I set out in 2018 to read more books than I had in 2017… which was to say more than a handful. To write well, I need to be well read, widely read. This year I managed 32 books, 11 of which were comics, 3 of which were novellas. I probably started another 3-5 which I didn’t finish. For the first time I’m letting myself set aside something I’m not enjoying instead of forcing my way through to the end. Overall it’s made my reading experience a lot more enjoyable. And I can honestly say I recommend pretty much everything on this list.
Next year I hope to write a little blurb review for each book I read, but as this list is already a little late, I figured I’d put it out there and focus on working forwards instead of back filling what I’d like to see done.
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeline L’Engle (re-read)
The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pulman (re-read)
The Girl From Everywhere
by Heidi Heilig
Binti
by Nnedi Okorafor
World of Wakanda
by Ta-Nehisi Coates & Roxane Gay
Binti: Home
by Nnedi Okorafor
Binti: Night Masquerade
by Nnedi Okorafor
Rat Queens, Volume 4
by Kurtis J. Wiebe (Author), Owen Gieni (Artist)
The Wilds, Issues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
by Vita Ayala (Author), Danny Lore (Editor), Emily Pearson (Artist)
Let’s Talk About Love
by Claire Kann
Starfish
by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Kim & Kim, Volume 2
by Magdalene Visaggio (Author), Katy Rex (Editor), Eva Cabrera (Artist), Claudia Aguirre (Artist), Zakk Saam (Artist), Tess Fowler (Artist)
Children of Blood and Bone
by Tomi Adeyemi
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang
The Gracekeepers
by Kirsty Logan
And I Darken
by Kiersten White
The Runaways, Volume 1
by Brian K. Vaughan (Author), Adrian Alphona (Illustrator), Takeshi Miyazawa (Illustrator)
Submerged, Issues 1, 2, 3, 4
by Vita Ayala (Author), Lisa Sterle (Artist)
Tomb Raider: Survivor’s Crusade, Issues 1, 2, 3, 4
by Jackson Lanzing (Author), Collin Kelly (Author), Ashley Woods (Illustrator), Mike Atiyeh (Illustrator), Hannah Fisher (Illustrator)
The Last of Us: American Dreams
by Faith Erin Hicks (Author, Illustrator), Neil Druckmann (Author)
Trail of Lightning
by Rebecca Roanhorse
Rat Queens, Volume 5
by Kurtis J. Wiebe (Author), Owen Gieni (Artist)
Heathen, Volume 1
by Natasha Alterici (Author, Illustrator), Tess Fowler (Illustrator), Tamra Bonvillain (Illustrator), Charles Martin (Editor), Rebecca Rutledge (Editor), Kristen Grace (Editor)
Truly Devious
by Maureen Johnson
The Ship Beyond Time
by Heidi Heilig
Dread Nation: Rise Up
by Justina Ireland
Sky in the Deep
by Adrienne Young
One of Us Is Lying
by Karen M. McManus
The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas
The Runaways, Volume 2
By Brian K. Vaughn (Author), Adrian Alphona (Illustrator), Takeshi Miyazawa (Illustrator), Skottie Young (Illustrator)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Blackbird, Issues 1, 2, 3
by Sam Humphries (Author), Jen Bartel (Artist)
M. J. Rose, Author 
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