~ 2022 Goodreads Choice Award Nominations – Did My Predictions Win? ~

My Vote: The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand

My Predicted Winner: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Winner: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin.

None of the three novels match, but I heard the winning novel is amazing, so I will have to read it soon.

My Vote: Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

My Predicted Winner: The Maid by Nita Prose

Winner: The Maid by Nita Prose

As I have read a ton of praise for the winning novel, it is one that I really should read soon.

My Vote: Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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

Winner: Carrie Soto is Back 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: 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

Winner: House of Sky and Breath (A Crescent City novel) 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: Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters #2) by Tessa Bailey

My Predicted Winner: Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Winner: Book Lovers by Emily Henry

I have yet to read this novel, but I still have it on my TBR. I’m disappointed that my vote did not win, but I know Emily Henry writes great novels.

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

Winner: The Office BFFs by Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey

All of the nominated novels seem interesting, so it was a guess about which would win.

My Vote: Heartstopper: Volume 4 by Alice Oseman  

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

Winner: Heartstopper: Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

As Lore Olmpus won last year over Heartstopper, I thought it would be the same this year. I am thrilled though that my voted novel won, though.

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

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

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

I’m glad that my voted novel won this category.

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

Winner: Gallant by V.E. Schwab

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

My Vote: I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston  

My Predicted Winner: All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

Winner: The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Lots of these novels are on my TBR and I still need to try to read them soon.

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

My Predicted Winner: The Maid by Nita Prose

Winner: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

The winning novel seems to be well-loved so I cannot wait to read it! While my voted novel did not win, I am glad that it came in second.

My Vote: Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega

My Predicted Winner: Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega

Winner: I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us by Andie Powers

This is not my usual category, so all of these sound interesting and had a nice chance of winning.

My Vote: N/A

My Predicted Winner: The Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak

Winner: Bad Gays: A Homosexual History by Huw Lemmey

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

My Vote: N/A

My Predicted Winner: Nona the Ninth by Namsyn Muir

Winner: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

I do not typically read a lot of science fiction as the main genre (usually it is mixed with some fantasy), so I haven’t read any on this list, but I am willing to try them in the future.

My Vote: N/A

My Predicted Winner: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

Winner: Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

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: An Immense World by Ed Yong

Winner: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brene Brown

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