Hi dear friends,

It’s past mid March already and I was thinking of all the books that I had read this year. It is said that bloggers love lists (and that’s true as I love reading lists too, just not grocery shopping lists maybe) and I thought it would be a good idea to share with you my favorite reads in January and Februray because:

1) I love raving about my favorite reads.

Honestly I can be pushy and shove them in your face all the time! But that’s because I think about the “greater good” and how you would miss something essential in your life if you did not read them 😀 

2) I love nothing more than book recommendations.

Well maybe not more than dark chocolate but it’s a close second! And hope you’ll return the favor in the comments below sharing YOUR favorites;

3) I am known to post my “Bests books of the year” in December.

This will certainly help me choose at the end of the year. Yes yes I am planning ahead for once!

4) Because I can!

Yes you can see how I miss Barak and took his moto seriously 😀 

Before giving you my list, a word to explain how I proceeded to select the happy few!

They should have been rated 4 stars and above. But even some that I rated 4,5 to 5 stars did not make it here. Why? Not because they were bad or I would have rated them lower but because I had to choose (no sorry, you are gorgeous but it’s not you). And I chose to give you the books that left me with a lasting impression. The ones that are still vivid in my mind even if I am known to have the attention span of a goldfish.

That must count for something right?

If you are interested in reading the review, you’ll just have to click on the graphic!

As not all of you read YA or Adult or …I sorted them by genres.

Now that all has been said, let’s begin!

Adult books

I gave all the stars to that story based on a true story of a young Italian during WWII: Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T Sullivan. This was an audiobook and the narrator Will Damron deserves a prize on his own!

I loved listenind to Michelle Obama retelling her life! There is something inspiring and hopeful when your read/listen to the lifestory of someone who began at the bottom of the food chain and who rose so high and with such grace! 5 stars and told by Michelle herself!

This one was …gut wrenching and heartbreaking. I cried. I felt. I … Honestly Ella James wrote a little jewel with Covet. 4,5 stars yet now I think I should have rated this one higher.

Some levity after the ugly wry: Naked Love by Jewel E Ann was really RomCom at its best! Seriously if you’ve had a bad day/week and are in need of a “pee your pants” book this is the one! 4,5 stars but 6 stars for the laugh.

Last adult one by my favorite author: Amy Harmon. What the Wind Knows was read in one day even if Amy said “But Sophie, it is a big book!”. It is a cross between historical (Irish rebellion) and paranormal (think Outlander). 5 stars!

Young Adult

A new author that I discovered after reading the recommendation of a Facebook follower: Chloe Walsh. I read this duet totalling 1800 pages in less than five days! Binding 13 and Keeping 13 was a 5 stars. Confession: my daughter who began to read in English this summer read the first one in two days!

Something really entertaining and smartly written, for fans of Buffy: Slayer by Kirsten White! 4,5 stars and so different from her other reads. Excellent fantasy YA!

Something that gutted me now. A List of Cages by Robin Roe has been popping up on my feed every chance you got to recommend your “bests”. I was intrigued and gosh! I cried so much! But her writing is fantastic as she writes her characters like she would draw animes. 5 stars.

I didn’t read science fiction before. Before reading Shanah and Alexandra’s reviews. When I put my hand on the Honors series I was hooked! Honor Bound by Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre was one of my most awaited read of  2019 and it did not disappoint in the least! Fantastic space opera, wonderful characters. Epic read! 5 stars.

I don’t always like retelling but A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer was a masterpiece! Harper is the heroine you’d least expect but she was so right! Bravo! 5 stars.

The Storm Crow by Kaly Josephson is an ARC that I got in my December Fairyloot box. I can tell you that it will be a future bestseller, hands down! The author even treated the topic of depression in a fantasty novel! I need more! 5 stars.

Let’s close this list with My Most Awaited Book of 2019: The Wicked King by Holly Black. It was a 6 stars! I am in awe with Holly’s writing talent.

Now that you have my favorites, tell me what are yours here below please! I am sooo curious!

Thanks for reading.

Sophie