Best Books of 2019

I’ve chosen my favourite books of 2019! This year, I picked one book from each genre that was published in 2019, that I loved! I used the Goodreads Choice Awards as the basis for these genre categories.

Fiction

The Rosie Result (Don Tillman #3) by Graeme Simsion

Review

Mystery/Thriller

The Last Resort by Marissa Stapley

Review

Historical Fiction

The Temptation of Gracie by Santa Montefiore

Review

Fantasy

Ninth House (Alex Stern #1) by Leigh Bardugo

Review

Romance

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Review

Women’s Fiction

Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

Review

Nonfiction

The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe by Angela Kelly

Review

Graphic Novel

Harley Quinn, Vol. 2: Harley Destroys the Universe by Sam Humphries

Review

Poetry

When You Ask Me Where I’m Going by Jasmin Kaur

Review

Debut Novel

Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford

Review

Young Adult Contemporary

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

Review

Young Adult Thriller

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

Review

Young Adult Graphic Novel

Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Mariko Tamaki, Steve Pugh

Review

Young Adult Fantasy

The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air #3) by Holly Black

Review

Middle Grade

Tunnel of Bones (Cassidy Blake #2) by Victoria Shwab

Review

Middle Grade Graphic Novel

Guts by Raina Telgemeier

Review

Picture Book

Ho’onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale, Mika Song

Review

(All images from Goodreads)

What are your Best Books of 2019?

Best Books of 2017 – Young Adult Fiction

Here are my favourite young adult fiction books of 2017:

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The Empress

Author: S.J. Kincaid
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Canada
Release Date: 
October 31, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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All The Crooked Saints

Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Publisher:
Scholastic
Release Date: 
October 10, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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Long Way Down

Author: Jason Reynolds
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Canada
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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The Upside of Unrequited

Author: Becky Albertalli
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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They Both Die at the End

Author: Adam Silvera
Publisher:
HarperTeen
Release Date: 
September 5, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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She, Myself, and I

Author: Emma Young
Publisher:
ABRAMS Kids
Release Date:
September 5, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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Girls Made of Snow and Glass

Author: Melissa Bashardoust
Publisher:
Flatiron Books
Release Date:
September 5, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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Zero Repeat Forever

Author: G.S. Prendergast
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Canada
Release Date: August 29, 2017
Rating: ★★★★
My Review

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Geekerella

Author: Ashley Poston
Publisher: Quirk Books
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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I Have No Secrets

Author: Penny Joelson
Publisher:
Electric Monkey
Release Date:
June 29, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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Saints and Misfits

Author: S.K. Ali
Publisher:
Salaam Reads
Release Date:
June 13, 2017
Rating: ★★★★
My Review

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Follow Me Back

Author: A.V. Geiger
Publisher: 
Sourcebooks Fire
Release Date: 
June 6, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

 

My list for the best Non-Fiction books of 2017 is here.
My list for the best Graphic Novels of 2017 is here.
My list for the best Adult Fiction novels of 2017 is here.

 

Best Books of 2017 – Adult Fiction

Here are my favourite adult fiction books of 2017:

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The Rules of Magic

Author: Alice Hoffman
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Canada
Release Date: 
October 10, 2017
Rating: ★★★★
My Review

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The Accident

Author: Dawn Goodwin
Publisher: 
Aria
Release Date:
 October 1, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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The Good Mother

Author: Karen Osman
Publisher: Aria
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Rating: ★★★★
My Review

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Home Fire

Author: Kamila Shamsie
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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The History of Bees

Author: Maja Lunde, Diane Oatley (translator)
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Release Date:
August 22, 2017
Rating: 
My Review

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Emma in the Night

Author: Wendy Walker
Publisher: 
St. Martin’s Press
Release Date:
August 8, 2017
Rating: ★★★★
My Review

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Are You Sleeping

Author: Kathleen Barber
Publisher:
Gallery Books
Release Date:
August 2, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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The Lying Game

Author: Ruth Ware
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release Date: July 25, 2017
Rating: ★★★★
My Review

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The Child

Author: Fiona Barton
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date: June 27, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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The End of Temperance Dare

Author: Wendy Webb
Publisher:
Lake Union Publishing
Release Date:
June 6, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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The Finishing School

Author: Joanna Goodman
Publisher: 
Harper Paperbacks
Release Date: 
April 11, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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Gone Without A Trace

Author: Mary Torjussen
Publisher: 
Berkley Books
Release Date: 
April 18, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

My list for the best Non-Fiction books of 2017 is here.
My list for the best Graphic Novels of 2017 is here.

Best Books of 2017 – Graphic Novels

Here are my favourite graphic novels of 2017:

 

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Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie

Author: Anthony Del Col, Werther Dell’edera
Publisher: 
Dynamite Entertainment
Release Date: 
November 28, 2017
Rating: ★★★★
My Review

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Gotham Academy: Second Semester Volume 1

Author: Brenden Fletcher, Becky Cloonan, Karl Kerschl
Publisher:
DC Comics
Release Date:
July 25, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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Harley Quinn, Volume 3: Red Meat

Author: Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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Batwoman, Volume 1: The Many Arms of Death

Author: Marguerite Bennett, James Tynion IV
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: November 21, 2017
Rating: ★★★★
My Review

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Super Sons, Volume 1: When I Grow Up

Author: Peter J. Tomasi
Publisher: 
DC Comics
Release Date: 
October 17, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

My list for the best Non-Fiction books of 2017 is here.

 

Best Books of 2017 – Non-Fiction

When I looked back on my favourite books of 2017, there were just too many to choose from, so I decided to separate them by genre: Non-Fiction, Graphic Novels, Adult Fiction, and Young Adult Fiction. These lists are in no particular order. My first list is Non-Fiction:

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How to Be A Bawse

Author: Lilly Singh
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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Gutenberg’s Fingerprint: A Book Lover Bridges the Digital Divide

Author: Merilyn Simonds
Publisher: ECW Press
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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Just Jen: Thriving Through Multiple Sclerosis

Author: Jen Powley
Publisher: Roseway Publishing
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Rating: ★★★★★
My Review

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The Pinks: The First Women Detectives, Operatives, and Spies with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency

Author: Chris Enss
Publisher: Rowan & Littlefield
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Rating: ★★★★
My Review

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Unqualified

Author: Anna Faris
Publisher: Dutton
Release Date: October 24, 2017
Rating: ★★★★
My Review

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Too Fat Too Slutty Too Loud

Author: Anne Helen Petersen
Publisher: Plume
Release Date: June 20, 2017
Rating: ★★★★
My Review