Happy end of 2022 everyone!

As you all probably know, I am a huge book nerd and love to share a roundup of all the novels I read over the course of the year. My original reading goal for the year was 50 books, and I’m pleased to say that I in fact surpassed this target and ended up reading 55 books!

This is probably the most books that I’ve read in a year since before I went to college back in 2013 – I really lost touch with my love for reading while being overwhelmed with schoolwork and didn’t get back in a reading groove until a few years after being out of undergrad. Despite starting grad school this fall, I am determined to continue to keep up with my reading as a form of self-care! I definitely fell behind during a few months throughout this year (especially with some crazy work weeks and the start of midterms/finals this semester), so I had to play catch up on a few unfinished novels before the end of the year, but it was still worth it to hit my goal and feel this sense of accomplishment!

I am proud of myself for exceeding my 2022 reading goal and am excited to share with you all the amazing books I had the pleasure of diving into this year! There was definitely a breadth of genres, from mysteries to informational to romance and everything in between, so I just know there are books here for every individual interest. Let me know if you also loved any of these novels or have recommendations for me in the new year!

Without further ado, here is my 2022 reading list:

Fiction

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Millionaires for the Month

Miss Benson’s Beetle

Olive

Woman, Eating

The Comfort Book

The Midnight Library

Payback’s a Witch

Acts of Service

Malibu Rising

The Sign for Home

The Summer Place

Love & Saffron

Summer Darlings

The Hotel Nantucket

Daisy Jones & the Six

Cult Classic

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven

The Moon, The Stars, and Madame Burova

From Bad to Cursed

Lessons in Chemistry

Galatea

Nonfiction/Historical Fiction

The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

I’m Glad My Mom Died

I Love You: Romantic Quotes for the One You Love

Romance

This Time Next Year

The Love Con

Book Lovers

I Kissed Shara Wheeler

Hook, Line, and Sinker

Nora Goes Off Script

The Ex Talk

My Killer Vacation

It Happened One Summer

The Dead Romantics

A Merry Little Meet Cute

A Very Nantucket Christmas

Winter Stroll

Mystery/Horror

The Drowning Summer

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

Horrorstör

Informative

Caste: The Origins of our Discontents

Stuff Every Vegetarian Should Know

Hungry: Avocado Toast, Instagram, Influencers, and Our Search for Connection and Meaning

Cassandra Speaks: When Women are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes

How to be a Women Online: Surviving Abuse and Harassment, and How to Fight Back

Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol

Graphic Novels

Lore Olympus: Volume One

Gender Queer: A Memoir

Mine!: A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefitting Planned Parenthood

Heartstopper vol. 1 & 2

A Man and His Cat vol. 1

Fangs

While I did read a lot of amazing books this year, there were a few standouts that I highly recommend everyone read:

• Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• Book Lovers by Emily Henry
• Olive by Emma Gannon
• Galatea by Madeline Miller
• Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol by Mallory O‘Meara

Please reach out if you have questions about any of these books or if you’d like to tap me for book recommendations – I read a little bit of everything and love to share my previous reads! Also, definitely let me know if there are any books you read this year that I should add to my TBR list for the new year!

Happy reading!

XOXO

Parisa