Top Ten Tuesday is a feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week the topic is
Favourite Books I Read in 2019
10. Obsidio (The Illuminae Files, #3) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Rating: 4/5 stars
While this was my least favourite of the series, I still really enjoyed it.
9. Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Rating: 4/5 stars
This didn't quite live up to Illuminae for me and I didn't like new characters as much.
8. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Rating: 4/5 stars
It took me a while to get into this but I enjoyed it a lot more towards the end.
7. Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer
Rating: 4/5 stars
Brigid Kemmerer writes my favourite contemporary books and I really enjoyed this one.
6. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman
Rating: 4/5 stars
This was an interesting, heart-wrenching read. I didn't even know that Vincent had a brother or how important he was in Vincent's life.
5. The Kingdom of Copper (The Daevabad Trilogy, #2) by S.A. Chakraborty
Rating: 4/5 stars
I didn't enjoy this quite as much as the first book, The City of Brass, but it was a very enjoyable read.
4. Under a Dancing Star by Laura Wood
Rating: 4/5 stars
I originally rated this five stars but I don't feel as excited about it anymore so I lowered the rating.
I did really enjoy it though and I loved the romance.
3. Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Rating: 4.5/5 stars
I loved the mythology in this and the romance is one of my favourites ever.
2. Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Wow. This book. I loved the sci-fi elements and the characters. I totally cried.
1. A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers, #1) by Brigid Kemmerer
Rating: 4.5/5 stars
This was very nearly a five star book.
It's my favourite Beauty and the Beast retelling that I've read.
I loved the plot, the setting and the characters.
What are your top books of 2019?
Yaaay, the Illuminae series! That made my top list for this year, too. :3 A Curse So Dark and Lonely was on my list, too! I'm always wary of B&B retellings, but I absolutely loved it!
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I'm wary of B&B retellings too but Curse really delivered :)
DeleteOoh, Vincent and Theo sounds good!
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It's so good but so sad!
DeleteThe Illuminae Files is one of my all-time favorite series. I cannot believe I let that ARC sit on my shelf for year before I read it. Such a big regret! Kemmerer's books are all so wonderful, and her contemporaries are among my favorites.
ReplyDeleteIt's such a good series!
DeleteI love Brigid Kemmerer's books :)
Kingdom of Copper made it onto my list too. I enjoyed reading it, but to be honest, I've forgotten what happened in it already...
ReplyDeleteI need to get to The Priory of the Orange Tree soon as well :)
I'm excited and scared to read The Empire of Gold!
DeletePriory took me so long to read! I hope you enjoy it when you get to it :)
I read the first two Illuminae books and really liked them. I never got around to the third one for some reason.
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It was a good ending to the series. It seems to be a lot of peoples favourite but was my least favourite of the series.
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