This is my favorite post to write every single year! I love making the charts and answering the book-related questions and combing through my GoodReads list to see what worlds and decades and countries I visit via print!! 📚

Today I am linking up with Steph and Jana (of course) but also borrowing a book recap tag from Jamie (The Perpetual Page Turner) as I do each year! Also, I made my graphs here.

I read 40 books this year. To some that’s a lot, to many that’s a few. To me it’s mostly perfect. I went through lulls and spurts. I’m 100% good with 40 books in 2018. Here’s how they hashed out:

I need to be more picky with my star ratings. How I have zero “2 stars” is unbeknownst to me… I ALSO finally finished one of Erin’s Book Challenges! Finally!! A new one starts on Tuesday and I’m pumped.

Alrighty, on to the year end review tag.

Number Of Books You Read: 40
Number of Re-Reads: 2
Genre You Read The Most From: SciFi/Fantasy, Romance, & HistFic

Best Book You Read In 2018
I read some great ones, but the best was The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t
After Alice by Gregory Maguire & The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking

 Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote. I didn’t remember what the movie was about AND the book takes a different tone than the film anyway.

 Best series you started or best Sequel or best Series Ender of 2018
I started The Three Dark Crowns series. I plan to tackle books #2 & 3 in 2019.

 Favorite new author you discovered in 2018
Mariana Zapata and R.S. Grey

 Book You Read In 2018 That You Would Be MOST Likely To Re-Read Next Year
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimanamda Ngozi Adichie

Favorite cover of a book you read in 2018
A Holiday By Gaslight by Mimi Matthews

Most memorable character of 2018
I loved Juliet & all the people of Guernsey (The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows)

 Most beautifully written book read in 2018
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff was lovely. It was nonfiction & reading those letter, written by real people, made time seemingly stop.

Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2018 to finally read
Guernsey & THUG

Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2018
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata – 673 pages
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – 52 pages

Book That Shocked You The Most
An Act of Villainy by Ashley Weaver. It was a mystery and I did NOT solve it.

OTP OF THE YEAR (One True Pairing- you will go down with this ship!)
Vanessa & Aiden (The Wall of Winnipeg and Me)

Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year
Meredith & Edith (Arrogant Devil by R.S. Grey)

Favorite Book You Read in 2018 From An Author You’ve Read Previously
All the illustrated Harry Potter books.

Best Book You Read In 2018 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2018
Aiden Graves (Winnipeg) and Nate (One of Us Is Lying)

Best 2018 debut you read
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (a 2017 debut read in 2018)

Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year
Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read
Arrogant Devil by R.S. Grey

Hidden Gem Of The Year
Winnipeg – although not-so-hidden since Kristen sings its praises 😉

Book That Crushed Your Soul
And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman

Most Unique Book You Read In 2018
A Tyranny of Petticoats (various authors) – love it, though

Book That Made You The Most Mad
Until Harry by L.A. Casey- not a good book OR romance