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I’ve seen several blog posts like this pop up in the last week or so. I wanted to do my own!
Also, I wanted to capture how many books I actually read in 2018. Several blog posts mentioned this, and I wanted to tally mine. One young lady read 110 books this year. That’s incredible!
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So, before starting the lists of favorites, here’s my tally for books and Book Reviews for 2018:
- Total books read: 17
- Total Book Reviews: 17
- First published Book Review of 2018: Book Review #51: “Grace and Grit: My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond” (Published January 20, 2018)
- Last published Book Review of 2018: Book Review #67: “Small Town” (Published December 30, 2018)
- ARC Reviews: 2 (!!)
Ratings Tally
- 5 stars: 2
- 4 1/2 stars: 8
- 4 stars: 5
- 3 1/2 stars: 1
- 3 stars: 1
- 2 1/2 stars: 0
- 2 stars: 0
- 1 1/2 stars: 0
- 1 star: 0
ARC Reviews (First year ever!)
- Book Review #64: “Forgetting My Way Back To You” (ARC Review)
- Book Review #65: “Fallible Justice” (ARC Review)
I really enjoyed reading these two books. I hope to read more ARCs in 2019!
Now, on to my favorites!
Favorite Books
- Fallible Justice
- Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide
- Grace and Grit: My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond
- Prez: A Story of Love
- The Woman in Cabin 10
Favorite Movies
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Aquaman
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Black Panther
- Blockers
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Christopher Robin
- First Man
- Game Night
- Incredibles 2
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
- Maze Runner: The Death Cure
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout
- Ready Player One
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Favorite TV Shows
- Growing Pains – Seasons 1 and 2 (Amazon)
- Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist (Netflix)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – Seasons 1 and 2 (Hulu)
- The Confession Tapes (Netflix)
- The Magicians – Season 3 (Netflix)
Favorite Podcasts
- Assassinations (Parcast)
- Conspiracy Theories (Parcast)
- Female Criminals (Parcast)
- Hostage (Parcast)
- Kingpins (Parcast)
- Small Town Dicks
- The Adventure Zone – “Amnesty” (Maximum Fun)
Well, that wraps up my favorite things for 2018!
What about you? What were some of your favorite things of the year?
Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂
This makes me reflect that I shy away from leaving many low-rated book reviews. In part, I think it’s also more likely I’ll give up on reading something not enjoyable. Reading devices such as a kindle probably have something to do with that.
I hear you. I didn’t finish a few books this year due to reading slumps and lost interest. I do don’t e-books at all, just a personal preference. Physical copies all the way! Thanks for reading!