December 2022 Round Up

In December, I read fifteen books as I was busy with work, and other things going on throughout the month, and I didn’t get as many reviews as usual posted, but most of the reviews I did write and schedule are for the new year, as I do like to read ahead and make sure things are ready to go where possible. I ended up reading 282 books all up over 2022 – the totals are below, and I achieved my goal of reading mostly women, and mostly Australian authors this year. Within December my non-review reads included quiz books, a few Christmas re-reads and some books that I chose not to review or didn’t get a chance to review. I hope to read more in January and kick off the new year with some fun reads that I am looking forward to diving into.

Aussie Author Reading Challenge: 207/24

Dymocks Reading Challenge: 26/26

QBD Reading Challenge:24/24

Goal: 282/150

Australian Women: 172

Australian Men: 40 (Including books by two authors – 1 male and one female)

Australian: 207

Non-Australian: 75

Men: 60 (Including books by two authors – 1 male and one female)

Women: 228 (Including books by two authors – 1 male and one female)

Co-authored books: 16

New Australian Authors: 77

1. Mirror, Mirror by Jen Calonita
2. So This is Love by Elizabeth Lim
3. Straight on Till Morning by Elizabeth Lim
4. The Seven Keys by Allison Rushby
5. Unbirthday by Liz Braswell
6. A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig
7. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
8. The Bookshop at the Back of Beyond by Amy Sparkes (2023 release)
9. Bin Chicken’s Eggcellent Easter by Kate and Jol Temple (2023 release)
10. Every Breath by Ellie Marney
11. Found in Sydney: A Counting Adventure by Joanne O’Callaghan and Kori Song (2023 release)
12. Queenie in Seven Moves by Zanni Louise (2023 release)
13. The Wolves of Greycoat Hall by Lucinda Gifford (2023 release)
14. You Daughters of Freedom: The Australians Who Won the Vote and Inspired the World by Clare Wright
15. Whimsy and Woe by Rebecca McRitchie
16. Warriors: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter