2019 Book List

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Best of the Year
Redshirts - John Scalzi
Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins-Reed
Captain Fantastic: Elton John's Stellar Trip through the '70s - Tom Doyle
Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune - Roselle Kim
Heart of Iron/Soul of Stars - Ashley Poston
The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien
Call Down the Hawk - Maggie Stiefvater
The Return of the King - J.R.R. Tolkien

All books read

Adult/General Books
Uncertain Logic - Christopher L. Bennett 4/5
The Plot Against America - Philip Roth 2.5/5 (audiobook)
A Lesson In Secrets - Jacqueline Winspear 3/5 (audiobook)
The Martian - Andy Weir 4/5 (re-read)
Live by the Code - Christopher L. Bennett 4/5
The Witch Elm - Tana French 4/5
Patterns of Interference - Christopher L. Bennett 4/5
Elegy for Eddie - Jacqueline Winspear 2/5 (audiobook)
Redshirts - John Scalzi 5/5
What In God's Name - Simon Rich 5/5
Wicked and the Wallflower - Sarah MacLean 2/5
Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins-Reed 5/5
So I Married a Highlander (What Happens in Scotland #2) - Kate McKinley 3/5
Hot Six - Janet Evanovich 3/5
Kitty Cat (Age of Night, #1) - May Sage 3/5
Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune - Roselle Kim 5/5
Realm of Darkness (Infernal Three #1) - May Sage 3/5
Doctor's Orders - Diane Duane 4/5
The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien 4.5/5
Seven Up - Janet Evanovich 3/5
Red, White, & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston 4/5
The Return of the King - J.R.R. Tolkien 5/5



Manga/Graphic Novels
Check, Please! - Ngozi Ukazu 4/5
Bleach, Vol. 26 - Tite Kubo 3/5
Bleach, Vol. 27 - Tite Kubo 3/5
Bleach, Vol. 28 - Tite Kubo 3/5
Bleach, Vol. 29 - Tite Kubo 2/5
Bleach, Vol. 30 - Tite Kubo 3/5 [2]
My Brother's Husband, Vol. 1 - Gengoroh Tagame 2/5
Bleach, Vol. 31 - Tite Kubo 3/5
Bleach, Vol. 32 - Tite Kubo 4/5
Bleach, Vol. 33 - Tite Kubo 3/5
Bleach, Vol. 34 - Tite Kubo 4/5
Bleach, Vol. 35 - Tite Kubo 4/5
Bleach, Vol. 36 - Tite Kubo 4/5
Bleach, Vol. 37 - Tite Kubo 3/5
Orange, 1 - Ichigo Takano 5/5
Orange, 2 - Ichigo Takano 3/5
Orange, Future - Ichigo Takano 3/5



Nonfiction
Troublemaker - Leah Remini 4/5 (audiobook)
Captain Fantastic: Elton John's Stellar Trip through the '70s - Tom Doyle 5/5
Rotten Movies We Love - Rotten Tomatoes 3/5
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores - Jennifer Campbell 3/5



Novellas/Short Stories
Binti - Nnedi Okorafor 3/5
Dubliners - James Joyce 3/5
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) - Martha Wells 3/5
Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries #2) - Martha Wells 3/5



Poetry/Free Verse
The Poet X - Elizabeth Acevedo 2/5
Field Guide to the End of the World - Jeannine Hall Gailey 5/5



YA/MG Books
The Cruel Prince - Holly Black 4.5/5
Two Can Keep a Secret - Karen M. McManus 3/5
Once Upon a Crime - Michael Buckley 2/5
Sky Without Stars - Jessica Brody, Joanne Rendell 4/5
Zenith - Sasha Alsberg, Lindsay Cummings 3/5
Nexus - Sasha Alsberg, Lindsay Cummings 3/5
Heart of Iron - Ashley Poston 4.5/5
Soul of Stars - Ashley Poston 5/5
Aurora Rising - Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff 2/5
The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Macbeth - Ian Lendler 3/5
Alien Superstar - Lin Oliver 3/5
Call Down the Hawk - Maggie Stiefvater 5/5