As the midway point of the year is quickly approaching I figured it was time to check in with my year in reading up to this point. It's a great way to see how influential the first half of the way was to my overall reading and just a nice way to see how far I've come so far.
Sadly, I am way behind on my Goodreads reading challenge this year. I am 10 books behind schedule and I am not hopeful I'll catch up. I am going to give it my all but I am okay with possibly no making my goal this year.
I have noticed that my reading selection gets better every year and this year is no exception. I know what I like as a reader and have a better ability to pick out the books I am going to enjoy. It means my Goodreads ratings are trending really positive right now, but I am considering that a perk of the journey of discovering who I am as a reader. Does anyone else worry about being too positive sometimes, or are you just happy that you're picking books that you enjoy? Let me know.
I am reading a lot more romance than I tend to (at least for the first half the year). It's not surprising as there have been some great ones that have come out. I still think my reads lean heavily to young adult and I doubt that will ever really change.
As previously mentioned I haven't read as much as I typically have by this point in the year. This has made picking my ten favourite reads of the first half of 2018 harder in some ways and easier in others. I have less choices, but each choice feels more deliberate. Each exclusion hurts a little more than it has before.
With that said, here are my top ten of 2018 (so far) ....
*These are in no particular order*
1 Side By Side by Jenni L Walsh
2 Royals by Rachel Hawkins
3 I'll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara
4 The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
5 Save The Date by Morgan Matson
6 Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody
7 Legendary by Stephanie Garber
8 The Kiss Quotient by by Helen Hoang
9 Leah On The Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
10 You by Caroline Kepnes
Each book links to my review (except for The Kiss Quotient which I have not reviewed yet, but will be up next week).
What books would make your own best of lists at this point in the year? Let me know in the comments as I am always looking for new books to add to my to be read list.
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