Happy New Year's Eve! It's hard to believe it's the last day of 2018. I feel like I just wrote our 2017 Top Ten Favorites lists. This year has flown by. As I'm writing this post I feel like I ran out of time to read more books, write more reviews, and post more bookish features. While I wasn't as active here on the blog, I have posted a lot more bookish features over on Instagram. Check us out here.
I am so excited to share one of our favorite posts of the year! Our top 10 favorite reads of the year. Normally it's hard for us to narrow our lists. In previous years we couldn't, and ended up with more than ten. This year we may have been a bit more pickier with our 5 star ratings than in years past. Without further ado, here is our Top Ten Favorite Books of 2018!
We always love comparing our lists after we make them. We love seeing which books we collectively have on our lists. This year we only had 4 books that were on at least two of our lists. The Cruel Prince, Obsidio, as well as Ghosts of the Shadowmarket and Leah On The Offbeat.
Katie's Top Ten Favorite Reads of 2018
- Legendary / Caravel by Stephanie Garber
- Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson
- Ghosts of the Shadowmarket by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson, Sarah Rees Brennan, Robin Wasserman and Kelly Link
- Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh
- Sky In The Deep by Adrienne Young
- Beyond A Darkened Shore by Jessica Leake
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- Immortal Reign by Morgan Rhodes
- Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh
- Reign the Earth by A.C. Gaughen
Emmaly's Top Ten Favorites of 2018
- Lifek1k3 by Jay Kristoff
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- Obsidio by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
- Leah On The Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
- White Night by Ellie Marney
- Queen of Air & Darkness by Cassandra Clare
- Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
- Fleshers by Alison Croggon
- Turtles All The Way Down by John Green
- Ice Wolves by Amie Kaufman
- Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
- Ghosts of the Shadowmarket by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson, Sarah Rees Brennan, Robin Wasserman and Kelly Link.
- Our House by Louise Candlish (not YA)
- Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (not YA)
- Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
- Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone
- Obsidio by Amy Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
There are a lot of fantastic releases out this year. There are many more books we've read and really enjoyed, than what's featured here. This list is just a few of our favorites from 2018. You can read reviews for some of these titles by clicking on the title name. Be sure to check out all of our 2018 book reviews. What were some of your favorite 2018 reads?