2022 Reading List and Book Reviews.

I’m kicking off the 5th year of my annual reading list post! It’s my favorite way to keep track of everything I read each year, and a fun place to record quick little book reviews to share with you! See everything I read on 2018’s list, 2019’s list, 2020’s list and 2021’s list for more book inspiration and then scroll down for my 2022 reads, mini reviews and what’s up next in my reading queue!

Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand. I was craving a cozy, winter-y book over the holidays and this one takes place over Christmas at an antique bed and breakfast on Nantucket. Full of family drama and quippy dialogue and heart warming reconciliations, it was just what I needed to start the year off with!

The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis. I picked this as my first Book of the Month of the year! It follows a young artists muse who falls into scandal, but manages to find herself bouncing back under unemployment as the personal secretary to heiress Helen Frick, of the famous Frick Library family. The story bounces back and forth between this 1919 setting in the Frick mansion and modern day in the Frick Library, as a young woman and intern get locked in the building during a storm and uncover clues that solve a decades old mystery involving priceless jewels, family betrayal, and possibly even murder. It was a nice balance of page-turning drama and historical fiction – I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Lawns into Meadows: Growing a Regenerative Landscape by Owen Wormser. A rare non-fiction read for me, but I’ve been starting to make plans for my 2022 veggie and flower garden, and this book was recommended for learning more about regenerative landscape design. I’m not planning to rip up our whole front lawn and replace it with wildflowers, but it had some great advice on hearty, drought-resistant flowering plantings that I’m going to try to incorporate into my plan this summer!

Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci. I’ve been half listening-half reading this foodie-fueled memoir by Stanley Tucci and am in a constant state of drool as he shares delicious memories and recipes in the pages. The audio book is excellent, read by the author, a real feast for the ears as he delectably describes the food from his Italian upbringing. Fun fact, I grew up in the same town he did in NY, so it’s been fun to recognize some of the places he’s described in earlier chapters! A must read for food lovers!

Currently Reading – Everything We Didn’t Say by Nicole Baart.

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