2022 is now at an end and I’ve completed my task of seeing how many books I read in a year. I tend to read two books at a time: one ebook that I read while exercising and at lunch, and a hard-copy that I read at bedtime. Two at a time works out okay, but I’ve learned it’s not a good idea to read two books of the same genre. I kept getting plots and names mixed up when the story lines are too similar.
First, here’s my list of books I read in September-December:
| Acqua Alta Donna Leon | At Risk Patricia Cornwell | The Bomber Mafia Malcolm Gladwell |
| Handle with Care Jodi Picoult | Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr | Post Mortem Patricia Cornwell |
| Book of the Dead Patricia Cornwell | Ebon Rebellion Whitney Hill | Better Off Dead Lee Child |
| Predator Patricia Cornwell | The Personal Librarian Benedict/Murray | Blind Tribute Mari Anne Christie |
| Light Beyond the Glass KJ Harrowick | Save Me From Dangerous Men SA Lelchuk | Sisters at the Edge of the World Ailish Sinclair |
| Eldritch Sparks Whitney Hill | The Music Lesson Katharine Weber | The Lost Apothecary Sarah Penner |
| Ethereal Secrets Whitney Hill | The Unlocked Path Janis Robinson Daly | The Janus Stone, Elly Griffiths |
| The Girl From Vichy,Andie Newton | The Narrows, Michael Connelly | The Death of Santini, Pat Conroy |
| The Brass Verdict, Michael Connelly | Shift, Hugh Howey |
And the recap…
| Crime/suspense/mystery/thriller 35 | Drama 2 | Literary fiction 1 |
| Historical fiction 32 | Sci fi 2 | General fiction 1 |
| Fantasy 6 | Coming of age 1 | Speculative fiction 1 |
| Memoir 4 | General fiction 1 | Women’s fiction 1 |
It’s no surprise to me that mysteries and historical fiction are my top two genres. I like Sci-Fi and Fantasy too, but they fall a distant 3rd/4th. I can also report that I’m not a fan of memoirs. Although the optimistic me keeps trying, after reading four this year I think I’m done with memoirs for awhile. My grand total of books read in 2022 totaled 84. There were another six books I started but put down for a variety of reasons. Some were boring to me, some were poorly written, and a couple had triggers that turned me off.
How about you? Do you read a lot? Wish you had time to read more? What genres do you like?
Susannah Willey Writes 
Awesome! I can’t even get through one book a year. I never was a reader. I have a very hard time finding something those holds my interest.
Kudos to you😊
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