★★★★★ The reunion of 2 siblings around a mysterious house is the backdrop for this lyrical beauty of a novel, my favorite of 2022.

★★★★★ An ode to Charles Dickens in the form of a modern retelling of David Copperfield, set in Appalachian Virginia over the last 30+ years.

★★★★★ A land where one’s blood color determines their race is the setting while a secret sect try to infiltrate to infiltrate the government

★★★★★ An exploration of the immigrant experience through the story of 2 high school students of Pakistani descent, growing up in rural CA.

★★★★★ A high school girl is thrust into an FBI investigation to try to uncover a drug ring that is terrorizing Native American tribes

★★★★★ The greatest assassin in the world, Seventeen, must take on his predecessor, against a backdrop of a threat against global security.

★★★★★ The story of Kiara, a young woman 3 months shy of her 18th birthday, living in East Oakland and trying to scrape by on her own.

★★★★★ Spanning 30 years of the main characters' lives, it's the story of 3 friends inspired to create something great in the world of gaming

★★★★★ A better version of the "city dweller finds love in a small town" trope, while also ranking as the funniest book I read in 2022.

★★★★☆ A waitress in rural Texas gets thrust into a murder investigation, with enough nuance that it rises above garden variety mysteries.

Happy New Year! It’s time once again for what has become an annual tradition, my Books of the Year list. 2022 was a busy year of reading,...