5-Star Books I Read in 2022 & Books I Read That Were Published in 2022

I read four 5-star books this year. Two of them were published in 2022.

Everything I read in 2022 is listed on my Goodreads – starting from most recently read.

And here I’ve included a list of everything PUBLISHED in 2022 that I read.

(NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Goodreads links to my star-ratings and thoughts.)

5-STAR READS
5 STARS: Amy Suiter Clarke: Girl, 11: Kindle Edition & Hardcover: & Paperback: Goodreads
5 STARS: Jodi Picoult: The Color War: eBook: Goodreads
5 STARS: Amy McCulloch: Breathless: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
5 STARS: Claire Askew: A Matter of Time: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads

2022 RELEASES
4 STARS: Eliza Jane Brazier: Good Rich People: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
4 STARS: P. J. Tracy: Desolation Canyon: Kindle Edition & Paperback: Goodreads
5 STARS: Amy McCulloch: Breathless: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
4 STARS: Claire Kohda: Woman, Eating: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
4 STARS: Kate McLaughlin: Daughter: Kindle Edition & Hardcover: Goodreads
4 STARS: Alex Kava: Fallen Creed: Kindle Edition & Hardcover: Goodreads
4 STARS: Allie Reynolds: The Bay (also published as The Swell): Kindle Edition & Hardcover: Goodreads
4 STARS: Hannah Gadsby: Ten Steps to Nanette: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
3 STARS: Fran Dorricott: The Lighthouse: Kindle Edition & Paperback: Goodreads
3 STARS: Holly Black: Book of Night: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
3 STARS: Lisa Scottoline: What Happened to the Bennetts: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
3 STARS: Kelley Armstrong: A Rip Through Time: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
3 STARS: Katharine McGee: Rivals: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
3 STARS: Andrew Neiderman: The Woman Beyond the Attic: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
3 STARS: Kelley Armstrong: The Deepest of Secrets: Kindle Edition & Paperback: Goodreads
4 STARS: Erica Spindler: The Detective’s Daughter: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
4 STARS: Karin Slaughter: Girl, Forgotten: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
3 STARS: Lydia Kang: The Half-Life of Ruby Fielding: Kindle Edition & Paperback: Goodreads
4 STARS: Darcey Bell: All I Want: Kindle Edition: Goodreads
4 STARS: Riley Sager: The House Across the Lake: Kindle Edition & Hardcover: Goodreads
2 STARS: Paul Tremblay: The Pallbearers Club: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
5 STARS: Claire Askew: A Matter of Time: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
3 STARS: Simone Buchholz (translated by Rachel Ward): River Clyde: Kindle Edition & Paperback: Goodreads
4 STARS: Amanda Panitch: Gone Dark: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
4 STARS: Jennifer Lynn Barnes: The Final Gambit: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
3 STARS: Samantha Hayes: The Ex-Husband: Kindle Edition & Paperback: Goodreads
2 STARS: V. C. Andrews: Becoming My Sister: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback & Mass Market Paperback: Goodreads
3 STARS: Seanan McGuire: Where the Drowned Girls Go: Kindle Edition & Hardcover: Goodreads
3 STARS: Francesca Zappia: Katzenjammer: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
3 STARS: Natasha Preston: The Fear: Kindle Edition & Paperback: Goodreads
4 STARS: Megan Shepherd: Malice House: Kindle Edition & Hardcover: Goodreads
4 STARS: Rachel Caine & Carrie Ryan: Trapper Road: Kindle Edition & Paperback: Goodreads
4 STARS: Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan: Mad Honey: Kindle Edition & Hardcover: Goodreads

January 2022 Releases

Better late than never, right? So here are some books you may have missed, released January 2022. All are US publication dates, and all buy links are to Amazon US. (NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Goodreads links lead to my star-ratings (out of five) and any thoughts.

JANUARY 2022 RELEASES
Kelley Armstrong: Goddess of Summer Love: Kindle Edition
Darcey Bell: All I Want: Kindle Edition & Paperback
Eliza Jane Brazier: Good Rich People: Kindle Edition & Hardcover
Simone Buchholz (translated by Rachel Ward): River Clyde: Kindle Edition & Paperback
Carrie Jones: The People Who Leave: Kindle Edition & Paperback
Carrie Jones: The Greed That Kills: Kindle Edition & Paperback
Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner: Beyond the End of the World: Kindle Edition & Hardcover
Laura Lam & Elizabeth May: Seven Mercies: Kindle Edition & Hardcover
Katharine McGee: Majesty: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback: Goodreads
Mindy McGinnis: The Initial Insult: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
Kass Morgan & Danielle Paige: The Monarchs: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
Jodi Picoult: The Pact: Kindle Edition & Paperback & Goodreads
Kat Richardson: Through the Grey: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
Danielle Rollins: Dark Stars: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
P. J. Tracy: Desolation Canyon: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback

Now Available for US Pre-Order

(NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)

NOW AVAILABLE
Janet Edwards: EARTH PRIME: Kindle Edition & Paperback
Karen Ann Hopkins: THE OFFERING: Kindle Edition & Paperback
Carrie Jones: WHEN YOU BRING THEM BACK: Kindle Edition & Paperback
Maria V. Snyder: THE KING OF KORAHA: Kindle Edition & Paperback

PRE-ORDER
Jessica Brody: SAVE THE CAT! WRITES A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL: 2nd August 2022: Kindle Edition & Paperback
Simone Buchholz (translated by Rachel Ward): RIVER CLYDE: 17th January 2022/1st July 2022: Kindle Edition & Paperback
Hannah Gadsby: TEN STEPS TO NANETTE: 29th March 2022: Kindle Edition & Hardcover
Kim Harrison: MILLION DOLLAR DEMON: 26th April 2022 (KE & HC out now): Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
Emiko Jean: MIKA IN REAL LIFE: 9th August 2022: Kindle Edition & Hardcover
Alex Kava: FALLEN CREED: 15th March 2022: Kindle Edition & Hardcover
Katharine McGee: INHERITANCE: 3rd May 2022: Kindle Edition
Katharine McGee: RIVALS: 31st May 2022: Kindle Edition & Hardcover
Danielle Valentine: HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR MURDER: 30th August 2022: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

Now Available for US Pre-Order

All are US publication dates. (NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)

NOW AVAILABLE
Janet Edwards: PERILOUS: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
Janet Edwards: DEFENDER: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
Janet Edwards: HURRICANE: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
Janet Edwards: BORDERLINE: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
Janet Edwards: ARRAY 2781: Kindle Edition
Carrie Jones: ALMOST DEAD: Kindle Edition & Paperback
Beth Revis: THE FUTURE COLLECTION: Kindle Edition & Paperback

NOW AVAILABLE FOR US PRE-ORDER
Kelley Armstrong: HIGH JINX: 7th December 2021: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
Kelley Armstrong: GODDESS OF SUMMER LOVE: 18th January 2022: Kindle Edition
Kelley Armstrong: A TURN OF THE TIDE: 4th October 2022: Kindle Edition
Chris Beckett: TOMORROW: 1st May 2022 (KE & HC out now): Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell: SUNS WILL RISE: 16th August 2022 (KE & HC out now): Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
Simone Buchholz (translated by Rachel Ward): RIVER CLYDE: 1st July 2022: Paperback
Abigail Dean: GIRL A: 1st February 2022 (KE & HC out now): Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
Tess Gerritsen: LISTEN TO ME: 5th July 2022: Kindle Edition & Hardcover
Zakiya Dalila Harris: THE OTHER BLACK GIRL: 7th June 2022: Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
L. A. Larkin: THE SAFE PLACE: 9th November 2021: Kindle Edition & Paperback
Marissa Meyer: CURSED: 8th November 2022: Kindle Edition
Daniel O’Malley: BLITZ: 4th October 2022: Kindle Edition
Cherie Priest: GRAVE RESERVATIONS: 19th July 2022 (KE & HC out now): Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
Allie Reynolds: SHIVER: 28th December 2021 (KE & HC out now): Kindle Edition & Hardcover & Paperback
Allie Reynolds THE SWELL: 14th June 2022: Kindle Edition & Hardcover
Karin Slaughter: GIRL, FORGOTTEN: 2nd August 2022: Kindle Edition & Hardcover

January 2021 Releases

Better late than never, right? So here are some books you may have missed, released January 2021. All are US publication dates, and all buy links are to Kindle Editions. (NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Goodreads links lead to my star-ratings (out of five) and any thoughts.

JANUARY 2021 RELEASES

Abigail Barnette: Sophie: Buy
Simone Buchholz (translated by Rachel Ward): Hotel Cartagena: Buy
Megan Hart: All the Things We Need (previously published as Vanilla): Buy: Goodreads
Samantha Hayes: Single Mother: Buy
Kristi Helvig: Dreamscapes: Buy
Melanie Raabe (translated by Imogen Taylor): The Shadow: Buy: Goodreads
P. J. Tracy: Deep into the Dark: Buy
Paul Tremblay: The Little Sleep: Buy
Rachel Vincent: Every Single Lie: Buy

Now Available for US Pre-Order

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NOW AVAILABLE
Keri Arthur: MAGIC MISLED: Paperback
Laura Bickle: SHIFTING SILENCE: Kindle Edition

PRE-ORDER
Keri Arthur: BROKEN BONDS: 26th October 2021: Kindle Edition
Simone Buchholz (translated by Rachel Ward): HOTEL CARTAGENA: 1st September 2021: Paperback
Lydia Kang & Nate Pedersen: PATIENT ZERO: 26th October 2021: Kindle Edition
Krissy Kneen: THE THREE BURIALS OF LOTTY KNEEN: 4th May 2021: Kindle Edition
Demitria Lunetta: OUR BROKEN EARTH: 1st August 2021: Hardcover & Paperback
Carrie Mesrobian: THE WHITSUN DAUGHTERS: 24th August 2021: Paperback
Diana Peterfreund: IN THE STUDY WITH THE WRENCH: 28th September 2021: Paperback
Diana Peterfreund: IN THE BALLROOM WITH THE CANDLESTICK: 26th October 2021: Kindle Edition & Hardcover
Andrew Shaffer: LOOK MOM I’M A POET (AND SO IS MY CAT): 1st June 2021: Hardcover

[REWIND] January 2020 Releases

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If you stopped keeping updated on book stuff in 2020, this blog series is for you. A list, organised by month, of 2020 book releases. All are US publication dates, and all buy links are to Kindle Editions. (NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Goodreads links lead to my star-ratings (out of five) and any thoughts.

JANUARY 2020 RELEASES

Simone Buchholz (translated by Rachel Ward): Mexico Street: Buy: Goodreads
Rachel Caine: Bitter Falls: Buy: Goodreads
A. R. Capetta: The Storm of Life: Buy
Nicci French: Losing You: Buy
Megan Hart: Shattered: Buy
Kristi Helvig: The Boy Who Wasn’t There: Buy: Goodreads
Parker Peevyhouse: Strange Exit: Buy
Erica Spindler: The Look-Alike: Buy: Goodreads
Laurie Faria Stolarz: Jane Anonymous: Buy: Goodreads