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My 2019 Bookish Wrap Up - What were my favourite reads of this year?

Hey ForeverBookers, 

Happy New Year (almost!) did you all have a fantastic Christmas? I know I sure did!
Below are my favourite reads of 2019! When writing the list I was able to just remember who the author to each book was, which doesn’t always happen for me. I often have to go back and look but because all of these books were so good, the authors names were cemented in my memory. My number 1 and number 10 were NetGalley arcs. I WILL get back to reading those in 2020, as I have lots stocked up. I read and enjoyed a vast amount of genres this year, everything from middle grade fantasy, to sexy romance (of couse 😉), to horror! See my list below (I’ve linked each review after each book mentioned.) 

I got quite far in my Popsugar 2019 challenge, as you can see above (those high Kit in pink were what I managed to complete!) I’ll work on actually finishing it in 2020 along with the Little Inklings Design challenges, as I got a planner for Christmas, which I’m soooooooo excited to start using!

1) The Sapphire Widow by Dinah Jeffies - Standalone - (NetGalley ARC) - Adult/historical/romance - http://foreverbooks18.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-sapphire-widow-by-dinah-jeffries.html?m=1

2) Red, White And Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston - Standalone - Adult romance/political - http://foreverbooks18.blogspot.com/2019/08/red-white-and-royal-blue-by-casey.html?m=1


4) Throne Of Glass (and Crown Of Midnight) by Sarah J Maas - YA fantasy (the later books become NA, I think) - http://foreverbooks18.blogspot.com/2019/05/throne-of-glass-by-sarah-j-maas-review_23.html?m=1

5) Daisy Jones And The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Standalone - Adult fictional biography - http://foreverbooks18.blogspot.com/2019/04/daisy-jones-and-six-by-taylor-jenkins.html?m=1

6) The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood - Standalone before 2019 - Adult dystopian - http://foreverbooks18.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-handmaids-tale-by-margaret-atwood.html?m=1


8) Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab - Middle grade/YA dystopian - http://foreverbooks18.blogspot.com/2019/09/our-dark-duet-2-monsters-of-verity-by.html?m=1


10) Apple Of My Eye by Claire Allan - Standalone - (NetGalley ARC) - Thriller - http://foreverbooks18.blogspot.com/2019/03/apple-of-my-eye-by-claire-allan-review_25.html?m=1 

Honourable mentions: 

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare - YA paranormal, historical fantasy - http://foreverbooks18.blogspot.com/2019/06/clockwork-angel-infernal-devices-1-by.html?m=1, 

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren - Adult Romance -http://foreverbooks18.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-unhoneymooners-by-christina-lauren.html?m=1,


What are some of your favourite books of the year? Do they match mine? I’m really looking forward to my reading year in 2020! What are some of your most anticipated 2020 releases??? Let me know in the comments below...

Hope you all have a super 2020!!!

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