BBleil's 9th Annual Challenge to 75 in 2019
Talk 75 Books Challenge for 2019
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1BBleil
This is my ninth year in the challenge!
Here is a list of my favorite reads of 2018. . .
Five Stars (7)
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
The Whole30: Guide by Melissa Hartwig
It Starts With Food by Melissa Hartwig
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Rising Out of Hatred by Eli Saslow
4.5 Stars (2)
Alice Network by Kate Quinn
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
Four Stars (18)
The Just Right Home by Marianne Cusato
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
My Life with Bob by Pamela Paul
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
Educated by Tara Westover
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti
A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
The Promise: A Novel by Ann Weisgarber
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan
The Whole30 Cookbook by Melissa Hartwig
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason
Here is a list of my favorite reads of 2018. . .
Five Stars (7)
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
The Whole30: Guide by Melissa Hartwig
It Starts With Food by Melissa Hartwig
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Rising Out of Hatred by Eli Saslow
4.5 Stars (2)
Alice Network by Kate Quinn
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
Four Stars (18)
The Just Right Home by Marianne Cusato
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
My Life with Bob by Pamela Paul
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
Educated by Tara Westover
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti
A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
The Promise: A Novel by Ann Weisgarber
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan
The Whole30 Cookbook by Melissa Hartwig
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason
2BBleil
January
1. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (5 stars)
2. Transcription by Kate Atkinson (3 stars)
3. Wool by Hugh Howey (4.5 stars)
4. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (3 stars)
1. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (5 stars)
2. Transcription by Kate Atkinson (3 stars)
3. Wool by Hugh Howey (4.5 stars)
4. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (3 stars)
3BBleil
February
5. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (3.5 stars)
6. I.Q. by Joe Ide (didn't finish)
7. Far From The Tree by Robin Benway (4 stars)
8. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (5 stars)
5. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (3.5 stars)
6. I.Q. by Joe Ide (didn't finish)
7. Far From The Tree by Robin Benway (4 stars)
8. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (5 stars)
4BBleil
March
9. White Oleander by Janet Fitch (4 stars)
10. This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel (4 stars)
11. Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith OBrien (4 stars)
9. White Oleander by Janet Fitch (4 stars)
10. This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel (4 stars)
11. Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith OBrien (4 stars)
5BBleil
April
12. The Huntress by Kate Quinn (3.75 stars)
13. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (4 stars)
14. The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg (3.5 stars)
15. One Day in December by Josie Silver (4 stars)
12. The Huntress by Kate Quinn (3.75 stars)
13. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (4 stars)
14. The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg (3.5 stars)
15. One Day in December by Josie Silver (4 stars)
6BBleil
May
16. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (3.5 stars)
17. The Overstory by Richard Powers (5 stars)
18. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris (3.5 stars)
19. The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (3 stars)
16. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (3.5 stars)
17. The Overstory by Richard Powers (5 stars)
18. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris (3.5 stars)
19. The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (3 stars)
7BBleil
June
20. Morning Star by Pierce Brown (5 stars)
21. How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims (4 stars)
22. There There by Tommy Orange (3 stars)
23. Shift by Hugh Howey (4 stars)
20. Morning Star by Pierce Brown (5 stars)
21. How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims (4 stars)
22. There There by Tommy Orange (3 stars)
23. Shift by Hugh Howey (4 stars)
8BBleil
July
24. The Rhythm Section by Mark Burnell (2.5 stars)
25. The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz (3.5 stars)
26. The Dreamers by Karen Walker Thompson (3 stars)
27. Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield (3.5 stars)
28. Calypso by David Sedaris (3.5 stars)
24. The Rhythm Section by Mark Burnell (2.5 stars)
25. The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz (3.5 stars)
26. The Dreamers by Karen Walker Thompson (3 stars)
27. Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield (3.5 stars)
28. Calypso by David Sedaris (3.5 stars)
9BBleil
August
29. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (3.5 stars)
30. Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (4.5 stars)
31. Flatshare by Beth O'Leary (4 stars)
32. Art of Mindful Reading by Ella Berthoud (3 stars)
29. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (3.5 stars)
30. Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (4.5 stars)
31. Flatshare by Beth O'Leary (4 stars)
32. Art of Mindful Reading by Ella Berthoud (3 stars)
10BBleil
September
33. The 19th Wife by Daniel Ebershoff (3.5 stars)
34. Us Against You by Fredrik Backman (4 stars)
33. The 19th Wife by Daniel Ebershoff (3.5 stars)
34. Us Against You by Fredrik Backman (4 stars)
11BBleil
October
35. Written In My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon (5 stars)
36. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (5 stars)
37. Dust by Hugh Howey (4.5 stars)
38. Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters by Anne Boyd Rioux (4 stars)
35. Written In My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon (5 stars)
36. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (5 stars)
37. Dust by Hugh Howey (4.5 stars)
38. Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters by Anne Boyd Rioux (4 stars)
12BBleil
November
39. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass (3 stars)
40. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman (4 stars)
39. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass (3 stars)
40. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman (4 stars)
13BBleil
December
41. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (3 stars)
42. Food Freedom Forever by Melissa Hartwig (5 stars)
43. Little Women by Lousia May Alcott (5 stars)
44. No Turning Back by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
45. Turn to Me by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
46. Turning Point by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
47. Out of Turn by Tiffany Snow (3 stars)
48. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (5 stars)
49. Point of No Return by Tiffany Snow (4 stars)
41. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (3 stars)
42. Food Freedom Forever by Melissa Hartwig (5 stars)
43. Little Women by Lousia May Alcott (5 stars)
44. No Turning Back by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
45. Turn to Me by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
46. Turning Point by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
47. Out of Turn by Tiffany Snow (3 stars)
48. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (5 stars)
49. Point of No Return by Tiffany Snow (4 stars)
17The_Hibernator
Happy New Year!
18FAMeulstee
Happy reading in 2019!
