BEST BOOKS OF 2022 

I can see why some people don't like Ali Hazelwood, however for me her romances are just the ultimate-feel-good books. Yes they are predictable and super cheesy, but if a recipe works for you, why change it? ✨️

I maintain that Levi is what makes Love on the Brain so great. Like Adam who? Levi has been pining and is just a great fictional boyfriend and person. He’s been to therapy! Swoon!

i love seeing what your yearly favorites are! mine from this year are probably -Station 11 -Notes on an Execution -Daughter of No Worlds -One Dark Window

idk what elsie silver is putting in her books but it is straight up crack. heartless had the angst I needed

Love all your recommendations! My fave books this year were: 1) Reedlby Kennedy Ryan 2) Waking Olivia by Elizabeth O' Roark 3) Blind Side by Kandi Steiner 4) The Devil and the deep blue sea by Elizabeth O' Roark 5) A deal with the devil by Elizabeth O' Roark 6) Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson 7) Wound Tight by Tessa Bailey 8) The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare 9) Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez 10) Scarred by Emily McIntire

I trust you implicitly, and any of the books that you loved that were not yet on my TBR, are now on it ☺️

Merry Christmas Chandler, thank you for all you videos this year. Have a wonderful 2023.

I just got done reading Lovelight farms and I really liked it and I was so surprised that I read one of your favorites!

2 of these are on my tbr and I’m now adding 3 more!

It's nice seeing someone else love Killers of a Certain Age! I just thought it was fun ride and spent the whole time imagining my favorite actresses in the 60+ range as assassins, haha. I also happened to love The Way of Kings and Lovelight Farms this year, and rounding out my favorites are We Ride Upon Sticks, Something Wilder, and Greywaren.

Picking one favorite is soooo hard, but I'm leaning towards Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas. Tom just utterly stole my heart. For a favorite series that isn't the Ravenels, Tal Bauer's Executive Office series is SO good. If you liked the show Scandal, this series is a must read! It's MM and between the president of the United States (who is a widower and always identified as straight) who befriends and then falls for his secret service agent (who is openly gay). The way it played out was so cute and steamy, and then the way the world reacts (other country leaders, the public, etc) was so well done. Definitely an intense and angsty series with lots of political-based action/suspense elements in later books. I was hooked on the audios (it has 3 full length books and a novella set between books 1 and 2) and then I immediately bought the physical versions for my shelves (I also think they're on KU).

Ready to take notes 📝

I loved Heartless and Part of Your World. Both 5 ⭐️ for me. Added Killers of a Certain Age to my TBR

You kept saying "Part of Your World" was delightful. It really is delightful! I am enjoying it so much.

I'm definitely adding Part of Your World to my TBR! My fave books of the year (in no particular order except for #1) 1. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan 2. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer 3. The Duchess War by Courtney Milan 4. A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall 5. This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke 6. Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem by Daniel R. Day & Mikael Awake 7. Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert 8. Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie 9. Unprotected: A Memoir by Billy Porter 10. Peter Darling by Austin Chant

my 5 star reads are: 1) counting down with you - Taishe Bhuyian 2)#STARSTRUCK- Sariah Wilson 3) the charade by Judy cross 4) Cinder & Ella by Kella Oram 5) United by K.M Shea 6) The other Realm by Heather G Harris 7) The FOx and O'Hare Series- Janet Evanovich

Here's my list 1. Dolores Claiborne by Stephen king 2. The great peace by mena suvari her memoir 3. Billy summers by Stephen king 4. Not my father son by Alan Cumming memoir 5. The cactus by Sarah Haywood 6. A king of battle and blood by scarlett st claire 7. They never learn by Layne Fargo 8. The heart principle by helen Huang 9. The charm offensive by allison Cochrane 10. Iron widow

Hi! I just wanted to say I love your content.

I've been waiting

Definitely read the Thursday Murder Club series for _fantastic_ old people doing cozy mysteries!!

My fave romance of the year was Cold Hearted by Heather Guerre. It‘s the start to her Tooth & Claw paranormal romance series with werewolves and vampires and has delightful Forks vibes. My fave fiction book of the year was The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. So soft and cozy!

thank you ☺🌹

I been debating on reading love on the brain

your christmas shelves give me life 💖

Omg yes waking Olivia! It took me by surprise!

Heartless sounds amazing!

Waking Olivia is my favorite book from this year as well! I think I've re-read it fully 3 times but then I've re-read my favorite parts at least 20 times each.

Just added like 5 of these to my kindle 🥳

Part of Your Workd was my favorite romance book of the year. It didn’t get the love it deserved!!

5 books out of your list are my favorites too: 1. Before I let go 2. Part of your world 3. Heartless 4. Love on the brain 5. Roughest draft I would re-read any of these in a heartbeat 🥰

Before I let go was so good! I’d also recommend Restore me by Jl seegar , not the same “troupe” but it has the romance plus heartfelt real life situations

Me and my ADHD love that you’re a fast talker 😍 new sub!

It's funny sometimes, when I catch myself smiling at videos like this, realize parasocial relationships are real; I know I don't really know you and we're not actually friends, but I' ve watched your channel for so long now that it's almost like getting updates from a friend that lives far away. Anyway, always rooting for you. Happy end of the year and may 2023 bring all the good things for you and your family, Chandler :) P.S: Have you tried reading Ali Hazelwood's Ao3 works? she's got some good stuff there too.

My favorite book of the year is ‘You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty.’ I’v read it twice, once on Kindle and then the audiobook. Both are superb. I just think it’s a beautiful age gap romance with a great message.

Favorite romances of the year: Funny Feelings by Tara Dewitt Phoebe - Minerva Spencer I think you would really like Funny Feelings. I’m finally starting to see it get more attention on Booktube and Booksta.

Some of my favs this year that weren’t on your list already were the tourist attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler, the Shifters of Garoureve series by LM Drew (fantasy shifter romance but some of the least cringe ones I’ve read), and Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P Manansala as a rare non-romance fav

heartless was one of my favorite reads of the year too! i guess my top 5 would be like the reaper by runyx the sweetest oblivion by danielle lori accidentally compromising the duke by stacy reid heartless by elsie silver once upon a broken heart by stephanie garber

Ooo killers of a certain age sounds fun and different. !

How do you feel about CNC and Dubcon content in books? Being a romance lover I feel like there is a fine line and wondering your opinion?

Okay so like my favorites of 2022, and I owe two of them to you, are Part of Your World (yep, that's on you), Killers of a Certain Age (again, on you 😂), All of Us Villains and The Charm Offensive!

I really liked Nora Goes Off Script! It was what Funny You Should Ask wanted to be. Unfortunately no smut but still really sweet

LOVELIGHT FARMS OWNS MY WHOLE ASS

I read way more mystery and thriller this year than romance so for me best was the last housewife by Ashley winstead. it's a wild, crazy ride n I loved it! from the limited romances I read zodiac academy stands out for me! it's so easy so fun and entertaining. im on book 6 looking forward to 2 more.

motion to cover waking olivia in the DBBC

i thought my speed was on 1.5 ahhaha but loved the video!

The Lovelight series was high up on my list but my favourite romance of the year was '50 Ways to Win Back Your Lover' by Kelly Siskind, crappy title but great book.

*whips out notes*

I loved The Roughest Draft.

The best of this year" The wrong heart, The Air he breathes" the second one I read it 2 ,the first just read it and I want to have it in paperback because it wrecked me.

Deanna Raybourn needs more love!! Cozy mystery dominance

I liked Killers of a Certain Age, but I really hated the synopsis. The cruise ship thing is what killed me bc that is NOT the duration of the whole story but the synopsis makes it seem like it’s way larger than it is. But I did honestly enjoy it a lot

Don’t be sorry for loving a book!

Best romance for me by far was island time! It has 2 families stranded on vacation, multiple love stories going on at the same time, and has lots of cool info ab tourism to this specific island and it’s ecosystem! and it’s steamy! And it has lesbians!

If you had to choose your most favourite author who would It be?

I don't want to sound like a bit*h, but I find quite funny the Heartless thing "she can be a house wife because he is whelty" when she is the heir of her parents fortune (if I remember correctly her father is a very famous rock star and her mom was something else). Not in the sence that is bad to be a house wife with a welthy husband (like, if that's your dream, You go girl) but in the sence that she culd do that regardles, she is well off (sorry for my english, is My second lenguage)

Killers of a Certain Age was one of my favorites. I shudder to think of this being made into a film. It has so much potential…. James Bond meets Golden Girls, but I’m sure Hollywood would ruin it.

Love on the Brain was a great read BUT it is exactly The Love Hypothesis. The exact trope, the exact plot, the exact characters.

everyone seems to be dropping their best books of 2022 today haha

🗣️🗣️🗣️I NEED you to read the Forsaken series by Penelope Barsetti. 3 books on KU. I’m really enjoying it I’m almost done with book 2. So far it’s good fantasy romance. Enough plot going on. Plenty of action. Multiple story lines/POV that are all as enjoyable as the overarching story. So far it’s like 4.5 stars for me.

Want more small town steamy books?!!! Please read BRIGHT LIKE WILDFIRE

I haven’t read any of these 😢

Here's the thing.... there's a difference between staying home and not working because you personally genuinely don't want to work or because you're still figuring your life path out versus staying at home basically because you are being forced to even though you don't want to stay at home. I think even independent girl bosses should be able to appreciate that it would be nice if you could pursue you career or education or whatever else you wanted in life literally just because you wanted to-not because you literally HAVE to?? 😅😅🙃🤷‍♀️ idk. I feel like there's some nuance that is kind of lost on people sometimes. Like.. being forced to depend on someone else because you have no choice isn't nice, but having someone you can depend on like 'just in case' if you ever did need to[ like in an emergency or just like a bit of a safety net] that's not really a bad thing? I dunno~ I suck at explaining, sometimes!!😁😁🙃🤷‍♀️😅😹 Yeah, sure, nothing wrong with it if you're a totally solo flier who never needs any help even in tough times-but there's nothing wrong with partnerships that support each other through good and bad either, whether that partnership enables you to do something you literally couldn't do on your own OR if that partnership is simply a happy bonus it's nice to have around even though you could manage just as without it as you can with it. Different stripes for different types, and/or for different circumstances/situations. 🙂🙂 Nobody should ever feel shamed just for being a different person than someone else-as if there is only one, singular most ultimately 'right' way to do everything that absolutely works best for literally everybody! (There is no such way!!!) 🤍

I love Will's Mom.

Hello, Merry Christmas. I apologise for gatecrashing your comments. Do you do paid promotions because I am looking for some influencers? Thank you and have a blessed day. xx

"I'm stupid and I'm proud" very much my whole reading philosophy

"the size of one of those early polly pockets"😂😂😂

I'm 41 and I like YA or New adult Fantasy and Romance books. Don't care who is judging.

So many good books and new TBR adds in this list but I will never ever understand the hype over terms and conditions. The pacing was fucking weird and the characterization and motivations for the leads was so absolutely illogical i dnfed it and I almost NEVER DNF a book. My personal faves: Devil you Know - Elizabeth O'roark The Worst Guy- Kate Canterbury Path of Temptation series by Auryn Hadley Lovelight Farms and In the Weeds by B.K. Borison The Dead Romantics - Ashley Poston

I read Waking Olivia on your recommendation. I generally liked it, but the cheating elements were just not for me.

Love light farms was a fun read but I have a hard time believing they liked each other for ten years and didn’t do anything about it???? The male lead didn’t have a good enough reason so that kind of turned me off. Idk if anyone else felt the same way.

We all know The Takeover won’t be even remotely close to this list. 😂

This girl is even more of a girls girl than even she thinks. 👍

My best books of the year are all over the place. I got into webcomics this year so I have a few of them as favs. Solo Leveling (webcomic) Eleceed (webcomic on webtoon) My Dark Vanessa The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina I'm Glad My Mom Died Semantic Error (webcomic) When the Reckoning Comes The Honeys (specifically on audio!) Xeni You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty