reading the 10+ best mystery/thriller books of 2022!

i've always wanted to read the mystery/thriller nominees for the goodreads choice awards and now it's time! join me on this weeks long adventure to find the BEST mystery thriller book of the year
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00:00 intro
02:04 finding out the top 20
09:36 starting reading
15:23 flicker in the dark review
20:47 the golden couple review
27:28 finding out the top 10
31:21 the it girl review
41:08 the maid review
43:36 the paris apartment review
44:35 the bullet that missed review
46:37 wrong place wrong time review
50:59 killers of a certain age review
54:58 all good people here review
1:01:21 daisy darker review
1:06:20 book of cold cases review
1:12:09 finding out the winner!

[@KristinKravesBooks]

Seeing you suffer through The Golden Couple knowing it didn't make the top ten killed me 😂

[@BooksandLala]

I've been SO patiently waiting for this!!!! And it's a whole HOUR and 18 minutes??? LET"S GOOOOOO

[@lauraspruce2023]

I'm convinced that you single handedly made mysteries popular again. What a legend.

[@KatieColson]

Not only is this video entertaining, in depth, and funny, but your makeup is also stunning. How dare you be a triple threat

[@fannitordai8799]

I’m sorry but is this a Meg reading mystery books for more than an hour video? Who needs studying when you have this can’t wait to watch it😍😍

[@megwithbooks]

hahahha i've blessed uuuuuuu

[@charliescozycorner]

Sometimes you need a break from studying 👀

[@jackies5011]

i'm so sorry meg but your reaction to the golden couple not making it... i was cracking up at it lmao

[@charliescozycorner]

OVER AN HOUR?!!! a treat 😍

[@megwithbooks]

it's a whole filmmmm

[@bethanamyh]

29:30 was such a 'does this mean i just bought ratatouille for nothing' moment 😂 loving this so far

[@EmberBrie]

When you read the Golden Couple and then it didn't make it to top 10 I felt so bad. Then I read the title and saw 10+ and it got a solid out loud laugh from me. Great video! Always love hearing your thoughts on mysteries because I always find it so overwhelming in that aisle to pick one!

[@gabbyreads]

Ahhhh I love this video so much!! I’m dying at you reading The Golden Couple and then seeing the top 10 and realizing you didn’t need to 🤣 that book sucked lol I DNF’ed it!

[@KrystalJanson]

Okay, I’m getting my snacks and watching this right now!!! THIS HAS JUST MADE MY DAY!!

[@nicolezinn3878]

Loving the long video, especially about mysteries/thrillers! 😍 I’m about to start reading The Bullet that Missed. So excited!

[@mjllw2000]

Wow I’m winning at life an hour long video from the queen of mystery! I can’t wait to watch this!🎉

[@aimeemarie6201]

This is one of my fave videos you’ve ever made, over an hour you’ve truly spoilt us!! Even if I did audibly scream when you said you were hating The IT Girl 😂😂

[@earthtoelya]

Bless YT for recommending this video because I'm having the time of my life binging through your channel! Kayla is one of my faves and your style totally reminds me of hers - just super fun vibes with a dash of mess we love to see it haha

[@annerimmington8359]

Loved your video! I love the reality TV clips to convey your reactions, so funny! Thanks for reading all these so I can just read your top pics and skip the others!

[@kaytlinhenderson9206]

Yes! So excited for this!! Even if I’m watching this 10 days after you posted it ❤

[@paperbacksgalore]

I loooove these long vlogs at the end of the year 😍

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

I went onto your goodreads and saw all these mystery/thrillers and instantly thought that you were making this video!

[@katpablo]

The pure joy I felt when I initially saw how long this video is! Such fun content here. 🔎

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

I think a good factor in determining whether or not a book is going to reach the top ten is the number of people who have added it 'to read,' because people often seem to vote for books on their tbr even though they haven't read them.

[@theborky]

meg and kayla doing goodreads choice awards videos... yep we won!

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

we really have!

[@nathaliereads]

This was fantastic!!!! Added a ton to my tbr omg 🔍

[@bethkenny5620]

Oh the absolute CONTENT. Thank u for your service

[@LaurenCondon]

I’ve been waiting for this! 🔎🔎🔎

[@mariabeatriz2831]

Next time for your excel you should look into the number of people that have shelved the book "want to read". Sometimes people vote for books they haven't read but have heard of.

[@mrboyd720]

I loved All Good People Here so much and I hated The Paris Apartment and Killers of a Certain Age. Great video!! :)

[@maireadsbookshelves]

I loved this video! I also love that you asked Kayla for her blessing to do this. I voted for The Maid, I hadn't read many books but it was one of my five star mystery books this year so I was happy to vote for it. I'm glad it won and am excited to see what the author does next. In relation to the diversity in the Goodreads Choice Award it is so upsetting to see how bad it still is.. Goodreads set a minimum average rating, and I know there is an issue with people rating books that they haven't read and I believe that is more common with Authors of Colour and people giving them low ratings. I wonder if this effects the Goodreads Choice nominees and stops lesser known books making it into the nominees...

[@plansandjacy]

Omg this was so much fun!! 🔍

[@chriscze6153]

🔍 excellent video, this is a great concept that I'm glad you borrowed from Kayla because I must admit, murder/mystery/thriller books are not my go to, but hearing about different genres and categories is great for any reader. There are a few books here that sounded quite interesting to me, and you're hilarious, so thanks for a wonderful recap and video of the nominees!

[@caroleaddison5534]

Just found your channel……….loving it, thank you 😊

[@ashleyslittlelibrary]

screaming "nooooo" at the screen while watching you suffer through The Golden Couple for no reason 😅

[@elskabee]

🔎 so cool to see you do this!

[@bookswithjenna]

I am excited to read the others on your 4+ list because I LOVED all good people here. So maybe the others will just be phenomenal

[@welshreader]

So late watching this but I loved it! I’ve just bought Wrong Place Wrong Time so I’m really happy to know you enjoyed it🔎

[@bookslikewhoa]

Omg Meg, when you realized you were going to have to read Daisy Darker… I felt so bad for you. Congrats on DNFing! I wish I had 😹 I definitely want to read Wrong Place Wrong Time, and your review bumps it up my TBR

[@ItsmeKristieB]

Same. I guessed the big twist in DD within the first quarter of the book and it totally fell flat for me. I just kept thinking about how much Meg would hate it. 😆

[@aprilhutchens2105]

If you haven't read WPWT yet....do itttt!!!!!!

[@elizabethgordon1515]

Adore that this is becoming a more popular thing that people are doing 👏 🙌 👌

[@story.struck]

🔎 Loved this! I'd love to do this one year with one of the genres but I don't think I'd have the brain power to read so many books in such a short period of time 😂 You are truly a queen for reading so much and for suffering through books you hated

[@moylop]

Omg a feature length film with Meagan talking about mysteries???? Absolutely yes

[@crashedherparty]

this was EVERYTHING

[@mayafranklin1952]

Alice Feeney is super raged about on US booktok and Ashley Flower’s podcast is sooooo good! So yes those two make so much sense from an American standpoint! I rated Rock, Paper, Scissors 2⭐️ as well and you put the words in my mouth, it is the writing! Love your content!

[@_LN_]

I need to block time to enjoy this fully, I guess I need to take the rest of the week off from work, so keeping this in my watch later until then, together with everything that Kayla posts this week 😂

[@saraackerman8019]

I picked up Thursday Murder Club because of you and I'm loving it so far! Also if you ever go to NYC, please do a video where you go to The Mysterious Bookshop. It's a bookstore with just mystery books. I bought my book there and it made me think of you!

[@briannabythebooks]

Oh, I'm so excited for you to read Legends & Lattes

[@chrisje_tine]

16:57 isn’t that the best 😂 love this video! 🔎

[@makaylaxd4954]

Not her ripping into All Good People and it being a 4 star for me 😅 Very much enjoyed this video though, you’re seriously one of my favorite booktubers ❤

[@TheHexedLibrary]

🔎 Thanks for reading these and giving me an idea of what I should prioritize!

[@tasneemahmed5821]

Thank God I discovered you after my finals or else I don’t know what I would’ve done with myself

[@tawnyachristensen7310]

Loved Daisy Darker! What a pretty copy!

[@halesys37473]

I loved Wrong Place, Wrong Time 🥰 one of my favorites. So different.

[@julia_1421]

i feel the EXACT way about daisy darker! Gabby loves it and I was like..am I missing something? Am I weird?🤣🤣

[@dee7589]

I loved this video! 👏👏👏

[@mollyb698]

I do NOT understand the hype around Daisy Darker! I'm glad you felt the same way - and the ENDING I couldn't get over. Definitely one of my lowest rated books this year but I find that most people loved it.

[@whoamegan10]

Love that you did this!! 🔎

[@dareisayit]

I think why In my Dreams I Hold a Knife works is because you’re trying to figure out which one of the friends did it, if at all. And in the past the author uses those different characters’s perspectives to not only answer the questions asked in the present, but to get to know the characters outside of the MC perspective.

[@beamingforbooks]

An hour and 18 minutes??? Yes please.

[@catcreme]

make a video about dreamcasting Killers of a Certain Age. I'd love to see who you'd choose!!

[@Thelittlebookwitch]

I was so excited to read Daisy Darker because everyone has hyped it up so much. DNFed it this morning, the writing was atrocious 😂 I looked up the ending too and was so glad I didn’t waste my time!

[@BiasWr3cked]

As a neurodivergent person with neurodivergent children I HATED the Maid. I’d be interested to know what the average rating for it was amongst neurodivergent people

[@emmafoster9272]

Same! I was listening to the audiobook and I had to stop about 50% of the way in because I really couldn't handle what the author was trying to do with the main character

[@marigabyteyssier2279]

The Maid was so bad

[@jodieneary9960]

Loved this 🔎

[@shayedkin5027]

Great video !🔍

[@darthspark]

I'm late. But this made me want to try some modern mystery books! 🔍

[@onefocus5882]

An hour and 18 minutes?! Megan, you spoil us

[@Megengh]

Hey! Great video, I’ll definitely be checking out some of these books! Can I ask, I’m guessing you’re from the UK, how do you get book of the month?

[@chapterswithchrissy]

legit read the golden couple and hated it, you were so generous to give it 3.5!

[@ashleyxnicol]

one by one and the paris apartment were *so* good

[@racheltfisher]

If you like The Book Of Cold Cases - I definitely recommend Madam by Phoebe Wynne - it’s dark academia/mystery/thriller, so good so far (I’m currently reading it)

[@genregarden]

I hateddd The It Girl. 2 stars. And that was generous. I feel you. Lol

[@charliescozycorner]

In my dreams I hold a knife did everything the it girl couldn’t 💀

[@roselillianreads]

I read an Alice Feeney earlier this year and really hated it and then bought Daisy Darker not realizing it was the same author and I'm afraid to read it, and then you dnf it 😂I was hoping you'd enjoy it so that there could be a glimmer of hope for me, but something tells me it's gonna be unhauled next year.

[@igu9817239873]

This video was so entertaining!! 👏🏼

[@therestricktedsection]

not me getting an ad for the movie megan on this video 😭 i feel like if the general public actually knew about/voted in the goodreads awards there’s no way the bullet that missed wouldn’t have been #1. like my 81 year old nana just recommended the thursday murder club to me this past weekend, it’s SO popular! btw, this has nothing to do with the video but have you heard of murder for christmas by francis duncan? it’s a christmas murder mystery from 1949 and no one, even the publisher, really knew anything about the author until 2015! as soon as i found out about it i was like I HAVE TO TELL MEGAN😂 🔎

[@halesys37473]

Okay, had to make another comment. I use to listen to Crime Junkie. She took those plagiarism claims serious and completely changed the podcast. I have no read the book. I was afraid I would hate it, so I’m so glad that you read it and gave it an unbiased opinion!

[@genregarden]

You in denial over The Golden Couple missing 🙈🤣🤣

[@bewitchedbecs]

I think this really shows the difference between ya fantasy readers vs mystery/thrillers. When I read the top 10 ya fantasy (never again) I always write down all the ratings and how many ratings (like you), but then highlight the top 10 in each category and read the ones that are on both lists. Worked each time for me but mystery readers are so unpredictable 😂

[@jenreviewsbooks]

Wrong Place Wrong Time is great!

[@kylierussell0207]

Ok I’m 2 mos late watching this but could NOT agree more about Thursday Murder club! Only discovered it this past year and was my absolute fav hands down.

[@Anna2187_]

Me @ domestic thrillers: divorce babe, divorce (Adele voice)

[@Anna2187_]

🔍

[@ashleyyeoman9872]

i really want meg to read Sometimes I Lie or His & Hers by Alice Feeney. I know she didn’t like Rock Paper Scissors, which is fair, but Daisy Darker is an And Then There Were None retelling so it never stood a chance. I want her to give her backlist ONE LAST CHANCE and then see if she can just write her off completely.

[@crushgoil]

I’d love to see how many diverse authors you can find and promote to us in 2023. 🕵️‍♀️🔍🔎

[@genregarden]

I loved One by One!!!

[@komaedacoffee4298]

I think dual timeline done well is the Shiver by Ally Reynolds. A shivering mountain locked in mystery with snowboarders. The biggest surprise of this year to me 🥰5/5

[@aprilhutchens2105]

You really liked that one? I thought it was way too long with the skiing information, and totally guessed the perp.

[@katieparks826]

Omg Ruth Ware’s audiobook narrator is my favorite ever 😮

[@amygiuliano4828]

Really enjoyed watching someone hate the golden couple as much as me

[@samworley3960]

this was so good dang megan said im gonna read these damn books even if it KILLS ME 😂

[@ingelinhansen7704]

Loved this! 🔍 Also my face as I am reading "all good people here" right now: 👁️👄👁️

[@hale311]

I started to listen to the IT girl because I have loved all her other books like you have and I had to stop before I got too far in because I wasn’t liking it 😢 I want to try and read it again but I am scared

[@Georgiajafa]

I also guessed the killer for a flicker in the dark in the first 20 pages 🙃

[@andrewannotates]

We love a feature length film

[@veronicaduca6356]

i agree with you 100% on daisy darker! so bad

[@sarahteter6310]

Your face at 23:11 is so relatable! I can't stand domestic thrillers!

[@sleuthytv1228]

Stalking old videos 😂 i loved Daisy Darker! Lol i didnt guess the plot twist. One of the first times ever. I gave book of cold cases 2 stars. DNF'd wrong place wrong time and gave the Maid 5 stars hahahaha. Also i think the reason the author didnr label the diagnosis is because god forbid you dont represent it 100 percent correctly its labeled problematic. So kudos to her. Personally as a mom of an autistic daughter i think she did great

[@hannahcurtis]

Ack, currently reading the It Girl and was getting realllll bored in the beginning. But I just can't DNF my girl, Ruth. I also bought All Good People Here, on a whim and now I'm kicking myself for not checking reviews....😬

[@ashleydeans184]

How do you get a botm subscription in the uk???

[@daryanreads]

i'm sorry but your reaction to the golden couple not making the top 10 was so funny

[@chriswildfire]

Love this video! I'm glad you did it I kiss when Lala used to do it. I hope other youtubers will do it too. I do disagree with you though I hate Paris Apartment and The Maid. I would've voted for Daisy Darker. I am the opposite of you, I Love Alice Feeney's books and hate and or am disappointed with Ruth Ware's books. Usually give her 2 stars. I need to read Wrong Place Wrong Time, I love time loops. Might have voted for that but didn't get to read it yet. You should do a video where you read the rest to see if anything dethrones your choice.

[@timoteogunning2791]

Have you heard of The exterminating manuscript by Gema Clouds?

[@sara_senesac]

Ashley Flowers hosts one of the most popular podcasts in the world - idk how many of her fans have actually read it, but I knew it would make it nmw 😅

[@lizziesliterarylife]

haha I also did this video and we have like opposite opinions! my top 3 were the maid, all good people here, and daisy darker 🙊

[@BlairBoggletrot]

The realisation when the golden couple didn't make it 😭