Emma welcomes back some familiar voices to PBN! Maria, Kristin, Holly, and Jane discuss their favorite books that they read in 2022. They also discuss books that make you laugh while crying, the "one bed" romance trope, Goodreads Choice Awards, character-driven plots, using the chili pepper spice rating scale, and their undying devotion to Emily Henry's Book Lovers.

Maria’s Picks:

Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian

Kristin’s Picks:

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
A Night in Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Jane’s Picks:

We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

Holly’s Picks:

There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love by Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell
Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez
Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett

Check out Emma’s chat with Emily Henry about Book Lovers here.

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OverDrive Librarians Best Books Read in 2022