Stephanie's Reads for 2019

r/a
reread
non-fiction
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ favorite, highly recommend
⭐⭐⭐⭐ enjoyed, would recommend
⭐⭐⭐ just okay
⭐⭐ didn't care for
⭐ hated
🧡 Best of 2019

January
Flyte (Septimus Heap #2) Angie Sage 1/1 ⭐⭐⭐
Emily of New Moon, LM Montgomery 1/8 (reread)  ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Emily Climbs, LM Montgomery 1/13 (reread)  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Emily's Quest, LM Montgomery 1/14 (reread)  ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen 1/21 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 1/24 (reread / read-aloud)

February
Prince Caspian 2/2 (reread / read-aloud)
Pilgrim's Inn by Elizabeth Goudge 2/3 ⭐⭐⭐
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden 2/8 ⭐⭐⭐
The Runaway King by Jennifer Neilsen 2/10 ⭐⭐⭐
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (reread / read-aloud) 2/20
Finding Holy in the Suburbs by Ashley Hales 2/27 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

March
First Impressions by Charlie Lovett 3/1 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Silver Chair by CS Lewis 3/6 (reread / read-aloud)
The Shadow Throne by Jennifer Nielsen (Ascendance trilogy #3) 3/10 ⭐⭐⭐
Tales from the Perilous Realm by J.R.R. Tolkien 3/18 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 3/22 ⭐⭐⭐
Broken Bone China by Laura Childs 3/24 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🧡 Searching for Spring: How God Makes All Things Beautiful in Time by Christine Hoover 3/27 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A World Without Heroes (Beyonders #1) by Brandon Mull 3/28 (reread⭐⭐⭐⭐

April
Seed of Rebellion (Beyonders #2) by Brandon Mull 4/6 (reread⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Island of Adventure by Enid Blyton 4/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 4/13 ⭐⭐⭐
The Horse and His Boy 4/15 (reread / read-aloud) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bluecrowne by Kate Milford 4/18 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Left-Handed Fate by Kate Milford 4/23 ⭐⭐⭐
Snow and Rose by Emily Winfield Martin 4/27 ⭐⭐⭐
Hank the Cowdog by John Erikson 4/29 (read-aloud) ⭐⭐⭐

May
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine 5/1 ⭐⭐⭐
More Adventures of Hank the Cowdog #2 by John Erikson 5/6 K (read-aloud) ⭐⭐⭐
Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin K 5/6 ⭐⭐⭐
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin K 5/11 ⭐⭐⭐
Paper & Fire by Rachel Caine (The Library Series #2) 5/11 ⭐⭐⭐
Ash & Quill by Rachel Caine (The Library Series #3) 5/18 ⭐⭐⭐
Nathaniel Fludd Beastologist, Book 1 5/20 (read-aloud) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Smoke & Iron by Rachel Caine (The Library Series #4) 5/21 K ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Chasing the Prophecy (Beyonders #3) by Brandon Mull 5/29 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

June
🧡 Romanov by Nadine Brandes 6/1 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Astrid the Unstoppable by Maria Parr 6/2 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🧡 A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen 6/3 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport 6/6 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Fawkes by Nadine Brandes 6/20 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Castle of Adventure by Enid Blyton (#2) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Valley of Adventure by Enid Blyton (#3) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Sea of Adventure by Enid Blyton (#4) 6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Mountain of Adventure by Enid Blyton (#5) 6/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
🧡 The Promise is His Presence by Glenna Marshall 6/28 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

July
A Time to Die by Nadine Brandes 7/2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles #1) 7/3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Scarlet by Mariss Meyer (Lunar Chronicles #2) 7/3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt 7/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye 7/13⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Halloween Party by Agatha Christie 7/15 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray 7/17 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 7/20 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Resistance by Jennifer Nielsen 7/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield 7/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Time to Speak by Nadine Brandes 7/26 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Time to Rise by Nadine Brandes 7/29 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

August
The Crown's Fate by Evelyn Skye 8/6 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Storm Keeper's Island, Catherine Doyle 8/7 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon (Mitford #1) 8/12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Light in the Window by Jan Karon (Mitford #2) 8/14 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
These High Green Hills by Jan Karon (Mitford #3) 8/17 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Out to Canaan by Jan Karon (Mitford #4) 8/18 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Magician’s Nephew by CS Lewis 8/19 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cress by Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles #3) 8/22 K ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Winter by Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles #4) 8/25  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A New Song by Jan Karon (Mitford #5) 8/29 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

September
In this Mountain by Jan Karon (Mitford #6) 9/1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Light from Heaven by Jan Karon (Mitford #7) 9/4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis (Narnia #7) 9/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon 9/7 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Promise is His Presence by Glenna Marshall 9/16 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue 9/18 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 9/29 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

October
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander 1/3 reread ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Big Dreams, Daily Joys: Set goals. Get things done. Make time for what matters by Elise Blaha Cripe 10/8 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🧡 The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages by Trenton Lee Stewart 10/9 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Seige and Storm (Grisha #2) by Leigh Bardugo 10/13 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Grim Lovlies by Megan Shepard 10/16 ⭐️⭐️
Ruffleclaw by Cornelia Funke 10/18 (read aloud by Ethan!) ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Homer Price by Robert McCloskey 10/31 reread read aloud ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

November
The Mirror Crack'd by Agatha Christie 11/6 reread ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Supernova by Marissa Meyer 11/8 (Renegades #3) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn 11/13 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 11/21 ⭐️
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie 11/22 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Adorning the Dark by Andrew Peterson 11/23 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🧡 The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 11/30 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

December
Girl in Disguise by Greer Macallister 12/2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner 12/17 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear 12/19 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  
American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt by Stephanie Marie Thornton 12/26 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Story Peddler by Lindsay A. Franklin 12/31 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️





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