Top Ten Books I Meant To Read in 2022

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Last year, my list consisted of 12 books - which was way better than 30 from the year prior. For me, this list contains any books that made my monthly TBRs that I did not finish in the year. It's probably always going to be more than 10 because I'm not always the best with sticking to my TBR, but a girl can dream for the day when my list is under 10 haha :) I think I can deal with 23 and so many of these are books on multiple other top ten lists or are books that need to be reviewed for Netgalley or help complete series. I'm determined to knock some of these out in 2023 and keep my list small for next year's "Meant to Read" list.

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Top Ten Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2023

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1. Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey: I'm always excited for a new Tessa Bailey book and this one is grumpy v sunshine trope. So it's gonna be adorable and also angsty! RELEASE DATE: FEB 7, 2023
   
2. Just My Type by Falon Ballard: This romance follows a 30 yr old woman who wants to stay single and finds herself crossing paths with her high school ex who happens to be her competitor in their journalism field. RELEASE DATE: FEB 7, 2023
3. Where Darkness Blooms by Andrea Hannah: This is a thriller and I love the cover and that's really all I want to know about it. RELEASE DATE: FEB 21, 2023
4. The Firefighter's Dilemma by Mariah Ankenman: The final book in the Mile High Firefighters trilogy. These are short, sweet, and steamy reads and I love them. RELEASE DATE: FEB 27, 2023
   
5. The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest: This story sounds so sweet with a shy bookworm falling for her neighbor who happens to be an author that goes by a pen name and happens to be her favorite author. RELEASE DATE: FEB 28, 2023
   
6. A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley: I've read an excerpt of this book and I think it will make my favorite reads of the year and I can only hope to read it this year after it releases. RELEASE DATE: MAR 7, 2023
   
7. The Love Wager by Lynn Painter: I am excited to get my hands on this. It's a fake dating book which is my FAVE. RELEASE DATE: MAR 14, 2023
   
8. The Only Game in Town by Lacie Waldon: I enjoyed The Layover and I'm excited to read more Lacie Waldon books. This one takes place in a small town where two strangers gotta work together to win a game with a huge fortune as a prize. RELEASE DATE: MAR 21, 2023
   
9. The Plus One by Mazey Eddings: I need to read book 2 in this trilogy but I have both book 2 and 3 from Netgalley and I plan to binge them. I was obsessed with A Brush With Love. RELEASE DATE: APR 4, 2023
   
10. Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez: I loved Part of Your World. I immediately connected with Abby's writing style. This story follows a doctor who has a terrible first impression of another doctor. I have read an excerpt and it did suck me in! RELEASE DATE: APR 11, 2023
    

What books are on your most anticipated list?Did any of mine make your list?

December 2022 Book Haul

I hauled 2 books in December. I really didn't read too much and life was chaotic that I didn't force it. In 2022, I hauled 102 books and read 71 of them (70%). I have 31 left unread which isn't terrible. I had the goal of 25 books left unread and didn't quite get there. This year, I do hope to haul less and read what I'm hauling. I definitely would like to keep unread under 25 if I'm able. I did read The Dead Romantics in December and loved it :)

KINDLE/AUDIBLE BOOKS

1.  Totally Folked by Penny Reid (Kindle)
   

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston - borrowed audiobook
   

Tally for 2022:
Total Books Hauled: 102
Total Physical Books: 5
Total Kindle Books: 51
Total Library Books: 46

What did you buy, borrow, or receive in December?

Have you read any of my hauled books?

Top Ten Favorite Reads of 2022

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. More information here.

I really reined in my list for 2022 and only picked 10 and it was SO HARD. But I did it. It's a good mix of mostly romance and fantasy with a memoir thrown in there.

1. A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab (January)
2. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (March)
3. Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff (April)
4. Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (April)
5. Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake (May)
6. The Storyteller by Dave Grohl (July)
7. Talk Bookish To Me by Kate Bromley (September)
8. A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams (October)
9. Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte (November)
10. The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (December)
     

    What books made your list this year?

Books I Read in December 2022

I read 3 books and DNF'd 1 book in December.

• I Want My Epidural Back by Karen Alpert (Kindle, 325 pages, 2016, Adult Nonfiction, Purchased) - 1 star | My DNF Review - DNF'd @ 97 pages
• The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (Audio, 10 hr 24 min, 2022, Adult Romance/Paranormal, Library) - 5 stars | My Review
• Undercover Engagement by Samanthe Beck (Kindle, 302 pages, 2021, Adult Romance, Netgalley) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Netgalley challenge 
• The Girl in 6E by AR Torre (Kindle, 352 pages, 2013, Adult Thriller, Purchased) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Hauled It challenge 
  

Pages read: 654 + 10 hr 24 min
Pages DNF: 97


READING STATS
BY FORMAT

• Kindle: 2 (2022 Total: 37)
  
• Physical: 0 (2022 Total: 5)
• Audio: 1 (2022 Total: 66)

BY PAGE COUNT

• Under 250 pages: 0 (2022 Total: 18)
• 250 to 400 pages: 3 (2022 Total: 64)
  
• 400 to 700 pages: 0 (2022 Total: 25)
• 700+ pages: 0 (2022 Total: 1)

BY RATING

• 1 star: 0 (2022 Total: 0)
• 2 stars: 0 (2022 Total: 14)
• 3 stars: 2 (2022 Total: 35)
• 4 stars: 0 (2022 Total: 40)
• 5 stars: 1 (2022 Total: 19)

BY AUDIENCE

• MG: 0 (2022 Total: 6)
• YA: 0 (2022 Total: 39)
• Adult: 3 (2022 Total: 61)