~ 2022 Goodreads Choice Award Nominations – My Final Round Votes ~

From the ten finalists in this category, I have read two of the final ten.

The two novels that I read are The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand and The Winners by Fredrik Backman. While I loved both novels, I think another one may win this round.

My Vote: The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand

My Predicted Winner: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

While all three authors are very popular, I think Celeste’s novel will receive more votes.

I have read Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney, which I liked as Feeney has an interesting mystery style. I have been meaning to read a lot more in this category, but I guess that is a goal for 2023.

My Vote: Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

My Predicted Winner: The Maid by Nita Prose

The Maid was one of the novels that I saw everywhere online. While Feeney’s novel was good, I think The Maid will win.

Similar to the last category, I only read a few of these novels, I believe three, but this one stood out to me.

My Vote: Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

My Predicted Winner: Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

While there are a lot of great novels in this category, I think Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel will win.

While I have read over a hundred fantasy novels this year (most of them published in 2022), I actually only read a few of the final ten.

My Vote: Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

My Predicted Winner: House of Sky and Breath (A Crescent City novel) by Sarah J. Maas

A lot of authors that I enjoy are on this final list, but I think Sarah Maas will gather enough votes to win. This series is on my list and I hope it lives up to the other series that she has written.

From the ten finalists in this category, I have read only two of them and definitely have the rest on my TBR.

My Vote: Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters #2) by Tessa Bailey

My Predicted Winner: Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Interestingly enough, Tessa Bailey was my choice last year and Emily Henry was my predicted winner. Both authors are ones that I greatly enjoy, but there is something about this novel by Bailey that I love.

I am actually surprised that I have a lot more on this list than I thought, so it was difficult to select a winner.

My Vote: The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World by Matt Kracht

My Predicted Winner: All About Me by Mel Brooks

I went with Mel Brooks just because I saw it online more, although I think a lot of these novels have almost equal possibility.

There are a lot of novels that are great on this list, so it was a difficult choice.

My Vote: Heartstopper: Volume 4 by Alice Oseman 

My Predicted Winner: Lore Olympus: Volume 2 by Rachel Smythe

While I love Heartstopper, there is something about Lore Olympus where I thought it would win this category.

I am surprised in this category that I have read a lot more in this category than I thought.

My Vote: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

My Predicted Winner: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

McCurdy’s novel was the one in this category that I saw around everywhere, so I thought it was a “semi-safe” bet to select it as the predicted winner.

I’ve loved a lot of the novels by almost all the authors on this list. Unfortunately, I have not read some of their newer releases and still have them on my TBR.

My Vote: The Ballad of Never After (OUABH #2) by Stephanie Garber

My Predicted Winner: Foul Lady Fortune (Foul Lady Fortune #1) by Chloe Gong

I actually had the same two authors last year where I voted for Garber and had Gong as the predicted winner. I hope that Garber wins, though, as I was highly impressed with this second novel in the trilogy as second novels typically suffer.

While I have read multiple adult fiction new releases, I only completed two of the ten finalists.

My Vote: I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston 

My Predicted Winner: All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

All My Rage happened to be the novel I saw on social media the most, although I think that there are lots of great choices in this category.

I’ve only read two in this category, so it was a semi-easy vote for my choice.

My Vote: Daughter of the Moon Goddess (Celestial Kingdom #1) by Sue Lynn Tan

My Predicted Winner: The Maid by Nita Prose

I think if The Maid does not win in the other category, that it will win in this one.

Middle Grade/Children’s are not one of my go-to genres so I do not read them often; however, I still read a few per year as they are fun easy novels when I am in the mood or want to read along with my nieces and nephews.

My Vote: Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega

My Predicted Winner: Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega

This one I actually let my nieces and nephews choose and the general consensus was Witchlings even though a lot of these were amazing.