Your handy source for all the books I’ve read so far this year. Don’t forget to check out the lists from previous years for more reading ideas!
January
- The Bad Boy Bargain by Kendra C Highley – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik – 5* – YA Fantasy
- On The Fence by Kasie West – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
- The Hating Game by Sally Thorne – 5* – Contemporary Romance
- The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook – 3* – Steampunk Romance
- The Distance Between Us by Kasie West – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen – 2* – Classic Literature
- Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn – 4* – Regency Romance
- Roseblood by A.G. Howard – 5* – YA Fantasy Retelling
- The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
- World of Warcraft: Illidan by William King – 5* – Fantasy (Video Game Backstory)
- A Study In Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro – 5* – YA Contemporary Retelling
February
- Half Bad by Sally Green – 5* – YA Fantasy
- Half Wild by Sally Green – 4* – YA Fantasy
- Half Lost by Sally Green – 4* – YA Fantasy
- Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas – 3* – Regency Romance
- White Cat by Holly Black – 4* – YA Fantasy
- The Summer I Became A Nerd by Leah Rae Miller – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- By Your Side by Kasie West – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Wires and Nerve by Marissa Meyer – 4* – YA Sci-fi (graphic novel)
- Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas – 3* – Regency Romance
- Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas – 4* – Regency Romance
March
- The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love by Sarvenaz Tash – 3* – YA Contemporary Romance
- The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi – 5* – YA Fantasy
- The Last of August by Brittany Cavallaro – 4* – YA Contemporary Retelling
- Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo – 4* – YA Fantasy
- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
- The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily Anderson – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Seige and Storm by Leigh Bardugo – 4* – YA Fantasy
- Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo – 4* – YA Fantasy
- Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- The Wrong Side of Right by Jenn Marie Thorne – 3* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Ask Again Later by Liz Czukas – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Not After Everything by Michelle Levy – 3* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Shuffle, Repeat by Jen Klein – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Summer of Sloan by Erin L Schneider – 3* – YA Contemporary Romance
- How to Keep Rolling After A Fall by Karole Cozzo – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
April
- The Reece Malcolm List by Amy Spalding – 3* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Attachments by Rainbow Rowell – 4* – Contemporary Romance
- The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron – 4* – YA Dystopian
- Deerskin by Robin McKinley – 4* – YA Fantasy
- My Unscripted Life by Lauren Morrill – 3* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey – 3* – Science Fiction
- Ruined by Amy Tintera – 3* – YA Fantasy
- I’ll Be Yours by Jenny B Jones – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas – 5* – YA Fantasy
May
- A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas – 5* – YA Fantasy
- A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas – 5* – YA Fantasy
- This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina Lauren – 5* – Contemporary Romance
- Signs Point to Yes by Sandy Hall – 2* – YA Contemporary Romance
- The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things by Ann Aguirre – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Adorkable by Cookie O’Gorman – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
- All the Feels by Danika Stone – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
- If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Dirty Wild Thing by Christina Lauren – 4* – Contemporary Romance
- Dark Wild Night by Christina Lauren – 3* – Contemporary Romance
- The Replacement Crush by Lisa Brown Roberts – 3* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Alterations by Stephanie Scott – 3* – YA Contemporary Romance
- The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily Anderson (Yup, twice!) 5*
- The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (Ditto) 5*
- Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren – 3* – Contemporary Romance
June
- It Started With Goodbye by Christina June – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Along Came A Duke by Elizabeth Boyle – 3* – Regency Romance
- Geekerella by Ashley Poston – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Beastly by Alex Finn – 4* – YA Contemporary Retelling (with fantasy elements)
- An Offer From A Gentleman by Julia Quinn – 4* – Regency Romance
- Noteworthy by Riley Redgate – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
- The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Textrovert by Lindsey Summers – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Ms Marvel by G. Willow Wilson – 3* – Comic book/Graphic Novel
- Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson – 5* – Paranormal Romance (Humor)
- As Old as Time by Liz Braswell – 3* – YA Fantasy Retelling
- Windfall by Jennifer E Smith – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennet – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
July
- Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
- The Distance from A to Z by Natalie Blitt – 3* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Aftercare by Tanya Chris – 3* – LGBT Contemporary Romance
- By Your Side by Kasie West (Number two: it was good!!!) 5*
- Geek Girl by Holly Smale – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
- #famous by Jilly Gagnon – 3* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley – 3* – YA Contemporary
- Devil’s Bride by Stephanie Laurens – 3* – Regency Romance
- In 27 Days by Alison Gervais – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Sass Yourself Slim by Cynthia Sass – 4* – Diet/Cookbook
- Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer – 5* – YA Contemporary Romance
August
- Bookishly Ever After by Isabel Bandeira – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Dramatically Ever After by Isabel Bandeira – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- When It’s Real by Erin Watt – 4* – YA Contemporary Romance
- Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan – 4* – YA Fantasy
- Manga Classics: Pride and Prejudice by Stacy King – 5* – Comic book/Graphic novel
Genre Tally
- YA Fantasy: 18
- YA Contemporary Romance: 52
- Contemporary Romance: 8
- Regency Romance: 7
- Steampunk Romance: 1
- Paranormal Romance: 1
- YA Contemporary: 1
- Literary Classics: 1
- Fantasy: 1
- YA Sci-fi: 1
- Science Fiction: 1
- YA Dystopian: 1
- Comic Books: 2
- Diet/Cookbooks: 1
