Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl
As always, I’m combining my Novel Heartbeat Awards with Top Ten Tuesday!
Top ten books of 2022
*doesn’t include re-reads
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![](http://novelheartbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/girl-who-fell-beneath-the-sea.jpeg)
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![](http://novelheartbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/song-of-silver-e1670289067877.jpeg)
![](http://novelheartbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/crownchasers-e1668906776172.png)
![](http://novelheartbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/twisted-ones-e1670289252501.jpeg)
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Top 5 science fiction
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Top 5 high fantasy
![](http://novelheartbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/girl-who-fell-beneath-the-sea.jpeg)
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Top 5 urban fantasy
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Top 3 horror
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Top 3 out of my comfort zone
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Best mystery/thriller
Top 5 standalones
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![](http://novelheartbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/girl-who-fell-beneath-the-sea.jpeg)
![](http://novelheartbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/twisted-ones-e1670289252501.jpeg)
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Top 5 audiobooks
Here’s my picks for the books with the best narration that I listened to this year! I did count re-reads here, but only if I had never listened to the audiobook before. (It seemed unfair because Gemina, Ten Thousand Doors, and Iron Gold would win every year I listened lol!)
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![](http://novelheartbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/crownchasers-e1668906776172.png)
![](http://novelheartbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/as-good-as-dead.jpeg)
![](http://novelheartbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/lovely-war.jpeg)
![](http://novelheartbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/twisted-ones-e1670289252501.jpeg)
Top 5 covers
*of books I read in 2022, not 2022 releases
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![](http://novelheartbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/song-of-silver-e1670289067877.jpeg)
![](http://novelheartbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/girl-who-fell-uk--scaled.jpeg)
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What were your top books of 2022?
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