~ Goodreads Award Nominations – Did My Voted Novels Win? ~

My Vote: The Wish by Nicholas Sparks

My Predicted Winner: Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Winner: Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Sally Rooney is extremely popular and writes interesting novels, so it was no surprise when this novel won.

My Vote: The Push by Ashley Audrain

My Predicted Winner: The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Winner: The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

I saw both novels around equally, but Laura’s novel seemed a little more popular and is one still on my TBR.

My Vote: The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

My Predicted Winner: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Winner: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The winner of this category is definitely not a surprise as it not only was extremely popular, but it was also well liked.

My Vote: Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

My Predicted Winner: A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses #4) by Sarah J. Maas

Winner: A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses #4) by Sarah J. Maas

I have heard amazing reviews of this series, so I may have voted for it as all the elements that I love in a story are there, but as it was on my TBR, I voted for my favorite novel that I did read.

My Vote: It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters #1) by Tessa Bailey

My Predicted Winner: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Winner: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

While this novel and I may not have clicked, I can clearly see why many people love it and would vote for it to win.

My Vote: How Y’all Doing? Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived by Leslie Jordan

My Predicted Winner: A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020 by Davis Sedaris

Winner: Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson

While I wished that my voted novel would have won, I am glad that it was second.

My Vote: Avatar: The Last Airbender: Toph Beifong’s Metalbending Academy by Faith Erin Hicks & Illustrated by Peter Wartman & Adele Matera 

My Predicted Winner: Dune: the Graphic Novel, Book 1 by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, & Bill Sienkiewicz & Illustrated by Raul Allen, Frank Herbert, & Patricia Martín

Winner: Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe

I was close as Dune placed 2nd. The winning novel, though, looks intriguing and I have since added it to my TBR.

My Vote: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zavner

My Predicted Winner: Unfinished by Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Winner: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zavner

While my predicted novel did not win, I am thrilled that my voted one did!

My Vote: Once Upon a Broken Heart (OUABH #1) by Stephanie Garber

My Predicted Winner: Our Violent Ends (These Violent Delights #2) by Chloe Gong

Winner: Rule of Wolves (King of Scars #2) by Leigh Bardugo

All of the nominated novels were both popular and well-received, so it was difficult to predict which would win.

My Vote: Fire Keeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley 

My Predicted Winner: Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Winner: Fire Keeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley 

Fire Keeper was definitely a well written novel and worth winning, so it was nice to see that my voted novel won.

My Vote: She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor #1) by Shelley Parker-Chan

My Predicted Winner: Fire Keeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulleye

Winner: The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

The winning novel seems to be well-loved so I cannot wait to read it!

My Vote: Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan

My Predicted Winner: Beasts and Beauty by Soman Chainany

Winner: Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan

It was nice to see that my voted novel won its category!

My Vote: N/A

My Predicted Winner: Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper & Katherine Howe

Winner: Empire of Pain: The Secret of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

This was a random guessing game as I am not familiar with many of the nominated novels.

My Vote: N/A

My Predicted Winner: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishigo

Winner: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Both novels seemed to be fairly popular, so it was a shot in the dark about which one to predict to win. Both novels are on my 2022 TBR and I hope to read them soon.

My Vote: N/A

My Predicted Winner: All’s Well by Mona Awad

Winner: The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

This category was a complete guessing game about which novel would win, so given the amount of great novels to choose from, I was not surprised that my prediction was wrong.

My Vote: N/A

My Predicted Winner: The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times by Jane Goodall & Douglas Carlton Abram

Winner: The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

This category was a random guess for a predicted winner as I have heard of most of the nominees equally.