But first let us help you get back to reading with these awesome books released in 2022 …
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Did you all struggle to read books this year? Of course, yes! It must be an awful feeling if you are an avid reader and love to read contemporary fiction and non-fiction. So, in order to cure your reader’s block, you must pick a book that has an interesting plot and a reader’s friendly style to enjoy an effortless reading experience. By interesting plot, we mean the story shouldn’t be depressing and too realistic, and by reader’s friendly style, we are looking for less complicated vocabulary and shorter descriptions, more action and fewer dialogues. Then, once you have overcome your reader’s block, you can totally move on to read the notoriously long and difficult books like The Brothers Karamazov and Moby-Dick.
But first let us help you get back to reading with these awesome books released in 2022 …
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Emily Henry’s Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation were loved by countless readers all around the world. So as expected, Book Lovers became a huge favourite this year.
Book Lovers stars Nora Stephens, a literary agent whose love life is anything but a romance novel. When Nora’s sister plans a trip for the two of them to a picture-perfect little town with a list of to-do’s to live out the plot of a romance novel, Nora finds herself not with a storybook prince, but a brooding editor from the city with whom she’s had plenty of terrible run-ins in the past.
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
Dark fantasy might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but yes, it gives you a perfect chance to escape reality and explore a magical and haunting world of fantasy. Sarah J. Maas got extremely popular in the pre-Covid era for the fantasy world she created for the readers to enjoy; though her stories are full of melodrama and plot sequences are repetitive, they still make a book a reader enjoys.
In the House of Sky and Breath, after saving Crescent City, Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are ready to slow down and find some normalcy once again, but as the ruler’s threat grows, the two are slowly pulled into the rebel’s plans. House of Sky and Breath is the sequel to House of Earth and Blood, a fan-favorite fantasy/romance featuring demons, angels, and fae.
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
In Colleen Hoover’s Reminders of Him, Kenna Rowan is looking to prove herself so she can reunite with her four-year-old daughter, having just been released from her five-year prison sentence. Shut out by nearly everyone in her and her daughter’s life, Kenna connects with Ledger Ward, a local bar owner, but as the romance between the two grows, Kenna risks everything to absolve her past and create a new future.
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
When an archaeologist witnesses the unleashing of a long-buried plague, it changes the course of history. This hauntingly beautiful story focuses on how the human spirit perseveres through it all. With everything from a cosmic search for home to a theme park for terminally ill kids and a talking pig, it’s a lyrical adventure that feels fantastical yet familiar.
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
You’ll adore this dystopian novel that’s about time travel as much as it is about love and family, and what happens when we lose sight of what’s truly important. It takes the reader from a plague-ravaged earth to moon colonies, from 1912 to the near future in a triumph of science fiction for those who think they hate science fiction.
Less Is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer
You don’t need to read the amazing Less to have a blast picking b up with Arthur Less on a foible-filled roadtrip across America. After the death of an old lover, the moderately successful author finds himself careening across the country in a dilapidated camper van with an elderly pug, finding himself in the kinds of scrapes that won the hearts of readers everywhere in the first installment.
Mika in Real Life: A Novel by Emiko Jean
Want a lesson on love, trust and forgiveness? Give Mika in Real Life a read! It’s a beautiful, light hearted tale of how a mother and daughter bond after seeing each other after a long time.
In the book, Mika gets a call from Penny, the daughter she placed for adoption 16 years ago, she tells a few lies just to impress her. Then, when Penny visits, Mika constructs an elaborate ruse to uphold her story. When it all comes crashing down, mother and daughter have to rebuild their faith in each other.
This Time Tomorrow: A Novel by Emma Straub
Dig out your old band T’s and crack open this charming family saga about a woman who, on her 40th birthday, wakes up on the morning of her 16th. Her ailing father is alive and well, and she gets to spend just one more day with him. Unlike other time travel stories, this one’s not about figuring out how to get back to the present but how to appreciate it when you do.
Rooms of Wonder: Step Inside This Magical Coloring Book by Johanna Basford
Colouring books are also books! So Johanna Basford, the amazing illustrator and ink evangelist, came out with her new colouring book, Rooms of Wonder, this year and it got popular in an instant.
If you are artsy or just want to take a break from reading words, you should get this colouring book. In the book, Johanna Basford takes her audience indoors, inviting them to explore the wonders of the worlds within.
Hidden within every illustration in Rooms of Wonder is a secret key and a locked door.
Discover a busy craft studio, a wizard’s workshop, a mouth-watering ice cream parlour and an opulent banquet hall. With hidden treasures, curious spaces and a few enchanted interiors, all you need to do is unlock the first door and begin your magical journey.
Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and artist Robyn Smith
Wash Day Diaries is a collection of five graphic short stories that offer a glimpse into the lives of four best friends through their hair care routines. This graphic novel is a story of love and resilience as Kim, Tanisha, Davene, and Cookie care for each other in moments of hilarity, kindness, and comfort.
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Julie Smith
This book tackles everyday issues and offers practical solutions in bite-sized, easy-to-digest entries which make it easy to quickly find specific information and guidance. In the self-help category, this book was the easiest to read this read.
Filled with secrets from a therapist’s toolkit, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? teaches you how to fortify and maintain your mental health, even in the most trying of times. Dr Julie Smith’s expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient, whether you want to manage anxiety, deal with criticism, cope with depression, build self-confidence, find motivation, or learn to forgive yourself.
Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie
To be honest, I don’t find Kamila Shamsie’s books easy to read. I feel like there are layers and layers of deeper meaning hidden in her plot that I usually fail to discern.
But since Best of Friends is about lessons on friendship, you all should read it.
The story is about Maryam and Zahra who grow up together in Karachi, but are polar opposites. But their differences don’t define them, even after a scary incident threatens to derail both of their futures. Decades later, each has carved out her own path in London society when their shared past comes home to roost. The story answers this interesting question: what happens when we’re forced to choose between friendship and principles?
