It feels like we’re well into 2023, and here I am recapping my 2022 year in books. I always have an intention to read more books in the upcoming year than I did in the previous one. I’m constantly updating my Goodreads account to add books I want to read to my shelf. In fact, I read the reviews on Goodreads more religiously than on Amazon or any other platform to decide whether I should give a book a go.
I went back through all of the books I read in 2022 and picked out my three favorite books of the year. If you haven’t read these yet, I’d strongly recommend adding them to your “Want to Read” shelf!
My third favorite book of 2022 was…
Too Perfect: When Being In Control Gets Out of Control. Sometimes you read a book, and you keep saying “wow. I do that.” And “Oh man. That’s me, too.” That was me the entire time I read this book. It was eye opening, and gave me tools to work on some of the things that drive me (and my spouse) crazy about constant seeking of perfectionism.
My second favorite book of the past year was…
The Four Winds. After this year, I’m officially a Kristin Hannah fan. But this book just sucked me in from character development, setting, and plot. It is set in the Great Depression and centers around a mother, who is deserted by her husband, and her quest to seek out a better life for her children from the ruin of the Great Plains and farming during this time. Her writing is just so well done, and I love the way she really develops characters that have their faults, but yet are captivating and fascinating.
And lastly, my FAVORITE book of 2022 was…
The Things We Cannot Say. Oh my goodness. I think I told all of my friends, my sister, MIL, and mom about this book. I rarely rave about a book the way I did this one. I loved her characters, the flipping back and forth from two different generational perspectives of current day and the past. I loved the mystery or how everything pieced together. Ugh. It was fabulous. I wish I could read it again for the first time.
I’m always collecting books for my “Want to Read” bookshelf, and your suggestions are always the best! Tell me, what’s your favorite book of 2022…or even of all time! Chances are I haven’t read it yet being a relatively new “avid” reader thanks to audio books.
Oh I really loved The Things We Cannot Say too; Four Winds was also quite good. I find that most Kristin Hannah books are a hit for me. She always pulls out all my emotions!
I read Four Winds in 2021 and couldn’t put it down. I read The Things We Cannot Say thanks to you! I enjoyed it
One of favourite books of 2022 was Of Marriageable Age by Sharon Maas.
I also enjoyed The Things We Cannot Say and will read the Four Winds this year.
Thanks for the recommendation! Adding it to my reading list!!