My Goodreads Reading Challenge 2022

Welcome Readers!

At the beginning of 2022 I have set myself the challenge of reading 100 books for the year. I read 133 books in 2021 and my goal was 105 – it was a good year to read books – what can I say??

My 2022 Goodreads Reading Challenge can be found here:

https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/11636-2022-reading-challenge

BookClub Love

I’m in two bookclubs – a local group where we meet each month in person with a book supplied from the local library and a small online group which meets over Zoom every few weeks. We’ve been reading the Bronte sisters , slowly in pre-arranged chunks, and incorporating a cooking session after we finish each book. It’s such a great way of reading and dissecting a book, we all love it.

We’ve also started a monthly blogging challenge, What’s on your Bookshelf, and encourage others to join in. All my WOYBS posts can be found here

January 2022 (13 books)

February 2022 (11 books)

1. The Nightingale – Kristin Hannah 5*
2. Hush, Hush – Candice Fox and James Patterson (Detective Harriet Blue #4) 4*
3. Muddy People – Sara el Sayed (bookclub) 3*
4. Midnight in Everwood – M.A.Kuzniar 4*
5. The Secret Gift of Lucia Lemon – Celia Anderson 4*
6. The Sentence is Death – (Hawthorne #2) Anthony Horowitz 4*
7. The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle – Sophie Green 4*
8. Thursdays at Orange Blossom House – Sophie Green 4*
9. The Reading List – Sara Nisha Adams 5*
10. Sex, Lies and Question Time – Kate Ellis (bookclub) 3.5*
11. 2 Sisters Detective Agency – James Patterson and Candice Fox 4*

March 2022 (14 books)

1. A Line to Kill – (Hawthorne #3) Anthony Horowitz 4* Library BorrowBox app
2. At the End of the Day – Liz Byrski 4* Library BorrowBox app
3. The Gifts of Reading – Essays on the Joys of Reading and the Giving and Receiving Books – Jennie Orchard (on Audible) 4*
4. They Disappeared – (DI Jackman and DS Evans #7) Joy Ellis 4* Kindle Unlimited
5. The Night Thief – (DI Jackman and DS Evans #8) Joy Ellis 4* Kindle Unlimited
6. A Waltz for Matilda – (Matilda Saga #1) Jackie French 4* Kindle Unlimited
7. The Girl from Snowy River – (Matilda Saga #2) Jackie French 4* Kindle Unlimited
8. A Girl Walks into a Book: What the Brontes taught me about Life, Love and Women’s Work – Miranda K Pennington 5* Paperback gift
9. A Spring Surprise for the Cornish Midwife – Jo Bartlett 4* Kindle Unlimited
10. The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris – Jenny Colgan 4* Library book
11. After Story – Larissa Behrendt (on Audible) 4*
12. Where there’s Doubt – Terry Tyler Kindle Unlimited 5*
13. Comfort and Joy – Kirstin Hannah Library book 2*
14. Love Stories – Trent Dalton Hardcover gift 5*

To date: 38 books read

April 2022 (12 books)

1. Go Tell the Bees that I am Gone – (Outlander series #9) Diana Gabaldon Audible 3*
2. The Woman of the House – Alice Taylor audiobook from BorrowBox 3*
3. The Cane – Maryrose Cuskelly BorrowBox ebook 4*
4. The Things We Keep – Sally Hepworth BorrowBox ebook 4*
5. Persuasion – Jane Austen – Hardcover (online bookclub) 4*
6. Ciao Bella: 6 Take Italy – Kate Langbroek Audible 4*
7. The Girl With all the Gifts – M.R.Carey Library book 4*
8. The Mother – Jane Caro BorrowBox ebook 4*
9. Linda’s Midlife Crisis – Toni Pike ARC 5*
10. The Little Book of Inner Peace – Ashley Davis Buch 5*
11. The Lavender Keeper – Fiona McIntosh – paperback gift 4*
12. Philly Barker Investigates – Joanne Tracey – advanced copy 5*

May 2022 (9 books)

1. Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen for online bookclub – Audible 5*
2. The Murder Rule – Dervla McTiernan – Mother’s Day gift paperback 4*
3. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – Charlie Makesy – Mother’s Day gift hardcover 5*
4. The Rook (The Checquy Files # 1) – Daniel O’Malley – paperback 4*
5. The Road to Gundagai – (The Matilda Saga #3) Jackie French library book 4*
6. To Love a Sunburnt Country – (The Matilda Saga #4) Jackie French – BorrowBox ebook 4*
7. Too Much Lip – Melissa Lucashenko Bookclub 3*
8. The Ghost by the Billabong – (The Matilda Saga #5) Jackie French – BorrowBox ebook 5*
9. Last Drinks – Andrew McGahan via audio book from BorrowBox 3*

June 2022 (13 books)

My monthly What’s on your Bookshelf post is here

1. Miss Lily’s Lovely Ladies – Jackie French BorrowBox 4*
2. Dead Horse Gap – Lee Christine Kindle 4*
3. Bamburgh – L J Ross Kindle 3*
4. No Hearts of Gold – Jackie French BorrowBox 4*
5. The Mother’s Promise – Sally Hepworth 4*
6. If Blood Should Stain the Wattle – Jackie French (Matilda Saga #6) 4*
7. Miss Lily and the Rose – Jackie French 3*
8. The Windsor Knot – S J Bennett 5*
9. Facing the Flame – Jackie French (Matilda Saga #7) 4*
10. Mania – L J Ross (Kindle) Alexander Gregory #4) 4*
11. Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen (online Bookclub) 4*
12. The Cove – L J Ross (Kindle) 4*
13. The Woman in the Library – Sulari Gentill (paperback) 5*

July 2022 (8 books)

My monthly What’s on your Bookshelf post is here

1. Dirt Town – Hayley Scrivenor (I won a paperback copy) 4*
2. A Leap of Faith for the Cornish Midwife – Jo Bartlett (Kindle) 4*
3. The Trauma Cleaner – Sarah Krasnostein Bookclub 3*
4. Dangerous Waters – Anne Allen paperback 3*
5. Until Thy Wrath Be Past – Asa Larrson paperback 4*
6. Sargasso – Kathy George paperback 3*
7. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting – Sophie Irwin – Kindle 4*
8. The Brewers Tale – Karen Brooks Kindle 4*

August 2022 (5 books)

1. The Creek – LJ Ross – Kindle 4*
2. The Locksmith’s Daughter – Kindle Karen Brooks 5*
3. Triptych – Karen Slaughter paperback from street library 3*
4. The Summer Getaway – Susan Mallery Kindle 2*
5. The Last Dingo Summer – Jackie French (Matilda Saga #8) Audible 4*

To date: 85 books read

September 2022 (9 books)

My Monthly What’s on Your Bookshelf post is here

1. Mansfield Park – Jane Austen – Kindle 4*
2. The Other Woman – Laura Wilson paperback 2*
3. The Butterfly Collector – Tea Cooper – NetGalley 3*
4. The Wattle Island Bookclub – Sandie Docker – Kindle 5*
5. Clancy of the Overflow – Jackie French (Matilda Saga #9) Audible 5*
6. A Three Dog Problem – SJ Bennett BorrowBox audio book 4*
7. Idaho – Emily Ruskovich – Bookclub 3*
8. Spirits of the Sun – Sydney Philippe – Kindle 4*
9. The Cottage at Rosella Cove – Sandie Docker Library book 4*

October 2022 (13 books)

My monthly What’s on Your Bookshelf post is here

1. The Banksia House Breakout – James Roxburgh – BorrowBox ebook 5*
2. Faithless – Karin Slaughter – paperback from a friend 3*
3. The Naturalists Daughter – Tea Cooper Borrowbox ebook 4*
4. The Bellbird River Country Choir – Sophie Green library book 4*
5. The People on Platform 5 – Clare Pooley library book 5*
6. The Long Call – Ann Cleeves via Audible 4*
7. Retribution – Sarah Barrie via NetGalley 4*
8. Godmersham Park – Gill Hornby library book 4*
9. Exiles – Jane Harper – library book 4*
10. Fields of Grace – Wendy Waters- paperback from a friend 3*
11. Northanger Abbey – Jane Austen paperback 4*
12. The Kookaburra Creek Cafe – Sandie Docker – library book 4*
13. The Authenticity Project – Clare Pooley – library book 4*

I have surpassed my goal for 2022!! To date 107 books read.

November 2022 (14 books)

My monthly What’s on Your Bookshelf post is here

1. The Heron’s Cry – Ann Cleeves – Audible 4*
2. Time of My Life – Myf Warhurst Audible 4*
3. Call My Name – Jenni Ogden – NetGalley 4*
4. The Cartographer’s Secret – Tea Cooper – BorrowBox ebook – 4*
5. The Night She Disappeared – Lisa Jewell – BorrowBox ebook – 4*
6. The Horse Thief – Tea Cooper – BorrowBox ebook – 4*
7. The Bullet That Missed – Thursday Murder Club #3 0 Richard Osman – Paperback 4*
8. The Hitchhiker – Gabriel Bergmoser – Audible 3*
9. Lying Beside You – Michael Robotham – Library 4*
10. Sincerely, Me – Julietta Henderson – Library 5*
11. Date with Death – Julia Chapman – BorrowBox 4*
12. The Torrent – Dinuka Mckenzie – BorrowBox 4*
13. Solace House – Joy Ellis Kindle Unlimited 4*
14. The Banksia Bay Beach Shack – Sandie Docker – Library 4*

December 2022

My monthly What’s on Your Bookshelf post is here

1. The Murder of Mr Wickham – Claudia Gray – Audible 3*
2. Jane Austen Guide to Romance: The Regency Rules – Lauren Henderson 3* Bargain buy at library
3. The Crossing Places – Elly Griffiths – Library book 4*
4. Mistletoe and Magic for the Cornish Midwife – Jo Bartlett Kindle 4*
5. The Little Shop of Happy Ever After – Jenny Colgan Library 4*
6. Working Class Boy – Jimmy Barnes Audible 4*
7. Sweet Jimmy – Bryan Brown Library 4*
8. Emma – Jane Austen (online bookclub) Kindle 4*
9. The Marriage Portrait – Maggie O’Farrell Paperback 5*
10. Christmas Carol Murder – LeslieMeier 4* Kindle
11. Matilda’s Freedom – Tea Cooper 4* BorrowBox ebook
12. Sweet Revenge – Camilla Lackberg 3* Library book
13. The Woman in the Green Dress – Tea Cooper 4* Kindle
14. Outback – Patricia Wolf 4* Kindle
15. The Secret History of Christmas – Bill Bryson 5* Audible
16. The Tilt – Chris Hammer 5* paperback
17. This is Not a book about Benedict Cumberbatch – Tabitha Carvan 3* Kindle

Total Books for 2022 = 138 books

I have included links to Goodreads on each of these titles, so if you want more information on what the book is about, click the title and away you go! I read a wide range….just saying!

Please note I’m fairly strict with what I give 5 stars to, so you can be assured that these are my favourites.

My rating code: 1* did not finish/terrible; 2* OK; 3* enjoyable; 4* really good ; 5* excellent

Let’s see how many I get up to this year! I don’t set any rules or follow any plans, I just read what I feel like, what friends have recommended and what takes my eye. I rarely start a book and not finish it, but it does happen sometimes!

Are you on Goodreads? – you can join me 🙂

What did I read in 2021?

You can read about my books for 2021 here: My Goodreads challenge for 2021

2021 Reading Challenge

You can find my lists for 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and my 2014/2015 books by clicking on the links.

I’d love to hear what you’re reading too. And any recommendations are always welcome 🙂

Deb xx

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