Show notes: ?It’s the mid-way countdown! ? Wait, that’s not how the song goes. Anyway, we wanted to share with you our favorite books from the first half of 2022. But we wanted to do it our way, superlative style! Come check out the books that have made us laugh, cry, and unexpectedly fall in love. Here’s to the next half of 2022 and more books that we get to read!   Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Books We Both Love, Monthly Overflow Books, Bookish Conundrums, and The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you’re helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Bookish Goodies: [3:56] Mia - Readers’ Most Anticipated Books of Summer from Goodreads [4:33] Sarah - Love in the City series by Jen Morris   [6:50] Our Fave Books of 2022… So Far [8:01] Mia - It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover (also discussed in episodes 20, 29, 34) [9:08] Sarah - Cover Story by Susan Rigetti (also discussed in episode 37) [10:23] Sarah - Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (also discussed in episode 33) Chris Evans interview [12:04] Mia - Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune (also discussed in episodes 17, 19, 35) [13:26] Mia - See Jane Snap by Bethany Crandell (also discussed in episode 37) [14:52] Sarah - Book Lovers by Emily Henry [16:30] Sarah - Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover (also discussed in episodes 29, 33, 35) [17:41] Mia - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood (also discussed in the April 2022 Overflow bonus episode for patrons) [19:07] Mia - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (also discussed in episodes 3, 5, 28) [20:14] Sarah - The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith (also discussed in episodes 21, 31) [21:33] Sarah - The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch (also discussed in episode 25) [23:09] Mia - Falling by TJ Newman (also discussed in episodes 4, 16, 29, 32) [25:01] Mia - Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (also discussed in episode 33) [26:18] Sarah - Who is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews [27:56] Sarah - Amari and the Night Brothers by BB Alston (also discussed in episode 29) [29:42] Mia - Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover (also discussed in episode 36) [31:33] Mia - The Push by Ashley Audrain [31:42] Mia - Corrie ten Boom by Janet Benge [32:00] Mia - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara [32:33] Sarah - The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin [32:51] Sarah - Book Lovers by Emily Henry [33:01] Sarah - Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover   Follow us on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah: @thekindredvoice Follow Mia: @miasutton55   * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.