I read a total of 45 books in 2022 and wanted to share my list of what I read, what I loved, and maybe what I didn't love as much. I laughed, I cried, I was inspired. Here are the 45 books I dove into.... Here is my star rating system for reference.... ⭐did not like, would not recommend ⭐⭐it was ok, probably wouldn't recommend ⭐⭐⭐an entertaining read but nothing groundbreaking ⭐⭐⭐⭐a great read! would highly recommend ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐LOVED it. will sing it's praises to anyone who will listen 1. The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy by Elizabeth Kendall ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 2. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 3. The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries by Emma Thompson ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4. My Story by Elizabeth Smart ⭐⭐⭐ 5. The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena ⭐⭐⭐ 6. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller ⭐⭐⭐.5 7. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 8. The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 9. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty ⭐⭐⭐ 10. If You Tell: a True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen ⭐⭐⭐ 11. Together is Better: A Little Book of Inspiration by Simon Sinek ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 12. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 13. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris ⭐⭐⭐ 14. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks ⭐⭐⭐ 15. Anxious People by Fredrik Bachman ⭐⭐⭐ 16. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett ⭐⭐ 17. My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 18. Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 19. My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout ⭐⭐⭐ 20. We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia Heaberlin ⭐⭐⭐ 21. New Girl in Little Cove by Damhnait Monaghan ⭐⭐⭐ 22. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 23. Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 24. Confessions of a Prairie B*tch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated by Alison Arngrim ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 25. Designed to Last: Our Journey of Building an Intentional Home, Growing in Faith, And Finding Joy in the In-Between by Ashley & Dino Petrone ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 26. Educated by Tara Westover ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 27. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 28. Sandition by Jane Austen ⭐⭐ 29. The Maid by Nita Prose ⭐⭐⭐ 30. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah ⭐⭐⭐ 31. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 32. Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 33. In Five Years by Rebecca Serle ⭐⭐ 34. Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover ⭐⭐ 35. One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐⭐⭐ 36. Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison ⭐⭐ 37. November 9 by Colleen Hoover ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 38. Every Summer After by Carley Fortune ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 39. The It Girl by Ruth Ware ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 40. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 41. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐⭐ 42. Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors by Tom Bower ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 43. It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 44. A Godward Heart: Treasuring the God Who Loves You by John Piper ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 45. Good News of Great Joy: Daily Readings for Advent by John Piper ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you'd like personal reviews of each book that I read this year you can visit my Goodreads here. Feel free to follow along on my reading journey as I explore new books in 2023!