2022 on Goodreads

2022 Awards for BooksJust a few award categories I thought up to make this a bit more interesting than just a “Top 10 of 2022” type post. Best Debut: [b:A Touch of Light 60154484 A Touch of Light (The Ashes of Avarin, #1) Thiago Abdalla https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1642527564l/60154484.SY75.jpg 94676600] Best Bookclub/readalong: [b:We Are the Dead 42602296 We Are the Dead (The Last War, #1) Mike Shackle https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553351197l/42602296.SY75.jpg 66304228] Best Creature: [b:Of Blood and Fire 56750401 Of Blood and Fire (The Bound and the Broken, #1) Ryan Cahill https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1611043983l/56750401.SY75.jpg 88695878] Best Cover: [b:The Seep 45448133 The Seep Chana Porter https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556928267l/45448133.SY75.jpg 70212127] Book that came closest to making me cry: [b:A Cup of Tea at the Mouth of Hell 61624249 A Cup of Tea at the Mouth of Hell (Or, an Account of Catastrophe by Stoudemire McCloud, Demon) Luke Tarzian https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1658289412l/61624249.SX50.jpg 97195341] Book that made me laugh: [b:The Kaiju Preservation Society 57693406 The Kaiju Preservation Society John Scalzi https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1624897234l/57693406.SY75.jpg 90049719] Most impulsive buy (read): [b:Dinosaur Therapy 57652959 Dinosaur Therapy James Stewart https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1618849951l/57652959.SX50.jpg 90303078] Biggest Heart: [b:The Last Gifts of the Universe 60103317 The Last Gifts of the Universe Rory August https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1642529071l/60103317.SY75.jpg 94769767] Most effort to get through: [b:Crossings 25743715 Crossings Ashley Capes https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1526030291l/25743715.SY75.jpg 45584254] Darkest of Grim Scenes: [b:Gunmetal Gods 55777447 Gunmetal Gods (Gunmetal Gods #1) Zamil Akhtar https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1624243972l/55777447.SX50.jpg 85052502] Don't Judge a Book by its Cover: [b:Pallas Lost 60758000 Pallas Lost Jake Morrison https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1649212477l/60758000.SY75.jpg 95801205]For the more traditional ‘Top Books of the Year' list, see: [post incoming]For my top anticipated releases of 2023, check out my post here: https://aspectsof.me/2022/12/30/top-anticipated-releases-2023/