The books of 2019
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scripsiIf anyone wants to see which books I read, you’ll find a list of them after the questions.
How many books did you read this year?
59, seven of those were non-fiction. And I read 15 novellas.
Did you reread anything?
Yes, 18 books, and 6 novellas.
What were your top five books of the year?
Well, obviously Kostova’s The Historian as it is a perennial favourite. Also Cottam’s Dark Echo, Kingfisher’s The Twisted Ones, McShane’s The Book of secret and Robinson’s Before the Poison
Did you discover any new authors that you love this year?
Not outright loved, but the new author I liked best is Melissa McShane.
Was there anything you meant to read, but never got to?
No.
Did you meet any of your reading goals? Which ones?
I never have a reading goal.
Did you get into any new genres?
Nope.
What was your favorite book that has been out for a while, but you just now read?
Must be Montgomery's Jane of Lantern Hill
How many books did you buy?
No idea, but at least 60.
Did you use your library?
Shamefully no, as I literally see our library's exit from my bedroom window.
What’s the fastest time it took you to read a book?<7b>
I don’t keep track, but it’s not unusual for me to finish a book in a single day.
Did you DNF anything?
Yes, Kushiel’s Dart by Jaqueline Carey. I kept thinking I would get back to it but eventually realised it just didn’t interest me enough to finish.
What reading goals do you have for next year?
None
What’s the longest book you read?
Probably Eliabeth Kostova’s the Historian
What was your average Goodreads rating? Does it seem accurate?
I don’t use Goodreads.
What was your most anticipated release? Did it meet your expectations?
Even though I follow a few book series there was none I feel very excited about.
Did you participate in or watch any booklr, booktube, or book twitter drama?
No
Any books that disappointed you?
Quite a few cheap crime novels were blah, but then cheap Kindle books can be very hit and miss.
What genre did you read the most of?
Crime novels, followed by fantasy, and the horror.
What were your least favorite books of the year?
Houghton’s Don’t Even Break
What books do you want to finish before the year is over?
I’m currently reading Frances Hardinge’s Deeplight, but seeing midnight is just a few hours away, and I’m at work, I doubt I will finish it this year. (As of posting this, I finished it.)
Did you read any books that were nominated for or won awards this year (Booker, Women’s Prize, National Book Award, Pulitzer, Hugo, etc.)? What did you think of them?
I may have, but I don’t keep track, so I have no idea.
What is the most over-hyped book you read this year?
No idea- I don’t keep track.
Did any books surprise you with how good they were?
Yes, I was surprised I liked The Book of secrets by Melissa McShane as much as I did.
Novels
Lindsay Jayne Ashford
Whisper of the Moon Moth
Pete Bassett
She
Rhys Bowen
The Victory Garden
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Curse of Chalion (REREAD)
Gail Carriger
Reticence
Raymond Chandler
The Lady in the Lake (REREAD)
The High Window (REREAD)
Genevieve Cogman
The Secret Chapter
F. G. Cottam
Dark Echo
The Lucifer Chord
The Magdalena Curse
the Memory of Trees
Anders Fager
Krig! Barn!
Anne Frasier
The Body Reader
The Body Counter
The Body Keeper
Tana French
In the Woods
Elly Griffiths
The Stone Circle
Keith Houghton
Don’t Even Break
Dot Hutchison
The Vanishing Season
Diana Wynne Jones.
House of Many Ways (REREAD)
Conrad's Fate (REREAD)
The Pinhoe Egg (REREAD)
A Tale of Time City (REREAD)
Jonathan Kellerman:
The Murderer’s Daughter(REREAD)
The Wedding Guest.
Laurie R. King
Lockdown
Stephen King
The Institute
T. Kingfisher:
The Twisted Ones
JD Kirk
A Litter of Bones
Thicker Than Water
Elizabeth Kostova
The Historian (REREAD)
Melissa McShane
The Book of Secret
L. M. Montgomery
The Blue Castle (REREAD)
The Golden Road
Jane of Lantern Hill
The Story Girl
Magic For Marigold
Bertil Mårtensson,
Maktens vägar - Vägen bort (The Roads of Power - The Road Away) (REREAD)
Maktens vägar - Vägen tillbaka (The Roads of Power - The Road Back) (REREAD)
Maktens vägar - Vägen ut (The Roads of Power -The Road Out) (REREAD)
Adam Nevill
Last Days (REREAD)
The Reddening
Elizabeth Peters
Crocodile on the Sandbank
D. M. Pulley
The Dead Key
The Unclaimed Victim
Peter Robinson
Before the Poison
Maj Sjöwall & Pehr Wahlöö
Roseanna (REREAD)
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (REREAD)
The Laughing Policeman (REREAD)
Vivian Shaw
Grave Importance
Doreen Tovey
Cats In the Belfry (REREAD)
Novellas and short stories
Lois McMaster Bujold
Penric’s Mission (REREAD)
Mira’s Last Dance (REREAD)
The Prisoner of Limnos (REREAD)
Penric’s Demon (REREAD)
Penric and the Shaman (REREAD)
Penric’s Fox (REREAD)
Paul Cornell
The Lights Go Out in Lychford
Anders Fager
Doris Malmberg möter Djävulen (Doris Malmberg Meets the Devil)
Laurie R. King
Hellbender
Stephen King & Richard Chizmar
Gwendy’s Button Box
Victor Lava
The Ballad of Black Tom
Shani Struthers
Decension
Legion
Johan Theorin
Utgrävningarna i Rölla ödekyrka (The excavations of Rölla Old Church)
Non-fiction
Torey Hayden
The Lost Child
Steve Hodel
Black Dahlia Avenger.
Lawen Mohtadi
Den dag jag blir fri (The Day I Will Be Free)
Anna-Karin Palm
Jag vill sätta världen i rörelse (I want to get the world to move)
Andrew Rose
The Prince, The Princess and the Perfect Murder
George Sanders.
Memoirs of A Professional Cad
Richard Vanderbeets:
George Sanders, An Exhausted Life
How many books did you read this year?
59, seven of those were non-fiction. And I read 15 novellas.
Did you reread anything?
Yes, 18 books, and 6 novellas.
What were your top five books of the year?
Well, obviously Kostova’s The Historian as it is a perennial favourite. Also Cottam’s Dark Echo, Kingfisher’s The Twisted Ones, McShane’s The Book of secret and Robinson’s Before the Poison
Did you discover any new authors that you love this year?
Not outright loved, but the new author I liked best is Melissa McShane.
Was there anything you meant to read, but never got to?
No.
Did you meet any of your reading goals? Which ones?
I never have a reading goal.
Did you get into any new genres?
Nope.
What was your favorite book that has been out for a while, but you just now read?
Must be Montgomery's Jane of Lantern Hill
How many books did you buy?
No idea, but at least 60.
Did you use your library?
Shamefully no, as I literally see our library's exit from my bedroom window.
What’s the fastest time it took you to read a book?<7b>
I don’t keep track, but it’s not unusual for me to finish a book in a single day.
Did you DNF anything?
Yes, Kushiel’s Dart by Jaqueline Carey. I kept thinking I would get back to it but eventually realised it just didn’t interest me enough to finish.
What reading goals do you have for next year?
None
What’s the longest book you read?
Probably Eliabeth Kostova’s the Historian
What was your average Goodreads rating? Does it seem accurate?
I don’t use Goodreads.
What was your most anticipated release? Did it meet your expectations?
Even though I follow a few book series there was none I feel very excited about.
Did you participate in or watch any booklr, booktube, or book twitter drama?
No
Any books that disappointed you?
Quite a few cheap crime novels were blah, but then cheap Kindle books can be very hit and miss.
What genre did you read the most of?
Crime novels, followed by fantasy, and the horror.
What were your least favorite books of the year?
Houghton’s Don’t Even Break
What books do you want to finish before the year is over?
I’m currently reading Frances Hardinge’s Deeplight, but seeing midnight is just a few hours away, and I’m at work, I doubt I will finish it this year. (As of posting this, I finished it.)
Did you read any books that were nominated for or won awards this year (Booker, Women’s Prize, National Book Award, Pulitzer, Hugo, etc.)? What did you think of them?
I may have, but I don’t keep track, so I have no idea.
What is the most over-hyped book you read this year?
No idea- I don’t keep track.
Did any books surprise you with how good they were?
Yes, I was surprised I liked The Book of secrets by Melissa McShane as much as I did.
Novels
Lindsay Jayne Ashford
Whisper of the Moon Moth
Pete Bassett
She
Rhys Bowen
The Victory Garden
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Curse of Chalion (REREAD)
Gail Carriger
Reticence
Raymond Chandler
The Lady in the Lake (REREAD)
The High Window (REREAD)
Genevieve Cogman
The Secret Chapter
F. G. Cottam
Dark Echo
The Lucifer Chord
The Magdalena Curse
the Memory of Trees
Anders Fager
Krig! Barn!
Anne Frasier
The Body Reader
The Body Counter
The Body Keeper
Tana French
In the Woods
Elly Griffiths
The Stone Circle
Keith Houghton
Don’t Even Break
Dot Hutchison
The Vanishing Season
Diana Wynne Jones.
House of Many Ways (REREAD)
Conrad's Fate (REREAD)
The Pinhoe Egg (REREAD)
A Tale of Time City (REREAD)
Jonathan Kellerman:
The Murderer’s Daughter(REREAD)
The Wedding Guest.
Laurie R. King
Lockdown
Stephen King
The Institute
T. Kingfisher:
The Twisted Ones
JD Kirk
A Litter of Bones
Thicker Than Water
Elizabeth Kostova
The Historian (REREAD)
Melissa McShane
The Book of Secret
L. M. Montgomery
The Blue Castle (REREAD)
The Golden Road
Jane of Lantern Hill
The Story Girl
Magic For Marigold
Bertil Mårtensson,
Maktens vägar - Vägen bort (The Roads of Power - The Road Away) (REREAD)
Maktens vägar - Vägen tillbaka (The Roads of Power - The Road Back) (REREAD)
Maktens vägar - Vägen ut (The Roads of Power -The Road Out) (REREAD)
Adam Nevill
Last Days (REREAD)
The Reddening
Elizabeth Peters
Crocodile on the Sandbank
D. M. Pulley
The Dead Key
The Unclaimed Victim
Peter Robinson
Before the Poison
Maj Sjöwall & Pehr Wahlöö
Roseanna (REREAD)
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (REREAD)
The Laughing Policeman (REREAD)
Vivian Shaw
Grave Importance
Doreen Tovey
Cats In the Belfry (REREAD)
Novellas and short stories
Lois McMaster Bujold
Penric’s Mission (REREAD)
Mira’s Last Dance (REREAD)
The Prisoner of Limnos (REREAD)
Penric’s Demon (REREAD)
Penric and the Shaman (REREAD)
Penric’s Fox (REREAD)
Paul Cornell
The Lights Go Out in Lychford
Anders Fager
Doris Malmberg möter Djävulen (Doris Malmberg Meets the Devil)
Laurie R. King
Hellbender
Stephen King & Richard Chizmar
Gwendy’s Button Box
Victor Lava
The Ballad of Black Tom
Shani Struthers
Decension
Legion
Johan Theorin
Utgrävningarna i Rölla ödekyrka (The excavations of Rölla Old Church)
Non-fiction
Torey Hayden
The Lost Child
Steve Hodel
Black Dahlia Avenger.
Lawen Mohtadi
Den dag jag blir fri (The Day I Will Be Free)
Anna-Karin Palm
Jag vill sätta världen i rörelse (I want to get the world to move)
Andrew Rose
The Prince, The Princess and the Perfect Murder
George Sanders.
Memoirs of A Professional Cad
Richard Vanderbeets:
George Sanders, An Exhausted Life
