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2018
My Year in Books
28,847
pages read
Ashley
115
books read
Ashley
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This is my journey in books for 2018!
Yumi by Renée Ahdieh
Shortest Book
8
pages
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Longest Book
870
pages
Average book length in 2018
250
pages
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Most Popular
9,243,540
people also shelved
Lackbeard by Cody B. Stewart
Least Popular
22
people also shelved
Ashley’s average rating for 2018
4.7
4.7
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Highest Rated on Goodreads
4.86 average
As You Wish by Chelsea Sedoti

Ashley’s first review of the year

*I received this for review from NetGalley

CW: Homophobia
TW: attempted suicide

While I loved the writing, I had a few problems with this book. I didn't like Eldon, I thought that he was mean, I also wasn't a fan of his mother either. I felt that she was way too pushy when it came to Eldon and his wish. I also didn't like that there was language that is considered offensive. While the use of offensive language is challenged, I still can't get passed ...more
ASHLEY’S 2018 BOOKS
As You Wish by Chelsea Sedoti
Fierce by Aly Raisman
Lullaby Road by James Anderson
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi
The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding by Alexandra Bracken
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
By Your Side by Kasie West
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab
Obama by Pete Souza
Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco
We are in a Book! by Mo Willems
Broken Beautiful Hearts by Kami Garcia
Don't Pigeonhole Me! by Mo Willems
Space Dumplins by Craig Thompson
Wonder Woman by Leigh Bardugo
Vincent Can't Sleep by Barb Rosenstock
Girl on Pointe by Chloe Lukasiak
The Complete Hesiod Collection by Hesiod
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
Anne of Green Gables by Mariah Marsden
Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella
Hiddensee by Gregory Maguire
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Thirteen Rising by Romina Russell
Wet Cement by Bob Raczka
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Red Sox Rhymes by Dick Flavin
Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson
The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak
The Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Circe by Madeline Miller
Hesiod / Homeric Hymns / Epic Cycle / Homerica by Hesiod
Yumi by Renée Ahdieh
Ōkami by Renée Ahdieh
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
it was amazing
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Auggie & Me by R.J. Palacio
The Marvels by Brian Selznick
Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Coraline by P. Craig Russell
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor
Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann
Amelia Bedelia Sleeps Over by Herman Parish
The Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat by Stan Berenstain
The Bears' Picnic by Stan Berenstain
The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor by Stan Berenstain
The Berenstain Bears' New Baby by Stan Berenstain
Pinkalicious and the Sick Day by Victoria Kann
The Berenstain Bears Bears on Wheels by Stan Berenstain
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Willa of the Wood by Robert Beatty
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
it was amazing
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Stars Beneath Your Bed by April Pulley Sayre
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
The Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz
Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles
The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
Instead of Three Wishes by Megan Whalen Turner
Buzz Books 2018 by Publishers Lunch
Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto
Save the Date by Morgan Matson
Blubber by Judy Blume
Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine
The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris
Smoke in the Sun by Renée Ahdieh
The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
The Address by Fiona Davis
All the Ever Afters by Danielle Teller
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer
What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold
City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer
Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
Lackbeard by Cody B. Stewart
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
it was amazing
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by John Tiffany

Ashley’s last review of the year

liked it
*12/31/19 Update: I don't know why, but I enjoyed reading this so much more this time around.

*12/31/18 Update: I still ship Albus and Scorpius, the time turners still bother me as does Voldemort and Bellatrix having a child. And yet, despite the flaws and not being able to see the play, I still enjoyed reading this.

While I enjoyed reading this, there were things that I loved and things that kind of bothered me. I'm going to start off with things ...more
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2018 READING
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