The year is officially halfway over, so I thought it was time to look back at all the books I’ve read so far since the start of 2022. Several of these books I read multiple times during the course of the year, so the actual number of books is higher if you take that into consideration, but I didn’t count how many times I re-read books, and some of them I only re-read certain sections, like returning to the romance only portion of some books and skipping the plot. It depends on the book and what I was in the mood for at the time. I also did not include any books that I read in previous years in this list, only the new ones.



- Wolf Hunted (The Last Shifter, Book 1) by Sadie Moss – 3.25 stars
- Wolf Called (The Last Shifter, Book 2) by Sadie Moss – 3.25 stars
- Wolf Claimed (The Last Shifter, Book 3) by Sadie Moss – 3 stars
- Wolf Freed (The Last Shifter, Book 4) by Sadie Moss – 3.25 stars
- Hooked (Never After Series) by Emily McIntire – 3.5 stars
- Scarred (Never After Series) by Emily McIntire – 3.5 stars
- Blood and Ruin (Blood and Ruin, Book 1) by Rumer Hale – 3.5 stars
- Lost Boys (Slateview High, Book 1) by Eva Ashwood – 3.5 stars
- Wild Girl (Slateview High, Book 2) by Eva Ashwood – 3.25 stars
- Mad Love (Slateview High, Book 3) by Eva Ashwood – 3.5 stars
- Lord of Embers (The Demon Queen Trials, Book 2) by C. N. Crawford – 3.5 stars
- Fortune Favors the Cruel (Dark Maji, Book 1) by Kel Carpenter – 3.5 stars
- Blessed be the Wicked (Dark Maji, Book 2) by Kel Carpenter – 3.5 stars
- Twisted is the Crown (Dark Maji, Book 3) by Kel Carpenter – 3.5 stars
- For King and Corruption (Dark Maji, Book 4) by Kel Carpenter – 3.5 stars
- Electric Idol (Dark Olympus, Book 2) by Katee Robert – 3.5 stars
- Long Live the Soulless (Dark Maji, Book 5) by Kel Carpenter – 3.5 stars
- Gods & Monsters (Gods & Monsters, Book 1) by Janie Marie – 3.25 stars
- The Fallen Queen (Gods & Monsters, Book 2) by Janie Marie – 3.25 stars
- The Light Bringer (Gods & Monsters, Book 3) by Janie Marie – 3.25 stars
- Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf (The Big Bad Wolf Trilogy, Book 1) by Janie Marie – 3.25 stars
- Little Hood and Her Wolf (The Big Bad Wolf Trilogy, Book 2) by Janie Marie – 3.25 stars
- The Wolves are Everywhere (The Big Bad Wolf Trilogy, Book 3) by Janie Marie – 3.25 stars
- Blood and Bargains (The Bargaining Series, Book 1) by Hollis Darling – 3.25 stars
- The Awakening (Zodiac Academy, Book 1) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- The Awakening as Told by the Boys (Zodiac Academy, Book 1) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- Ruthless Fae (Zodiac Academy, Book 2) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- The Reckoning (Zodiac Academy, Book 3) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- Shadow Princess (Zodiac Academy, Book 4) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- Cursed Fates (Zodiac Academy, Book 5) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- Fated Throne (Zodiac Academy, Book 6) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- Heartless Sky (Zodiac Academy, Book 7) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, Book 2) by Sarah J. Maas – 4 stars
- Dark Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, Book 1) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- Savage Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, Book 2) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- Vicious Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, Book 3) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- Broken Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, Book 4) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- Warrior Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, Book 5) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- Caged Wolf (Darkmore Penitentiary, Book 1) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- Alpha Wolf (Darkmore Penitentiary, Book 2) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- Feral Wolf (Darkmore Penitentiary, Book 3) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.75 stars
- Sun Crossed (Zodiac Wolves, Book 3) by Elizabeth Briggs – 3.5 stars
- Dark Fire (Fireblood Dragon, Book 10) by Ruby Dixon – 3.25 stars
- The War of Two Queens (Blood and Ash, Book 4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout – 4.25 stars
- Zodiac Academy: Origins of an Academy Bully by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.5 stars
- The Unseelie Prince (Maze of Shadows, Book 1) by Kathryn Ann Kingsley – 3.75 stars
- The Unseelie Crown (Maze of Shadows, Book 2) by Kathryn Ann Kingsley – 3.75 stars
- The Unseelie Throne (Maze of Shadows, Book 3) by Kathryn Ann Kingsley – 3.75 stars
- The Unseelie King (Maze of Shadows, Book 4) by Kathryn Ann Kingsley – 3.75 stars
- Oaths and Omissions (Monsters & Muses, Book 3) by Sav R. Miller – 3.5 stars
- Zodiac Academy: The Big A.S.S. Party by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti – 3.5 stars
- Blood and Wrath (Blood and Ruin, Book 2) by Rumer Hale – 3.5 stars
- Through Illusions and Deceit (A Court of Gilt and Shadow, Book 2) by Stacy Jones and Harper Wylde – 3.75 stars
- Empire of Ruin (Dirty Broken Savages, Book 4) by Eva Ashwood – 3.25 stars
- A Familiar Magic (A Familiar Magic, Book 1) by E. M. Rinaldi – 3.75 stars
- The Power of Hades (The Hades Trials, Book 1) by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson – 3.5 stars
- The Passion of Hades (The Hades Trials, Book 2) by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson – 3.5 stars
- The Promise of Hades (The Hades Trials, Book 3) by Eliza Raine and Rose Wilson – 3.5 stars
- Succubus Sins (The Blood Stone Series, Book 1) by J.R. Thorn – 1.75 stars
- Siren Sins (The Blood Stone Series, Book 2) by J.R. Thorn – 1.75 stars
- Vampire Sins (The Blood Stone Series, Book 3) by J.R. Thorn – 1.75 stars
- Wretched (Never After Series) by Emily McIntire – 3.5 stars
- Wild Soul (Real Wolves Bite, Book 5) by C.R. Jane and Mila Young – 3 stars
- A Throne of Shadows (Prophecy of the Forgotten Fae, Book 1) by Tessonja Odette – 3.75 stars
- The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys, Book 1) by Nikki St. Crowe – 3.25 stars
- The Dark One (Vicious Lost Boys, Book 2) by Nikki St. Crowe – 3.25 stars
- Fight Dirty (Black Rose Kisses, Book 1) by Eva Ashwood – 3.5 stars
- Play Rough (Black Rose Kisses, Book 2) by Eva Ashwood – 3.5 stars
- Wreak Havoc (Black Rose Kisses, Book 3) by Eva Ashwood – 3.5 stars
- Love Hard (Black Rose Kisses, Book 4) by Eva Ashwood – 3.5 stars
- Vicious Kings (The Dark Elite, Book 1) by Eva Ashwood – 3.25 stars
- Ruthless Kings (The Dark Elite, Book 2) by Eva Ashwood – 3.25 stars
- Savage Queen (The Dark Elite, Book 2) by Eva Ashwood – 3.25 stars
- A Game of Retribution (Hades Saga, Book 2) by Scarlett St. Clair – 3.5 stars
- Daisy’s Decision (Icehome, Book 16) by Ruby Dixon – 3.25 stars
- Curse of Shadows and Thorns (The Broken Kingdoms, Book 1) by LJ Andrews – 4 stars
- Court of Ice and Ash (The Broken Kingdoms, Book 2) by LJ Andrews – 4 stars
- Crown of Blood and Ruin (The Broken Kingdoms, Book 3) by LJ Andrews – 4 stars
- Night of Masks and Knives (The Broken Kingdoms, Book 4) by LJ Andrews – 4 stars
- Wicked Beauty (Dark Olympus, Book 3) by Katee Roberts – 3.5 stars
- Garden of Serpents (The Demon Queen Trials, Book 3) by C. N. Crawford – 3.5 stars
- Glow (The Plated Prisoner, Book 4) by Raven Kennedy – 3.5 stars
- Black Rose Fae (Black Rose Fae, Book 1) by T. H. Hann- 2.75 stars
- The Bridge Kingdom (The Bridge Kingdom, Book 1) by Danielle L. Jensen – 4.25 stars
- Arrows and Apologies (Monsters & Muses, Book 4) by Sav R. Miller – 3.5 stars
- Game of Hate and Lies (The Broken Kingdoms, Book 5) by LJ Andrews – 4 stars
- Corsairs: Mathiras (Corsair Brothers, Book 4) by Ruby Dixon – 3.25 stars



Total Ratings
- 4 Stars: 8 Books in Total
- 3 Stars: 75 Books in Total
- 2 Stars: 1 Books in Total
- 1 Star: 3 Books in Total
Rating Breakdown
Check out this post to see how my rating scale works, but the quick version is:
- 5 stars = Masterpiece. Nothing can literally be better than this. Not to mention, a major book slump happens afterward where I am unable to pick up another book for quite some time.
- 4 stars = One of the best books I’ve ever read, I couldn’t put it down and found little fault in it.
- 3 stars = A good book but there were some flaws, from editing to plot to you name it.
- 2 stars = Liked the book, but wouldn’t say it was something that was memorable.
- 1 star = Book wasn’t for me.
I almost never give a 5-star rating. Some books have come close, but something always held me back from giving it to those books. I also use .25 increments with the ratings, so there’s a range in each of those levels.
What have you read so far this year? Which books have been your favorite?
Love ya,
Mae Polzine
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