It’s hard to believe that the year is nearly at an end. Alongside making plans for the new year, this means it is due time to talk about the best books of the year (according to me, at least!). As per usual, I’m pretty horrible about picking just one or two books (though I was able to narrow it down for The Book Review Crew’s Post). So, instead, I’m going to split all of my reading into categories and choose my favorites for each.

No matter how you look at it, this year’s reads were pretty fantastic. So many amazing books came out, and I’m lucky to have had so many opportunities to read.

Without further ado, here’s my list! Links to Goodreads and my reviews are all included. Enjoy!

Fiction

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd – Click HERE for a full review.

Mystery & Thriller

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney – Click HERE for a full review.

Historical Fiction

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin – Click HERE for a full review.

Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen – Click HERE for a full review.

Fantasy

A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross – Click HERE for a full review.

The Fae Keeper by H.E. Edgmon – Click HERE for a full review.

The Dawn of Yangchen by F.C. Yee – Click HERE for a full review.

Romance

Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews – Click HERE for a full review.

Science Fiction

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir – Click HERE for a full review.

Horror

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher – Click HERE for a full review.

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes – Click HERE for a full review.

Graphic Novel

The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night by Marjorie M. Liu and Sana Takeda – Click HERE for a full review.

Comic

Stay Dogs: Dog Days #2 – Click HERE for a full review from Monkeys Fighting Robots

Debut Novel

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus – Click HERE for a full review.

Young Adult Fantasy

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas – Click HERE for a full review.

Indie Author

Come True by Brindi Quinn – Click HERE for a full review.

Novella

Into the Windwrakced Wilds by A. Deborah Baker (Seanan McGuire) – Click HERE for a full review.

Autobiography

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy – Click HERE for a full review.

Manga

The Transcendent One-Sided Love of Yoshida the Catch, Vol. 1 – Click HERE for a full review.