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January 11, 2023

Kaetrin’s Best of 2022

KaetrinNeed A Rec! / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2022 / Contemporary / historical mystery / male male romance / non-fiction / queer / science history / SFF10 Comments

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My reading year was up and down – a big slump in the middle didn’t help and the stress of moving house right near the end of the year meant I turned to comfort reads for the last 2 months or so. (In this time I read Kristen Ashley books ... more >

January 9, 2023

Layla’s Best of 2022

LaylaBook Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2022 / Reading lists16 Comments

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Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs Patricia Briggs latest’s installment in Mercy series Soul Taken was a book I anticipated because I like the author. I LOVED it. Reviewed by Kaetrin. A Contracted Spouse for the Prizefighter by Alice Coldbreath This year I did discovered Alice Coldbreath and A Contracted Spouse ... more >

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January 6, 2023

Jayne’s Best of 2022 List

JayneBook Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 202211 Comments

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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a ... more >

January 1, 2023

End-of-2022 Open Thread for Readers

JanineOpen Threadanticipated / Best of 2022 / Open Thread / year in review29 Comments

Happy New Year to you all! Do you have great reads from 2022 to talk about? What were your favorites? Which books were weakest or frustrated you most? And which books are you most looking forward to in 2023? As always, chatting about stuff in general is welcome.

December 20, 2022

CONVERSATION: 2022 in Review

JanineConversationsauthor discovery / Best of 2022 / book trends / DNF / genres / reading slumps / reading trends / statistics / year in review49 Comments

Janine: Every reading year is different. There are years when we read more books and years when we read fewer. Some years we make a great discovery–an author we’ve never read before and whose books we love. Other years are a drought. Some years a genre trends in a direction ... more >

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