What I Read in 2022

Happy New Year’s Eve! Per tradition, I’m wrapping up the year by sharing my 2022 reading list and statistics. My reading was a bit down this year, from 88 books in 2021 to 80 in 2022. Those 80 books broke down to: 12 middle grade 54 young adult 14 adult Most of those adult books…

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What I Read in 2021

Happy New Year’s Eve! I thought long and hard about whether to do my annual favorite reads post this year, and when it came down to it, I just couldn’t choose a top 10. I read way too many fantastic books this year, and the majority of them were by my fellow debut authors. BUT,…

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What I Read in 2020

I read 99 books in 2020. With my own book coming out in 2021, I made a concerted effort to seek out and support 2020 debuts. Some of these were also fellow 2017 PitchWars mentees–bonus! And later in the year, I added another goal: I sought out books by Black authors for both myself and my kids….

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What I Read in 2019

I read 102 books in 2019. Books I reviewed are linked. My favorite reads of 2019 are starred. Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella The Date to Save by Stephanie Kate Strohm The Search by Nora Roberts American Panda by Gloria Chao Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer by Katie Alender White Rose by Kip Wilson* The Other Miss Bridgerton…

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What I Read in 2018

I read 83 books in 2018. Books I reviewed are linked. My favorite reads of 2018 are starred. Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas One Of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus Nothing But Sky by Amy Trueblood* Bookish…

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What I Read in 2017

I read 100 books in 2017. Books I reviewed are linked. My favorite reads of 2017 are starred. Take a Bow by Elizabeth Eulberg Forget Me by K.A. Harrington Take the Key and Lock Her Up by Ally Carter Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee The Boy Is Back by Meg Cabot Once Upon a Cruise by…

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What I Read in 2016

I read 114 books in 2016. Books I reviewed are linked. My favorite reads of 2016 are starred. The One by Kiera Cass (plus The Favorite novella)* Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas A Love Worth Giving by Max Lucado Becoming Jinn by Lori Goldstein Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins The Queen & The Guard…

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What I Read in 2015

I read 118 books in 2015. Books I reviewed are linked. The books that made my list of favorite reads for 2015 are starred. Honeymoon Hotel by Hester Browne Pivot Point by Kasie West* Split Second by Kasie West* The Shocking Secret of a Guest at the Wedding by Victoria Alexander The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater…

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What I Read in 2014

I read 107 books in 2014. The breakdown included 20 middle grade, 63 young adult, one new adult, 22 adult, and one non-fiction. Thirteen of those books were re-reads, including two that I read aloud to my son :). Books I reviewed are linked. Want to know which were my favorites? Well, I wrote a post about…

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What I Read in 2013

I read 115 books in 2013. Books I reviewed are linked. You can also read about my favorite MG/YA books of 2013 here, and I’ve starred the books featured in that post below. His Mistress by Christmas by Victoria Alexander The Runaway Princess by Hester Browne Losing It by Cora Carmack Pride and Prejudice by Jane…

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What I Read in 2012

I ended up reading 83 books in 2012, the vast majority of them middle grade. Books I reviewed are linked. If it made my list of favorite MG/YA reads of 2012, it’s starred. River’s End by Nora Roberts The Tempest by William Shakespeare The Finishing Touches by Hester Browne The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by…

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