Where did the year go?

Here it is almost Christmas and I have not posted on here in a LONG time. I have to say it is probably because 2022 was the slumpiest reading year I have had in a long time. I wasn't too excited about a lot of the books I was reading and I was extremely busy with life, work, etc. You know how it goes. So.................. how did the rest of you do this year as far as reading? Any standout books to recommend romance or otherwise? I am hoping that 2023 is a better reading year. I'm looking forward to finding out anyway.
Melanie

>1 sdbookhound: LOVE your word "slumpiest!"

I met my goal of 22 books, but I find myself mindlessly playing games on my phone instead of reading. I need to change that.

On another site I post on, we run a "Favorite Books of the Month and Year" thread. This year has been pretty decent. These were my picks through November. I haven't picked my December favorite yet.

January: The Governess of Penwythe Hall by Sarah E. Ladd

February: Nothing Short of Wondrous by Regina Scott

March: A Gilded Lady by Elizabeth Camden

April: The Spies of Shilling Lane by Jennifer Ryan

May: Storing Up Trouble by Jen Turano

June: The Star Garden by Nancy E. Turner

July: The Heart of a Vicar - Sarah M. Eden

August: Carved in Stone by Elizabeth Camden

September: Lost in Darkness by Michelle Griep

October: A Castaway in Cornwall by Julie Klassen

November: Written on the Wind by Elizabeth Camden

December:

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