Books of 2018
Better late than never, right?
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1-3) N. K. Jemisin: Inheritance Trilogy (ebook, finished 01-28) Another excellent trilogy by Jemisin, set in another completely different fantasy setting. It was around the time I finished this that I decided I'd read only women authors for the rest of the year.
4) N. K. Jemisin: The Awakened Kingdom (ebook, finished 01-30) Sequel novella to the last trilogy.
5) Nnedi Okorafor: Binti: Night Masquerade (ebook, finished 02-03) Conclusion to the novella series that first got me into Okorafor's writing.
6) Nnedi Okorafor: Akata Witch (ebook, finished 02-08) I've seen this described as "genre-breaking", but it's more like genre-fixing, as it's a magical young-adult hero's journey story that doesn't involve another white European.
7) Ursula K. LeGuin: A Wizard of Earthsea (ebook, finished 02-21) I decided to finally check out some LeGuin after she died. Definitely should have started that sooner.
8) Nnedi Okorafor: Akata Warrior (ebook, finished 03-05) Sequel to Witch
9) Ursula K. LeGuin: The Tombs of Atuan
10) Madeline L'Engle: A Wrinkle in Time (ebook, finished 03-26) I bought a bunch of L'Engle after watching the movie adaptation, but the first couple were ironically a lot slower to get through than when I read them as a kid.
11) Ursula K. LeGuin: The Farthest Shore (ebook, finished 04-16)
12) Ursula K. LeGuin: Tehanu (ebook, finished 04-28)
13) Ursula K. LeGuin: Tales of Earthsea (ebook, finished 05-18)
14) Ursula K. LeGuin: The Other Wind (ebook, finished 06-12)
15) Madeline L'Engle: A Wind in the Door (ebook, finished 08-12) This also didn't grab my interest very much, and combined with a new phone that allowed me to easily switch between Kindle and social media, took two full months to finish.
16) Sabaa Tahir: An Ember in the Ashes (ebook, finished 08-16) I don't know when or why I first bought this, but it was probably on N. K. Jemisin's recommendation or the recommendation of someone suggesting other authors like her, because it has a somewhat similar feel to it. (Not least because it, also, is a fantasy setting not based on medieval Europe.)
17) Sabaa Tahir: A Torch Against the Night (ebook, finished 08-20) Sequel to Ember
18) Sabaa Tahir: A Reaper at the Gates (ebook, finished 08-23) Excellent again, but disappointing when I discovered that it is the third book of a yet-unfinished series (instead of the final book of a trilogy), so I still have to wait a while to find out what happens to everyone.
19) N. K. Jemisin: Mass Effect: Initiation (ebook, finished 09-04) I bought this one because of the author, rather than because I particularly cared about Andromeda enough to fill in additional backstory. It was enjoyable with good characters all around, but somewhat less intriguing than Jemisin's usual fare, mostly because it's not a world she built.
20) Rebecca Roanhorse: Trail of Lightning (ebook, finished 10-12) Native American fantasy set in a post-apocalyptic future, excellent story and another world that hasn't already been done to death by other fantasy and post-apocalypse stories.
21-23) Alexandra Bracken: Darkest Minds trilogy (ebooks, finished 11-15) I bought these after seeing the movie adaptation of the first one. Interesting story but it sometimes felt a bit unpolished, editing-wise, and a little more on the teen-angst side of what I usually like in YA lit.
24-26) Suzanne Collins: Hunger Games trilogy (ebooks, finished 11-29) I reread this series after the last one because it shared some elements and I remembered really liking it when I first read it back in 2012.
27) S. A. Chakraborty: City of Brass (ebook, finished 12-06) Excellent fantasy set in a fictional Arabia.
28) Mira Grant: Rolling in the Deep (ebook, finished 12-10) Fantastic as all of Grant's books have been. Makes swimming in deep water a bit creepy from now on.
29) Mira Grant: Into the Drowning Deep (ebook, finished 12-13) Adding to the creepiness of deep water, the setting also does a good job of being realistic about consequences of climate change without being dystopian.
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
1-3) N. K. Jemisin: Inheritance Trilogy (ebook, finished 01-28) Another excellent trilogy by Jemisin, set in another completely different fantasy setting. It was around the time I finished this that I decided I'd read only women authors for the rest of the year.
4) N. K. Jemisin: The Awakened Kingdom (ebook, finished 01-30) Sequel novella to the last trilogy.
5) Nnedi Okorafor: Binti: Night Masquerade (ebook, finished 02-03) Conclusion to the novella series that first got me into Okorafor's writing.
6) Nnedi Okorafor: Akata Witch (ebook, finished 02-08) I've seen this described as "genre-breaking", but it's more like genre-fixing, as it's a magical young-adult hero's journey story that doesn't involve another white European.
7) Ursula K. LeGuin: A Wizard of Earthsea (ebook, finished 02-21) I decided to finally check out some LeGuin after she died. Definitely should have started that sooner.
8) Nnedi Okorafor: Akata Warrior (ebook, finished 03-05) Sequel to Witch
9) Ursula K. LeGuin: The Tombs of Atuan
10) Madeline L'Engle: A Wrinkle in Time (ebook, finished 03-26) I bought a bunch of L'Engle after watching the movie adaptation, but the first couple were ironically a lot slower to get through than when I read them as a kid.
11) Ursula K. LeGuin: The Farthest Shore (ebook, finished 04-16)
12) Ursula K. LeGuin: Tehanu (ebook, finished 04-28)
13) Ursula K. LeGuin: Tales of Earthsea (ebook, finished 05-18)
14) Ursula K. LeGuin: The Other Wind (ebook, finished 06-12)
15) Madeline L'Engle: A Wind in the Door (ebook, finished 08-12) This also didn't grab my interest very much, and combined with a new phone that allowed me to easily switch between Kindle and social media, took two full months to finish.
16) Sabaa Tahir: An Ember in the Ashes (ebook, finished 08-16) I don't know when or why I first bought this, but it was probably on N. K. Jemisin's recommendation or the recommendation of someone suggesting other authors like her, because it has a somewhat similar feel to it. (Not least because it, also, is a fantasy setting not based on medieval Europe.)
17) Sabaa Tahir: A Torch Against the Night (ebook, finished 08-20) Sequel to Ember
18) Sabaa Tahir: A Reaper at the Gates (ebook, finished 08-23) Excellent again, but disappointing when I discovered that it is the third book of a yet-unfinished series (instead of the final book of a trilogy), so I still have to wait a while to find out what happens to everyone.
19) N. K. Jemisin: Mass Effect: Initiation (ebook, finished 09-04) I bought this one because of the author, rather than because I particularly cared about Andromeda enough to fill in additional backstory. It was enjoyable with good characters all around, but somewhat less intriguing than Jemisin's usual fare, mostly because it's not a world she built.
20) Rebecca Roanhorse: Trail of Lightning (ebook, finished 10-12) Native American fantasy set in a post-apocalyptic future, excellent story and another world that hasn't already been done to death by other fantasy and post-apocalypse stories.
21-23) Alexandra Bracken: Darkest Minds trilogy (ebooks, finished 11-15) I bought these after seeing the movie adaptation of the first one. Interesting story but it sometimes felt a bit unpolished, editing-wise, and a little more on the teen-angst side of what I usually like in YA lit.
24-26) Suzanne Collins: Hunger Games trilogy (ebooks, finished 11-29) I reread this series after the last one because it shared some elements and I remembered really liking it when I first read it back in 2012.
27) S. A. Chakraborty: City of Brass (ebook, finished 12-06) Excellent fantasy set in a fictional Arabia.
28) Mira Grant: Rolling in the Deep (ebook, finished 12-10) Fantastic as all of Grant's books have been. Makes swimming in deep water a bit creepy from now on.
29) Mira Grant: Into the Drowning Deep (ebook, finished 12-13) Adding to the creepiness of deep water, the setting also does a good job of being realistic about consequences of climate change without being dystopian.