I completed 104 books in 2022. By quarter, my reading broke down as follows:
Q1: 31
Q2: 23
Q3: 22
Q4: 28
My lightest reading month was April, where I read 5 books. My highest reading month was December, where I read 14 books. Fiction comprised 84% of my books, and 70% of my books came from the library.
Below are a few of my favorites from the year:
Fiction: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - Gabrielle Zevin
Romance: The Arc - Tory Henwood Hoen
Sci-Fi: Red Rising - Pierce Brown
Mystery: The Thursday Murder Club Series - Richard Osman
Non-Fiction: How the Word is Passed - Clint Smith
Middle-Grade Book: Ellen Outside the Lines - A.J. Sass
YA Fiction: Slay - Brittney Morris
YA Mystery: The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
In 2023, I really want to clear some of the books from my shelves at home, particularly ones that have been sitting there for more than a decade at this point! My kids have started recommending more and more to me that I am genuinely interested in, and keeping up with a few things here and there that allow us to connect is very important to me. I admit that I do like the feeling of finishing a book - and for that reason I don't always read the longest books available to me. That being said, I have some very long books on my shelves that need to be read! I also find that I end up borrowing so many books from the library - and I am so grateful for that privilege - but I know I can allow it to get out of hand! I probably need to dial that back a bit, but it does allow me to check-out books for my book clubs and to keep up-to-date on recent releases that are on the Hot Picks Shelf. I always waiver between wanting to lay out a reading plan for myself and wanting to just choose what appeals to me in the moment. I think I can probably strike a balance there to ensure that I get through more in my to-read piles, but also do not feel constrained - remembering always that reading is supposed to be fun!
Looking forward to another great reading year!
Happy Reading,
Anne
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