Day: December 29, 2018

Jessica’s Top 10 of 2018

Wow, another year has flown by, goodbye 2018!  It is crazy how much quicker the years are passing by now.  But here is my top 10 of 2018!  (I kept track of my 5 star reads as the year progressed to make this post easier to do!) Here are my picks in order:

10. I Give You My Heart by SarahJane Ford

I read this one as part of a blog tour and it deeply touched me. Organ donation is very important, and when you know someone who is still alive because of it, you can’t say thank you enough to the donor and their family!

9. The Underachieving Ovary by JT Lawrence

 I was sent the Audible version by the author, but I already had on my kindle to read at some point. JT Lawrence is becoming one of my favorite authors and this is her semi-autobiographical novel dealing with infertility. As I listened to it I realized how much my friends who have had fertility issues have actually gone through.

8. The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyenne Young

This is a touching one that was read that you can’t help but tear up during, whether throughout the book or just the epilogue! It shows the true friendship these two girls have: even beyond death.

7. Dear Martin by Nic Stone

A young African American teen boy who did everything right, but deals with racism.  I enjoyed the male point of view and the novel takes place in Georgia as well!  I also was fortunate to meet Nic Stone in October: she is great!

6. Warcross by Marie Lu

Yes, I borrowed Kim’s picture for this post. Her review had me wanting to read it and I am NOT a gamer! This novel is about so much more than about gaming!

5. How to Walk Away by Katherine Center

What more can I say: WOW!  I wondered why there was an airplane on the cover…And then I read the novel!  What a journey.  This was my first novel by Center and it will NOT be my last!

4.  The Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon

This one was my first five star read of 2018 and the books that I read afterward had a lot to live up to: In fact, only three beat this one out: I love how this one is different from other YA novels, where the girl is the skeptic about love and there is a realistic ending.

3. Year One by Nora Roberts

Wait a minute: Nora Roberts writes more than romance?!?!?!  She writes post-apocalyptic as well?!?!?! This intrigued me so I wanted to check it out! There is a bit of a fantastical element thrown in this novel and fantasy is far from what I read, but I really enjoyed this one! The sequel is out now, I need to read it!

2.  The One by John Marrs

I really enjoy suspense/thrillers and The One is everything I enjoy in a book!  I won my signed copy via Goodreads giveaway. It will be a series on Netflix at some point and I can not wait to watch it! This would have been my number one read of the year if it were not for the series that ultimately blew me away and took the number one spot…..

What is my number one read of 2018??????

 

 

 

 

1. Scythe and Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

The reason there are two books in my number one spot is because they are part of a series and were equal for me! I could not separate these two books.   Kim’s review of Scythe piqued my curiosity and I am so glad I read these two books. Neal Shusterman is a freaking genius and I need to read more of his books.  The final book ( I think) in this series will be called The Toll and is supposed to come out in 2019.  If you have not read this series yet, I suggest you wait until The Toll is published so you won’t be in high anticipation as you are left needing more of this series!


Have you read any of these books, and if so what did you think of them? Kim’s Top 10 of 2018 will post tomorrow.  She decided on her top 10 a little differently from they way I chose mine. Stay tuned to see what books she loved!