It was quite surprising for me to see the number of series books I read in 2022. I won’t even talk about all of them, otherwise this post would be extremely long. I will talk here only about the favorite series I started, continued and finished because time is too precious to dwell on book series I don’t want to continue.
Series I started
I started around 19 series last year where the first book wasn’t interesting enough for me to continue the series anytime soon.
Of these there are two series I will surely continue reading, the first books being:
Mickey7 by Edward Ashton
4 Stars. This was a very entertaining story that I could not put down. About the main character I thought: Poor guy, he has really the worst job ever and he can’t quit!
The Expert System’s Brother by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Expert System #1)
5 Stars! A fascinating story world with a very original story. I plan on reading the sequel soon.
Series I continued And Finished
I continued a lot of different series in 2022 too. Some of them I don’t plan to continue reading now in 2023, but among the ones I surely want to read more sequels, or I have alread finished, are:
The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold
This is an outstanding series that merits a post of its own with reviews for each of its books. I read the last book in this series now in January so I will soon be posting more detailed reviews.
Last year I read 12 books in this series and it was a great delight. This was my favorite series of 2022. I usually shy away from long book series but I could never tire of this one. I finished this series now in January.
Skyward Series by Brandon Sanderson
I read two books of this series last year and I’m planning to read Defiant this year as soon as it is published, therefore for now I caught up with all the books. I’ve talked about the two books I read previously in my Brandon Sanderson’s wrap-up post.
The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
In 2022, I read Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive #4) and had conflicting feelings about it. Some chapters were very interesting while others were boring and could have been cut out without the plot losing anything by that. It was a 3.5 star read that I rounded up to 4 stars due to my appreciation of the other books in the series.
With the exception of The Way of Kings Prime I believe I have caught up with all the books in this series. I will be reading The Stormlight Archive #5 – Knights of Wind and Truth in 2024 when it is supposed to be released, but I sincerely hope this sequel gets published without hurry and with unnecessary chapters trimmed out.
The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden
I read the second book in the series, The Girl in the Tower last year and it was a very cozy autumn read, but this surely isn’t a book to be read in a hurry. I want to read the third book, The Winter of the Witch, soon.
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
I continued this series by reading two books. The Dawn Chorus (The Bone Season #3.5) which was a 3 Stars, underwhelming Novella, only for great fans of the series. And The Mask Falling (The Bone Season #4), a 4 stars, very good sequel that I could not put down. As of now I have caught up with all the books in this series. I plan to read the fifth book in 2024.
Universe of Xuya Series by Aliette de Bodard
I really like the writing style of the Xuya Universe and I want to read more books by this author. I read five books in this series in 2022 and of these my favorites were On a Red Station, Drifting and The Citadel of Weeping Pearls.
I still want to read the collection of stories in this universe: Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight and 2022’s new release: The Red Scholar’s Wake.
Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe
This graphic novel is seriously addictive and the only one I have bought all three physical volumes so far. You can read it on the internet too, a new chapter every Sunday, but I just felt like I needed to have the physical copies too. It has important themes and mature topics that can contain triggers, though.
Clocktaur War Series by T. Kingfisher
This Duology is an entertaining cozy read and it’s surely reread material. It has extremely likable and relatable characters that you will miss when the second book is over and a good balance of fantasy and romance and both books were 4 stars reads for me.
Vampire Book Club Series by Nancy Warren
All the books in this series so far were light, and entertaining, a proper summer read. Its very slow-burn romance does not take over the light mystery plots and this makes it so bubbly and quick to read.
Lady Helen Series by Alison Goodman
This was my second favorite series of 2022, a perfect blend of historical regency and paranormal fantasy. I read the whole trilogy back to back because I could not put the books down and I surely want to read more books by this author soon.
And you, which was your favorite series of 2022?
Let me know in the comments!
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