Hello, reader!
Happy New Year! I always enjoy looking back on a year of reading and looking forward to a brand new one. Part of looking back, of course, is thinking about all the books I adored this year.
I had 24 five star reads in 2022 which is just wild to me. I think my most common rating was four stars, but I'm excited that I found so many books this year that just blew me away. That being said, there were definitely some stand outs, even among my five stars. That's why I decided to narrow it down to my top ten books that I read this year! I'm sharing these in no particular order because I think I loved them all equally, if for differing reasons.
Now, let's jump into the list!
The Thirteenth Hour by Trudie Skies
The Basics: Adult gaslamp fantasy featuring gods and twelve dazzling realms and CHAOS.
What I Loved: I could just say 'everything' for all of these books, but I'm gonna try to be more specific 
The characters in this book are what captured my heart. Kayl and Quen live in my head rent-free and it's weird but I love them so much. I do have a full review that you can find here.
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
The Basics: A woman finds out that a mysterious map that caused her to have a falling out with her dad may also be the reason he died. Hijinks ensue.
What I Loved: This was compulsively readable! I'm not a fast reader and this book is around 400 pages, but I read it in a day. I enjoyed this mixture of mystery and fantasy. You can read my full review here.
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
The Basics: A group of morally grey characters plan a heist in 1889 Paris. You like found family? *slaps the cover* The beauty has so much found family!
What I Loved: I discovered in 2022 that I really love the found family trope and this book absolutely delivers in that realm. The characters wormed their ways into my heart. I also really loved the writing in this book.
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