Here is my mid-year check-in. I’ve read a lot of books this year (89 books by the time of publishing).
I quickly realized that 2018 is going to be nearly impossible to pick a best of by the end of the year if finding 10 was this easy at the mid-point of 2018.
The picks are in no order – and I’ve enjoyed the hell out of all of them for different reasons. Each image links to my review of that book.
What are yours? Did you do a halfway point check-in? Do you agree with what I picked?
Let me know in the comments below!
I’ve loved reading since I was little when my dad would read me Dr. Suess books. Fast-forward a little and I noticed that he was always reading on his lunch breaks at work, and I wondered why.Then, I found a book that took me to another place and time, to another feeling,another sense of “being”.It was the first book that I ever fell in love with, and I’ve been chasing that feeling ever since.
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Awesome, man! Thanks!
The Nightmare Room looks amazing. I love that cover!
Ooh, I’ve been eyeing Smoke Eaters it sounds so cool. 🙂
Lauren @ Always Me
Hey, Lauren! Thanks for the comment. I really enjoyed it. I had an ARC and wish I’d listened to it on audio – but still loved it.