Top "Ten" Favorite Books I Read In 2019

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I tried to narrow down my favorites to ten, but I honestly could not. I read so many fantastic books in 2019 and it was hard for me to try to rank them, so here they are in order of when I finished them chronologically.

Top Ten Books on my Winter 2019/2020 TBR

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I have come to somewhat dread my seasonal TBRs because I just don't read off of them. I used to make strictish TBRs and tried to stick with them. I set like a new book, old book, Netgalley book, etc. and then tried to read those books in that month. I realized that I'm a mood reader and that's okay. But I still do try and make these seasonal TBRs because I think it keeps books on my radar that I kind of forget about.

I'm proud of myself because I've read 4 books off my Fall TBR list. For the past few years, I kind of have cycled through with nearly the same seasonal TBR. I've started all the books in the top row at some point in the last two years, so they are already books that I want to pick back up and read. I just struggle with starting too many new books. I definitely have squirrel syndrome.

November Book Haul

So I didn't do as well for not hauling a ton of things, but to be fair, I did read the whole bottom row in November. The top row...I had two preorders, I purchased two Kindle books, and received 1 book from NetGalley. Which all in all is not that extreme. I'm starting to set up stuff for my 2020 reading year and I definitely want to read my hauled books. I initially was going to do an unhaul type thing but a lot of my books are Kindle books and they aren't really taking up physical space. I've been trying to go back and read older hauls lately, so I'm going to try and continue that trend into the new year.

PHYSICAL BOOKS

1. The Toll by Neal Shusterman - purchased Hardcover on Amazon for $14.86
2. The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black - purchased Hardcover on Amazon for $14.76

KINDLE BOOKS

1. Dorothy in the Land of Monsters by Garten Gevedon - purchased on Amazon for $1.99
2. The Catalyst by Helena Coggan - purchased on Amazon for $1.99
3. If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen - received from Amazon First Reads for free 
4. The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper - gifted from Netgalley

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman - borrowed audio book from my local library
2. The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan - borrowed the audio book from my local library
3. Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy - borrowed audio book from my local library
4. Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young - borrowed audio book from my local library 
5. Supernova by Marissa Meyer - borrowed audio book from my local library 
6. Check, Please Book 1 by Ngozi Ukazu - borrowed Kindle version from my local library

What did you buy, borrow, or receive in November?

Have you read any of my books?

Books I Read in November

I read 9 books in November.

• Guts by Raina Telgemeier (Kindle, 224 pages, 2019, MG Contemporary, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
• Ordinary Mishaps and Inevitable Catastrophes by Booki Vivat (Hardcover, 209 pages, 2017, MG Contemporary, Purchased) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge 
• The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan (Audio, 10 hr 37 min, 2016, YA Fantasy, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge 
• Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman (Audio, 11 hr 6 min, 2018, YA Dystopia, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Popsugar challenge 
• Things Jolie Needs to Do Before She Bites It by Kerry Winfrey (Kindle, 288 pages, 2018, YA Contemporary, NetGalley) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Netgalley challenge, Own Voices 
• The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan (Audio, 12 hr 58 min, 2017, YA Fantasy, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge, Popsugar challenge 
• Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy (Audio, 6 hr 20 min, 2019, MG Contemporary, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted toward Goodreads challenge 
• Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young (Audio, 8 hr 40 min, 2018, YA Fantasy, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Owlcrate challenge 
• Supernova by Marissa Meyer (Audio, 16 hr 32 min, 2019, YA Sci Fi, Library) - 5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge

Pages read: 712 + 66 hr 13 min
Pages DNF: 0

December Monthly TBR & Challenge Updates

In the month of November, I read 9 books. Well, finished 9 books. There was that thing where I said I wanted to read Nevernight and Thunderhead and I had no excuse because no school. Instead...I've been listening to audiobooks and playing Sims. Whoops. So I'm going to have those books on my TBR again. I have been reading Nevernight...I'm actually about halfway through it, but I would love to finish it. I also have a Netgalley book on my TBR that I am about 17% through. I'm really hoping that I can get through the books on my tentative TBR and try not to start too many new ones.

My Tentative TBR for December:

• Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
• Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
• Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon