Books Read in 2018
Who Censored Roger Rabbit by Gary K. Wolf Wires and Nerve Vol. 1 by Marissa Meyer
Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl Tempest and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce
The Magicians by Lev Grossman Soundless by Richelle Mead
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austin A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
Heartless by Marissa Meyer After Alice by Gregory Maguire
And I Darken by Kiersten White Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher
Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher
Princep's Fury by Jim Butcher First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher
Caravel by Stephanie Garber Blood Communion by Anne Rice
Dracula by Bram Stoker Half-Bad by Sally Green
Half-Wild by Sally Green Furyborn by Claire Legrand
Total Books Read: 32
Favorite Book(s)? Well, sticking strictly to standalones here... Wow... also seeing that I didn't read a lot of standalones... I was really taken in by Dracula. Also, I was pleasantly surprised by Alias Hook. It had some false starts, but once it got going, I couldn't put it down. Loved it.
Least Favorite Book(s)? Oh, I'm ready for this one. First off, freaking The Girl on the Train. Hated that book. I blame the hype, honestly. It was so hyped as the next Gone Girl. It is not. Not even close. I wasn't even a hundred pages in and I knew who did it and why. And the protagonist got on my ever-lovin' last nerve. And, while I love the Vampire Chronicles--and have even loved the two additions previous to the New Chronicles... I didn't particularly care for Blood Communion... (I feel like a weight has been lifted off my chest... I finally said it). There is always a lot of talking in Rice's books, which I'm totally cool with, but this one threw in a whole oh-no-can-it-be section... that wasn't. I just... meh.
Favorite Series? Um, I think the Codex Alera series (all those books up there by Jim Butcher) and A Court of Thorns and Roses series (all the books up there by Sarah J. Maas) really took me this year.
Least Favorite Series? That Half series by Sally Green. I only read the second one because I had purchased both of them at reduced prices. But I won't be seeking out the third. Really just disliked the style and couldn't give a crap about any of the characters.
Any reoccurring themes in choice of reading? Well, I read a lot of series stuff... or stuff that has sequels either out or coming out this year (2019). But, I read two books with the word "alias" in the title that were also two word titles (Alias Hook and Alias Grace). I read a lot about fairies this year, and not consciously. Six of them included fairies (Alias Hook, A Court of Thorns and Roses series--hereafter abbreviated to ACoTaR, and The Darkest Part of the Forest). I read two classic novels this year (Sense and Sensibility and Dracula). I always read a lot of books that deal with magic or mysticism in some way, so I'll skip that. But I read either entirely or all currently published books in a series a lot this year... I think total series I read was 10... wow... two of those were all that is currently available to read, and only 1 series that I won't return to. I read two books that dealt with the world of Alice in Wonderland (which spawned my first post, those books being Heartless and After Alice).
Any of them have sequels you want to look out for next year/future? A lot of them, actually. Maas has promised a continuation of the ACoTaR series in a second trilogy. I will definitely be looking out for that. And I Darken I want to continue, and Bannerless currently has a sequel out I am interested in. I definitely have to get the sequel to Furyborn (called Kingsbane) ASAP after it releases this year.
Any authors new to you this year that you want to seek out more of? Claire Legrand is one I will definitely look more into, as well as Kiersten White. There's a new book White is writing that's due out... two days from when I publish this that's set within the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe that I desperately want. I have Throne of Glass by Maas in my possession that I need to read. I think those all the new authors that I want to continue reading from this year (new to me, that is).
Pleasantly surprised by any of them? Alias Hook for starters. This was a Dollar Tree find by my BFF that she literally bought, brought to work, and then immediately loaned to me to get my opinion on. And it was great. Dollar well spent. Furyborn surprised me too... but I'm not sure why. I think I just had a total misconception about Legrand and this novel. I really loved it. And I was surprised by how taken in I was by the Codex Alera and the ACoTaR series.
Any books left on your TBR (To Be Read) list that you're excited to get to next year? I am excited to get to another Jim Butcher book I have on my TBR called The Aeronaut's Windglass. Also, Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson, and Dracula in Love by Karen Essex.
And that's it for me. I have read 32 books for 2018, and I'm so proud of that, considering the writing I do and that I mostly read on my breaks at work. So, what did you all read last year? Leave me a comment below! Also, covers for favorite books and least favorite books following!
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