BEST BOOKS of 2022

i read over 150 books last year and these are my favorites!

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📌 CHAPTERS ☟
00:00-01:20 intro
TEN HONORABLE MENTIONS
01:21-02:44 best character study
02:45-04:08 best literary fiction
04:09-04:59 best graphic novel
05:00-06:49 best young adult fiction
06:50-08:19 best contemporary fiction
08:20-09:57 best cozy fantasy
09:58-11:39 book that made me cry
11:40-13:09 best children's book
13:10-14:22 best book featuring neurodivergence
14:23-16:02 best non-fiction
TOP FIVE BOOKS FROM 2022
16:03-18:06 fifth place
18:07-19:21 fourth place
19:22-20:50 third place
20:51-23:44 second place
23:45-26:41 MY FAVORITE BOOK, EVER!
26:42-27:57 outro

[robinmixon]

Pick up what you can, pocket what you love, there’s no test afterwards! Absolutely brilliant and I wrote it down!

[joywoolley]

tea poured ✅ sweatpants on ✅ storygraph open ✅

[homestylereads]

That quote from Tomorrow x3 made me SOB when you read it. I don’t have chronic pain, but I see my husband deal with it every day. He needs to read it just based on that quote. He might find some comfort in it.

[tazaryeet]

wow the first day of the year couldn't be better <3

[bimbim]

This year I read 28 books. Probably more than I ever read in my life 😂.
I often struggled with reading throughout my life. This year I found my love for reading and this channel really helped me to keep going. And I‘m ready for more. Take it slow friends and enjoy the journey. Happy new year❤

[mikemcdonald]

i'm glad you included a honorable mention category for neurodivergence characters! I want to read more books out there with those types of characters. Also Allison, I want to wish you a happy New Year i'm so glad I found your channel in 2022 and you have quickly become my favorite book tuber

[KristinKravesBooks]

I'm reading Before the Coffee Gets Cold right now and loving it! I figured it was the perfect way to start the new year.

[nojerama]

I actually just started before the coffee gets cold today and I'm already halfway through, it's so beautiful I adore it!!!

[juno]

My favorite books in 2022 was T.J. Klune’s

Under the whispering door
& The house of the cerulean sea

They both had me with there Middle Aged queer characters who are stuck and need to be gently taught how to live life again. They both had me rethinking relationship, life values and death in a sense.

My uncle is dealing with a lot health issues and there have been so many times we’re I thought I lost essentially my father figure so Under the Whispering Door really helped me just be less scared of death, with just the idea that there is a little tea shop waiting for us and someone waiting to guide us. It just warmed my heart.

[laurencassidy]

Alright, you've fully convinced me to read A Psalm for the Wild-Built!!

My faves this year were:
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
The White Road by Sarah Lotz
I'm Glad my Mom Died
Spinning by Tillie Walden
A Little Life (reread it this year and it's still an all-time favorite)

Here's to more reading in 2023 🎉🥳

[karareynolds]

The tea dragon society was one of my favorite reads of the year too! So excited for the next year of reading. Sending all of y'all the best of vibes. Thank you so much Ally for brightening my Sundays in 2022! 🥰

[ashleyxnicol]

this is unrelated to the books because we dont really read the same genre but i found your channel recently and wow wow wow not only are you so comforting but your videos are so inspiring. they're really that hug from a friend i need, to say "youre alive and thats just fine" so thank you ❤‍🩹

[hotaru_in_july]

My top reads of 2023 were "Beloved" by Toni Morrison, "Older Sister, Not Necessarily Related" by Jenny Heijun Wills, "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer, and "We Need to Talk" by Celeste Headlee. Almost half of my favorite reads of the year came from the Ally Stack 🌱Thank you for introducing us to such a variety of books and authors! You've truly cultivated the coziest corner of the internet. Here's to more cozy and good reads in 2023!

[userfawn]

I am so so thankful for your channel. I'm currently lucky enough to be in Sweden for a month to visit/meet my best friend for the first time and I'm so grateful and happy but boy if the anxiety hasn't been hitting in the dark afternoons and evenings. We found you while we were watching some bookish videos together and you've quickly become my favorite and comfort booktuber.
All of your recommendations are consistently getting added to my TBR, and I love your philosophy about just existing; very excited to pick up some of the books that reinforce that.
It's also been really nice to have an open neurodivergent creator that has the same ~vibes~, if that makes sense. Just. Thank you for being a safe space, for the content you make, and I hope you have a magical 2023!

[ginafercho]

My top five books for 2022
The Wall by Marlen Haushofer
Stoner by John Williams
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
Trust by Hernan Diaz ♥️

[BooksWithCarah]

I just adore you and your warmth :') my favorite books of the year included Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, , Say Nothing by Patrick Keefe, and A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara!

[annabelle]

I read 131 books this year, mostly audiobooks with a handful of poetry books and graphic novels. I have never in my life read this much, and I have you and Sally to thank for it. There were so many good recommendations, and the readathons were so helpful.

[underwaterflowers]

i listened to Braiding Sweetgrass this year thanks to your recommendation and hearing Kimmerer narrate was such a lovely experience🦋 one of my faves this year!!

[lynnelz]

My favorite books this year:
- Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin (such good depiction of mental illnesses with a funny relatable main character- check content warnings)
- Out There by Kate Folk (if the x-files monster of the week episodes were about dating)
- All The Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell (if you like Caitlin Doughty, this book is for you- enjoyed the audiobook)

[hgracieeees]

my new year's resolution for 2023 is to read more, and to record my reads (i'm using storygraph). this list gave me 7 new reads and i am so excited! the time that i'm gaining through my gap year (compared to senior year in 2022) i really hope will be filled by beautiful books!
and also the pinned quote is stunning, thank you allison! this was the first video of yours that i've ever watched - my cousin is very much into booktube, and is very much my role model for this year of reading (they took their gap year in 2022), and they recommended you!