While admittedly, most of them were comics, I read a lot of books in 2018.
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells.
Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui. (Yes, the whole 21 volume manga series)
Welcome to Night Vale & It Devours by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor.
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang.
The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell.
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire.
The Armored Saint by Myke Cole.
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman.
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray.
Dreadnought & Sovereign by April Daniels.
I listened to both of the Night Vale novels, because Cecil Baldwin narrates them. How could I not listen to his voice for another 16+ hours? If you’ve not listened to Welcome to Night Vale, well, if you like surreal comedy/horror, you’re in for a treat.
I read a lot of novellas again this year. The Murderbot Diaries continue to be incredible, and I’ve got the 4th one sitting on the top of my reading stack at home. Myke Cole’s The Armored Saint blew me away, and I have to read the sequel asap, because Heloise is a fantastic heroine, defying all manner of expectations. Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children is a series I never knew I needed, and it makes me fall back in love with all the portal fantasies I’d first read as a kid.
Dreadnought was a superhero story that I can’t get out of my head. I loved reading Danny’s story as she came to grips with her super powers and her identity as a transgender girl. Sovereign was a solid sequel that left me wishing for more. It would make a fabulous trilogy, and would be an incredible opportunity for a trans actress should an adaptation be made.
While I beat my goal of reading 200 books in 2018, I fell short of my 2017 mark by almost 50 titles. I intend to step things up again in 2019.
The Swords of the Ancients 