One thing I love about the year-end holiday down time is the extra time to read for pleasure and leisure. Here are a few of my all-time favorite novels that I’ve read over summers and holidays past.

– *[Upgrade](https://amzn.to/3Wsu6Nn)* by Blake Crouch (my favorite novel of 2022)
– *[Dark Matter](https://amzn.to/35kz58n)* by Blake Crouch
– *[Billy Summers](https://amzn.to/3huWZJQ)* by Stephen King (this was my favorite novel of 2021)
– *[11-22-63](https://amzn.to/2rLjXCa)* by Stephen King
– *[Project Hail Mary](https://amzn.to/3YtniAR)* by Andy Weir
– *[The Martian](https://amzn.to/2OjNmey)* by Andy Weir
– *[Without Remorse](https://amzn.to/3V4D9D3)* and *[Rainbow Six](https://amzn.to/3PvLRcm)* by Tom Clancy
– *[Wool](https://amzn.to/2XocLYk) by Hugh Howey*