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2022 Top 10 Favorite Books

Published on December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 by Celeste14 Comments

It’s that time of year in the book blogging world where many of us list our favorite books from the whole year. This is my second round up of this kind and it always serves as a nice way to look back at what I read. This year I read over 60 books, so I have a lot more from which to choose some favorites. I can’t rank them since I loved them each for different reasons. (Don’t make me, it’s too hard to choose!) So here’s a list of my top 10 favorite books of 2022 in no particular order. Actually, I lied. I listed them in ascending reading order (January to December).

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Top Five Powerful Books I Read in 2022

Published on December 14, 2022December 12, 2022 by Celeste7 Comments

In a slightly different approach to a yearly reading list recap, I thought I’d mention my top five powerful books I read in 2022. I first saw this on Stephen’s blog at Stephen Writes and I thought it was a brilliant idea. Basically this is a short list of books that left a strong impact on me, whether emotionally or educationally. As Stephen so eloquently puts it, the writing style also had an impact on how well I connected to a book. I think it’s fair to say that these books would also be included in a “favorite books of 2022” list.

Though December isn’t quite over, at this point in time I don’t really have any reading plans that might potentially upend this list. I have one last BBNYA book to finish, but I can’t talk about it, so naturally I wouldn’t be able to include it here anyway. And my only other plan is to finish the His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman.

With that said, here are my top five powerful books I read in 2022, in no particular order.

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Book Review: Jane Against the World by Karen Blumenthal

Published on July 16, 2022November 30, 2022 by Celeste5 Comments

Today I’m sharing my review for JANE AGAINST THE WORLD, a nonfiction book about the history of women’s reproductive rights. It’s an important, easy, and relatively comprehensive read for those who want to learn more about this topic.

Author: Karen Blumenthal
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Publish Date: February 25, 2020
Print Length: 400

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