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Here is my list for 2022. I will spilt my reading into months, I always find it interesting to see what months are my best months.

January 2022

1. Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and Can Get Out by Rick Alan Ross
2. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

Total: 2 books

February 2022

1. New World Rising by Jennifer Wilson
2. Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
3. The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
4. Speechless (Unfortunate Souls Book 1) by Madeline Freeman
5. Brothers in Exile (Sons of the Starfarers, #1) by Joe Vasicek
6. The Witch's Tower (Twisted Ever After, #1) by Tamara Grantham
7. Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria

Total: 7 books

March 2022

1) David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
2) Circle of Shadows (Circle of Shadows, #1) by Evelyn Skye
3) The Semplica-Girl Diaries by George Saunders
4) The Life of C.H. Lightoller by Jason Arbuckle
5) The Zero Meter Diving Team by Jim Shepard
6) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
7) Wind Chill: The Many Secrets of Ursula's Irish Stew by Gerald Hansen
8) The Soul Thief by Kim Richardson

Total: 8 books

April 2022

1) frog s starry wish: children's books baby by Wayne Ortiz
2) Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
3) Waiting to Begin by Amanda Prowse
4) The Homecoming by Anna Enquist
5) An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
6) The Witch's Tower by Tamara Grantham
7) In Just One Day: The brand new unforgettable novel from Saturday Kitchen's Helen McGinn by Helen McGinn
8) Just The Way You Are by Beth Moran
9) Like A Charm by Elle McNicoll
10) The Golden Girls' Getaway by Judy Leigh
11) Sisters Behaving Badly by Maddie Please
12) The Paris Predicament by Sasha Lauren
13) Confetti Over Bluebell Cliff by Della Galton
14) A New Dawn on Mulberry Lane by Rosie Clarke
15) The Stefan Mendoza Trilogy Boxed Set by P.R. Adams
16) What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
17) Beneath a Blazing Sky by Amanda Hughes
18) Worn Out Wife Seeks New Life by Carmen Reid
19) New World Rising by Jennifer Wilson
20) And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Total: 20 books

May 2022

1) Smiling at Heaven by Karen J. Hasley
2) Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
3) You Again? by Nick Spalding
4) Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
5) Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

Total: 5 books

June 2022

1) The Double Trouble Society by Carrie Hope Fletcher
2) The Foundling by Stacey Halls
3) Smiling at Heaven by Karen J. Hasley

Total: 3 books

July 2022

1) A Brief History of British Kings and Queens: British Royal History from Alfred the Great to the Present by Mike Ashley
2) Attachment Theory: How to treat your childhood trauma effects and overcome anxiety in relationships. by Samantha Moore
3) Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
4) Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert
5) A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience by Emerson W. Baker
6) My Evil Mother: A Short Story by Margaret Atwood
7) The Cup and The Prince by Day Leitao
8) Crimson Born: A Young Adult Vampire Romance by Amy Patrick
9) The Witchcraft of Salem Village by Shirley Jackson
10) The Ruin of All Witches: Death and Desire in an Age of Enchantment by Malcolm Gaskill
11) The Life You Left Behind by Debbie Howells
12) The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle
13) The Memory Keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken
14) Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
15) The Time Between Us: an emotional, gripping historical page turner by Marina McCarron
16) The Girl Beyond the Gate by Becca Day

Total: 16 books

August 2022

1) The Second Chance Inn: A Sweet Small Town Romance by Susan Hatler
2) American Witches: A Broomstick Tour Through Four Centuries by Susan Fair
3) The Little Book of Attachment: Theory to Practice in Child Mental Health with Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy by Daniel A. Hughes
4) I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
5) Greek Island Escape by Patricia Wilson
6) One Simple Wish: Return to Lighthouse Point by Kay Correll
7) It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
8) The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel
9) The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
10) The City on the Sea by Heather Carson
11) The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
12) Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
13) The Duke and I: The 2nd Epilogue by Julia Quinn
14) Bishop's Honor by A.R. Shaw
15) Stranger by Isadora Brown
16) The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

16 books

September 2022

0 books

October 2022

1) The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
2) Get a F*cking Grip: How to Get Your Life Back on Track by Matthew Kimberley
3) Wind Chill: The Many Secrets of Ursula's Irish Stew by Gerald Hansen
4) The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
5) Boys and Girls by Alice Munro
6) The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges
7) The City on the Sea by Heather Carson
8) The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry
9) Fae Away by Rose Garcia
10) The Last Night of the World by Ray Bradbury
11) The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
12) How to be a Productivity Ninja: Worry Less, Achieve More and Love What You Do by Graham Allcott
13) The Scarlet Ibis: The Collection of Wonder by James Hurst

13 books

November 2022

1) Living your best life by Maxine Morrey
2) The Summer I Turned Pretty Complete Series by Jenny Han
3) Deniable Memories by Vanessa Pearse
4) The Reviled by Cynthia A. Morgan
5) Wandering Souls by Angela van Liempt
6) The Cookbook of Common Prayer by Francesca Haig
7) The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee
8) The Viscount Who Loved Me: The 2nd Epilogue by Julia Quinn
9) The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
10) The Princess and the Pea by Janet Stevens

10 books

December 2022

1) The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
2) Coraline by P. Craig Russell
3) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror by Robert Louis Stevenson
4) Historical Tweets: The Completely Unabridged and Ridiculously Brief History of the World by Alan Beard
5) Mortal Monarchs: 1000 Years of Royal Deaths by Suzie Edge
6) The Solid-State Shuffle by Jeffrey A. Ballard
7) The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
8) Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen
9) The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
10) Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
11) The Last Night of the World by Ray Bradbury
12) The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport
13) Cobweb Bride by Vera Nazarian
14) The Goodnight Kiss by Gwen Rivers
15) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
16) The Solid-State Shuffle by Jeffrey A. Ballard
17) Rapunzel by Jacob Grimm
18) The Selkie Spell by Sophie Moss
19) Fearless by Tawdra Kandle
20) Heart of Smoke by Megan O'Russell
21) Snow White by Jacob Grimm
22) Coraline by P. Craig Russell
23) The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen
24) George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
25) A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan

25 books

At the minute, I think I will get my goal to 100 books but as always I will change this if it looks like I could beat this goal.

And we'll read-along also this year I hope, dearest!

LauraT wrote: "And we'll read-along also this year I hope, dearest!"

Yes, I hope so too.

1. Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and Can Get Out by Rick Alan Ross
2. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

Not a good start to January but at least it's something. I hope to improve this in February, as according to my 2022 reading challenge, I'm currently 6 books behind my goal.

Plenty of time to improve dearest!

LauraT wrote: "Plenty of time to improve dearest!"

Very true, I will have plenty of time between June and October this year.

3. Rising (New World #1) by Jennifer Wilson
4. Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Alannah wrote: "3. Rising (New World #1) by Jennifer Wilson
4. Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy"

What did you think of Tess, Alannah? I loved that book, though it is heartbreaking!

Greg wrote: "Alannah wrote: "3. Rising (New World #1) by Jennifer Wilson
4. Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy"

What did you think of Tess, Alannah? I loved that book, though it is heartbreaking!"
Definitly so!!!

I loved it, it's been since I have read Tess but I love it. I studied it in university and that module became one of my favourites. It was nice to read it again as I was able to understand the dialogue more.

5) The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

6) Speechless (Unfortunate Souls Book 1) by Madeline Freeman

7) Brothers in Exile (Sons of the Starfarers, #1) by Joe Vasicek
8) The Witch's Tower (Twisted Ever After, #1) by Tamara Grantham
9) Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria

Managed 7 books in February which is much better than January but according to my 2022 reading challenge, I'm still 7 books behind schedule.

10) David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
11) Circle of Shadows (Circle of Shadows, #1) by Evelyn Skye
12) The Semplica-Girl Diaries by George Saunders
13) The Life of C.H. Lightoller by Jason Arbuckle
14) The Zero Meter Diving Team by Jim Shepard

15) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
16) Wind Chill: The Many Secrets of Ursula's Irish Stew (The Derry Women Series Book 12) by Gerald Hansen
17) The Soul Thief (The Horizon Chronicles, #1) by Kim Richardson
18) frog s starry wish: children's books baby by Wayne Ortiz
19) Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

8 books read in March, not much but at least it's more than February and January.

20) Waiting to Begin by Amanda Prowse
21) The Homecoming by Anna Enquist
22) An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
23) The Witch's Tower (Twisted Ever After, #1) by Tamara Grantham
24) In Just One Day: The brand new unforgettable novel from Saturday Kitchen's Helen McGinn by Helen McGinn
25) Just The Way You Are by Beth Moran
26) Like A Charm by Elle McNicoll
27) The Golden Girls' Getaway by Judy Leigh
28) Sisters Behaving Badly by Maddie Please

You're doing really well with this readathon.

Thank you Jade.

29) The Paris Predicament by Sasha Lauren
30) Confetti Over Bluebell Cliff by Della Galton
31) A New Dawn on Mulberry Lane (Mulberry Lane #8) by Rosie Clarke
32) The Stefan Mendoza Trilogy Boxed Set by P.R. Adams
33) What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
34) Beneath a Blazing Sky (Bold Women of the 20th Century Book 1) by Amanda Hughes
35) Worn Out Wife Seeks New Life by Carmen Reid

36) Rising (New World #1) by Jennifer Wilson

37) And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

38) Smiling at Heaven (The Laramie Series #6) by Karen J. Hasley

39) Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

40) You Again? by Nick Spalding

41) Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas

42) Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) by Sarah J. Maas

43) The Double Trouble Society by Carrie Hope Fletcher

44) The Foundling by Stacey Halls

45) Smiling at Heaven (The Laramie Series #6) by Karen J. Hasley

46) A Brief History of British Kings and Queens: British Royal History from Alfred the Great to the Present by Mike Ashley

47) Attachment Theory: How to treat your childhood trauma effects and overcome anxiety in relationships. by Samantha Moore

48) Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

49) Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert

50) A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience by Emerson W. Baker