Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book – MIDDLEGAME.* I hesitate to use the term, given the authors usually associated with it, but Little Fish is a literary novel set in Canada by a Canadian author.I don’t read many books by Manitoba authors and I don’t read many fiction books that deal with the subject matter that Plett deftly navigates (alcoholism, sex work, suicide), so this stands out for me. Best book from a genre you don’t typically read – Little Fish by Casey Plett is an incredibly well-written work of CanLit* set in and around my hometown.Anna Meriano isn’t a 2019 debut but I read her Love Sugar Magic series for this first time year and adored it as well. Likewise for Allison Mills, Christine Lynn Herman, and Lindsay Lackey. I look forward to reading more of her work. Favourite new author discovered – Hazel Jane Plante debuted this year with Little Blue Encyclopedia.How am I going to kick off my new year winter reading now that this trilogy has concluded? I found each book in the trilogy better than the last. Best series started/ended/continued – The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden.Book you ‘pushed’ the most people to read – Middlegame by Seanan McGuire.Not my usual cup of tea, but I found it moving.

A beautifully written middle grade novel in verse.

Most surprising (good or bad) book read – Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga.

I finally tackled this book for a buddy read.

Book you were excited about and thought you were going to love more but didn’t – Cinnamon and Gunpowderby Eli Brown.

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (middle grade speculative fiction).

Thisby Thestoop and the Black Mountain by Zac Gorman (middle grade speculative fiction).

Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge (middle grade speculative fiction).A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott (adult non-fiction essays).The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman (young adult speculative fiction).Middlegameby Seanan McGuire (adult speculative fiction).Best book read in 2019 – In order of which came to mind first, these are my personal favourites:.Genre you read the most from – I don’t track genres but I have a hunch it’d be middle grade speculative fiction (about 25 titles).I never read a book twice in once year til I started reading Seanan McGuire ( Every Heart a Doorway in 2017 and then Middlegame this year). Number of re-reads – 3 ( The Hobbit, White is for Witching, Middlegame).At one point, I was four or five books ‘behind schedule’, so I’m pleased with this result. My annual overview will go live on January 2nd after the Cybils shortlist is announced. I removed some questions that weren’t relevant to me, so be sure to visit the original post if you’d like to complete the survey. Hosted by Jamie Perpetual Page Turner, I like how this survey delves into the specifics of books read and gives me a chance to review all I read and wrote this year.

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