Best Reads of 2018 and Most Anticipated Reads of 2019

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.

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.