The time has finally come! No surprise to anyone, I couldn’t narrow down my favorite reads to a top ten. I present you with my top 15 reads and my 10 honorable mentions!
I should also point out I won’t be ranking these because that’s way too hard! Instead, I’ll give you my top 3 reads of the year:
- Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
- The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Top 15 (in no particular order):
Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Take It Back by Kia Abdullah
When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
The Long Walk by Stephen King
Ring Shout by P. DjèlÍ Clark
Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Saving Ruby King by Catharine Adel West
The Bright Lands by John Fram
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
10 Honorable Mentions (in no particular order):
The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler
The Good Nurse by Charles Graeber
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
On Writing by Stephen King
He Started It by Samantha Downing
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert
Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
What were your favorites this year?
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