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Five Star Releases of 2022

Years ago when I started reviewing, I'd usually try and pick a book of the year. Then it was a top three, then a top five, eventually it got to be a top twenty because I just couldn't pick - there's so many amazing works of literature out there by amazing authors. So this year, let's take a look at the books this year that for me were undeniable, five star reads that need to be shouted about! 


 Thirty Things I Love About Myself - Radhika Sanghani 

Genre: Adult/Womens Fiction | Released January 2022

The Woman Who Came Back to Life - Beth Miller

Genre: Adult Fiction | Released January 2022


The Arc - Tory Henwood Hoen 

Genre: Romance | Released February 2022


The High House - Jessie Greengrass 

Genre: Literary Fiction | Released March 2022

Metronome - Tom Watson

Genre: Literary Fiction | Released March 2022

Yinka, where is your Huzband? - Lizzie Damiola Blackburn

Genre:Womens Fiction | Released March 2022

Impossible - Sarah Lotz

Genre: Romance | Released March 2022


First Born - Will Dean 

Genre: Thriller | Released April 2022

My Name is Why - Lemn Sissay 

Genre: Short Story | Released April 2022

Blind Spot - Paula Hawkins 

Genre: Short Story | Released April 2022

The Rabbit Factor - Antti Tuomainen  

Genre: Fiction | Released April 2022


Family of Liars - E Lockhart 

Genre: Fiction | Released May 2022

Book Lovers - Emily Henry 

Genre: Romcom | Released May 2022


So Happy For You - Celia Laskey 

Genre: Thriller | Released June 2022

Nora Goes Off Script - Annabel Monaghan

Genre: Romance | | Released June 2022

Meredith, Alone - Claire Alexander 

Genre: Fiction | | Released June 2022


The Missing Word - Concita De Gregorio  

Genre: Literary Fiction | Released July 2022

The Measure - Nicki Erlick

Genre: Speculative Fiction | Released July 2022

The Movement - Ayisha Malik

Genre: Speculative Fiction | Released July 2022

How To Raise an Anti Racist - Ibram X Kendi

Genre: Non-Fiction | Released July 2022

Okay Then That's Great - Susannah Wise 

Genre: Fiction | Released:  July 2022


Love and Other Human Errors - Bethany Clift 

Genre: Romance | Released August 2022

Gender Queer - Maia Kobabe 

Genre: Memoir | Released August 2022

The Daves Next Door - Will Carver 

Genre: Thriller | Released August 2022

Daisy Darker - Alice Feeney 

Genre: Thriller | Released: August 2022


Girl Friends - Holly Bourne 

Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Released: September 2022

The Bleeding - Johana Gustawwson 

Genre: Historical Fiction | Released: September 2022

The Kiss Curse - Erin Sterling 

Genre: Fantasy | Released: September 2022

Drag Queen of Scots - Lawrence Chaney

Genre: Memoir | Released: September 2022


Hester - Laurie Lico Albanese 

Genre: Historical Fiction | Released: October 2022

The Moose Paradox - Antti Tuomainen 

Genre: Fiction | Released: October 2022

The Ghost Woods - CJ Cooke 

Genre: Mystery | Released: October 2022

The First to Die at the End - Adam Silvera

Genre: YA | Released: October 2022

Make You Mine This Christmas - Lizzie Huxley-Jones 

Genre: Christmas | Released: October 2022


The Pain Tourist - Paul Cleave

Genre: Thriller | Released: November 2022

Just For December - Laura Jane Williams 

Genre: Christmas | Released: November 2022




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