Instead of the full questionnaire I usually do, I decided to do my own version of the Goodreads Choice Awards for books I read in 2019. My only modification to that tried and true set of genres is that I’m not splicing out Young Adult – the only YA I read this year won or lost in its primary genre category fair and square.
Fiction
The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves
Mystery & Thriller
Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone
Historical Fiction
Circe by Madeline Miller
Fantasy
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Romance
Twenty-One Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks
Science Fiction
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Horror
Summer Frost by Blake Crouch
(We all know I didn’t read any actual horror this year, but this was by far the creepiest thing that crossed my path.)
Humor
It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) by Nora McInerny
Non-fiction
Infinite Wonder by Scott Kelly
Memoir & Autobiography
Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness
History & Biography
A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs by Ben Garrod
Science & Technology
How To by Randall Munroe
Food & Cookbooks
Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines
Graphic Novels & Comics
Saga by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples
Poetry
Crush by Richard Siken
Debut Novel
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
Middle Grade & Children’s
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
Picture Books
The Fate of Fausto by Oliver Jeffers
With that, I wish you a very happy new year, and many great reads in 2020!
XOXO
The Comments
Bonnie @ For the Love of Words
I’m so glad you finally read Saga (and that you also loved it.) And Crush was so very fantastic. I just put The Fate of Fausto on hold at the library because I can’t get behind in my Jeffers. 🙂
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Nicole @ BookWyrmKnits
Happy New Year! It looks like you had some great reads in 2019.
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SE White
What a fun list! There are several on here from my TBR, I really, really need to get to them. Over the Top is high up there, along with Saga.
Angela
My coworker actually just loaned me a copy of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse – what a sweet, meaningful read! And The Girl He Used to Know made my Top 10 this year – thank you for the copy of that!