First book of the year:
Lost Wife's Tale by Marion McGilvary
Last read of the year:
Reminders of Him Colleen Hoover
Favorite book characters:
- Lady Johanna in Saving Grace by Julie Garwood
- Christina Bennet in Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood
- Jade in Guardian Angel
- Spenser in Bad Business by Robert B Parker
- Ava Knight in Tempt Me, Your Grace by Tamara Gill
- Ravenna Caulfield in I Adored a Lord by Katharine Ashe
- Campbell Barker in You Dropped a Blonde on Me by Dakota Cassidy
- Jason Curtis in Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon
Favorite author/s?
- Julia Quinn
- Robert Fulghum
- Robert B. Parker
Genres you read this year:
- Romance
- Young Adult
- Regency Drama
- Fantasy Fiction
- Crime Mystery Detective Thriller
- Memoir
- Self-help
- Christian Literature
Favorite genre so far:
- Regency Drama Romance
- Crime Mystery Detective Thriller
Favorite romance trope:
- Different Worlds / Backgrounds
Books that you finish in one day:
- The Quickie by James Patterson
- Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
- Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon
Unputdownable books:
- The Quickie by James Patterson
- Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
- Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon
- Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
Books that made you cry:
- King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard
- Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
Books that made you laugh:
- Bad Business by Robert B Parker
- All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum
Books that upset you:
- The Quickie by James Patterson
- Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon
- King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard
- War Storm by Victoria Aveyard
Book you think has a frustrating plot or ending:
- The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand
- Eternity by Jude Deveraux
- The Gift by Julie Garwood
Books with covers you love:
Book series you read:
- The Red Queen Series (complete)
- Hunger Games (complete)
- Crown's Spies Series (books 1-3 only)
Books with steamy scenes:
- All Julie Garwood books
- All Julia Quinn books
- If You Give a Girl a Viscount by Kieran Kramer
Books that made you want to fall in love again for the first time:
- A Night Like This by Julia Quinn
- The Girl with a Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn
- Saving Grace by Julie Garwood
The most remarkable book:
- Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
- Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon
Easiest read:
- Bad Business by Robert B Parker
Novel that took you a long time to finish:
- Unbecoming by Jenny Downham
The longest time it took you to finish a book:
2 weeks
An author whose work you want to read more of:
- Robert B Parker
- Colleen Hoover
- Julia Quinn
- Kate White
Cheapest book you bought:
- Robert B Parker ($0.63 second-hand bookstore)
Books that disappointed you:
- War Storm (Victoria Aveyard)
- The Blue Bistro (Elin Hildenbrand)
Books that you will recommend:
- Bad Business by Robert B Parker
- The Girl with a Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn
- Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon
Books that you are less likely to recommend:
- Eternity (Jude Deveraux)
Books that made you want to reach out to the author:
Lost Wife's Tale
Books that you wish to have an epilogue or sequel:
Lost Wife's Tale
Book character you want to swap lives with for a day:
- Lady Johanna (Saving Grace)
- Princess Christina (The Lion's Lady)
Book character you hated:
Lorna on Foursome by Jane Fallon
Book character you wish you were friends with:
- Paige Turner (Nothing Lasts Forever)
- Ravenna Caulfield (I Adored a Lord)
- Princess Christina (The Lion's Lady)
- Jade (Guardian Angel)
Book boyfriend/husband:
- Ledger Ward (Reminders of Him)
- Daniel Smythe-Smith (A Night Like This)
- Major Edward Rokesby (The Girl with a Make-Believe Husband)
- Laird Gabriel McBain (Saving Grace)
- Campbell Barker (You Dropped a Blonde on Me)
Book setting you wish you could see in real life:
- Julie Garwood's in the Scottish Highlands
- The Blue Bistro
- The Christmas Village in How the Grump Saved Christmas (Claire Kingsley)
What book color do you have the most of?
Shades of Blue
Books you wish will be made into a movie or series:
- Julie Garwood's and Julia Quinn's
- Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie
How do you rate your books?
I base the rating on entertainment or emotions, storytelling, readability, and plot.
Emotions. I laughed, cried, got confused, got upset and frustrated, got scared, got angry, and got giddy. I felt all the emotions the author wanted me to feel. Or if it made me feel better after closing the book.
Storytelling. I like stories that are easy to read. Or storytelling style makes me feel like I'm talking to someone sharing a fascinating story that I can't wait to hear the rest of it.
Readability. Is reading it like pulling teeth, or do I find myself breezing through the pages?
Plot. What happened to the story? Is there character development? Did it surprise me or keep me guessing? Did the whole point of the story make sense? Did I learn something from it or at least left thankful I picked up the book?
All the Books on My 2022 Reading Challenge
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- All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten
- Appointment with Death
- Saving Grace
- Slow Burn
- The Bride
- Bad Business
- Lethally Blonde
- Guardian Angel
- The Lion's Lady
- The Glass Sword
- Heartbreaker
- The Quickie
- Rattled!
- Heaven Changes Everything
- The Secret
- A Night Like This
- Nothing Lasts Forever
- Catching Fire
- The Girl with a Made-Believe Husband
- How the Grump Saved Christmas
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11 comments
Hi, Lux!
ReplyDeleteIt was wonderful to see you over at Shady's Place today, dear friend. Once again, happy 2023 to you!
I admire you for reading 45 books last year and for exploring several different genres. I've been reading with fascination about the genre of Regency Romance and its subgenres Traditional Regency romance and Regency historical romance. It must be exciting for you to dwell in the early 19th century for the duration of the stories you read in that category. Of the genres you explored in 2022, the one that would most interest me is Crime Mystery Detective Thriller.
I love the handsome book covers you showed us, and it is interesting that most are shades of blue. How rewarding that the books you read evoked a wide range of emotions.
Once again, thank you for reaching out to an old friend today, dear Lux. I wish you a safe, happy and prosperous 2023!
You had a very successful year of reading! :)
ReplyDeleteThe challenge sounds very interesting.
Happy 2023! <3
From Menopausal Mother: So many great books, so little time, haha!
ReplyDeleteOh ~ you are a reader ~ have read many of the books you list ~ Robert Parker being a favorite but Mike Connelly is really the best Police Procedural writer and a great write as well ~ Thanks for your info ~
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
That's awesome. That's a lot of books. I haven't read these but I mostly read PNR these days.
ReplyDeleteMany interesting books!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe the longest it has taken you to read a book is 2 weeks! I always take ages when I read!
ReplyDeleteCorinne x
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Reminders of Him was such a wonderful book!
ReplyDeleteAppointment with Death was a 1988 movie starring Peter Ustinov as Hercules Poirot. And there was a very fine British TV series starring David Suchet.
ReplyDeleteYou're such an avid reader! This reminds me I need to pick up Reminders of Him, I've heard such good things!
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-Ashley
Oh I love a good book round-up. But even more, re-connecting with you this week. Sheer gift, old friend.
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