A co-conspirator from the Rogue Book Coven that I’m a part of suggested this great tag she saw from Emily Fox’s Booktube channel.

1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2019
2. Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2019
3. New release you haven’t read yet, but want to
4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year
5. Biggest disappointment
6. Biggest surprise
7. Favorite new author (debut or new to me).
8. Newest fictional crush
9. Newest favorite character.
10. Book that made you cry.
11. Book that made you happy.
12. Most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received)
13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?

1. Gideon the Ninth by Tasmyn Muir. It’s released in September by Tor.com, but I was able to get my hands on a digital ARC. Freaking fantastic and I can’t wait for you all to read it.
2. Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean
3. The Outside by Ada Hoffman. I have an ARC for it and just haven’t gotten to read it. I am here for #ownvoices representation.
4. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. Are you kidding me?! A sequel to Handmaid’s Tale after 34 years? It’s hard not to have expectations.
5. We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia. I wanted to love it so much, but the writing was boring.
6. Middlegame by Seanan McGuire. I knew Seanan had skill. I knew that she is a fantastic author, but what she did with Middlegame BLEW MY MIND.
7. Tasmyn Muir! If what she did with Gideon is just the beginning of what she has to offer, I can’t wait to watch her shape what Science Fiction is.
8. Gideon Nav from Gideon the Ninth. As my friend said, she’s the jockiest jock to ever bro and even though I didn’t think she’d be my type, I’m so here for it.
9.  I loved so many great characters that I’ve read this year, it’s hard to narrow it down.
10. The Nickel Boys by Colston Whitehead almost made me cry. It was intense.
11. The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal was fantastic. I loved Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows so much so I was excited to get my hands on her next novel and it didn’t disappoint. She’s a joy to read.
12. Beautiful covers or beautiful prose?
13. I don’t have a list of things I have to read. I would like to clear a lot of my digital arcs just to make things cleaner.