Yearly Wrap Up- 2019

Wow, was 2019 a year or reading for me. It was the year I read the most books (101!), a year or discovering new genres I didn’t normally read, new authors, new favorite books, bookish friends, bookish life experiences, and so much more! I am also posting this on the 2 year anniversary of me blogging! If you told me even 5 years ago that I would be where I am today in the book world, blogging, working at my dream job, and reading the books I’m reading, I would have told you that you had the wrong person. I HATED writing and would cry when I had to write papers. I was also deep into my Nancy Drew phase and didn’t want to read anything other than those 64 books that I knew like the back of my hand. And, I thought romance books and contemporary books were no good. If I was going to read anything other than Nancy, it was going to be fantasy or mystery. None of this “happy ending” “real life” nonsense. Also, the authors I were reading were all very White. I am very glad that I have branched out into reading more diverse and female authors!

Anyways, since I read so MANY books this year, I am just going to be listing them with no mini reviews (but I will be linking my monthly wrap ups, which have mini reviews and if applicable, linked regular reviews to the book I read!)

January- (Wrap Up)

• Mariam Sharma Hits The Road by Sheba Karim
• A Very Large Expanse Of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
• A Very Large Expanse Of Sea by Tahera Mafi (Reread)
• The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan
• Two Can Keep A Secret by Karen M. McManus
• There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
• Lola & The Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
• Isla & The Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
• Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
• Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
• Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi (Reread)
• Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
• Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi
• Letters To The Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
• More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer
• Lifelik3 by Jay Kristoff
• An Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
• Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
• Windwitch by Susan Dennard
• Anna & The French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
• Sightwitch by Susan Dennard

February- (Wrap Up)

• Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard
• The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
• Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
• On The Come Up by Angie Thomas
• Starflight by Melissa Landers
• Small Potatoes: The Mouthwatering Musings of a Misanthrope by Sarah Hunt
• The Distance Between Us by Kasie West
• The Fever King by Victoria Lee
• The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
• Here There Are Monsters by Amelinda Berube
• We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

March- (Wrap Up)

• Sissy: A Coming of Age Gender Story by Jacob Tobia
• Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer
• The Mermaid’s Voice Returns in This One by Amanda Lovelace
• The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
• The Umbrella Academy By Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba
• We Were Beautiful by Heather Hepler

April-(Wrap Up)

• Smoke & Key by Kelsey Sutton
• Last Girl Lied To by L.E. Flynn
• All We Could Have Been by T.E. Carter
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

May-(Wrap Up)

• The Seven and 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
• Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
• Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (Reread)
• The Wise and The Wicked by Rebecca Podos
• Wicked Saints by Emily Duncan

June-(Wrap Up)

• Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
• Wilder Girls by Rory Powers
• Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey Mcquiston
• The Disasters by M.K. England

July-(Wrap Up)

• The Lost & Found by Katrina Leno
• Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi
• A Heart So Fierce & Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
• The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson
• Stalking Jack The Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
• Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco
• Escaping From Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco

August-(Wrap Up)

• One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
• We Hunt The Flame by Hafsah Faizal
• Naturally Tan by Tan France
• How The Light Gets In by Katy Upperman
• The Lost Coast by Amy Rose Capetta
• The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
• The Prince & The Dress Maker by Jen Wang
• Keeper Of The Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
• Percy Jackson & The Olympians Graphic Novels by Rick Riordan
• The Heroes of Olympus #1 & 2 Graphic Novels by Rick Riordan
• The Girl The Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young

September-(Wrap Up)

• Scouts by Shannon Greenland
• The Steel Prince by V.E. Schwab
• Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
• Reach For The Skai by Skai Jackson
• Wicked Saints by Emily Duncan
• Crier’s War by Nina Varela
• Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis

October-(Wrap Up)

• The Dragon Warrior by Katie Zhao
• Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
• Ruthless Gods by Emily Duncan

November-(Wrap Up)

• The Secret of The Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
• The Tower Treasure by Franklin D. Dixon
• By The Light of The Study Lamp by Carolyn Keene
• Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
• The Lucky Ones by Liz Lawson
• Capturing The Devil by Kerri Maniscalco
• The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
• Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff

December-(Wrap Up)

• One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus
• One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus (Reread)
• Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard
• You’d Be Mine by Erin Hahn
• Small Potatoes: Leftover Beef From A Lovable Curmudgeon by Sarah Hunt

Overall, I’m really happy with how much I read and what I read last year! Did you read any of these? And what are you most looking forward to reading this year?