#booksof2018

[writingwell]

Books of 2018

I started the In Death series and so that makes my list look extra long. 71 books! (I think I counted that correctly). The highlights were Nectar in a Sieve, Freshwater, Jesus and the Disinherited, Pacifica, the Ocatvia Butler novels, Want by Pond and Rebel Seoul by Oh, plus Head On by Scalzi. The books that got me through a difficult time (grief and the loss of my job) were JD Robb’s/Nora Roberts In Death, and I’m so grateful for the way all those twitter peeps kept talking it up so that I started them again. 

Here’s to the literary goals of 2019!

[jbbartram-illu]

Happy 2019! 

Along with a whole stack of illustrations & a pile of interesting design projects (which I’ll be yelling about later this week), I managed to read 69 entire books in 2018, which is a personal best!

I’m going to make more of an effort to chat about projects here (not just via insta crossposting) this year, as I miss using a more bloglike format to write about things like process & design thinking & etc. But for now, books! I read them! Hoorah!

To see my whole dang book-list, pop on over here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Gj2ezYtvmyjlfomoo_tSbt-eo8AlKsqO

[reneethebookaddict-blog]

Books I read in 2018

First off ....Hello! This is my first post on this blog with many to follow. I’m a book addict and writer. This will be a hybrid blog on books and writing.

Books I read in 2018... 

In 2018 I finally pulled myself out a hole dug by college professors and myself. I set a goal of reading a book a month and boy did I surpass that goal. Of course I didn’t really set my goodreads challenge until mid march. Throne of Glass was my first read of the year. Throne of Glass did so much for me. It brought me back into reading first off and pushed me to finally write #projectelves which is an idea that has been rolling around in my head for four or five years now.

The list of books I read in 2018 (some more than once)

1. Throne of Glass (Read three times)

2. No More than Friends (P&P Variation)

3. Crown of Midnight

4. Stranded with Mr. Darcy (P & P Variation) 

5. Writing fight scenes (Writing book)

6. Mistborn: The Final Empire (Read Twice)

7. Disruption at Pemberley (P & P Variation)

8. The Elizabeth Conspiracy (P & P Variation)

9. The Well of Ascension

10. Engaged to Mr. Darcy (P & P Variation)

11. To Save and Protect (P & P Variation)

12. Heir of Fire (Read twice)

13. The Hero of Ages

14. Queen of Shadows (Read Twice)

15. A Court of Thorns and Roses

16: Elements of Style (Writing book)

17. A Very Austen Christmas (P&P Variation)

18. In Darcy’s Debt (P&P Variation)

19. Poison Study (*Swoon*)

20. In Other Lands

21. A short story in Monstrous Affections (Wings in the Morning) (Read it twice)

22. Magic Study

23. Fire Study

24. Shadow Study

25. Night Study

26. Dawn Study

27. The emperor’s soul

28. Alloy of Law

29. Pride and Prejudice and Poison (P & P Variation)

30. Extras

31. The Coin & The Crown

32. Cruel Prince

33. The 26th of November (P & P Variation)

34. A Court of Mist and Fury (Read three times)

35. The Kiss of Deception

36. A Court of Wings and Ruin

37. A Court of Frost and Starlight

35. The Lost Sisters

36. The Heart of Betrayal

37. The Assassin’s Blade

38. Empire of Storms

38. Tower of Dawn

39. Kingdom of Ash

40. Nevernight

41. Warbreaker

42. Avalon High (A reread)

43. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Another reread)

Goodreads says I read 54 books in 2018 but that counts rereads...which I’m more than okay with because I love rereading books I loved. I reread Courts of Mist and Fury so many times because RHYS but also...I identify with Feyre’s depression and struggles with Tamlin. I’ve been in her situation before and I wish I could have had a Rhys trying to keep me alive but I didn’t.

[hobbiesovercoffee]

It been a while since I last read this book. Some things come back to me but there’s a lot I forgot. No better time like today to re-read it. #booksof2018 #thehouseonmangostreet #sandracisneros #bookstagram #booksofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BoO6_RqlBqQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8fjpefmnln0e

[mollywobbles21]

Book 15! Everything in @caileesi ‘s house is fluffy and soft. It made for a very cozy weekend away. Thanks so much for having me! ✈️ I can’t believe this is my fifteenth book of the year. When I started keeping track I figured it would be a doable goal to get to 10 seeing as I think I only got through 4 last year. All this reading has broadened my horizons and helped me feel a sense of calm. I hope you all read a book that makes you feel proud after you finish it.📚❤️📚 #books #reading #booksof2018 #poirot

[deborahdunlevy-blog]

Illuminae, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Gonna be honest, I started this a year ago, was annoyed by the first section and gave it up. Then I read Nevernight a few weeks ago and decided I needed to give this another shot. Glad I did. It’s not my favorite thing I ever read, but it’s solid scifi and I love the creativity. Looking forward to laying my hands on the rest of the series.

[thefallenprinces-blog]

Starting to get good at this reading thing....🤔 Alien: Out of the Shadows. Borrowed from the library read in four days. Classic horror monster plot lines with cat and mouse play. Expect acid, chest bursting and even more acid. Hit the link in the bio for the full blog review. .. .. .. #books #bookreview #booksof2018 #book7 #library #quickreads #amreading #booklovers #bookaddict #goodreads #bookstagram #epicreads #ripley #aliens #alien #xenomorph #chestburster #facehugger #lv178 #mining #scifi #ash #hoop #deepspace #colonialmarines #acid #ohyoursoscrewed (at Ottawa, Ontario)

[cubs2010]

So much nostalgia 🤭🤟🏽Some of the books i’ve read from 2018 ❤️ Besides the world almanac , guinness book of world records, The doors of perception, and astrophysics for people in a hurry 😏 I just bought those at the beginning of the year lost interest when they arrived and probably will never do very much with them but might gain some interest at some point, someday, somewhere, sometime to open them again but probably not 😂 all the other books tho were very good to me in one way or another #📚 #🐛 The app #Goodreads has also been super good to me helping me find #books and talk with other #readers about them pretty much letting me know if it’s worth it for me or not or giving me a better perspective on it 🤓😎 #booksof2018 #read #truth #light #alchemist #danmillman #paulocoelho #prestonsmiles #alexipanos #oracle #gratefuldead #goodtimes #nostalgia #guidance #goodvibes #goodtribes #positivity #positivevibes #positivequotes #bookstagram #books #bookshelf https://www.instagram.com/p/BsJPvFdBnrl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lnlah3b8vtpu

[zen-mob-publishing-blog]

She'd giggle that giggle, and we'd put all sorts of ridiculous things together for a makeshift chariot. “You think I'll ever be in a real one?”

“The Queen of England deserves nothing less.”

“You think mom and dad will ever come to see me again?” “They'd be lucky, to be in such royal presence.”

She died without ever seeing a real chariot. Though I can't remember her death.

Ticket To See The Queen

[mariawalsater-blog]

Häromdagen damp den här skönheten, novellsamlingen H.C. Andersen från Marchetti förlag, ned i min brevlåda. Jag har varit nyfiken på den ända sedan jag först hörde talas om den, varför det gjorde mig extra glad att få hem den. Har du läst hela eller delar av den? Vad tyckte du? 💜 Idag försöker jag ta igen mig efter en galet intensiv helg på jobbet. Jag har handlat, postat några Avien, och plockat lite här hemma, men fler knop än så blir det nog inte idag. Börjar du bli färdig med alla julförberedelser? 💜 Stort tack till @author_westberg för den tidiga julklappen! 🤗 💜 #hcandersen #sagor #fairytales #marchettiförlag #bookblogger #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #bookish #booklover #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #books #newbooks #booksof2018 #authorsofinstagram #novell #noveller #novellsamling (på/i Karlstad, Sweden) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrfPfIxhCtD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1y0s8rhl0xkfi

[irukachan]

Relationships are super complicated and look much different from the outside than they do on the inside. You can know someone for years and have no idea who they are. Passion can be misleading, and not everyone defines love equally. In the end, who knows what really happened? Swimming Lessons, by Claire Fuller . . . . . . . . #booksof2018 #dolphinscanread #swimminglessons @writerclairefuller (at The 8th Voyage of Sindbad) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo9ZWWAAJJW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dl1bqq3k6waa

[oumardieng]

I will be at the Twin Cities Book Expo Today, stop by if you are in St. Paul, MN! #tcbf2018 #booksofinstagram #booksof2018 #booksofig #saliandthefivekingdoms https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo4VTU0n9EF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rgbnley5909e

[beautifulandbright94]

Book 20 of 2018 ‘City of Heavenly Fire’ by Cassandra Clare ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Finally finished the Mortal Instruments - I took a bit of a break but glad I finished it. Loved it! 💛 It also fulfills three of the Pop Sugar 2018 Reading challenge prompts: - The next book in a series you started - A book set in a country that fascinates you: Alicante and USA - A book with characters who are twins ⭐️💛📚 #bookworm #bookstagram #book #booksofinstagram #booklover #bookaddict #bookaholic #popsugarreadingchallenge2018 #booksof2018 #reading #reader #cityofheavenlyfire #themortalinstruments #cassandraclare #shadowhunters

[showthisbooksomelove]

Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe ~ Preston Norton

Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe ~ Preston Norton

Rating: 3/5

This book is not the most light-hearted of teen fiction, but the caper-like feel certainly gives readers a reprieve from the heavy topics.

**Trigger warning for suicide talk**

Cliff, commonly known to Happy Valley High School, is often referred to as Neanderthal, both behind his back and in his presence. He is an outcast and a loner, and feels more alone than ever since his older…

[hobbiesovercoffee]

Whenever I hit a reading slump I read books by my favorite authors. I haven’t read this one yet and it had been sitting on my TBR for a while so it was as a good as time as any to get started on it. What do you do to break a reading slump? #weekendreads #bookstagram #booksof2018 #booksandcoffee #booksofinstagram #isabelallende #isabelallendebooks #inthemidstofwinter

[mollywobbles21]

Book 16! The curse of the boyfriend sweater by Alanna Okun. This is one of my favorites of everything I have read so far. There has been so many paragraphs that describe experiences I have been though with crafting making the book so relatable. I’ve only had it for two days and I’m almost half way through 😇#booksof2018 #bookstagram #yarnstash