2019 was quite the year. I finished my 2nd of
University (with an average of 80% ayyyyyyyyy) and I started my Industrial
Placement at one of the biggest companies in the UK. For those unaware, an
Industrial Placement is when a student does a year in industry between their 2nd
and 3rd year at Uni. I’m currently just over 6 months in and it has
been a crazy experience thus far. Full time, 9-5 work is no joke. It’s such a
great learning experience, and I’m having so much fun, but it’s also intense
and highly stressful. As a result, in terms of numbers, 2019 has been my worst
reading year probably since I first properly got into reading about 6/7 years
ago! I read 39 books in 2019, which isn’t bad by any means, but I did set my Goodreads
goal at 45 ☹
However, saying that, for the first time in years, I
actually found it easy to pick my favourite reads of the year (I have become
increasingly picky with handing out 5 stars) and I really truly did love all
the following books;
✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯
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| The Wicked King - Holly Black |
First up we have my first actual read of 2019. When I read
The Cruel Prince back in 2018, I enjoyed it, but a part of me was left a little
underwhelmed and so The Wicked King could have gone either way for me. And I’m
so happy it went the positive way and I absolutely LOVED it! It was fast paced
and thrilling, and I fell in love with Jude and Cardan. I also read The Queen
of Nothing in 2019, and while I loved that too and rated it 4.5 stars, TWK is
for sure my favourite of the trilogy and is therefore wholly deserving of a
spot on this list!