My Favorite Books of 2018

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What a year! 2018 has been my best reading year to date – 123 books and 34,151 pages read (maybe I can still squeeze in one or two more)! I always simultaneously look forward to and dread making my list of favorites at the end of the year, though it’s my first time doing so here on Ashes Books & Bobs. I want to thank you all for welcoming me so wholeheartedly on this new venture. I hope to bring you many great reviews and book-related posts in 2019 and continue to grow my relationships with my fellow bibliophiles!

Instead of listing all of my five-star reads from the year, I decided to list the books I have added to my “Loves” shelf on Goodreads. This is the place where the best books of the best reside, the books that I still think about months or years after finishing them, the novels that have impacted my life in one way or another. Without further ado:

In 2019, I’m looking forward to participating in NovelKnight‘s Beat the Backlist Challenge, where I hope to significantly shrink my TBR. I’m banning myself from buying new books and will be reading only what is on my shelves and Kindle, along with a few carefully selected publisher requests and Indie ARCs. Wish me lots of shelf-control. 😉

I hope 2019 brings you all plenty of health, happiness, and great reads!
God bless!

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26 Comments Add yours

  1. Congratulations, Ashley, on your excellent reading year! Great list.

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    1. Thank you so much, Jonetta!

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  2. So many great books! I wish you happy reading in the new year!

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    1. Thank you! Same to you, Kayla!

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  3. AJ says:

    We’ve enjoyed some of the same books this year:)

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    1. That’s awesome!! Which ones? 😍

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      1. AJ says:

        The RS Grey and the Stranger in the Woods. I loved both too.

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      2. Awesome!! I still often think about The Stranger in the Woods. Such a great read.

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      3. AJ says:

        It was a great read. We read it for Bookclub just a few months ago

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  4. Amy-OUABB says:

    What a great year for reading! Lots of luck on your 2019 challenge. I look forward to hearing how you do with it.

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    1. Thank you, Amy! I hope 2019 is amazing for you too!

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  5. RoseMarie says:

    Sweeeet! Congratulations! Great list of books you read during 2018 😊 11/22/63 was a good one for me.

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    1. Thank you, RoseMarie! 😀
      I loved it too!!

      Have a great 2019!

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      1. RoseMarie says:

        You’re welcome! Happy New Year Have an awesome 2019 😊

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  6. Norrie says:

    Oh, lovely list! Haven’t read many of them, but now just cherry picking for my wishlist. Haha.
    I read 11/22/63 a few years ago and it was really good ❤

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    1. Thank you!! I hope you’ll enjoy some of them!
      11/22/63 was amazing!!

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  7. janice says:

    Those are some different books

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  8. I really enjoyed The Guernsey Literary etc. this year too! And I’m hoping to read Eleanor Oliphant soon! Glad to hear that you enjoyed so many books from this year 😊

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    1. Thanks Margaret! I hope you enjoy Eleanor Oliphant as much as I did!

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  9. Really cool that you loved Guernsey and Eleanor oliphant too- I thought they were fantastic! And I’m really looking forward to reading great alone 🙂

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    1. They were amazing books, weren’t they? I will definitely re-read them at some point.
      I bet you’ll enjoy The Great Alone also! 😀

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      1. They really were!!! 😀 Me too 🙂 Ah brilliant!

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  10. That looks like a great list of books. You have a few adult novels on here that I need to get around to reading. I feel like I have been avoiding adult fiction lately and have heard so much about Kristin Hannah .

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