Tag: best books of 2019

Top 5 Tuesday is created by the always prolific Shanah, the Bionic Book Worm, and this week is extra special!

It’s the gift-giving season, and what better gift to give (and receive) than books?! And I can’t even say that the list I’ve put together is my top 5, because who can narrow it down?! So this list is 5 of the most recent books to make their way onto my WANT list. Enjoy!

 

 

GIDEON THE NINTH
by Tamsyn Muir

Necromancers in space? Hell yeah.

 

THE INSTITUTE
by Stephen King

I’m done fighting the idea that I’m a casual King fan. I’m all in.

 

 

SABBATH
by Nick Mamatas

An eleventh-century warrior finds himself dropped into contemporary Manhattan to kill the living personifications of the Seven Deadly Sins. As if the title wasn’t metal enough!

 

FATE OF THE FALLEN
by Kel Kade

I love stories that take “the chosen one” trope and turn it on its head.

 

 

DARK AGE
by Pierce Brown

Yes… even though I haven’t read Iron Gold, this is still on my list. I have no doubts whatsoever.

 

Fun fact about this post: Today is my birthday, so this list doubles as a birthday wish list as well. *wink, wink*

Top 5 Tuesday is created by the always prolific Shanah, the Bionic Book Worm, and this week we’re looking at books we DIDN’T get to in 2019.

This is a tough one. Not just because of the crushing guilt I’ll be feeling when I list books that I said I would ABSOLUTELY read this year. There’s also the fact that there are 3 weeks left of 2019. And when it comes to saying I’m going to read something, I may not be very accurate, but I’m an optimist! So even the books that do end up on this list may end up getting read.

To compensate for my delusion that I’m going to read a whole bunch in the next 3 weeks, I’ll list a few extra books and the entire list from LEAST LIKELY to be read before the end of year to MOST LIKELY. How about that? Enough excuses! ON WITH THE SHAME PARADE!!

 

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
by Gregory Scott Katsoulis

I fell in love with this concept and cover when it was originally published, but lukewarm reviews have kept it from being the very best book on my TBR…

 

SCYTHE
by Neal Shusterman

No specific reason why this one doesn’t make it to the top of the pile. I’m interested. There are just so many other books that are perhaps a little more interesting.

 

SEA OF RUST
by C. Robert Cargill

No illusions. I keep this one around because of how in love I am with the cover. It’s always in the conversation, but something else always steps in front.

 

 

INVICTUS
by Ryan Graudin

I’ve been sold on this one since the author tweeted ‘DOCTOR WHO X FIREFLY.’

 

WARCROSS
by Marie Lu

It’s getting to the part of my list where I no longer can think of any excuses.

 

 

CROOKED KINGDOM
by Leigh Bardugo

I read Bardugo’s Ninth House this year, which makes me feel a little better about this one being left unread. But only a little.

 

 

VICIOUS
by V.E. Schwab

I’ve liked superheroes forever. Why no read this?

 

 

IRON GOLD
by Pierce Brown

Absolutely no comment.

 

 

DARKDAWN
by Jay Kristoff

I really thought I would have cracked this one open the day it arrived in the mail. I haven’t. There’s seriously something wrong with me.

Fun fact about this post: This list probably looks A LOT like a ‘Books I didn’t get to in 2018’ post…