Happy New Year! Here’s a quick rundown of all the stories I loved from the past year. These are the books that really made an impact on my 2018. I hope you don’t mind that I wasn’t able to shorten it to just 5 or 10. I read more than a 100 and this is the most I’ve read in a year since I started tracking my books. Believe me when I say I read a lot of awesome stuff and I think that is also what kept me going. Towards the end, I also added my reading stats from my favorite bookish app–Goodreads!
Please note that I did not include my rereads in the lists 😅
Top 10 (in no particular order)
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer
Strange the Dreamer and Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
Honorable Mentions
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Top Graphic Novels
Fragments of Horror by Junji Ito
Ella Arcangel by Julius Villanueva
A Drifting Life by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
The Push Man and Other Stories by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
New favorite authors
Celeste Ng
Ruth Ozeki
Han Kang
Laini Taylor
Goodreads Reading Stats
My Year in Books – Goodreads
So there! 2018 was truly an epic and record-breaking year for reading ✨ I really believe that a huge part of it is because I started a bookstagram account and the community has been so engaging and welcoming and they continue to motivate me everyday. I also joined a book club and some blog tours–generally got more active not just in reading but with interacting and connecting with people with the same passion as I do.
I also feel more confident in doing book reviews now. I know I still need to practice more, but blogging and bookstagramming really made me comfortable with my own voice. Though I am not a literary critic, I know that my opinion matters, and somehow this realization makes my reading experience even more pleasant because finally I’m not just reading and then forgetting, but I actually have a platform to reflect my thoughts into. 💖
Looking forward to another bookish year this 2019! 🎆🎉
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Wow! What a great reading year!! 💜
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Yes ❤️ thanks for all the book recommendations ❤️
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Enjoyed your list. Well done on breaking the 100 book barrier. I haven’t managed that yet. Good to see secret history… Have you read her book – goldfinch. It’s even better!
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Yes! I read The Goldfinch in 2017 and it’s definitely one of my favorite novels of all time. I’m glad to meet someone who also thinks The Goldfinch is better. The Secret History is the crowd favorite. Haha
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You know what it would be one of my favs of all time as well. What a brilliant book. Have you read her other novel – thinks its a little friend or something like that? I haven’t but given that I loved the other two surely it’s worth tracking down?
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The Little Friend, yes. I already have a copy but haven’t read it yet. I guess I’m kind of saving it. 😆
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Yes I can see why. I’m going to pick it up soon for sure!
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Well done on getting over 100! I really need to read more this year. I always tell myself I will read more but always end up writing more instead 🤣🤭 x
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Thank you! Good job on the writing! 💖
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You had a fabulous year of reading! Some of your top books I have also loved, like The Casual Vacancy, and many more of them are already on my TBR. I just added The Little Stranger. Thanks for the heads up on that one. 👍✨
Happy New Year! 🎉
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The Casual Vacancy deserves more love ❤️
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