So, we’re back with another Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week is actually a freebie and so I decided to do a topic that I don’t think I’ve done before: Most Anticipated Books Releasing In the Second Half of 2022
I currently have a whopping 236 books on my 2022 Releases list (I know that’s a lot) so it took a little time to sift through and narrow down the options to come up with a list of ten that I’m really looking forward to! These are a mix of romances and fantasies that I’m very keen to get my hands on as soon as they’re out!
The Make-Up Test by Jenny L. Howe
The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau
Two Wrongs Make A Right by Chloe Liese
A Ghost in Shining Armor by Therese Beharrie
A Taste of Iron by Alexandra Rowland
Amari and the Great Game by B.B. Alston
Babel by R.F. Kuang
A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar
The Darkening by Sunya Mara
Strike the Zither by Joan He
What are the releases you’re looking forward to the most in the second half of 2022? Are any of these on your radar? I can’t wait to hear about the books you’re looking forward to (and adding them to my already massive list of books)!!! 😂
dinipandareads 
There are a few books here I’ll definitely have to add to my TBR!
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Yay, but I’m also sorry for adding to your TBR! 😂
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You’re amazing, Dini. 236 books on your 2022 list alone. Wow!
I hope all ten of these books are exactly what you were hoping they would be.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-most-anticipated-books-releasing-in-the-second-half-of-2022/
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I’ve definitely outdone myself this year. I just keep adding books and I still can’t seem to stop 😂
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I have such high hopes for A Taste of Gold and Iron!
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Omg, same! I hope we both love it! 😍
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I’m kicking myself because I *still* haven’t read anything by Beharrie! A Ghost in Shining Armor sounds so cute! 🙂
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This’ll be my first book by Beharrie as well and I was so excited when I managed to get an ARC for Shining Armor 😍 It really does sound so cute and I hope I love it, lol!
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HOLY CRAP DINI THAT’S A LOT OF BOOKS ON THAT LIST.
I’m really, really looking forward to more people reading A Taste of Gold and Iron. I think it’s going to be a huge hit.
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HAHAHA, yeah, I know, it’s definitely a lot and I’ve definitely outdone myself this year. My 2021 was like half that but I can’t seem to stop adding books this year. I’m really excited for Gold & Iron—I’ve got high expectations! 😂
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It’s so easy to make lists of books to read, I have hundreds on mine too, I just know I’ll never make a dent in reading them. With all the love for Babel I’m seeing, I’m definitely have to bump that up my wishlist, I think I’m just wary of buying a big hardback that I can’t even lift!
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Haha, oh, I’m 100% sure I’ll not even make the smallest dent in my 2022 releases list 😂 But it’s nice to know what’s coming out this year and to keep a very “loose” eye on these books! Babel is definitely getting so much hype and I’m quite excited for it but it is a chonkster and I have a feeling the physical copy will be pretty intimidating… I hope you enjoy it too! 😃
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Loved the variety of books, so many amazing ones are still releasing this yr!! I’m so excited for The Darkening, might start that one today, it sounds fantastic! what a great list ❤
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There are so many amazing releases and it’s such a dilemma every year when I see more and more awesome books releasing. Too many books so not enough time! 🙈 I just got the widget for The Darkening and I’m so excited to read it! I hope you love it 😃
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I’m absolutely looking forward to Amari! However, I’m getting more and more curious for Babel as well. Also, It Starts With Us, The Ballad of Never After en A Light In The Flame are high on my list.
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I hope you enjoy all these books! Happy reading 🙂
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Diniiii! I also can’t wait for Amari! Ahhh! Soon now. 😀 I’m excited for Babel, as well. I hadn’t heard of The Darkening, but that cover is stunning and it sounds super interesting. Hope you get a chance to read and enjoy all of these!
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Aah, Amari is going to be so good! I can’t wait to read it 😍 I just got a widget for The Darkening and I’m *SO STOKED* even if it does seem a little out of my comfort zone. But that cover really is stunning and it does sound so good! Eek, exciting!
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I just got an eARC for Amari, so we’re even. xD But sometimes reading out of your comfort zone results in discovering THE BEST books!
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We both had Liese’s book on our lists. I can’t wait for it!
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I cannot waaaait. I love Liese’s romances so much!
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I have A Taste of Gold and Iron and Babel on my list too! And Liese’s book sounds good to me, I’ve seen the author’s books around a lot but have yet to read one of them.
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I’m so excited for both those books! Liese is one of my favourite romance authors and I love her books so much. 😍 Definitely would recommend checking out her Bergman Brothers series!
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A nice list! I might have to get Babel, I keep seeing that one pop up and it looks wild.
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Right!? I mean, it sounds soo different to anything I’ve read and I’m super excited for it 😍
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A Taste of Gold and Iron looks so good! Hope you’ll enjoy all of these!
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It looks amazing and I’m so excited for it 😍
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A Taste of Iron looks amazing!
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It does! I’m so excited to read it!
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I can’t believe how long your 2022 release list is–I struggled to think of 5, haha! You are impressively organised. I’ll have to check some of these out!
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Haha, I know! I honestly can’t believe the list has become so long for this year but aside from adding releases to that list, I have no idea when they’ll actually be releasing (well, until now that is)! 😂
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I still think it’s wild that you can even keep up with that amount! 😅
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What an amazing list! I’m about half way through Babel at the minute and am LOVING it so far. I also have The Darkening on my TBR for this month & am incredibly excited for Strike the Zither 😀
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Omg, I just got the widget for The Darkening today and I’m so excited to read it! You open to doing a buddy read for it? Maybe this can be the one to redeem our Jade Fire Gold fail! 😂 Let me know if you’re keen!
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Hahaha YES! I’m planning on reading it soon so could maybe start on Monday if that works for you? We definitely need a good one after Jade Fire Gold 😂
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Omg, I’m so sorry I’ve just seen your reply! I messaged you on Twitter though 😂
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Babel was on my list this week too!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2022/07/05/top-ten-tuesday-375/
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Babel was definitely a popular one in this week’s list! I hope you love it 😍
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It certainly seems to have been! I hope so too 🙂
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Why does The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy sounds like so much fun? I must add it to my TBR. I hope you enjoy all these!
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It does sound great and I’m definitely looking forward to that one too 🙂
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Babel is on my list too. A Taste of Gold and Iron has been on my radar lately, it sounds good! Great list, Dini! 😍
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The hype is so real for Babel! I really hope it lives up to it! I’m so excited for Gold and Iron—I’ve been anticipating it from the beginning of the year and I absolutely cannot wait until it comes out. 💜
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I have a widget for The Make-Up Test and I am close to clicking. I keep hearing great things.
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Ah, I’m kinda jelly! I wish I had a widget for it. It sounds good 😍 If you do click it, I hope you enjoy it!
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Those romances look amazing, Dini! I’m going to add a few to my TBR. I actually requested Two Wrongs Make A Right on Netgalley! We will see. haha. I hope you enjoy all of these!! ❤
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Omg, I’m so jelly! I can’t even see it on NG but if you do get it, I hope you love it! I love Chloe Liese and her Bergman Brothers series is one of my all-time favourite romance series. I hope you love the romances you add to your list, Leslie 🥰
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It’s still pending as of today. So..it’s not a no yet. haha!! Thank you so much, Dini! I’m getting most of my recs from you! ❤
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I think I want to read ALL of these!
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YES! 😍
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I’m so excited for Joan He’s book after I was left hanging with Descendant of the Crane. More from her, yay!!
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Have you read The Ones We’re Meant to Find? I didn’t end up jiving as much with Descendent of the Crane as I did with TOWMTF but I’m so excited for Strike the Zither! Yay, indeed 😍
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Great list! I really need to get caught up on Chloe Liese’s books.
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Yeeees, I’m such a huge Chloe Liese fan. It always makes me happy to see people reading her books 💜 This is gonna be her first trad pub one!
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Oh, I didn’t know that got a pub deal. Awesome for her!
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What a great list, Dini! I have a bunch of these on my TBR too. No surprise there. lol I hope you enjoy all of these when you read them!
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Thanks, Julie! I can’t wait to read all of these and I hope you enjoy them too 😍
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This has been an interesting theme and interesting to see which books show up on multiple lists. Babel and Fairy Tale by S King seem to be the most common. Though there are SO many others and that’s why I like these themes. BUT, my TBR list sure explodes! Thanks for the visit.
Terrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
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Babel is definitely one of the more popular ones this week. It’s very hyped 😂 And I definitely agree—my TBR always grows exponentially every time these kind of lists are posted and it’s obvious with 250+ on my 2022 releases list, lol!
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I’m really curious about Babel. I’ve seen it on a lot of lists today. I think The Make-up Test looks fun too. I hope you enjoy all of these.
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Babel is defo becoming one of the most hyped books this year which does make me a little nervous but I’m also very excited to read it. I hope you enjoy it and The Make-Up Test if you pick them up 😃
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Strike the Zither sounds like it’d be right up my alley.
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It sounds so good! I can’t wait for more Joan He 😍
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I didn’t put them on my list but I am really excited for the first three titles on your list. I hope you love all of these. 🙂
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Yaas! I hope you love them too! 😍
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Looks like you have a lot of books to look forward to. Hope you will get and enjoy them all.
And I hope you will be able to get a book by Orhan Pamuk. Would love to hear your opinion on him.
Thanks for visiting my TTT this week.
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Thanks, Marianne! I’m definitely looking forward to giving his books a try. I’ve heard all good things! 🙂
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And I’m looking forward to your reports.
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A lot of these I have on my tbr as well! This year is packed with great books. 😍
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So many great books, Joanna! So many books, so little time and all that?! 🙈 I hope you enjoy all of them!
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Ibqjbdwvjdw 236 is seriously INSANE but i am in awe of you for being able to actually KEEP TRACK OF SO MANY!!!! all my anticipated 2022 releases kind of are currently a jumble with multiple lists in my mind and some on the goodreads shelf and most of them are just bookmarked SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE ANYTHING IS ANYMORE 😭😭 I hope you’ll be able to get to all of these soon though AND LOVE THEM!! Also am highly excited for a million to one (MY I-AM-THE-MOST-DESPERATE-FOR 2022 RELEASE) and babel and strike the zither!! Fingers crossed they shall live up to all the expectations AND CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS ON ALL OF THEM!!!
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HAHAHA, I KNOW! It’s wild that my list has exploded so quickly and I didn’t even notice until I went on GR to figure out what to do for this week’s list 😂 I’m honestly not really keeping track of them just adding the ones I like to my list and then adding them to the 2022 releases list right away. Ngl, most of the time I 100% forget what’s coming out this year even WITH that list on-hand! I’m such a numpty 🤣 I’ve really been trying to be more organised with my GR list this year though! I hope Babel and Strike the Zither live up to the hype for both of us as well. Happy reading, Anoushka! 🥰
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These all look so good! I haven’t read anything by Chloe Liese yet and I keep debating on if I want to start with the new book or one of their older ones. 👀
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Ooh, I’m a huge Chloe Liese fan. I just love all her romances and her Bergman Brothers series is probably one of my favourite romance series ever? So I would defo recommend reading them too! So excited for this one too though 😉 I hope you enjoy her books if you do read them, Destiny! 💜
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Oooh, one of your favorite romance series ever?! Okay, that settles it, I’m going to check out that series first. 🥰 Thank you, Dini!
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Liese’s book made my list, as well, even though I know I probably won’t get to it until I finish the Bergman Brothers series. 😉 I do have an ARC of The Make-Up Test. It sounds so cute! Happy reading this week!
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