Hey all, Sam here.
Today I’m doing a brief overview of everything I read last year. I say brief because most of these I’m hoping to review in a future post. I’m using the dates I put the books on my Goodreads for the division of what books I read in which month…so it’ll be decently accurate, but there could be a few that are technically in the wrong spot because I forgot to update them in a timely manner.
Overall in 2022 I read 92 books, which was better than 2021, so I guess I’ll take it as a win, even though it still isn’t on par with what I’ve gotten familiar with as my normal reading ability and range. In the later part of 2021 and then through most of 2022 I fought really bad readers block and writers block and just in general a creativity block, and it was immensely frustrating.
A few of these books I’ve reviewed already, and if so, I’ll include the links to those reviews. And then there’s a bunch that I still want to review, so look for those coming as soon as I can get them written and scheduled.
And…I’ll go ahead and say that this is going to be a long post, even without adding commentary, so I’m literally just going to give you the list of the book titles, authors, and my rating. Any additional commentary will come with the reviews at a later time.
January
Critical Role: The Tales of Exandria: The Bright Queen #3 by Darcy Van Poelgeest, Matthew Mercer, CoupleofKooks, Cris Peter, and Ariana Maher — 5 stars
Critical Role: The Chronicles of Exandria: The Mighty Nein by Critical Role and Critter Artists — 5 stars
February
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins III #5 by Jody Houser, Matthew Mercer, Olivia Samson, Diana Sousa, and Ariana Maher — 5 stars
Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins: Caleb Widogast by Jody Houser, Liam O’Brien, Matthew Mercer, Selina Espiritu, Diana Sousa, and Ariana Maher — 5 stars
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire — 5 stars
March
Critical Role: The Tales of Exandria — The Bright Queen #4 by Darcy Van Poelgeest, Matthew Mercer, CoupleofKooks, Cris Peter, and Ariana Maher — 5 stars
Loveless by Alice Oseman — 5 stars
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree — 5 stars
Hounded by Kevin Hearne — 5 stars
April
Where Hope Comes From: Poems of Resilience, Healing, and Light by Nikita Gill — 4 stars
Hexed by Kevin Hearne — 5 stars
Legend & Lattes by Travis Baldree, narrated by Travis Baldree — 5 stars
Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons by Ben Riggs — 4 stars
Hammered by Kevin Hearne — 5 stars
Hounded by Kevin Hearne, narrated by Luke Daniels — 5 stars
Real Hero Shit by Kendra Wells — 5 stars
May
Heartstopper Volume One by Alice Oseman — 5 stars
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins III #6 by Jody Houser, Matthew Mercer, Olivia Samson, Diana Sousa, and Ariana Maher — 5 stars
Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson — 4.5 stars
The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka — 4 stars
Book Lovers by Emily Henry — 5 stars
Must Love Books by Shauna Robinson — 4 stars
A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin — 4.5 stars
Hexed by Kevin Hearne, narrated by Luke Daniels — 5 stars
June
Heartstopper Volume Two by Alice Oseman — 5 stars
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston — 4 stars
July
Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson — 4.5 stars
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire — 5 stars
A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft — 4 stars
Relic and Ruin by Wendii McIver — 3 stars
Heartstopper Volume Three by Alice Oseman — 5 stars
Lore Olympus Volume Two by Rachel Smythe — 5 stars
Endlessly Ever After: Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings! by Laurel Snyder — 5 stars
Knight Owl by Christopher Denise — 5 stars
Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light by Apryl Stott — 5 stars
Perception Check by Astrid Knight — 5 stars
Assassin Study by Maria V Snyder — 4 stars
Poison Study by Maria V Snyder — 4 stars
Magic Study by Maria V Snyder — 4.5 stars
Fire Study by Maria V Snyder — 4.5 stars
Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca — 5 stars
August
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire — 5 stars
A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality by Molly Muldoon and Will Hernandez — 4 stars
Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins: Yasha Nydoorin by Cecil Castellucci, Matthew Mercer, Ashley Johnson, William Kirkby, Diana Sousa, and Ariana Maher — 5 stars
The Little Game Master by Randall Hampton — 4 stars
The Little Game Master: Of Bards and Bullies by Randall Hampton — 5 stars
September
Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire — 5 stars
The Seven Deadly Sins Volume 1 by Nakaba Suzuki — 4 stars
The Tea Dragon Society by Kay O’Neill — 5 stars
The Tea Dragon Festival by Kay O’Neill — 5 stars
The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Kay O’Neill — 5 stars
October
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen — 5 stars
Spy x Family Volume 1 by Tatsuya Endo — 5 stars
Lore Olympus Volume 3 by Rachel Smythe — 5 stars
The Luminaries by Susan Dennard — 4.5 stars
My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World! Volume 1 by Ponjea (Friendly Land), Shinkoshoto, and Huuka Kazabana — 4 stars
One Piece Volume 1 by Eiichiro Oda — 4 stars
One Piece Volume 2 by Eiichiro Oda — 4 stars
My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World! Volume 2 by Ponjea (Friendly Land), Shinkoshoto, and Huuka Kazabana — 4 stars
My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World! Volume 3 by Ponjea (Friendly Land), Shinkoshoto, and Huuka Kazabana — 4 stars
Magic Artisan Dahlia Wilts No More Volume 1 by Megumi Sumikawa, Hisaya Amagishi, and KEI — 4 stars
The World’s Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country’s Novice Seeker Volume 1 by Rikizo, Towa, and Huuka Kazabana — 4 stars
The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent Volume 1 by Fujiazuki, Yuka Tachibana, and Yasuyuki Syuri — 4 stars
The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent Volume 2 by Fujiazuki, Yuka Tachibana, and Yasuyuki Syuri — 5 stars
Magic Artisan Dahlia Wilts No More Volume 2 by Megumi Sumikawa, Hisaya Amagishi, and KEI — 4 stars
The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent Volume 3 by Fujiazuki, Yuka Tachibana, and Yasuyuki Syuri — 5 stars
The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent Volume 4 by Fujiazuki, Yuka Tachibana, and Yasuyuki Syuri — 5 stars
Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo — 4 stars
Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove by Rati Mehrotra — 4 stars
Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo and Dani Pendergast — 4 stars
One Piece Volume 3 by Eiichiro Oda — 4 stars
Just Another Love Song by Kerry Winfrey — 4.5 stars
Old Magic by Marianne Curley — 5 stars
November
Critical Role: The Mighty Nein — The Nine Eyes of Lucien by Madeleine Roux — 5 stars
Critical Role: The Mighty Nein — The Nine Eyes of Lucien by Madeleine Roux, narrated by Robbie Daymond and the cast of Critical Role — 5 stars
December
Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade — 5 stars
The Remarried Empress Volume 1 by Alphatart, SUMPUL, and Herelee — 4 stars
Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club #1: Roll Call by Molly Knox Ostertag and Xanthe Bouma — 5 stars
Solo Leveling Volume 1 by Chugong and Dubu — 5 stars
Solo Leveling Volume 2 by Chugong and Dubu — 5 stars
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku Volume 1 by Fujita — 4 stars
The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway by Ashley Schumacher — 5 stars (Book to be released in March 2023 – Review Coming Soon!)
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amelie Wen Zhao — 4.5 stars
Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire — 5 stars
The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent: The Other Saint Volume 1 by Aoagu, Yuka Tachibana, and Yasuyuki Syuri — 5 stars
Magic Artisan Dahlia Wilts No More Volume 3 by Megumi Sumikawa, Hisaya Amagishi, and KEI — 5 stars
The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent Vol 5 by Fujiazuki, Yuka Tachibana, and Yasuyuki Syuri — 5 stars
The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent Vol 6 by Fujiazuki, Yuka Tachibana, and Yasuyuki Syuri — 5 stars
The Seven Deadly Sins Volume 2 by Nakaba Suzuki — 5 stars
The Seven Deadly Sins Volume 3 by Nakaba Suzuki — 5 stars
The Seven Deadly Sins Volume 4 by Nakaba Suzuki — 5 stars
And there you have it: the books I read in 2022.
Free State of Geek 
It always makes me happy to see people reading my favourite mangas!
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It’s like the books/manga recommending a person. 🙂
Which ones are your favorites?
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Exactly! I have been a huge fan of Nanatsu No Taizai for the longest time, I also love Wotakoi and Remarried Empress (I wish I had the option to have the physical copy!) and ofc One Piece! I do have so much on my list ut I am glad that you enjoy them too! 💖
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My husband is the reason why I’m picking up One Piece. He watches the anime, but with over 1000 episodes, I doubt my ability to catch up. Considering a volume of manga takes 20-30 minutes, reading 100 doesn’t seem as daunting.
There’s just so many good series out there. I wish I had more free time to read them all…and then talk about them all.
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And here I am trying to make my husband read manga lol. You are lucky and regarding series like Naruto, One Piece, Bleach etc. Do not rush. Honestly, the stories are now primarily filler and I did watch over 500 ish episodes but I cannot focus on the anime so instead, I just read each new episode to continue the series!
I am always open for manga chat hahahah!🤣
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We like sharing our interests with each other. I got him into reading epic fantasy novels after introducing him to audiobooks. He can’t focus on long books, especially with small text, but he can listen to a 40 hour audiobook without issues.
I mean, I’m already a big FMA, Fairy Tail, Black Clover, MHA, etc. fan, so picking up series he likes, such as One Piece or Naruto (watching that one- only like 40 episodes in) isn’t too much of a stretch.
We will be doing Manga Monday, reviewing at least one volume each Monday. And then we might discuss anime watches in bonus content posts as well. Like, we just finished Season 1 of Spy x Family today, so we might do a review of that soon.
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