Year’s Reads in Review – Top Picks for 2022

2022: The Reading Year of Reading Spurts

I really struggled to come up with a summary of 2022 because it was such a weird reading year for me! I seemed to go through spurts of reading all the time (usually when I subscribed to a reading service) and then lulls of casually reading (when I did one of my many 2020 rescheduled trips).

While I briefly resubscribed to Kindle Unlimited, I also tried out the Kobo Plus Service for the first time and I really tried my best to maximize my experience. (Which I clearly did, reading 52 books in the spring when I had that subscription!). Here are some other stats of my reading year:

12% of books read were standalones
65% of books read were eBooks
34% of books read were audiobooks
DNF’d 4 books
I only read 7 books that I own
Managed to read at least 5 books a month
Got a new waterproof Kobo eReader!
Completed my Goodreads Goal (I didn’t last year)
Managed to read at least 5 books a month
Finished 34 book series!

It wasn’t a terrible year when I look at the stats but as I write this post, I struggle to label it as a productive year. I think I just have to get used to what reading (and blogging) means to me as I get older in life.

> > Check out which books I read this past year HERE!

As always, I’ve decided to compile a list of my top picks (and not so great) from the various categories that I read this past year. Most categories deal with books published only this past calendar year (2022) but there are some noted exceptions. Click on the cover to read my review of the book/series–if available! Lots of these won’t have reviews until early next year.