Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Favourite Books I Read in 2019

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme  which was previously hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week bloggers post their top ten on a previously suggested topic. This week's topic is Ten Books I read in 2019.

Here are the best books I read in 2019!  
These are in no particular order.

1. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 

2. The Diviners (The Diviners #1) by Libba Bray

3. Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove #1) by Shelby Mahurin

4. Skyward (Skyward #1) by Brandon Sanderson 

5. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 

6. The Mad Ship (The Liveship Traders #2) by Robin Hobb

7. Circe by Madeline Miller

I finished this yesterday and truly enjoyed it. Madeline Miller has become one of my favourite authors this year! 

8. The Bride Test (The Kiss Quotient #2) by Helen Hoang

9. Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper #1) by Alice Oseman

I just picked Heartstopper up yesterday evening and now I've read the first three volumes, loved this so much! And you can read everything on Tapas.

10. Normal People by Sally Rooney

What were some of your favourite books this year?

I hope you'll all have a fantastic New Year's Eve!

As always please leave some recommendations on what I should read or watch next! 

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Stacking the Shelves: October Book Haul

Stacking the Shelves is a meme co-hosted by Reading Reality and Tynga's Reviews (the image above belongs to these blogs too). Each week bloggers share the books they got.

This is my October book haul, I have already read 4 of these, which I'm quite happy about. You can find my thoughts about them in my wrap up.

These are the books I got in October:

1. Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore 

This is the only e-book I got this month.

2. The Merciful Crow (The Merciful Crow, #1) by Margaret Owen

3. The Diviners (The Diviners, #1) by Libba Bray 

4. House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

5. Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh

I saw this in a bookstore and was intrigued. I haven't read anything by this author before. Have you read anything by Waugh?

6. Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

I already owned two copies of Frankenstein but I collect the Penguin English Library editions so I couldn't resist picking this up.

7. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

8. Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks

Which books did you recently get? Have you read any of the books mentioned above or are you planning to? Leave your thoughts down below!


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October Wrap Up

These are the books I read in October, I'm quite happy with what I read this month. It has been a good reading month after all!


1. Darkdawn (The Nevernight Chronicle, #3) by Jay Kristoff

I liked Darkdawn but I somehow also feel disappointed in the final instalment of this series. I expected more and I had some problems with the plot. 4 stars. Have you read it?

2. Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women, #1) by Evie Dunmore

I enjoyed this but didn't like some of the choices made by the main characters. 4 stars.

3. The Merciful Crow (The Merciful Crow, #1) by Margaret Owen

I'm starting to read less ya, but you can't really tell based on this month's wrap up. That said, I quite enjoyed the new setting of this book, but I didn't like the romance all that much and most characters annoyed me. 3 stars.

4. Tunnel of Bones (Cassidy Blake, #2) by Victoria Schwab

Really enjoyed this one! Can't wait to read what will happen next! 4,5 stars!

5. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 (Fullmetal Alchemist, #1) by Hiromu Arakawa

I borrowed the boxset from the brother of one my best friends, I don't have a lot of time to read these but I'm glad I started. Not sure about this series yet though. 3 stars. Does it get better?

6. The Diviners (The Diviners, #1) by Libba Bray 

LOVED this! Definitely my favourite book this month! I ordered the sequels but they still have to be shipped, otherwise I probably would have devoured those as well! Highly recommend this series! I didn't expect a ya series to be this creepy. 5 stars!

7. Wicked Fox (Gumiho, #1) by Kat Cho

I heard some mixed reviews about this one, it won my Twitter poll, so I decided to pick it up. When I started it, I was still suffering from a bookhangover from reading The Diviners, so to me Wicked Fox had a very slow start. It was difficult to get into to it. However, once I got to the second part of the book, I couldn't put it down! 

As you may know, I love watching Kdrama and this book reminded me of one all the time. I loved the Korean and magical elements. 4 stars.

8. Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell

I liked it, but there wasn't all that much to it. Kind of wish I didn't buy it. 3 stars.
It also made me want to visit a pumpkin patch, those sound look like a lot of fun. Sadly, I don't have any in my region.


What did you read in October?

Have you read any of these books or are you planning to? Leave your thoughts and recommendations down below!

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September Wrap Up

I'm very behind on wrap ups and book hauls but I hope to catch up on them one day. Anyway, here is my September wrap up. I started work again after summer break, so considering I didn't have a lot of time to read, I'm happy I finished three books!

1. The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War #2) by R.F. Kuang

Loved this book! It's the sequel to The Poppy War and I can't wait to read the third book! 5 stars!

2. Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove #1) by Shelby Mahurin 

I loved this book! I read it at a time when I was very stressed out and this book helped me to get my mind off certain things. Loved the characters and the setting! 5 stars! Highly recommend!

3. Well Met by Jen DeLuca

Liked this one well enough, although the characters really frustrated me at times. Loved the Renaissance Faire parts! Wish I could visit it! 3 stars!

What did you read in September?

Have you read any of these books or are you planning to? Leave your thoughts and recommendations down below!

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Top Ten Most Anticipated Books of 2019

Lots of amazing books will be released in 2019. This is the top ten of my most anticipated books this year! These are in no particular order

1. King of Scars (Nikolai Duology #1) by Leigh Bardugo 

Nikolai was my favourite character in the Grisha trilogy! Glad to read more of him!

2. 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

The Hating Game is one of my favourite books and my perfect comfort read. Can't wait to read Sally Thorne's next book!

3. Bloodwitch (The Witchlands #3) by Susan Dennard

Aeduan is my favourite character in the series, so happy to read his story next! I ship him and Iseult so much!

4. The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air #2) by Holly Black

5. Darkdawn (The Nevernight Chronicle #3) by Jay Kristoff

Love this series so much! Can't wait to read this book!

6. The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War #2) by R.F. Kuang

7. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

8. The Kingdom of Copper (The Daevabad Trilogy #2) by S.A. Chakraborty 

9. The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

10. Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal

I can never resist a Pride and Prejudice retelling!



What new releases are you looking forward to reading this year? 

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Beat the Backlist Challenge 2019

I have decided to participate in the Beat the Backlist Challenge 2019. This challenge is hosted by Novel Knight and you can find more information about it on NovelKnight's blog. I participated last year as well, I finished all the books from my initial post, the only thing is, I finished The Mad Ship today (so, it was two days too late to count for the challenge).

Here is my TBR for this year. This might change throughout the year but I'm hoping to read at least half of the books below!

1. Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders #3) by Robin Hobb 

I probably would start this book right now, after having finished The Mad Ship, but I don't have it in my possession yet. I ordered it on the Book Depository but it will take some time to get here.

Since I didn't finish The Mad Ship before the end of 2018, I really want to read Ship of Destiny this year! I'm so excited to read the last book of the trilogy. I will miss these characters when it's over!

2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

I have started this book years ago and didn't have the time to finish it. Hopefully, 2019 will be the year I do so! Really enjoyed what I read, though!

3. The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood

I have read three books by Margaret Atwood before and loved them all! Can't wait to read more!

4. Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse #1) by James S.A. Corey 

5. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

These are five huge books that each intimidate me in some way, I can't guarantee I will read them all but sure would like to try!


What are you planning to read this year? Have you read any of the books mentioned above or are you planning to? Leave your thoughts down below!

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