Final part of my wrap up!
Part one contained the genres: Best Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Fantasy and Romance! You can find it here!
Part two contained the genres: Science Fiction, Horror, Humor, Non Fiction, History & Biography, Graphic Novels and Poetry! You can find it here!
Debut novels
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (read 2020) – 3 stars!
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (Read 2020) – 4 stars!
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (read 2019) – 4 stars!
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow (Read 2020) – 3 stars!
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuang (Read 2020) – DNF!
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin (Read 2019) – 2 stars!
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (Read 2019) – 3 stars!
House of Salt and Sorrow by Erin A Craig (Read 2019) – 4 stars!
We Hunt the Flame by Hafisah Faizal (Read 2020) – 3.5 stars!
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Read 2019) – 2 stars!
GoodReads winner: Red, White & Royal Blue
My winner: The Silent Patient!
Conclusion: Can’t really make a conclusion about this genre, since it is not really one haha. All these books are so different!
YA fiction
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott (Read in 2020) – 3 stars!
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas (Read 2019) – 3 stars!
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (Read 2019) – 5 stars!
Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManus (Read 2019) – 4 stars!
I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (Read 2020) – 3 stars!
The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson (Read 2019) – 4 stars!
American Royals by Katherine McGee (Read 2019) – 3 stars!
Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco (Read 2019) – 4.5 stars!
The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashely Poston (DNF in 2019)
Opposite of Always by Justin A Reynolds (Read 2020) – 2 stars!
GoodReads winner: Five Feet Apart
My winner: With the Fire on High!
Conclusion: I still do not understand the winner hahah..!
YA science fiction & fantasy
The Wicked King by Holly Black (Read 2019) – 5 stars!
Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare (Read 2019) – 5 stars!
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo (Read 2019) – 4 stars
Wilder Girls by Rory Power (Read 2019) – 5 stars!
The Toll by Neal Shusterman (Read 2019) – 5 stars!
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (Read 2019) – 2 stars!
Finale by Stephanie Garber (Read 2019) – 5 stars!
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson (Read 2019) – 4.5 stars!
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (Read 2019) – 4.5 stars!
Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard (Read 2019) – 5 stars!
Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater (Read 2019) – 4 stars!
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin (Read 2019) – 2 stars!
We Hunt the Flame by Hafisah Faizal (Read 2020) – 3.5 stars!
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (Read 2019) – 4.5 stars!
GoodReads winner: The Wicked King
My winner: Bloodwitch!
Conclusion: Ooh choosing my fave was so hard! This keeps being my fave genre! There are still some nominees I need and want to read!
Middle Grade
The Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick Riordan (Read 2019) – 4.5 stars!
Tunnel of Bones by VE Schwab (Read 2019) – 3.5 stars!
A Crystal of Time by Soman Chainani (Read 2020) – 3.5 stars!
Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee (Read 2020) – 2 stars!
Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi (Read 2020) – 3.5 stars!
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga (Read 2020) – 4.5 stars!
GoodReads winner: The Tyrant’s Tomb
My winner: Can’t choose between The Tyrant’s Tomb and Other Words for Home..!
Conclusion: another one were I still want to read quite some nominees!
These were all genres I really enjoyed!
Final conclusion:
I enjoyed the exploring different genres part of this experiment. But since I’m an overachiever I really wanted to read multiple books per genre, which really made me dislike the challenge..
Now that I have explored more genres, I would like to do this challenge again, but only with the genres that I like! I will have to think about this still though! But we will see once the winners are announced in December!
Some of the new genres that I learned I love are Mystery/Thriller, Horror and Romance!
Yeah, debut novels is an odd category to try and compare books in. Still, I’m glad you were able to pick a favorite!
Thanks!
I haven’t read many out of the YA Fiction genre for last years (only Five Feet Apart and On The Come Up), but I have to say that I do really love Five Feet Apart!
It was surprisingly good!