I’m officially kicking off this recurring series – Quarterly Roundup! -, within which I’ll share some interesting stats, as well as all of my reads for the previous quarter, organized from my favorite to least favorite! I read a lot and have no allusions that you read every one of my blog posts (but you totally should), so let’s just make it easy for everyone to help you find the best books out there!
Q1 ’19 Stats
This quarter by the numbers:
- 29 books
- 984 chapters
- 8,927 pages
- 2,254,814 words
Q1 ’19 Reads
This comprehensive list covers every book I read between January and March of this year – organized from favorite to least favorite -, and their genres.
5 Star Reads
- Heavy: Kiese Laymon – memoir
- The Dreamers: Karen Walker Thompson – fiction
- Look How Happy I’m Making You: Polly Rosenwaike – short stories
- A Woman Is No Man: Etaf Rum – fiction
- I Miss You When I Blink: Mary Laura Philpott – memoir in essays
- An Untamed State: Roxane Gay – fiction
- Daisy Jones & The Six: Taylor Jenkins Reid – fiction
- The Girls at 17 Swann Street: Yara Zgheib – fiction
- The Silent Patient: Alex Michaelides – psychological thriller
- On the Come Up: Angie Thomas – young adult fiction
- The Hate U Give: Angie Thomas – young adult fiction
- The Sun and Her Flowers: Rupi Kaur – poetry
4 Star Reads
- Nine Perfect Strangers: Liane Moriarty – fiction
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine: Gail Honeyman – fiction
- The Secret of Clouds: Alyson Richman – fiction
- The Water Cure: Sophie Mackintosh – fiction
- The Wife Between Us: Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen – psychological thriller
- Educated: Tara Westover – memoir
- The Au Pair: Emma Rous – mystery
- Looker: Laura Sims – fiction
- The Library Book: Susan Orlean – historical nonfiction
- Sing To It: Amy Hempel – short stories
- Mother Winter: Sophia Shalmiyev – memoir
- A River in Darkness: Masaji Ishikawa – memoir
3 Star Reads
- Elsey Come Home: Susan Conley – fiction
- The Proposal: Jasmine Guillory – contemporary romance
- The Night Olivia Fell: Christina McDonald – mystery
- I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: Michelle McNamara – true crime
2 Star Reads
- Mouthful of Birds: Samanta Schweblin – short stories
Are you planning on picking up any of these titles? Have you read any and agree or disagree? Sound off in the comments, I’d love to discuss with you. You can also find me on Instagram @bookmarkedbya!
