Books of 2022

I love book lists! And here I am a little late to the year-end party, but 81 books are the most I’ve read since I started keeping track. My list this year is heavy on romance and suspense, but that could totally change in 2023. You can follow #KHTreads on Instagram and Facebook, where I share reviews as I read throughout the year.

I shared on social media the other day some things about my reading habits that helped me accomplish this:

• I like to read on my Kindle (I just upgraded to a Kindle Oasis and love it!) and also read actual books.
• I started listening to audiobooks, mostly memoirs, while I drive.
• I don’t plan ahead what I am going to read. Perhaps that makes me an emotional, circumstantial reader — I read what fits my mood. This means I also like to have options — Kindle Unlimited, Book of the Month, library books, and Amazon wish list of recommendations.
• I use Goodreads to keep track of what books I’ve read, but I don’t set reading goals.
• I quit books if I don’t like them or am not into them.
• I totally judge a book by its cover and description.
• I mostly read fiction. Yes, it’s kind of an escape, but, also, stories matter and teach me so much about myself and the world around me.

Now, onto the books!

Contemporary Fiction

1. “The Girl Who Could Breath Under Water” by Erin Bartels {Review}
2. “Wish You Were Here” by Jodi Picoult {Instagram Review}
3. “The Unsinkable Greta James” by Jennifer E. Smith {Instagram Review}
4. “Winter in Paradise” (Paradise #1) by Elin Hilderbrand {Facebook Review}
5. “What Happens in Paradise” (Paradise #2) by Elin Hilderbrand
6. “Troubles in Paradise” (Paradise #3) by Elin Hilderbrand
7. “This Time Tomorrow” by Emma Straub {Facebook Review}
8. “South of the Buttonwood Tree” by Heather Webber {Instagram Review}
9. “The Words Between Us” by Erin Bartels {Facebook Review}

Suspense / Thrillers

1. “Reckless Girls” by Rachel Hawkins {Instagram Review}
2. “Local Woman Missing” by Mary Kubica {Facebook Review}
3. “The Golden Couple” by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen {Instagram Review}
4. “Such a Quiet Place” by Megan Miranda {Facebook Review}
5. “The Paris Apartment” by Lucy Foley {Instagram Review}
6. “The Sun Down Motel” by Simone St. James {Instagram Review}
7. “The Book of Cold Cases” by Simone St. James {Facebook Post}
8. “The Good Sister” by Sally Hepworth {Instagram Review}
9. “The Mother-in-Law” by Sally Hepworth {Facebook Review}
10. “The Girl from Widow Hills” by Megan Miranda {Instagram Review}
11. “Have You Seen Me?” by Kate White {Facebook Review}
12. “The Family Next Door” by Sally Hepworth {Instagram Review}
13. “What Happened to the Bennetts” by Lisa Scottoline {Facebook Review}
14. “The Match” by Harlan Coben {Instagram Review}
15. “The Family Upstairs” by Lisa Jewell {Instagram Review}
16. “The Younger Wife” by Sally Hepworth {Facebook Review}
17. “The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes” by Diane Chamberlain {Instagram Review}
18. “Two Truths and a Lie” by Meg Mitchell Moore {Facebook Review}
19. “The Soulmate” by Sally Hepworth {Instagram Review}
20. “Distant Echoes” (Aloha Reef #1) by Colleen Coble {Instagram Review}
21. “The Housemaid” by Freida McFadden {Facebook Review}
22. “The Locked Door” by Freida McFadden {Facebook Review}
23. “The Inmate” by Freida McFadden {Instagram Review}
24. “All Good People Here” by Ashley Flowers {Facebook Review}

Romance / Romantic Comedies

1. “Talk Bookish to Me” by Kate Bromley {Instagram Review}
2. “Reminders of Him” by Colleen Hoover {Instagram Review}
3. “Love on Paper” by Sarah Madelin {Facebook Review}
4. “Love on Film” by Sarah Madelin {Facebook Review}
5. “Book Lovers” by Emily Henry {Instagram Review}
6. “Every Summer After” by Carley Fortune {Instagram Review}
7. “The Friend Zone” by Abby Jimenez {Facebook Review}
8. “The Happy Ever Playlist” (The Friend Zone #2) by Abby Jimenez {Instagram Review}
9. “Life’s Too Short” (The Friend Zone #3) by Abby Jimenez {Instagram Review}
10. “Part of Your World” by Abby Jimenez {Facebook Review}
11. “The Bodyguard” by Katherine Center {Instagram Review}
12. “The Layover” by Lacie Waldon {Facebook Review}
13. “Meet Me in the Margins” by Melissa Ferguson {Instagram Review}
14. “Love & Other Words” by Christina Lauren {Instagram Review}
15. “From the Jump” by Lacie Waldon {Facebook Review}
16. “More Than Words” by Jill Santopolo {Instagram Review}
17. “Flying Solo” by Linda Holmes {Facebook Review}
18. “Something Wilder” by Christina Lauren {Instagram Review}
19. “Before I Do” by Sophie Cousens {Facebook Review}
20. “The Simple Wild” by K.A. Tucker {Instagram Review}
21. “Wild at Heart” (The Simple Wild #2) by K.A. Tucker
22. “Forever Wild” (The Simple Wild #3) by K.A. Tucker
23. “Running Wild” (The Simple Wild #4) by K.A. Tucker {Instagram Review}
24. “Here for the Drama” by Kate Bromley {Instagram Review}
25. “It Starts With Us” (It Ends With Us #2) by Colleen Hoover {Facebook Review}
26. “June, Reimagined” by Rebekah Crane {Instagram Review}
27. “Five Winters” by Kitty Johnson {Facebook Review}

Historical Fiction

1. “Bridge of Scarlet Leaves” by Kristina McMorris {Instagram Review}
2. “The Edge of Lost” by Kristina McMorris {Facebook Review}
3. “Truths I Never Told You” by Kelly Rimmer {Hard, hard topics and I have mixed feelings on it.}
4. “The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post” (audio) by Allison Pataki {Instagram Review}
5. “We Hope for Better Things” by Erin Bartels {Facebook Review}

Memoirs

1. “The Rural Diaries: Love, Livestock, and Big Life Lessons Down on Mischief Farm” (audio) by Hilarie Burton Morgan {Instagram Review}
2. “The Stories I Only Tell My Friends” (audio) by Rob Lowe {Facebook Review}
3. “Open Book” (audio) by Jessica Simpson {Instagram Review}
4. “Glad You’re Here: Two Unlikely Friends Breaking Bread & Fences” (audio) by Walker Hayes & Craig Allen Cooper {Facebook Review}
5. “Delete That: (And Other Failed Attempts to Look Good Online)” (audio) by John Crist {Instagram Review}
6. “Start with Hello: And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors” (audio) by Shannan Martin
7. “The Stories We Tell: Every Piece of Your Story Matters” (audio) by Joanna Gaines {Instagram Review}
8. “Where the Light Fell” (audio) by Philip Yancey {Facebook Review}
9. “Talking as Fast as I Can: From From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)” (audio) by Lauren Graham {Instagram Review}

Other Non-fiction

1. “Live No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies That Sabotage Your Peace” by John Mark Comer
2. “Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Philippians” by Tony Merida and Francis Chan
3. “Before the Throne: Finding Strength through Prayer in Difficult Times” by Crickett Keeth {Review}
4. “Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking” (audio) by Jon Acuff {Instagram Review}
5. “The Gospel Comes with a House Key” (audio) by Rosaria Butterfield {Facebook Review}
6. “Send Out Your Light: The Illuminating Power of Scripture and Song” by Sandra McCracken {Instagram Review}
7. “Your New Playlist: The Student’s Guide to Tapping Into the Superpower of Mindset” by Jon Acuff with L.E. and McRae Acuff {Facebook Review}

Family books

1. “Britfield & the Return of the Prince” by C.R. Stewart {Review by Cate}

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Need more recommendations? Here are #KHTreads from 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017.