This year has been pretty full on in terms of books. Along with writing my own (yep, that finally happened) I devoured tonnes – in particular lots of books I’d never think of picking off the shelves myself, which is always a bonus.
I’ve done a round up below of the eighteen which were that good (or bad) they’ve made the highlight reel. Here’s to lots more reading in 2019 (and lots more writing!)
1. Northern Lights – Phillip Pullman
2. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine – Gail Honeyman
3. How To Catch A Star – Oliver Jeffers
4. The Truth Pixie – Matt Haig
5. The Chalk Man – C J Tudor
6. A Very Large Expanse Of Sea – Tahereh Mafi
7. The Beauty That Remains – Ashley Woodfolk
8. The Sun and Her Flowers – Rupi Kaur
9. All The Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr
10. The Queen Of Bloody Everything – Joanna Nadin
11. Some Kind Of Wonderful – Giovanna Fletcher
12. What Belongs To You – Gareth Greenwell
13. The Secret Life Of Bees – Sue Monk Kidd
14. Still Me – JoJo Moyes
15. Papillon – Henri Charriere
16. The Man I Think I Know – Mike Gayle
17. The Seven Imperfect Rules of Elvira Carr
18. How To Be Happy – Eva Woods
I hope this gives you lots of inspiration for your tbr piles (or spurs you on to finish the book that’s been sat on your bedside table for the past month.)