2019 Wrap Up: BIG New Year's Eve Post

To those readers that have been with me for a while you know that each year can be summed up with a key descriptor word (2016 was the year of the Indie, 2017 was the year of the ARC, 2018 was the year of the Surprise). 2019 became the year of Diverse reads. This year I've read an awe-inspiring 128 books, at least a third of which had diverse leads and plot lines. My favorites of the year are divided into a few categories: Top 26 Faves, New Auto-Buy Authors, Favorite Covers, Favorite Audiobook Narrators, and Favorite Sequels / Series Enders...

My Top 26 Favorite Books I've Read in 2018:
*As always, remember this list includes books I *read* this year - new releases, backlist books, and ARCs*

26. The Rules by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie

25. The Breathless by Tara Goedjen

24. Imposters by Scott Westerfeld

23. Midnight Son by James Dommeck Jr.

22. Buried Deep by Margot Hunt

21. The Beholder by Anna Bright

20. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

19. Slayer by Kiersten White

18. No One's Home by D.M. Pulley

17. We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

16. Repeat by Kylie Scott

15. Remember Me by Chelsea Bobulski

14. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

13. The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

12.Making Up by Helena Hunting

11. The Haunted by Danielle Vega

10. These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling

9. The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg

8. Crown of Oblivion by Julie Eshbaugh

7. Sadie by Courtney Summers

6. She Was the Quiet One by Michele Campbell

5. Dirty Letters by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

4. Blood Countess by Lana Popovic

3. Off Limits by Penny Dee

2. The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

1. Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall

 6 New Auto-Buy Authors I Discovered & Loved in 2019:

1. Helena Hunting

2. Michele Campbell

3. Penny Dee

4. Danielle Vega

5. Marie Lu

6. Gretchen McNeil

11 Prettiest Book Covers of 2019

1. The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

2. Soul In Darkness by Wendy Higgins

3. Last Things by Jaqueline West

4. We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

5. Rage by Cora Carmack

6. The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg

7. The Beholder by Anna Bright

8. Like A Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

         

9. The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett

10. House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin M. Craig

11. Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw

5 Favorite Sequels / Series Enders of 2019

1. Finale by Stephanie Garber

2. Wildcard by Marie Lu

3. Shatter City by Scott Westerfeld

4. Tellus by Tyffany Hackett

5. The Dead House: The Naida Tapes (Novella follow-up) by Dawn Kurtagich

Favorite Audiobook Narrators of 2019:

1. January Lavoy

2. Emma Lysy

3. James Dommeck Jr.

4. Therese Plummer

5. Andi Arndt

6. Sebastian York

7. Teddy Hamilton

8. Holly Warren

2019 was another great year for new releases and 2020 already has a ton of amazing reads to look forward to.  What were some of your favorite books/new authors of 2019? Let me know in the comments! Let's swap recs! 

Happy New Year Bookdragons! I'll see you in 2020! Let's make it a roaring good year 😉