2022: A Book of Grace-Filled Days | 
Finally getting around to compiling my 2022 reading wrap-up. I posted a bunch of stats from Goodreads and Storygraph on Jan. 1st, but I wanted to make a cuter graphic highlighting some major stats.
Top 22 in 2022 coming next!
*This is my first attempt at making graphics in Canva for my Bookstagram! I think it turned out cute :)
I completely forgot to post this here but better late than never. I read 83 books in 2022, most of them were read during the first part of the year. I'm hoping to read at least 100 this year.
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I didn‘t read as many books as I wanted to in 2022, but I like to think it‘s about quality rather than quantity! 🙂 these were my four favorites. I listened to the audiobook version of each, with the exception of Local Woman Missing which I simply read a physical copy of. here‘s to more great reads in 2023! 🥂
Considering everything that was going in my life, it was a pretty good reading year. I had hoped to read more, but life got in the way. I am hoping that this year I will be able to read more, but I'll see how things go. #2022 #yearinbooks #goodreads
I‘m always pretty stingy with my 4-5 star ratings. A book has to be really good to warrant 4 or above and be basically perfect, in my opinion, to deserve 5 stars.
On the other end of the spectrum, I rarely finish books that are going to be rated below 3 stars (what‘s the point?). If I do, it‘s turned into a hate read, is part of a series I want to finish, or I am hoping it will get better before the end.
I am always surprised by how many books that are classified as romance since it feels like I read a good variety of genres, but I can‘t help if I want a HEA for a mood booster more often than not!
My reading was up and down all over the place this year. A very chaotic graph 😵💫
Interesting graph! One of my favorite features of Storygraph are tracking the moods of the books I finish. Looks like my year started out dark and got lighter in the summer (makes sense!).
Thoughts on the Storygraph wrap-up compared to Goodreads?
I‘ve been really enjoying using Storygraph more in 2022. I won‘t be giving up Goodreads, but I‘m glad there is a legitimate alternative option now, and the statistics/data and infographics really set it apart.
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All of my 2022 reads!
Will post my more detailed Storygraph stats next!
Incoming barrage of 2022 wrap up posts…
I was hoping to finish at least one more book while on vacation this past week, but ended up being too busy and/or tired to devote any time to reading. Will be getting 2023 started strong on two flights today, though!
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I'm loving this graph from StoryGraph. Really sums up my experience figuring out how to make time to read again after my son was born.
122 books
35,373 pages
Longest Read: A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas (736)
Shortest Read: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See by Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle (24)
My 2022 reading stats! Goals were to read 50 books and read down my TBR, specifically books that have been on my TBR the longest- crushed both!
79/93 were from my TBR! 😱
36 read or DNF were from my oldest TBR books
Read or DNF 29/33 #roll100 selections 😱
Read or DNF all 12 #bookspin picks and 10/12 #doublespin picks (not always in their original months) 😱
Checked off 32 years for #192025
Read 8 #1001books
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My year of reading 2022
As always my moods are reflective, emotional, challenging & mysterious
I exceeded all of my goals
23% Nonfiction (I aim for 25% but this is close!)
Most of the books I read are 3-400 with a medium of 351
I mostly read literary, LGBTQIA, historical, and contemporary
And my most read authors this year were Toni Morrison followed by Becky Chambers, Alice Oseman.
I read 148 books as well as my first complete read through the Bible in 2022. There was a good mix of books by both male & female authors, over 60% were from the library, and 20% were owned books. I listened to more audio than in previous years. I tried making a list of 22 for 2022 and couldn‘t make decisions, so I cut it more drastically to a list of my newly read 10 most memorable and impactful, rather than favorites.
#ReadingStats #2022Stats
I again gave very few 5 ⭐️ ratings in 2022, but there were several 4 ⭐️ reads! My longest reads were the Bible (combination print & audio), Ulysses (all print & audio), and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (audio only).
This graph of original publication takes a bit of time to create, but I always find it an interesting aspect of my reading.
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Looked back at my 2022 "Books Read" list and here are my faves of the year! At the Pond and No One is Talking About This both moved me in really specific ways, and the Herzog was a gorgeous fever dream. Typically I wouldn't include a re-read in a #YearInReview post, but reading Wuthering Heights with the #PemberLittens was so much fun and truly one of my favorite reading experiences in a long time. Can't wait to see the stories to come in '23!
This was tough…I added and removed books so many times. The top two rows are my top favorites, Top 10 listed in order. Meaning my top book of the year is Lost & Found and The Marriage Portrait my best fiction title.
#top22of2022
Happy New Year to my bookish friends in the best corner of the internet! Here‘s to another year of reading! 📖 🥂
I had a good reading year! I hope 2023 will be good too!
#winterreadathondailychallenge
#winterreadathon
How I felt about 2022. This year was a really hard year for me and isn't really one I would like to revisit. I am very hopeful that 2023 will be better; at least I won't be undergoing cancer treatments and I should hopefully continue healing from my cancer treatments and surgeries. #2022
I can neither confirm nor deny that the lyrics to “Seasons of Love” are on loop in my brain, but I can confirm the stats pictured here for 2022.
I have my first 2023 reads queued up. Whether I‘ll be awake to crack them open at midnight remains iffy!
Happy New Year, bookish friends!
Final Totals for 2022
306 books read and 106,829 pages read. Both exceeding the totals for 2021 and the targets I set myself ( 300 and 105,000 pages)
Also slightly smaller books (22.8 less pages on average) but almost 30 more pages read every day.
Not my highest totals for a year but close to them.
Books read can be found here. https://www.librarything.com/topic/338221#n8016394
That‘s a wrap and so on to 2023‘s reading.
I put together my #Top22of2022 list last night, but if I remade the graphic today, it may be different! You know how it is. I don‘t the top line would change, though. Those are my top 3 (in no particular order) in fiction and nonfiction. I cheated a little and used both Annie Ernaux books I read as one choice, as I absolutely could not choose between them!
My reading stays for the year.
#WinterReadathonDailyChallenge
#WinterReadathon
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@DieAReader
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I could put this off no longer even as I hope to finish one more book before the end of the year. Here is my top 22 books read in 2022 with my favorite fiction and nonfiction titles to the left. It was a great year and thank you all for introducing me to books I never would have read without your brining them to my attention. Cannot wait to see what 2023 has in store for our bookshelves. #top22of22
Surpassed my goal by 5! 👏🏻👏🏻 #winterreadathon #winterreadathondailychallenge @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
dusting this thing off, I haven‘t Litsyed in forever. I haven‘t been reading a lot either and I‘m feeling sad about that. the goal is to read more in 2022! I want to read 22 books, and I also devised this pretty random Bingo challenge to stay motivated and read different things. we‘ll see how it goes. 🤔 #readinggoals #readingchallenge #2022
As I was switching out my water cooler bottle today I realized I never posted my #BFC2022 goals. I really was not up for measuring out every ounce in January so I just wanted to finish the 5 gallon bottle from the photo plus one. Halfway there already! Also I want to average 33 Fitbit active zone minutes per day and read 12 books for the month.
It‘s officially 2022, and we‘ve got some fun reading challenges and events that start today!
The month long #JumpStart2022 readathon, with the main goal to simply get a head start on your reading goals for the year, whatever they may be.🙂
Create your own #TBRDeckofCards by coming up with 52 prompts and assigning them to each card in a deck. Shuffle and select at random to help choose your next read.
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However you celebrate, stay safe and healthy out there! Happy New Year's!!!
Thanks to my fellow #ReadingChallengeAddict @TheAromaofBooks , I will now also be joining the #BeatTheBacklist2022 challenge 🤩😂 #2022Goals
Okay, so I might be participating in 58 different reading challenges and counting, but this might be the one I‘m most excited about. This or the O.W.Ls exams! 🤩 #2022Goals #2022ReadingChallenges #AestheticallyMatched
Another fun twist on a classic reading challenge 💖
A to Z main character names. Originally I was going to go for 5 names per letter, but quickly decided to bump it down to 3 names per letter instead. Since I came up with this challenge on a whim, rules are lax. One book can cover multiple letters/names. #2022Goals #2022ReadingChallenges
So many new #bulletjournal spreads for 2022! One of my favourite things to do is paste book cover images into my bullet journal. For a fun twist, I decided to separate the covers this year by cover colour. Hopefully it turns out as satisfying as I‘m envisioning. 🤩
#WhatAnAnimal Goal: Read 20+ books in which an animal plays a major role in the story. #2022Goals #2022ReadingChallenges
Definitely going for the Cordon Bleu Chef level for the #Foodie2022 challenge. 🍉🍇🥐🍳🍕🥟🍔
Who knows, maybe this will finally be the year that I read Little Women 😅 #classicschallenge #2022readingchallenges
The Nerdy Bookworm‘s 50 Books a Year Reading Challenge, and A Rad 2022 Reading Challenge.💖
#bulletjournal #2022Goals #2022ReadingChallenges
