best books i read in 2022 // character awards

Lynn from a touch of Light by Chago Abdallah Lynn is a warrior who's in self-imposed Exile because she did something that a lot of people are really upset at her for and all of a sudden I realized how much I loved her character

Janet brasstein from deathless Beast by Andrew D Meredith Janet is a paladin he is a warrior and he has run from a dark past that we find out little bits and pieces of throughout the story and I just think that Andrew Meredith did a great job with his character

temujin from chingas Khan birth of a an Empire this book's prose was some of the most immersive I read this year and temujin's just grit and growth into the ruthless Khan that he would become later on his in his life was incredible to read

Ishmael siadi from Legacy of the brightwash he is just a mess and I appreciated him there were definitely moments where I laughed out loud during things that he said

Itami Cho from never die by Rob J Hayes I absolutely loved her I loved how much of a pillar of stability she was in the story

bloody Anne from priest of Bones bloody Anne has an exceptional sense of loyalty but she's also not going to be pushed around which is something that I really appreciated about her

hesa from Red's sister there are certain things that she can't do the same way as other people can but that doesn't hold her back and she tries to help her friends and do the right thing

Maya and Adeline from rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson his relationship with Maya and especially a pretty major plot moment that happens toward the end of the book just blew my mind it was one of my favorite character moments that I read in all of 2022

Myron the monk from the ryeria revelations by Michael J Sullivan he is precious I would 100 read a novel just from his perspective because he was so gosh darn precious

makwin from the faithful and the Fallen by John Gwynne Maclin is an older character he's a warrior that starts out protecting a young nobleman's son and he goes through an incredible Arc throughout the series he was easily my favorite character in the series Without competition

Johnny from the story The Outsiders by S.E Hinton Johnny is the soft-hearted boy that runs with the group of greasers he has some pretty incredible heroic moments in the story and I absolutely adore him

Leaf from Thrice by Andrew D Meredith Leaf is such a beautiful sweet representation of a young boy who sees Peril as adventure and is just so wholesome and beautiful and I loved his character

Rohan who is the main character from wistful ascending by jcm Byrne this is a superhero Space Opera and Rohan is another reluctant hero

Kathy Earnshaw from Wuthering Heights I just recently finished Wuthering Heights and Kathy was a character that drove me absolutely nuts

Liao Hua from yellow Sky Revolt by Batiste ponson Wu he is a young boy who grows up during a revolution and sees a lot of the tumultuous Wars that shaped China's early dynasties