With the new year bringing new reading, we thought we would give you a little bit of a review of 2019. Let's start with Jay --
Favorite Book of 2019: Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline
Short Synopsis: Twenty years ago, a group of friends got together to play what they thought was a harmless prank. But what really happens will guilt and shame them the rest of their lives. Everyone has their own version of events of what happens but only one person really knows the truth.
Why I loved it: Lisa Scottoline is one of my favorite authors. She captures all the different characters’ thoughts and emotions so beautifully in this story. Unlike a lot of other mystery/thriller type books, I definitely did NOT see the twist coming at the end. Hands down, my favorite book of 2019.
5 Star Reads of 2019:
The Marriage Lie - Kimberly Belle
Nine Perfect Strangers - Liane Moriarty
On the Come Up - Angie Thomas
The Weight of a Thousand Feathers - Brian Conaghan
Internment - Samira Ahmed
In High Cotton - Denise Grover Swank
Secrets - Aleatha Romig
Miracle Creek - Angie Kim
Keep Quiet - Lisa Scottoline
Come Rain or Shine - Denise Grover Swank
Other Words for Home - Jasmine Warga
F*ck Marriage - Tarryn Fisher
For Better and Worse - Margot Hunt
Dirty Money - Denise Grover Swank
The Kiss Quotient - Helen Hoang
The Rest of the Story - Sarah Dessen
Chosen - Denise Grover Swank
An Anonymous Girl - Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
The Escape Room - Megan Goldin
Hunted - Denise Grover Swank
Deadly Summer - Denise Grover Swank
Sacrifice - Denise Grover Swank
Blazing Summer - Denise Grover Swank
Past Perfect Life - Elizabeth Eulberg
Redemption - Denise Grover Swank
How to Walk Away - Katherine Center
Magnolia Steele Box Set - Denise Grover Swank
The Bride Test - Helen Hoang
Someone Knows - Lisa Scottoline
A Cry in the Dark - Denise Grover Swank
Things You Save in a Fire - Katherine Center
The Curse Keepers - Denise Grover Swank
The Chain - Adrian McKinty
Most Wanted - Lisa Scottoline
Regretting You - Colleen Hoover
Furiously Happy - Jenny Lawson
DNF’d in 2019:
Where’d You Go Bernadette - Maria Semple (I do want to revisit this book in the future.)
Crazy Rich Asians - Kevin Kwan
Least Favorite Book of 2019: American Sniper - Chris Kyle
Short Synopsis: This book was the autobiography of Chris Kyle, one of America’s most famous snipers in the army. It’s his autobiography of his time in the military.
Why we did not love it: Honestly, part of the reason I didn’t love it was just the military stuff. I definitely don’t have anything against the military, but I just don’t really understand a lot of what he was talking about. I don’t have a connection with anyone who’s been part of the military so any technical terms were lost on me. The same goes for every time he was talking about what gun he was using, etc. I just don’t get it.
Why we did not love it: Honestly, part of the reason I didn’t love it was just the military stuff. I definitely don’t have anything against the military, but I just don’t really understand a lot of what he was talking about. I don’t have a connection with anyone who’s been part of the military so any technical terms were lost on me. The same goes for every time he was talking about what gun he was using, etc. I just don’t get it.
2019 Goal: 100 books
Total books read in 2019: 108 books
Challenges completed in 2019:
Book Challenge by Erin 10.0
Book Challenge by Erin 11.0 (Started, not completed)
Next up, Meg's thoughts...
Favorite Book of 2019: Regretting You
Short Synopsis: Colleen Hoover comes through yet again with a poignant novel about family, first love, grief, and betrayal that will touch the hearts of both mothers and daughters.
Why I loved it: Two words. Colleen Hoover. Okay, I suppose I should give you a few more than two. CoHo writes books that I LOVE but don’t necessarily know why. This book hit me hard, but in a different way than It Ends With Us hit me. I totally shipped Miller and Clara, but would have liked to see Jenny and Chris have to atone for their actions. I enjoyed the balance that CoHo was able to achieve with Morgan, there was a great mix of a wife scorned, a teenage love that wasn’t able to be brought to fruition until 20 years later and a mother who had to help her daughter navigate it all. Mothers and daughters alike will love this book.
5 Star Reads of 2019:
The Terminal List - Jack Carr
Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult
Me Before You - Jojo Moyes
Becoming - Michelle Obama
Too Late - Colleen Hoover
Breakthrough - Joyce Smith
Dump & Chase - Toni Aleo
Thirty and a Half Excuses - Denise Grover Swank
Thirty-One and a Half Regrets - Denise Grover Swank
Thirty-Two and a Half Complications - Denise Grover Swank
Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies - Denise Grover Swank
The Rest of the Story - Sarah Dessen
I Can Be a Better You - Tarryn Fisher
Sins of the Father - Denise Grover Swank
Love at First Sight - Kelly Elliott
Family Jewels - Denise Grover Swank
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone - J. K. Rowling
Chasing You - Kelly Elliott
The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels - Ree Drummond
Regretting You - Colleen Hoover
Trailer Trash by Denise Grover Swank
The Driven Series Boxed Set by K. Bromberg
DNF’d in 2019: Little Women.
Least Favorite Book: Eat. Pray. Love.
Short Synopsis: One woman has an early mid-life crisis and decides to go on a three country months long sabbatical vacation, through Rome, India and Bali.
Why I did not love it: This book was so hyped for SO long and I’ve had it on my TBR list for SO long that I was hoping for more. It just fell flat for me.
Why I did not love it: This book was so hyped for SO long and I’ve had it on my TBR list for SO long that I was hoping for more. It just fell flat for me.
2019 Goal: 100 books
Total books read in 2019: 87 books
Challenges completed in 2019:
Attempted both of Erin’s challenges, but did not complete
Attempted both of Erin’s challenges, but did not complete
Attempted the Unread Shelf Project
Completed the 2019 Book Hoarders Reading Challenge.
Completed the 2019 Book Hoarders Reading Challenge.
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