And just like that, we are just about half way through 2022. Like last year, I couldn’t just pick 1 answer for each prompt, because who could?

1. Best book(s) you’ve read so far in 2022

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow
Olympus Texas by Stacey Swann
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

2. Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2022

Technically, I have read a sequel, A Games of Cones, but I wasn’t a big fan, I’ll leave it at that

3. New release(s) you haven’t read yet, but want to

Let’s Get Physical by Danielle Friedman
Other People’s Clothes by Calla Henkel
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale by Haley McGee
The Intangible by C. J. Washington
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
Vladimir by Julia May Jones
Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

4. Most anticipated release(s) for the second half of the year

The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead
Upgrade by Blake Crouch
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda

5. Biggest disappointment

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow

6. Biggest surprise

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
A Little Hope by Ethan Joella
Olympus Texas by Stacey Swann
Will by Will Smith
Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner

7. Favorite new author(s) (debut or new to you)

Tara M. Stringfellow
S. A. Cosby

8. Newest fictional crush(es)

Charlie Lastra of Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Atlas of It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

9. Newest favorite character(s)

Buddy Lee of Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby
Ove of A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Joan of Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow
Adele of Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

10. Book(s) that made you cry

A Little Hope by Ethan Joella
Will by Will Smith
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey

11. Book(s) that made you happy

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Will by Will Smith

12. Most beautiful book(s) you’ve [read]

Olympus Texas by Stacey Swann
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

13. What book(s) do you need to read by the end of the year?

Until next time, Meryn

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