Red-Haired Ash Reads

2022 is almost over which means its time to compile my favorite books of this year. As you will soon see, I don’t choose one book per category because with the amount I read it’s very hard to choose just one favorite. So I just choose my absolute favorites per category, so some will have more than others. Also, I see it as showing my love for these books and hoping that others will love them too.

If you have been following me on Twitter or Instagram than you have probably seen my monthly favorite posts, so you have probably seen quite a few of ton this list. I also have a Goodreads shelf of all my favorite books for this year, many of which didn’t make it on this list because there was over 90 books on it.

Paranormal

• Always Practice Safe Hex by Juliette Cross
• Resting Witch Face by Juliette Cross
• King of Swords by Amy Kuivalainen
• Reaper by Larissa Ione
• Demon Rising by Victoria Larque
• Binding Shadows by Jasmine Silvera

Urban Fantasy

• The Others series by Anne Bishop
• Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan
• Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews
• Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews
• Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews

Fantasy

• The Heretic Royal by G. A. Aiken
• The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
• Tear Down the Throne by Jennifer Estep
• Conquer the Kingdom by Jennifer Estep (ARC release date March 7th)
• The Beauty of Being a Beast by Jennifer Estep

Sci-Fi

• Emperor by Anna Hackett
• Captain of the Guard by Anna Hackett
• Conqueror by Anna Hackett
• Fated Blades by Ilona Andrews
• Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik

Contemporary

• Tough Luck by Annabeth Albert
• Hard Job by Annabeth Albert
• Off Base by Annabeth Albert
• Crankshaft by K. M. Neuhold
• A Hard Day for a Hangover by Darynda Jones

Historical

• One For All by Lillie Lainoff
• Scoundrel of My Heart by Lorraine Heath
• The Duchess Hunt by Lorraine Heath
• A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

Graphic Novels

• Lore Olympus Vol. 2 by Rachel Smythe
• Lore Olympus Vol. 3 by Rachel Smythe
• Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulsen
• Teen Titans series by Kami Garcia
• Fence series by C. S. Pacat
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin by Kevin Eastman
• The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
• Tea Dragon Society series by Kay O’Neill

Nonfiction

• The Facemaker: One Surgeon’s Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I by Lindsey Fitzharris
• The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones
• How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
• The Secret Lives of Bats: My Adventures with the World’s Most Misunderstood Mammals by Merlin Tuttle

Did you read any of my favorites? How did you feel about them?