ALL THE BOOKS I READ IN 2022 RANKED

The title speaks for itself! Here's the color legend:

Green - 5 stars (4.30-5.0)

Blue - 4 stars (3.50-4.29)

Fuchsia - 3 stars (2.50-3.49)

Orange - 2 stars (1.50-2.49)

Yellow - 1 star (1.00-1.49)

1. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
2. Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
3. Red Tigress (Blood Heir, #2) by Amélie Wen Zhao
4. Finding Me by Viola Davis
5. Blood Heir (Blood Heir, #1) by Amélie Wen Zhao
6. Heartstopper, Vol. 3 by Alice Oseman
7. The Midnight Library  by Matt Haig
8. The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
9. The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
10. These Broken Stars (Starbound, #1) by Amie Kaufman and Meghan Spooner
11. Heartstopper, Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman
12. Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
13. Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
14. Heartstopper, Vol. 2 by Alice Oseman
15. Sky In The Deep by Adrienne Young
16. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
17. Warcross (Warcross, #1) by Marie Lu
18. Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
19. House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
20. If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
21. Portrait of a Scotsman (A League of Extraordinary Women, #3) by Evie Dunmore
22. A Rogue of One's Own (A League of Extraordinary Women, #2) by Evie Dunmore
23. The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne
24. The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, #1) by Renee Ahdieh
25. Neon Gods (Dark Olympus, #1) by Katee Robert
26. A Touch of Darkness (Hades and Persephone, #1) by Scarlett St. Clair
27. A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw
28. Girl In The Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
29. The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #1) by Jessica Townsend
30. Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas
31. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
32. Electric Idol (Dark Olympus, #2) by Katee Robert
33. Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) by Sarah J. Maas
34. Everless (Everless, #1) by Sara Holland
35. Wildcard (Warcross, #2) by Marie Lu
36. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
37. The Heart Forger (The Bone Witch, #2) by Rin Chupeco
38. Under The Whispering Door by TJ Klune
39. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
40. The Bone Witch (The Bone Witch, #1) by Rin Chupeco
41. Dare Mighty Things (Dare Mighty Things, #1) by Heather Kaczynski
42. Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
43. Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
44. Red Rising (Red Rising, #1) by Pierce Brown
45. Lore by Alexandra Bracken
46. Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women, #1) by Evie Dunmore
47. The Shadow Glass (The Bone Witch, #3) by Rin Chupeco
48. Their Fractured Light (Starbound, #3) by Amie Kaufman and Meghan Spooner
49. The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
50. Fever by Mary Beth Keane
51. Tipping The Velvet by Sarah Waters
52. I See You by Clare Mackintosh
53. After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
54. This Shattered World (Starbound, #2) by Amie Kaufman and Meghan Spooner
55. Crimson Reign (Blood Heir, #3) by Amelié Wen Zhao
56. Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #2) by Jessica Townsend
57. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
58. A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor (The Carls, #2) by Hank Green
59. You (You, #1) by Caroline Kepnes
60. The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry
61. Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
62. The Rose and the Dagger (The Wrath and the Dawn, #2) by Renee Ahdieh
63. Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
64. Golden Son (Red Rising, #2) by Pierce Brown
65. One Day in December by Josie Silver
66. I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
67. Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker
68. The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) by Scott Lynch
69. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
70. What Momma Left Me by Renée Watson
71. The Never Tilting World (The Never Tilting World, #1) by Rin Chupeco
72. The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly by Jamie Pacton
73. Unretouchable by Sofia Szamosi
74. Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
75. Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5) by Sarah J. Maas
76. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki
77. How To Stop Time by Matt Haig
78. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
79. Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4) by Sarah J. Maas
80. Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) by Sarah J. Maas
81. Exile (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #2) by Shannon Messenger
82. The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
83. The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5) by Sarah J. Maas
84. DEV1AT3 (LIFEL1K3, #2) by Jay Kristoff
85. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
86. The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) by Olivie Blake
87. Another Country by James Baldwin
88. The Butterfly Project by Emma Scott
89. Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) by Pierce Brown
90. Wicked Beauty (Neon Gods, #3) by Katee Robert
91. A Touch of Ruin (Hades and Persephone, #2) by Scarlett St. Clair
92. The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater
93. Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) by Tahereh Mafi
94. The House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman
95. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
96. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
97. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty
98. Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
99. One Giant Leap (Dare Mighty Things, #2) by Heather Kaczynski
100. A Winter's Promise (The Mirror Visitor, #1) by Christelle Dabos
101. Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
102. The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead
103. This Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
104. The Light at the Bottom of the World (Light the Abyss, #1) by London Shah
105. Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1) by Stephanie Perkins
106. Moby Dick by Herman Melville
107. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
108. Mother Knows Best by Serena Valentino

Not rated:

• Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
• Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
• This Is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay
• Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Rereads:

• An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls, #1) by Hank Green

2023 Reading Goals

Now that 2022 is over, it's time to think about next year 😁 Here are some of my reading goals for the coming year ~

Get my TBR down to 250 books

• As of the end of 2022, I'm down to 317 books on my TBR. My goal for the end of 2022 was 310, so we're a little behind, but I still think 250 books is very doable for next year.
  

Be finished with 90% (90) of the books on my 100 Greatest Books Challenge

• As of the end of 2022, I'm down to 25 books left which means I need to read 15 this year to make this goal. Check out my 100 Greatest Books Challenge here. Most of the remaining books are long-winded classics, books I own, or books that don't have audiobooks, which is why they've been put off so long...

Do 5 rereads

• I never make time for rereads because there are SO MANY books out there that I haven't read. Here are some favorite books I've been wanting to reread:

• The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
• The Nevernight Chronicle by Jay Kristoff (I haven't read the third book yet, and now I need to reread the first two to refresh my memory)
• Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter
• Princess Academy by Shannon Hale. A childhood favorite that is more relevant to me now that I have a baby niece on the way.
• Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling. Will always be on this list. 
• The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. I had to read this for class in high school, and it moved me so much I bought my own copy (that I have yet to read). It's been 6 years since then so I'd like to reread this and watch the adaptation.

Read 110 books

• I normally put my goal as 104 books (2 books/week), but I have been reading a lot of graphic novels lately so I think 110 is more than attainable.

Read more nonfiction

• I used to be so good at reading science books and even history books. I only read 3 (three!) nonfiction books this year, even though I own so many. Some of the nonfiction books I want to get to this year include:

• Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA by Brenda Maddox
• Pandora's Lab by Paul A. Offit
• Grunt by Mary Roach
• Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
• My Own Words by Ruth Bader Gisburg
• A Life on Our Planet by Sir David Attenborough

Read one book from each of my favorite authors (based on availability)

• I spread myself so thin with reading that I forget to read new releases from my favorite authors. Here are some authors I want to make sure I read at least one book from this year:

• Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Fredrik Backman
• Andy Weir
• Jay Kristoff
• Mary Roach
• Christina Lauren

I think it's nice just to do a "Top 10 books I most want to read next year" (outside of the aforementioned books in this post) so here are mine:

• Crier's War by Nina Varela
• Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
• Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
• All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
• Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
• Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
• Bunny by Mona Awad
• A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
• Cinder by Marissa Meyer
• This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab

Lastly, I want to write/post more reviews in 2023. I did hardly any this year (did I even do one?) because I just got lazy, but looking back on my favorite reads, I wish I had all my thoughts about them. 

That's all my 2023 reading goals!! Cheers to 2023 and happy reading 💝