All of these got top bananas from me and I’m surprised that a lot of them didn’t make it on to my top ten (but also not cos the books on there are frickin’ out of this world- wait till you see it 😉 ). Even if it takes more time for me to do it this way, I really enjoy celebrating the highlights of the year and these books deserve some love. Without further ado, here’s some honorary mentions:
Okay that’s all for now- hope this gets you PSYCHED for what’s to come… I know I am!!
the orang-utan librarian 
From your list, I’ve, so far, only read Big Little Lies (which I loved) but some of your other titles have me intrigued! So many titles. So little time!
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Awesome- I’m glad you loved that!! 😀 hehe well I hope if you get to any of the others, you enjoy them!
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I loved Women in the Window. It reminded me of Hitchcock and I loved that I couldn’t figure out the plot no matter how hard I tried. I want to read Homegoing and it’s on my TBR list for 2019.
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Yes! Homegoing is such an amazing read! Enjoy. 🙂
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Ah definitely agree with you there! And I definitely recommend Homegoing as well 🙂
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Some amazing books here and some that I need to look into. As ever, I’m in awe of your knowledge. Lots of love!! X
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Aww thank you!! You too!! Xx
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I really want to check out all of these—especially the Tolkien. Luckily I work in a library.
And one of most fun books I’ve read this year is one published this year—Donner Dinner Party. It’s a graphic, but fortunately not too graphic, account of the ill-fated Donner Party.
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That’s wonderful!
And that sounds like fun 😀
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I wanted to read To Kill a Kingdom, but my library hasn’t ordered it. 😦
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Oh that’s a pain- I really hope you like it when you get hold of it!
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Lovely books! Big Little Lies is one of my all time fave mystery/contemporaries ❤ 🙂
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Thank you! I totally understand why- it’s a brilliant book!! 🙂 ❤
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Your post reminds me of how far behind I am! 😂😂😂 I have all these on my list. Glad you loved them and thanks for sharing them. ❤
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hehehe well I hope when you get to these you’ll love them as much as I did 😉 🙂 Thanks for reading!! ❤
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I read and adored The Hating Game, too! I’m so excited she’s releasing a new book soon. I can’t wait!
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I’m really glad to hear that! Me too!!
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Now that it’s coming to an end, I can safely say 2018 was an amazing year for books. Love your list! So many stories to check out.
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Oh that’s brilliant to hear!! I’m so glad!
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My Lady Jane sounds very fun! I’ll have to keep an eye out for it!! And Horrorstor!!
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It really was!! Awesome!
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I also read Big Little Lies this year and loved this book. Eleanor Oliphant is Perfectly Fine surprised me in the best possible way – it makes my top 5 books in 2018 list. I still can’t believe that was the author’s debut book. 😊👌
Lovely list, taking notes for some future reads, thanks. 😊💕
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So glad you loved it too! I’m really glad to hear that!! I totally agree with you!
Thank you!! 🙂 ❤
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So many great books! I have to learn to read faster.
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hehe I can relate to that feeling 😉
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Great list! Eleanor Oliphant is my absolute favourite book of the year!! The Hating Game was one of my favourites this year too, and I absolutely LOVE Homegoing!!
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Thank you!! That’s awesome!! I’m really glad to hear that 🙂
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I loved My Lady Jane so much. Definitely one of my favourite books from 2018!
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So glad you loved it too!
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I’ve had Big Little Lies for some time, you just reminded me to read it! I must be the last person who hasn’t read Eleanor Oliphant…
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Brilliant- I hope you love it!! hehe well I hope you like it if you try it 🙂
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I loved the hating game too. Though i read none of the others. Any similar to the hating game/? I’m looking forward for some chuckles.
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I’m glad you loved the hating game! I wish I had read something else like it!
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To kill A Kingdom, Eliza and Her Monsters, Broken Things! Such a fantastic list! ❤
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Thank you! ❤
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The cover of Horrorstör always makes me think of an IKEA catalogue. These books look like they are fantastic reads!
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Yeah it’s a kinda scary spoof of a catalogue- it’s really clever! They were 🙂
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I am dying to read to kill a kingdom! I am hoping to read it sometime in 2019!
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I am really ashamed to tell you that Eliza and her Monster has been on my shelf for …one year now!!! But yes I am psyched for 2019 😉
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Oh I hope you like it!!
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Oh my goodness HOMEGOING!!! 😭 I don’t think I can express how beautiful, educational, and emotional that book was for me. I loved it so, so much & it makes me so happy to see it on your favorites list 😊 I can’t wait to see all your favorite books soon!
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Ahh I so agree with you!! Thank you!!! 😊😊
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I saw Broken Things on sale and didn’t get it! I saw some bad reviews and that got me distracted T_T some of the books there seem to be really good! and I have like 1 so I will get that read soon! :# thank you for sharing!
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Oh that’s a pity- but hopefully you’ll get another chance! They are! Awesome! Thank you for reading!
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Ah damn… that is why I don’t control myself… curse it self-control haha
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haha!!
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I’m hearing such mixed reviews on To Kill a Kingdom. People seem to either love it or hate it.
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Ah fair enough! Well I’m definitely in the love it camp 😉
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I really want to try Eliza and Her Monsters. I keep thinking of it as a cute story I’ll like.
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Great! Really hope you like it!
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Based on your review I read The Hating Game and I LOVED it ! 🙂 Took me by complete surprise and it was hilarious!
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Ah I’m so glad to hear it!! 😀
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I love the hating game so much!! It is SUCH A HAPPY BOOK ❤
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Looks like a great year! I’m curious about My Lady Jane, it looks like a ‘me’ type of book. I’ll have to check it out.
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Thank you! 🙂 Awesome!! Really recommend it 🙂
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I picked up a copy from my library and am listening to it now, it’s super fun. 😀
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Great!! 😀
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I read and really enjoyed both Homegoing and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, but they didn’t exactly make it into my favorite lists either, but agree that they are worth mentioning.
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I’m so glad! And I completely understand that 🙂
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I’m really happy to see To Kill A Kingdom, My Lady Jane and Eliza And Her Monsters on your list, as those are books that I really want to read! So I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed them. 😀 Great list!
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That’s great- I definitely recommend them!! Thank you!
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It’s great that you read so many awesome books this year! If you had to pick an all time favourite, what would it be? Xx
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Thank you! Oh gosh- that’s a super hard question- I usually narrow it down to three: the hobbit, the idiot and peter pan. How about you? Xx
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Oohhh cool. I love the selection series and also one of us is lying xx
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Oh great! xx
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Some really great books in here! I’m really looking forward to reading Homegoing! I think its a very important book!
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Thank you! I definitely agree with you there! And I got a lot out of it!
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I love love love To Kill a Kingdom and Eliza! Wonderful list! 💕
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Ah I’m glad 🙂 Thank you! ❤
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This is a great list! I loved The Hating Game, To Kill A Kingdom, and Eliza and her Monsters! 🙂
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Thank you! Awesome- I’m glad 🙂
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Lovely selection! I need to try Homegoing someday! 😀
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Thank you! Oh definitely do!!!
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I loved Eliza and her Monsters – it really was an amazing read! I’m currently reading Eleanor Oliphant is fine, everyone really seemed to love this book this year so I am really excited to see how it fill end!
I have Big Little Lies and Broken Things on my TBR to read as soon as possible.
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Ah I so agree!! I really enjoyed reading it 😀 Awesome! I hope you like it!! And that’s great 😀
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Oh I’ve heard a few amazing things about Homegoing, it’s not one of the genres I normally pick up but I feel like because of all the things I’ve heard it’s a book I can’t not pick up you know? 🙂 Also I’m really glad Broken Things and My Lady Jane made it on your list. Those two are favourites of mine too, and actually of all the books I’ve read by Lauren Oliver so far Broken Things is my favourite.
Great post. 🙂 ❤
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Oh I definitely recommend it! It’s so unique and awesome! 🙂 They were both awesome!! Brilliant- me too! Thank you 🙂 ❤
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