor. I can’t wait to meet these characters. This one is going to live up to the hype. Click here for more info and preorder links Weather Girl  by Rachel Lynn Solomon Available January 11, 2022 (Berkley) A TV m...