1) On the Beach by Nevile Shute: The best book I read this year and a contender for my favorite book of all time, 5/5.
(A one-liner doesn't do this justice, will make a separate post about this one day)
2) Maus by Art Spiegelman: The author writes about his dad's experiences in the concentration camps and I love how he shows both the good and bad side of him, 5/5.
3) Another 2001 by Yukito Ayajutsi: The sequel to Another (1997) lived up to my hype, wish there were more horror books set in school like this, 5/5.
4) Turtles all the Way Down by John Green: Not as good as Looking for Alaska or Fault in our Stars but still a very nice read, 3.5/5.
5) A Midsummer's Equation by Keigo Higashino: This guy never misses – the modern day Agatha Christie, 4/5.
6) The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell: Well written, an excellent mystery but also a very weird book that made my head spin, 3.5/5.
7) Endless Night by Agatha Christie: Very different from usual style, slightly spooky even and a slow burn, 3.5/5.
8) Carribean Mystery by Agatha Christie: Although the mystery and characters are not as memorable as her usual standards, the setting alone is enough for me to give it 4/5.
9) Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Torton: Beautiful prose, incredible characters with a touch of Agatha Christie meets Groundhog day – only let down by the rushed ending, 4/5.
10) In My Dreams, I hold a knife by Elizabeth Winstead: Really well written dark academia with a side of steamy romance, 4.5/5.
11) The IT girl by Ruth Ware: This is supposed to be similar to the above and although it was well written, I did not care for the characters as much, 2.5/5.
12) World War Z by Max Brooks: The only zombie book you'll ever need to read thanks to it's unique manner of storytelling, 4/5.
13) Good girl, bad blood by Holly Jackson (AGGTM #2) : I love Pip, I love Holly Jackson, 4.5/5.
14) As good as Dead by Holly Jackson (AGGTM #3) I was screaming at Pip in some scenes but I still love her, 3.5/5.
15) Five Survive by Holly Jackson: One particular scene genuinely made my heart race like no other book and that alone elevates this to a 4/5.
16) The Reappearence of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson: Yeah, I really like Holly Jackson – although the ending here was rushed, 4/5.
17) One of us is Next by Karan Mcmanus: An easy to read YA high school thriller. 3.5/5.
18) The woman in the window by AJ Finn: Too much filler, mediocre prose and a big disappointment, 2/5.
19) Thirteen Days by Robert Kennedy Sr.: RFK's memoir about the Cuban missile crisis is a fascinating read for any cold war history nerd, 4/5.
20) The Tattoist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris; Awful prose and one dimensional characters – doesn't do justice to the horrors of the concentration camps, 1/5.
21) Five Chimneys by Olga Lengyel: The complete opposite of the above – Read this and Maus if you want to read something about the holocaust, 4/5.
22) River in Darkness by Masaji Ishikawa: A beautiful, heartbreaking tale of a man's life and escape from North Korea, 4/5.
23) City of Thieves by David Beinoff: An amazing historical fiction book set in Stalingrad at the height of WW2, 4.5/5.
24) Sundown Motel by Simone James: If you are looking for a well written, motel thriller/horror, please pick this up, 4/5.
25) Broken Girls by Simone James: The fate of one of the characters still gets to me, loved this boarding school horror story, 4.5/5.
26) An Unexpected Guest by Shari Lapena: Tons of potential but piss poor execution, the worst thriller book I have read, 1/5.
by Ducard42
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26 books*, well math was never my strong suit.
This is interesting. I will try this in the future too.
Happy New Year!