I’m not much for resolutions, highlight reels, and year-end wrap-ups as a rule. But the yearly best of 20xx literary lists? Now that’s an end of the year thing I can get behind.
In preparation for this post, I hopped over to Goodreads to check out my 2018 reads and compile my list of favorites.
Guys.
Guys.
It was…sparse.
I knew that I had a dry spell as far as reading (and, not coincidentally, writing) at the end of 2017 and the beginning of this year, mostly due to a major family event and loss. I just hadn’t realized how severe the drought really was until now. My reading didn’t pick up until late summer/early fall (again, not coincidentally, the same time I got my writing mojo back).
So in an effort to ensure that I start off 2019 on the right track, I’m also including a list of books that I can’t wait to read next year. Some are new releases, while others have been sitting on my TBR pile and deserve some love.
I hope you find something interesting and new below, and please, feel free to add any of your favorites in the comments.
Favorite Reads of 2018

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25421052-how-to-save-an-undead-life

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31123268-fat-girl-on-a-plane

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23437156-six-of-crows

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23566506-trade-me?ac=1&from_search=true

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29396738-monstress-vol-1?ac=1&from_search=true

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13421230-perdition?ac=1&from_search=true

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9645260-dead-iron?ac=1&from_search=true

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36199084-the-kiss-quotient?ac=1&from_search=true

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36199084-the-kiss-quotient?ac=1&from_search=true

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9191899-welcome-to-bordertown?ac=1&from_search=true
Most Anticipated 2019 Reads

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37920490-storm-of-locusts?ac=1&from_search=true

You’re welcome.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43189874-well-met?ac=1&from_search=true


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36137560-kill-the-queen?ac=1&from_search=true

https://www.amazon.com/Times-Children-Islevale-Book-1-ebook/dp/B079KT566R/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1545264463&sr=8-1&keywords=time%27s+children+jackson

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36362234-the-love-lies-of-rukhsana-ali?ac=1&from_search=true

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36590393-hollywood-dead?ac=1&from_search=true

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/406174.From_a_Native_Daughter?ac=1&from_search=true

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34649348-the-marrow-thieves?ac=1&from_search=true

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28245707-queens-of-geek?ac=1&from_search=true

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42438218-shattered-bonds?ac=1&from_search=true

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35423568-bayou-born?ac=1&from_search=true

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35457273-high-voltage?ac=1&from_search=true