Sometimes it’s really hard to look back on a year and figure out which books are my favorites–even when I’m only looking at books I reviewed here on the blog instead of all of the books I read. 2019 wasn’t like that. Instead, it turned out to relatively easy to choose my standout favorites. These are books that made my world bigger and my heart more full; they’re books that took my completely by surprise in the best possible ways:
- With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
- The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
- 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston
- Last of Her Name by Jessica Khoury
- Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai
- Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Field Notes on Love by Jennifer E. Smith
- Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
- The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White
- Rayne and Delilah’s Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner
You can click the titles above to find my reviews or shop the titles over on my Amazon page.
Honorable Mention: The Backlist
I have been playing catch up with review writing for the better part of two years so here are some backlist titles I could have mentioned last year (or earlier) but didn’t get written up on the blog in time to be properly featured on a best of list:
- Devils Unto Dust by Emma Berquist
- The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
- Save the Date by Morgan Matson
- City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
- Sadie by Courtney Summers
- Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian
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