Article contributed by Holly Angus
Hey Nerds, content contributor Holly here, keeping you in the loop of my reading with the Mid Year Book Freakout tag! As of the end of June, I have read 67 books out of my 75 goal for the year of 2019, which is a total of 23,981 pages! Here’s what I recommend based on what I have read so far in 2019!
Best Book You’ve Read So Far in 2019?
- Sharp Objects Gillian Flynn: Completely and utterly disturbing. Perfect for the horror lover! Go into this novel with a tough stomach. MAJOR TW FOR CUTTING AND VIOLENCE.
- Misery by Stephen King
- Pet Sematary by Stephen King: Do you notice a trend? We at the Nerd Daily are fascinated by the macabre.
Best Sequel You’ve Read So Far in 2019
Kingsbane by Claire Legrand: Killer, kickass, magical queens. What more could you want?
New Release You Haven’t Read Yet, But Want To?
- Descendant of the Crane by Joan He
- Inspection by Josh Malerman
Most Anticipated Release For Second Half of 2019
- Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren: I’m complete and utter trash for this duo.
- Song of the Abyss by Makiia Lucier: Thanks to The Nerd Daily, I’ll be reading an ARC and uploading a review soon!
- American Royals by Katharine McGee
- The Institute by Stephen King
- The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
- And like every other person on this planet… The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Biggest Disappointment?
- Ruin & Rising and Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo: Sorry, I just don’t understand the hype. After finishing this series, I said hello to a MAJOR book slump. The trilogy just could not live up to the hype.
- Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy: nothing happened… never in a book have I experienced so much talk of action but no actual action. I was so hyped to get an arc but it had to be one of the largest disappointments so far.
- Fire & Blood by George R R Martin: Um this was a as boring as a history textbook. Can we just get Winds of Winter already?!
Biggest Surprise?
The Test by Sylvain Neuvel: Short and sweet. You’ll never quite know what to expect with this one.
Favourite New Author?
Stephen King… yes. I know, I am the last on the very large bandwagon. So much horror, so much weird fiction.
Newest Fictional Crush?
Saying hello to a girl crush: Daisy Jones from Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. She is so screwed up in so many ways but powerful, resilient and kickass at the same time.
Newest Favourite Character?
An odd one coming your way…. Annie Wilkes from Misery by Stephen King. Is it any surprise that I’m choosing a villain? Probably not LOL. I mean don’t you sometimes want to kidnap your favourite writer and force them to rewrite a book so they don’t kill your favourite character? Yeah me too…
Book That Made You Cry?
Now, I’m not a crier but I felt all the feels with Michelle Obama’s Becoming. She is a lawyer, mother, political advocate and can now add author to the list. This book was written so beautifully she could be a best seller even without being the famous ‘Michelle Obama’. I would die for another piece of her writing. So well done.
Book That Made You Happy?
Colourless Tsukuru Tazak by Haruki Murakami: ALL the nostalgia from my time living in Tokyo. Also beautiful writing, a new author I would love to read more of.
Favourite Book To Screen Adaptation You Saw This Year?
The Handmaid’s Tale
Favourite Review You’ve Written This Year?
Favourite and hardest review to write this year…. Swipe Right for Murder by Derek Milman! I wanted to spoil and gush the entire review so it was so hard to keep it spoiler free! However, such an amazing opportunity to interview the author himself! So thankful to Jimmy Patterson books, the Nerd Daily and Derek himself for a great book, review, and experience!
Most Beautiful Book You Bought So Far This Year?
UK edition of Skyward by Brandon Sanderson! This book looks like literal magic… hopefully it lives up to the hype of such a talked about fantasy author.
What Books Do You Need To Read By The End of The Year?
- The Dark Half by Stephen King
- The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell
- Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
- Red Sister by Mark Lawrence
- Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
