Reading Round-Up: January/February 2022

Well, 2022 has certainly arrived and we're somehow now two months into the new year. Where have January and February gone?!

It's been a strong start to my reading year as well, with plenty of books under my belt already. Not to mention all the exciting new books finding their way onto my shelves - 2022 is definitely shaping up to be a bumper year for new releases.

So, what's been going on in my bookish world recently? Read on to find out!

If you missed my last reading round-up post, you can catch up here.

What is Reading Round-Up?

Reading Round-Up is a simple way for me to keep track of everything book-related and a fun way to show you what I've been reading over the last few months!

Out are the books I've read in January and February.

In are the books I've acquired during that time.

And wishlist are the books I've found out about and want to buy but have yet to manage to get my hands on!


In:

• The Room in the Attic by Louise Douglas
• Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
• Everything Happens for a Reason by Katie Allen
• Lore by Alexandra Bracken
• The Frequency of Us by Keith Stuart
• The Forbidden Promise by Lorna Cook
• Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan #8) by Jane Casey
• Hold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury
• Mr Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva
• Cragside (DCI Ryan Mysteries #6) by L.J. Ross
• Penshaw (DCI Ryan Mysteries #13) by L.J. Ross
• The Shrine (DCI Ryan Mysteries #16) by L.J. Ross
• Cuthbert's Way (DCI Ryan Mysteries #17) by L.J. Ross
• Summer at Hope Haven by Kristin Harper
• The Seeker by S.G. MacLean
• The Whitstable Pearl Mystery by Julie Wassmer
• Exquisite by Sarah Stovell
• Sword of Destiny (The Witcher #2) by Andrzej Sapkowski
• West End Girls by Jenny Colgan
• Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
• A Dictionary of Sources of Tolkien by David Day
• The Child on Platform One by Gill Thompson
• Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor
• The Flower Girls by Alice Clark-Platts
• Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
• The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier
• Josh and Gemma Make a Baby by Sarah Ready
• A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
• The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
• Five Days Missing by Caroline Corcoran
• Dog Rose Dirt by Jen Williams
• Her Perfect Family by Teresa Driscoll
• The Rabbit Factor by Antti Tuomainen
• The Beresford by Will Carver
• Black Reed Bay by Rod Reynolds
• The Great Silence (The Skelfs #3) by Doug Johnstone
• Cold As Hell by Lilja Sigurðardóttir 
• The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
• Traitor in the Ice (Daniel Pursglove #2) by K.J. Maitland
• Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman
• There Must Be An Angel by Sharon Booth
• The Metal Heart by Caroline Lea
• Madame Burova by Ruth Hogan
• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
• The Problem With Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• Dangerous Crossing by Rachel Rhys
• Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne
• The Manifesto On How to Be Interesting by Holly Bourne
• Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
• The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews
• The Autobiography of Jack the Ripper by James Carnac 
• The Buy-In by Emma St. Clair
• One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
• Wrath by Marcus Sedgwick
• The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild
• A Keeper by Graham Norton
• The Book Share by Phaedra Patrick
• Remembrance (The Mediator #7) by Meg Cabot
• Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney
• Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
• A Woman Made of Snow by Elisabeth Gifford
• A Haunting at Holkham by Anne Glenconner
• Again, Rachel (Walsh Family #7) by Marian Keyes
• Death of a Gossip (Hamish Macbeth #1) by M.C. Beaton
• Death of an Outsider (Hamish Macbeth #3) by M.C. Beaton
• Death of a Perfect Wife (Hamish Macbeth #4) by M.C. Beaton
• Death of a Hussy (Hamish Macbeth #5) by M.C. Beaton
• The Coffin Club by Jacqueline Sutherland

Out:

• We Know You Remember by Tove Alsterdal
• The Lighthouse by Fran Dorricott
• The Rebound by Catherine Walsh
• The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson
• The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club by Faith Hogan
• A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft 
• The Scarlet Dress by Louise Douglas
• The Forgotten Village by Lorna Cook
• By Any Other Name by Lauren Kate
• Lulu and Milagro's Search for Clarity by Angela Velez
• The Sweetheart Locket by Jen Gilroy
• Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May
• Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver

Wishlist:

• The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett
• The Key in the Lock by Beth Underdown
• The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
• A Dark Matter (The Skelfs #1) by Doug Johnstone
• The Big Chill (The Skelfs #2) by Doug Johnstone
• A Golden Cornish Summer by Phillipa Ashley
• Watermelon (Walsh Family #1) by Marian Keyes
• Rachel's Holiday (Walsh Family #2) by Marian Keyes
• Angels (Walsh Family #3) by Marian Keyes
• Anybody Out There? (Walsh Family #4) by Marian Keyes
• The Mystery of Mercy Close (Walsh Family #5) by Marian Keyes

What have you been reading recently? Have you read a book I should know about? Let me know in the comments below!