2018 has been such a great year for me for books! Probably my best reading year ever. In addition to setting a record for the most books I’ve ever read in a year (not counting the upper/elementary middle school years where I read a book a day), I read the most 5-star books I’ve ever read. Where last year’s Top 10 list had I think three 5-star books, this year there are nine. NINE!
So without any further ado, here are my favorite books of 2018.
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The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
Quirky, refreshing, and slower paced. My kind of fantasy! This is definitely going down as an all-time favorite. I am obsessed! -
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
I’m going to go ahead and call it. This is the must-read YA Fantasy of the decade. Utterly brilliant. -
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Gah! Why is everything Rainbow Rowell writes SO PERFECT??? The only problem here is that now I don’t have any more of her books to read… -
Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
A masterpiece of historical fiction set in my favorite time period, Tudor England. Hands down some of the best historical fiction I’ve ever read. -
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Funny, touching, quirky, diverse, and jam-packed full of great speculative ethics. Maybe my favorite Sci-Fi book EVER. -
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
A brilliant mystery that turn the genre on its head by adding to the mystery of “whodunnit?” the mystery of “who am I?”. Loved loved LOVED this book! -
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Probably the most important book I’ve ever read. -
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
Ready Player One meets Arrival, except better. It’s a story that only Hank Green could write, and I loved it. -
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Naomi Novik does it again! If you love Uprooted, you’ll adore this Rumpelstiltskin-inspired fantasy. -
Hamilton: the Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
Not just a coffee table book. Half libretto, half author’s notes, half making-of, half gorgeous photographs. Makes you feel like you were in the room where it happened.
Great list! I see a few I need to add too. Happy reading in 2019! ❤🧡❤
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Thank you!
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Such an interesting list, and I’m reminded to try this one by Rainbow Rowell, since I already know that I like her writing.
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Yeah, it’s a bit all over the place, isn’t it? But yes, definitely Attachments if you like Rainbow Rowell.
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I looooove Rainbow Rowell and I’m so glad you loved Attachments! Your 2018 sounds like it was a great reading year. Keep it up 🤗
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I’m so glad I loved it too! It’s always scary picking up a new book by your favorite author, because what if you don’t love it as much as you love the others?
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Have you read her other adult contemp Landline? I also really liked that one 😊
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Landline was in my top 10 last year. I love ALL her books. ❤
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A friend of mine and I are thinking of putting together a Rainbow Rowell-themed reading challenge! So glad to see other people loving her as well 😌
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I love her so much that I’ve started reading *gasp* COMIC BOOKS just so I can get more. Still backlogged on Runaways, so haven’t gotten to the ones she’s written yet, but it is NOT disappointing.
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I loved The hate U Give and Children of Blood and Bones too!!!!
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Oh my gosh, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO WAIT FOR BOOK 2????
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Loved these picks, but now you are making want to get up and read the others on the list! :]
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Good! I hope you LOOOOVVVEEE them! ❤
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So happy to see how much you enjoyed The Goblin Emperor and Long Way to a Small Angry Planet! great list all around. Happy New Year!
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Seven 1/2 Deaths and Hate U Give topped most of my lists in 2018!! I plan on reading Spinning Silver this year. (I read Attachments, but it didn’t really click for me.)
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You know I often hear that about Rainbow Rowell books. I think she’s kind of hit or miss like that.
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I could understand what the appeal would be while I was reading, but the emotion didn’t click for me. I want to do a reread of Fangirl at some point, because when I first read it I really loved.
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I love Fangirl so much! Buuuuut I am completely obsessed with all of her books, so…
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I’m so keen to read goblin emperor thanks to your review! And I’m even more psyched for children of blood and bone now (which I really have no excuse for not having read- it’s on my kindle and everything!) And I’m so excited for seven and a half deaths as well. Wonderful list!
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Thanks! YES READ THE GOBLIN EMPEROR SO I CAN TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT IT!!!!! So so so so so in love! And it’s right up your ally, too.
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heheheh!! Awesome!!
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