I’m not even going to pretend that I’m going to blog regularly in 2023. I am struggling enough just trying to keep up with everyday life, much less aspirational life. My list of “things I want to do” is growing exponentially, and I am overwhelmed every day just trying to keep up with what I have to do. As I tell my kids – we do what we need to do first, and then what we want to do.
But I did manage to read in 2022. 90 books on my Kindle. A few on Scribd. A few actual physical books! and some from my non-Kindle e-book collection. Some re-reads, mostly new. Some with the boys. Here’s the rundown (of the ones that I kept track of, either via kindle or via blog drafts):
- My Famous Frenemy, by Piper Rayne
- How to Lose an Earl in Ten Weeks, by Jenni Fletcher
- After Hello, by Mhairi McFarlane(1)
- Dom’s Dragon (bedtime book)
- The Astronaut and the Star, by Jen Comfort
- My Body Sends a Signal, by Natalia Maguire (bedtime book)(2)
- Pirate School (bedtime book)
- Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown, by J.F. Andrews
- Forgotten Royal Women: The King and I, by Erin Lawless
- Rosie the Dragon and Charlie Make Waves, by Lauren H. Kerstein(3)
- Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket, by Sue Fliess
- The Egg Tree, by Katherine Milhous
- The Untold Story, by Genevieve Cogman (4)
- Ten Things I Love About You, by Julia Quinn
- Death of a Sorcerer, by Jeannie Lin
- A Greene Family Vacation, by Piper Rayne
- The Magic Porridge Pot, by Vera Southgate (bedtime book)
- I Am Able to Shine, by Korey Watari (bedtime book)
- Red Roses: Blanche of Gaunt to Margaret Beaufort, by Amy Licence
- Beauty and the Baller, by Ilsa Madden-Mills
- Robin Hood: The First Arrow, by David Pilling
- The Cat in the Hat, by Dr Seuss (bedtime book)
- Mad About You, by Mhairi McFarlane (1)
- Secluded with the Cowboy, by Cassie Miles
- A Splash of Vanilla, by Bethany Lopez
- When Stars Collide, by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Red Blossom in Snow, by Jeannie Lin
- Driven to Date, by Susan Hatler
- The Serenity House Trilogy, by Kathryn Shay
- The Piano Tutor, by Anthea Lawson
- The Gallaghers of Morning Star [books 1-3], by Jean Brashear
- Bellingwood Boxed Set [books 4-6], by Diane Greenwood Muir
- Bellingwood Boxed Set [books 7-9], by Diane Greenwood Muir
- Last Night, by Mhairi McFarlane
- Meant for Love, by Christine Kingsley
- My Grandma’s Photos, by Ozge Bahar Sunar (bedtime book)
- Bellingwood books 10-38, by Diane Greenwood Muir
- Monster Knows Numbers, by Lori Capote (bedtime book)
- I Can Eat a Rainbow, by Olena Rose (bedtime book)
- Because of Miss Bridgerton, by Julia Quinn
- Four Lost Cities, by Annalee Newitz (5)
- Elementary: The Periodic Table Explained, by James M. Russell
- Doctor Who: The Wonderful Doctor of Oz, by Jacqueline Rayner
- The Great Fire of London, by Hawys Morgan (bedtime book)
- The Dark Queens, by Shelley Puhak(6)
- Space Science, by Ciaran Murtagh (bedtime book)
- Finding Love, by Serenity Woods
- Montana SEAL, by Elle James
- Montana Brides Boxed Set (books 1-3), by Leeanna Morgan
- Material Witness, by Lisa Mondello
- A Slow Fire Burning, by Paula Hawkins
- Come Out Mr Poo, by Janelle McGuinness (bedtime book)
- The Rithmatist, by Brandon Sanderson (7)
- Death of a Dapper Snowman, by Angela Pepper
- Lamb to the Slaughter, by Karen Ann Hopkins
- From Chewing to Pooing, by Lauren and Natalie Gehringer (bedtime book)
- The Martian, by Andy Weir
- Death in a Summer Colony, by Aaron Stander
- A Murder of No Account, by Julia Underwood
- Daisy Jones and the Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- All the BIrds in the Sky, by Charlie Jane Anders
- Murder on the Page, by Kennedy Chase
- The Reunion Series, by Karen Kingsbury
- The Boy on the Bridge, by M.R. Carey
- Love Without End: A Story of Heloise and Abelard, by Melvyn Bragg
- The Forgotten Fields, by Geoffrey Beevers
- Problem at Pollensa Bay, by Agatha Christie
- Mrs. McGinty’s Dead, by Agatha Christie
- Sparkling Cyanide, by Agatha Christie
- The Relentless Moon, by Mary Robinette Kowal
- The Man Who Died Twice, by Richard Osman
- Agatha Christie reading challenge:
- The Man in the Brown Suit
- Death on the Nile
- After the Funeral
- Why Didn’t They Ask Evans
- Murder on the Links
- Murder in Mesopotamia
- At Bertram’s Hotel
- Destination Unknown
- They Came to Baghdad
- Death in the Clouds
- 4:50 from Paddington
- Hercule Poirot’s Christmas
1 – I highly, highly recommend Mhairi McFarlane to anyone who likes romance! Wish fulfillment in the best possible way. Also she lives in Nottingham.
2 – Decent for identifying physical links to emotions!
3 – I wish there were more to this series!
4 – I am going to miss this series so very much
5 – A must-read for anyone interested in archaeology, anthropology, or history in general.
6 – I cannot overemphasize how much I enjoyed this book. French history / Early Middle Ages history is next on my “to become obsessed with” list, primarily because of this.
7 – He’s seriously not going to get back to this until he finishes Cosmere? *shakes fist*
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So what’s on deck for 2023? Well, I’m going to do #readchristie again for one thing. There will probably be a few more Ladybird / Big Cat Collins books, and hopefully some more from my “read with the kids” collection. And I would like to get through at least one big “classic” – I’ve started Kenilworth by Sir Walter Scott, but I think I want to try Dante or Milton during Lent, and I keep poking at the idea of adapting Canterbury Tales (but to do that I need to read / re-read all of them!) (I think Don Quixote is never going to happen for me, though.) Also there are a few authors from my 2022 list that I want to read everything they’ve ever written – Taylor Jenkins Reid is fast becoming a favourite, I’m embarrassed that it took me so long to get to both The Relentless Moon and The Martian, and hopefully Mhairi McFarlane or Julia Quinn or Jeannie Lin will have a new book out this year. I’ve also subscribed to Uncanny Magazine on Patreon, so I am going to try to keep up with reading that too. I also subscribed to Uncanny Magazine on Patreon, so I’m going to try to keep up with reading that. I won’t officially attempt any other reading challenges, but we’ll see what happens!
Bibliophilia 