In 2019, I read 40 books. Of these books, I gave 13 of them 5/5 stars, 11 of them 4/5 stars, 13 3/5 stars, and 2 books received a rating of 2/5 stars. Overall, my average rating was 3.8/5 stars.
The author I read the most books from was Shaun David Hutchinson, having read nine of his books. Overall, I read books from twenty-seven different authors, 24 of which I have never read from before.
The majority of the books I read were released in 2018. Only three of the books I read were actually released in 2019.
For genres, I read thirteen contemporary/speculative fiction, nine literary/classics, eight nonfiction, three fantasy, four poetry collections/verse novels, three fantasy, two sci-fi, and one historical fiction.
Now, below are all of the books I read in 2019, my ratings, and links to any reviews.
January
Satellite by Nick Lake
5/5 stars
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
5/5 stars
The Legend of the Golden Raven by K. Ancrum
4/5 stars
Animal Farm by George Orwell
3/5 stars
Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
4.5/5 stars
What We Pretend to Be by Shaun David Hutchinson
4/5 stars
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
2.5/5 stars
At The Edge of The Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson
5/5 stars
We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
5/5 stars
February
The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson
4/5 stars
Violent Ends by Shaun David Hutchinson
4/5 stars
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevado
3/5 stars
Lord of The Flies by William Golding
2/5 stars
March
Feral Youth by Shaun David Hutchinson
4/5 stars
The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson
5/5 stars
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
5/5 stars
You Asked For Perfect by Laura Silverman
2.5/5 stars
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
2/5 stars
April
In April, I finished zero books but started a few that I finished later in the year.
May
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
3/5 stars
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
3/5 stars
The Apocolypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson
4.5/5 stars
Epicac by Kurt Vonnegut
3/5 stars
June
I did not read any books in June because I was focusing on my finals.
July
Brave Face by Shaun David Hutchinson
5/5 stars
When The Moon Was Ours by Anne-Marie McLemore
3/5 stars
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
5/5 stars
We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson (again)
5/5 stars
August
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
4/5 stars
September
In September, I started a few books but ultimately did not finish any.
October
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
3/5 stars
History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
5/5 stars
November
We Say #Never Again by Parkland student journalists
4/5 stars
For Everyone by Jason Reynolds
4/5 stars
The Death of Truth by Michiko Kakutani
3/5 stars
What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
4/5 stars
December
The View From Flyover Country by Sarah Kendzior
5/5 stars
Fascism: A Warning by Madeline Albright
3/5 stars
Tell Me How It Ends by Valeria Luiselli
4/5 stars
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Alan Poe
3/5 stars
The Future of Humanity by Michio Kaku
3.5/5 stars
The Black Cat by Edgar Alan Poe
4/5 stars
A Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
4/5 stars
These are all forty of the books that I read in 2019. For 2020, I am hoping to read forty-five books. If you set any reading goals this year, feel free to share them in the comments.