Final Reading Count for 2022!

Every year I set a goal on January 1st to read whatever number of books I can reasonably foresee being able to read given all the many hats I wear and the responsibilities I bear. I am excited to say I exceeded my goal of 30 books for 2022. I read a total of 43 books! I have listed them below. Some I have reviewed on this blog!

1. Endymion of The State of Entropy by Kurt R, Ward
2. Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
3. Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
4. How to Write Dazzling Dialogue by James Scott Bell
5. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
6. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
7. Wild Magic by Danu Forest
8. King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
9. The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies by Robert Kirk
10. Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
11. The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore
12. The Way of the Stoic by Thomas Swain
13. Japenese History by History Brought Alive
14. Mastering Character Arcs by Lewis Jorstad
15. The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas
16. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
17. Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau
18. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
19. Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
20. A Fantasy Writer’s Handbook by Richie Billing
21. Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
22. The Corpus Hermeticum by GRS Mead
23. Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
24. Method Acting for Writers by Lisa Hall Wilson
25. History of India by History Brought Alive
26. Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
27. Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
28. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
29. Norse Paganism for Beginners by History Brought Alive
30. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
31. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
32. A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
33. On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
34. A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
35. Plot Basics by Paul Tomlinson
36. Shadows and Twilight by Jamie A. Waters
37. The Night and Its Moon by Piper CJ
38. The Children of Danu by L.M. Riviere
39. The Treasure of the Tuatha De Danann by Morgan Daimler
40. The Winter King by C.L. Wilson
41. The Book of Spells for Beginners by Sofia Visconti
42. The History of England by History Brought Alive
43. The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White

Reading is like breathing for me. I need it to survive and some years are better than others. 2022 was quite a year for me. My husband spent nearly half of it serving abroad with the military leaving me to solo parent our four boys. I accomplished more this year than I could have hoped given my circumstances, including finishing the novel I’ve been writing, and bringing it to the point where I am ready for advanced readers to tell me what they think!
If you have any suggestions or reading recommendations for 2023, I’d be happy to hear them!
Oh! A shout-out to Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J. Maas for making up most of my list this year!
Happy New Year and Best Wishes for 2023!