It is that time of year again. When we all reflect back and decide which books will make our favorites list…  I always find this task extremely difficult.  This year I read 130 books, many of them spectacular, making the choices harder than ever.

Here are my FOUR FAVOURITES of the year:

Also, I thought I’d share my TOP TWENTY-TWO of 2022 – titles that I enjoyed the most overall (in no particular order – with links to my reviews underneath the graphic).

These are a mixture of new releases and back-list titles.

“One Step Too Far” by Lisa Gardner

“The Long Weekend” by Gilly Macmillan

“The Keeper Of Stories” by Sally Page

“The First Day Of Spring” by Nancy Tucker

“Faceless” by Vanda Symon

“Looking For Jane” by Heather Marshall

“The Rising Tide” by Sam Lloyd

“Remember Me” by Charity Norman

“The Younger Wife” by Sally Hepworth

“The Murder Rule” by Dervla McTiernan

“The Other Guest” by Helen Cooper

“The Floating Girls” by Lo Patrick

“Mrs. England” by Stacey Halls

“The Birdcage” by Eve Chase

“The Last Girl To Die” by Helen Fields

“A Quiet Life” by Ethan Joella

“Foster” by Claire Keegan

“The Winners” by Fredrik Backman

“Loving The Dead And Gone” by Judith Turner-Yamamoto

“Red As Blood” by Lilja Sigurdardóttir

“The Housemaid” by Frieda McFadden

“Life, Slightly” by Nigel Jay Cooper

“Red as Blood” by Lilja Sigurdardóttir

(translated from the Icelandic by Quentin Bates)

The FIVE BEST DEBUT NOVELS that I had the pleasure of reading in 2022:
“The Keeper of Stories” by Sally Page

“Looking for Jane” by Heather Marshall

“The Marsh Queen” by Virginia Hartman

“Meredith, Alone” by Claire Alexander

“The Floating Girls” by Lo Patrick

Now, because you can’t love every book you read… I thought I’d share the three titles that I read in 2022 that I enjoyed the LEAST.  You might have loved these novels, but sadly they were just NOT FOR ME and I cannot in good faith recommend them to others.I’m looking forward to another year of excellent reading.

Hopefully I’ll be tempted by fewer new titles so that I can work on my backlog of review commitments. (Who am I kidding?)

In last year’s wrap-up post I vowed to obtain my NetGalley badge for 500 reviews AND my 80% badge – both of which I did, so I’m pretty chuffed about that.

In 2023 I want to read more of my own wonderful books and titles from my Kindle Unlimited Subscription.

I hope that everyone sees good health, happiness, and a return to normality in 2023. Will this pandemic ever end???

Thank-you all for your continued support of my book blogging efforts. ♥