prepping for hugo nominations

Somehow it is ALREADY hugo awards season again, and I am once again behind on reading books published in the last year that I might want to consider nominating. Nominations close at the end of April! That's less than 2 months away! And I have so many books to read.

Here are the books I'm currently thinking of reading before the end of nominations, to bulk out my familiarity with the books of 2022 with the most interest to me before I decide what to nominate.

Do you have any opinions on which of these I should prioritize? Or which are not worth reading? Or, perish the thought, books I haven't thought of which are worth adding to the list? If so please let me know!!

1. Nettle & Bone - T Kingfisher


2. A River Enchanted - Rebecca Ross


3. The Spear Cuts Through Water - Simon Jimenez


4. Babel - RF Kuang


5. The Unbalancing - RB Lemberg


6. Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves - Meg Long


7. Hunt the Stars - Jessie Mihalik


8. City of Orange - David Yoon


9. Spear - Nicola Griffith


10. Saint Death's Daughter - CSE Cooney


11. End of the World House - Adrienne Celt


12. The Monsters We Defy - Leslye Penelope


13. The Dark Between the Trees - Fiona Barnett


14. The Stardust Thief - Chelsea Abdullah


15. The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy - Megan Bannen


16. The Stars Undying - Emery Robin


17. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - Shehan Karunatilaka


18. A Half-Built Garden - Ruthanna Emrys


19. Geometries of Belonging - RB Lemberg


20. Under Fortunate Stars - Ren Hutchings


21. Uncommon Charm, by Emily Bergslien and Kat Weaver


22. Unraveller, by Frances Hardinge


23. A Garter as a Lesser Gift, by Aster Glenn Gray

as an aside, here's the books I've already read, and are on my longlist for nomination in at least one category at the moment:

1. Siren Queen, by Nghi Vo


2. Nona the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir


3. Ocean's Echo, by Everina Maxwell


4. When the Angels Left the Old Country, by Sacha Lamb


5. All the Horses of Iceland, by Sarah Tolmie