Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Hello friends and a happy new year to us all! 2022 ended off with a bang. While it was a complicated year that had a lot of downs but some ups too, I’m very glad we’re onto 2023 now where hopefully things are looking up more.
To reflect on some of the good that came from 2022, let’s dig into the best books I’ve read last year. I managed to meet my reading goal of 80 books (been slowing down in reading but that’s okay!) and these were the ones I adored, ranging in ratings of 4.5 to 5/5. I will also link my reviews if you wanna know more!
In no particular order, let’s begin!
1. Breathless by Amy McCulloch
Review here
2. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin
Review here
3. The Maid by Nita Prose
Review here
4. The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams
Review here
5. The Song that Moves the Sun by Anna Bright
Review here
6. The Luminaries by Susan Dennard
Review here
7. I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Review here
8. The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Review here
9. If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang
Review here
10. You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao
Review here
Have you read any of these titles? Did any of these books make your top reads? I’m looking forward to some great reads that are coming out this year. Stay tuned for that list next week!
Down the Rabbit Hole 
None of these made my list, but I’m Glad My Mom Died did get a high rating from me, too. How hard that book was to read!
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So true but it was insightful and written beautifully
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Half of those are in my TBR. The Dead Romantics was a great one
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#4! I loved that book. Well, and all of hers. I had #8 on my list today as well.
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I can’t wait to read The Dead Romantics!! Great list, Andge!
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It’s a good one!!
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I’ve heard good things about The Maid. Glad you liked it so much.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-favorite-books-of-2022/
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Looks like you read a lot of different and good books. I’m Glad My Mom Died is on my radar but haven’t got to it yet. Hope you get to read lots of great books in 2023!
My favourite books of 2022
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Thanks! It was a lovely year of reading and I hope this one will be too.
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LUMINARIES is so high on my to-read list. WHY haven’t I read this book yet? Everyone seems to love it!
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I read it while I was stuck in bed sick and it was one of the few things that helped keep me sane. I hope you like it!
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I still want to read so many of these titles but I did read A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting in 2022 and I loved it, too. I’m particularly excited to read Dead Romantics, Luminaries and If You Could See the Sun this year. I hope 2023 is a great year for you, Andge! 💜
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Thanks Dini! I hope 2023 is an amazing year of reading for you 😊
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I’ve not read any of these but The Luminaries is on my TBR, I’m really excited for it-I didn’t realise till I went looking for it on Audible in November that it didn’t release till January in the UK which was a little disappointing, but hey, not long to wait now!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2023/01/03/top-ten-tuesday-401/
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Ooh I didn’t know it doesn’t release yet until this month. Hope you enjoy! The UK cover is gorgeous too
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Thank you! Yes it is, though I’ll probably be listening to the audiobook.
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what a lovely range of favorite reads Andge! 🤩 I’m so excited to read Lady’s Guide To Fortune Hunting (i need more historical romances in my life)& may give into the hype to read You’ve Reached Sam this year, so glad to know you enjoyed them! Happy 2023, wishing you another year of incredible reads. 🥳🙌📚
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Thank you 🥹 I was lucky by chance to read A Lady’s Guide To Fortune Hunting early and it was such a spectacular historical romance. It’s definitely a genre I want to read more of but I’m a little picky sometimes haha. I hope your year will be filled with wonderful reads and adventures through different genres
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I’ll have to check out I’m Glad My Mom Died. I’ve seen it on a lot of lists this month. Happy 2023!
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