2018 Reading Wrap Up

Hey, guys!

This year was such a great reading experience and I'm so excited about the new authors and series I've read this year. I have read 44 graphic novels and comics and I've read 81 books -- 125 books in total. Last year, I wasn't as impressed with the books I had read, but this year I had such a great time reading the books that I picked up. This year has been a year of growth and complete enjoyment on my part. I'm excited to see which books I read this year. There are so many 2019 releases, so I'm excited to dive into more new authors and new books. Here are the books I read this year! (Some are not pictured as I've unhauled them or I had borrowed them from the library.)

+School texts

* ARCs/review copies
^ graphic novels/comics/picture books
~ listened via audiobook

January

1. Quests For Glory (The School For Good & Evil: The Camelot Years #1) by Soman Chainani
2. Rebel With A Cupcake by Anna Mainwaring*
3. A Good Cry by Nikki Giovanni
4. Turn of the Screw by Henry James+
5. Friendship to the Max (Lumberjanes #2) by Noelle Stevenson^
6. Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy Volume 1 by Chyna Clungston Flores^
7. The Faust Act (The Wicked & The Divine #1) by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Illustrations), Matt Wilson (Colorist), Clayton Cowles^
8. Fandemonium (The Wicked & The Divine #2) by Kieron Gillen, et all.^
9. Commercial Suicide (The Wicked & The Divine #3) by Kieron Gillen, et all^
10. Rising Action (The Wicked & The Divine #4) by Kieron Gillen et all^
11. Imperial Phase Part 1 (The Wicked & The Divine #5) by Kieron Gillen et all^
12. Imperial Phase Part 2 (The Wicked & The Divine #6) by Kieron Gillen et all^
13. One Weird Trick (Sex Criminals Volume 1) by Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky^
14. A Terrible Plan (Lumberjanes #3) by Noelle Stevenson^
15. Two Worlds, One Cop (Sex Criminals Volume 2) by Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarksy^
16. Don Quixote Book 1 by Cervantes+
17. This Is A Good Story by Adam Lehrhaupt and Magali Le Huche

January Wrap Up {click here}

February

1. Girl Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen+
2. Rat Queens Volume 1: Sass and Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch^
3. Rat Queens Volume 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'rygoth by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch^
4. The Wicked and Divine Christmas Annual #1 by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Kris Anka, Chynna Flores, Carla Speed McNeil, Rachael Stott, Emma Vieceli, & Matt Wilson^
5. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert+
6. The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes+
7. Laura & Emma by Kate Greathead*

February Wrap Up {click here}

March

1. Summer Constellations by Alisha Sevigny*
2. The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint Exupery+
3. Blindness by Jose Saramago+
4. The Princess Saves Herself In This One by Amanda Lovelace
5. Runaways (2017~) #5 by Kris Anka and Rainbow Rowell^
6. Runaways (2017~) #6 by Kris Anka and Rainbow Rowell^
7. Whisper by Lynnette Noni*
8.  Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (reread/first time listening)
9. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
10. MAMA: A True Story, in which a Baby Hippo Loses His Mama During a Tsunami, but Finds a New Home, and a New Mama by Jeanette Winter^
11. The Creature of the Pines (The Unicorn Rescue Society #1) by Adam Gitwitz*
12. The Basque Dragon (The Unicorn Rescue Society #2) by Adam Gitwitz*
13. A Visit to the Impossible Lands by Holly Black (short story)
14. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston+

March Wrap Up {click here}

April

1. Rugrats #1 by Box Brown, Lisa SuBois, and Jorge Corona^
2. The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
3. Gain by Richard Powers+
4. Atonement by Ian McEwan+
5. Moonstruck Single Issue #1 by Grace Ellis, Shae Beagle, and Kate Leth^
6. Eggsistential Thoughts by Gudetama the Lazy Egg by Francesco Sedita^*
7. Gudetama's Guide to Life by Francesco Sedita^*
8. Saga Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples^

April Wrap Up {click here}

May

1. Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf*
2. The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat^
3. A Court of Frost & Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.5) by Sarah J. Maas
4. The Prince & the Dressmaker by Jen Wang (book club BOTM)^
5. Whisper in the Dark by Louisa May Alcott
6. East (East #1) by Edith Pattou (reread)
7. November 9 by Colleen Hoover
8. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
9. Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover ~ audio
10. Geekerella by Ashley Poston
11. Through the Woods by Emily Carrol
12. Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills

May Wrap Up: {click here}

June

1. The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak
2. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Nogozi Adichi
3. Saga Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
4. Plutona by Jeff Lemire, Emi Lenox, Jordie Bellaire, & Steve Wands
5. Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll
6. Confess by Colleen Hoover
7. The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
8. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee
9. That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston
10. Red Queen (Red Queen #1) by Victoria Aveyard ~ audio + physical
1. Original review
2. Reread review
11. The Forest Queen by Betsy Cornwell*
12. Algedonic by R.H. Sin
13. Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge

June Wrap Up: {click here}

July

1. Adventure Time with Fionna and Cake Volume 1 by Natasha Allegri, Noelle Stevenson, Kate Leth,
   Lucy Knisley
2. The Sun & Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
3. Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) by Leigh Bardugo
4. {DNF} City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments #3) by Cassandra Clare
5. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
6. Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover ~ audio & physical
7. Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat
8. The Ancient Magus Bride Volume 1 by Kore Yamazaki
9. Persepolis #1 by Marjane Satrapi
10. Paper Princess by Erin Watt
11. The Mirror & the Maze by Renee Ahdieh
12. Save the Date by Morgan Matson
13. Lumberjanes: Beyond Bay Leaf Special #1 by Faith Erin Hicks, Noelle Stevenson, Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, and Shannon Watters
14. Runaways #7 by Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka
15. Jim Henson's Storyteller: Fairies by Matt Smith & Dan Jackson
16. Persepolis #2 by Marjane Satrapi
17. The Demon in the Wood (Grisha #0.1) by Leigh Bardugo
18. When It's Real by Erin Watt
19. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
20. {DNF} The Witch Doesn't Burn In This One (Some Kind of Magic #2) by Amanda Lovelace
21. Kiss Me In Paris by Catherine Rider*

July Wrap Up: {click here}

August

1. The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
2. Moonstruck #1 by Grace Ellis and Shae Beagle
3. Saga Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
4. All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover
5. Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel: The Original Text by Mary Shelley
6. The Leading Edge of Now by Marci Lynn Curtis*
7. Saga Volume 7 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
8. Saga Volume 8 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
9. West (East#2) by Edith Pattou
10. Black Bird of the Gallows by Meg Kassel

August Wrap Up: {click here}

September

1. Mirage by Somaiya Daud
2. The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond by Max Brallier and Douglas Holgate
3. Ruin & Rising (Grishaverse #3) by Leigh Bardugo

September Wrap Up:{click here}

October

1. The Lost Sisters (The Folk of Air #1.5) by Holly Black
2. Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass #6) by Sarah J. Maas
3. Saga Volume 9 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
4. The Wicked + The Divine Volume 7: Mothering Invention by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Illustrations), Matt Wilson (Colorist), Clayton Cowles^
5. And I Darken (The Conquerors #1) by Kiersten White
6. City of Ghosts (Cassidy Blake #1) by Victoria Schwab ~ audiobook
7. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman ~ audiobook

October Wrap Up: {click here}

November

1. Percy Jackson & the Singer of Apollo by Rick Riordan
2. Dumplin by Julie Murphey ~ via audio, ebook, and physical
3. {Temporary DNF} Now I Rise (The Conquerors #2) by Kiersten White
4. Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J. Maas

November Wrap Up: {click here} 

December

1. Children of Blood & Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #1) by Tomi Adeyemi
2. Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi 
• linked reviews for SM series are from 2015
3. Destroy Me (Shatter Me #1.5) by Tahereh Mafi
4. Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) by Tahereh Mafi
5. Fracture Me (Shatter Me #2.5) by Tahereh Mafi
6. Ignite Me (Shatter Me #3) by Tahereh Mafi
7. The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
8. Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
9. A Court Of Frost & Starlight (A Court of Thorns & Roses #3.5) by Sarah J. Maas
10. The Black Bull of Norroway (Norroway #1) by Cat and Kit Seaton

Comic/Graphic Novel/Picture Book Reviews

• #1-5 {click here}
• #6-11 {click here}
• #12-18 {click here}
• #19-24 {click here}
• #25-28 {click here}
• #29-32 {click here}
• #33-39{click here} ~ Coming January 9th!
• #40-44 {click here} ~ Coming January 10th!

The books without linked reviews will be posted soon! 

Number of Pages Read: 30,594
Number of Books Read: 125
Number of Audiobooks: 6
Number of Graphic Novels/Comics: 44
Number of Children's/Picture Books: 8
Shortest Book/Novella Read:  The Mirror & the Maze (The Wrath & the Dawn #1.5) by Renee Ahdieh
Longest Book Read: Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J. Maas

I hope you had a great reading year!

Olivia 

~Liv the Book Nerd~

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