This year I’ve narrowed down my top reads of the year to 30. I’ve used my standard rules: must have been rated at 5 stars, published this year, and I need to remember it without consulting Goodreads. 2019 has been a good year for reading – this list could have had at least ten more on it! So, without further delay, in no particular order, my top reads for 2019:
1. Confession with Blue Horses by Sophie Hardach
2. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
3. Invented Lives by Andrea Goldsmith
4. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
5. The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
6. Paris Savages by Katherine Johnson
7. Going Under by Sonia Henry
8. The First Time Lauren Pailing Died by Alyson Rudd
9. The Electric Hotel by Dominic Smith
10. The Binding by Bridget Collins
11. Allegra In Three Parts by Suzanne Daniel
12. The Wonder of Lost Causes by Nick Trout
13. The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung
14. The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant by Kayte Nunn
15. The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
16. The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
17. Gravity is The Thing by Jaclyn Moriarty
18. The Bridge by Enza Gandolfo
19. The Hollow Bones by Leah Kaminsky
20. The Familiars by Stacey Halls
21. When All is Said by Anne Griffin
22. A River in the Trees by Jacqueline O’Mahony
23. The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton by Anstey Harris
24. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
25. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michelle Richardson
26. The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
27. The Chocolate Maker’s Wife by Karen Brooks
28. Three Ways To Disappear by Katy Yocom
29. Snake Island by Ben Hobson
30. The French Photographer by Natasha Lester
Theresa Smith Writes 
What a fabulous list! I agree many of these on your list were amazing reads. A few I need to catch up on too!
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I’d love to see your list… (hint, hint)…
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Lol, I’m procrastinating!
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So many on there I have still to read, I guess they’ll be on next year’s list. I too loved The Truths and Triumphs Grace Atherton and The Chocolate Maker’s Wife. I have a few of these on eternal loan from the library lol and some I bought myself but haven’t gotten to as of yet. A couple on there I didn’t think were fabulous, but that could be because I listened to them on audio.
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You know me, I despise audio. So let’s blame that! 😁
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I’m pleased to see Invented Lives, The Bridge, and Paris Savages on your list, and some of the others are on my radar, I just haven’t got to them yet…
I keep getting distracted!
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I can relate to that sort of distraction!
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I’ve only read three of these……but I think 2 will make it onto my Best of 2019 list as well. The rest of this list gives me a LOT of books to investigate!
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😁 You’re welcome! I look forward to seeing which two make it on your list.
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Well, there you go, I’ve not read any of those either, lol, but I have heard of most of them and sooner or later I will read 17 of those on your list!
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17! That’s very specific Sue! 😁
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Hahaha it is, that’s because all 17 are on my TBR list 🙂
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What a cracking list! And almost all of them are either on my TBR, or clearly need to be 😅 Hope you have another great reading year in 2020, woo!
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And to you! 2020 🥂📚
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Loved seeing your list and I enjoyed reading a number of your picks. Phew, bet you’re glad that’s over. I still have mine to do and it’s always a Top 5, so even more pressure.
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I don’t know how you manage to whittle down to a top 5. Inspirational!
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Its a internal dialogue loop that goes something like this: “was this one better than that one? Are you sure? Which one was better though? Which one did you enjoy more? Which one did you tell others about? Was it better than that one though? Are you sure?” until I have it down to 5 😀
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😂😂😂
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