Favorite Books From 2019



The Way To Game The Walk of Shame by Jenn P Nguyen
Read: February 2019
Favorite Quote:

“I’m just saying that if it’s something or someone worth fighting for, you should fight for it. It’s not called a fight because it’s easy.”  




The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
Read: February 2019
Favorite Quote:

“Truth or Dare,” he says. He always knows the exact right thing to say.
“Dare.”
“Coward. Okay, I dare you to eat the entire jar of hot mustard I have in my fridge.”
“I was hoping for a sexy dare.”
“I’ll get you a spoon.”




Chasing Forever Down by Nikki Godwin
Read: March 2019
Favorite Quote:


"A.J. plays with a lime green and teal paper octopus that serves as table decor and offers to steal it for me when I say it's cute and I wish I had one as a souvenir." 

(I actually thought this was "Chasing Down Forever" for A LONG TIME.) 



The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde
Read: May 2019
Favorite Quotes:


#1:

 “To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”

#2: 

"I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read on the train."



It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
Read: May 2019
Favorite Quote:
 



“All humans make mistakes. What determines a person's character aren't the mistakes we make. It's how we take those mistakes and turn them into lessons rather than excuses.”




(Also, can I say that entire opening scene? The prose was just beautiful!)



The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Read: July 2019
Favorite Quotes:


#1: 

“What you need, what you deserve, is a guy who adores you for what you are. Who doesn't see you as a project, but a prize. you know?”  

#2:

“Sawooon” 




Cinderella and the Colonel by K.M. Shea
Read: July 2019
Favorite Quote:


Friedrich raised his hands as if soothing a wild horse. “Cinderella, you need to calm down.” “I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE CALM IN MY LIFE!” she roared. 




Rumplestiltskin by K.M. Shea
Read: July 2019
Favorite Quotes:


#1:
“But the wording. He had said, “Your firstborn child will be mine.”


 #2:
Lady Linnea shook her head. "You bring out the good in people, and those who scorn you, you freeze with your eyes and words. So, it's a good thing I am your friend and companion."
"Oh?"
"Yes. I am a sword, dangerous and deadly. And Gemma, I will not hesitate to kill the king to save you," Lady Linnea said, her voice hard.




If I'm Being Honest by Emily Wibberley
Read: September 2019
Favorite Quote:


“What the hell?” Jeff asks, irritated. “Bethany was one hundred percent going to put out. You owe me.”

“Please. You owe me the ten minutes of my life I’ll never get back.” 





Always Never Yours by Emily Wibberley
Read: September 2019
Favorite Quote:


“You’re irreplaceable. To your family, to your friends—to me.”



100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons
Read: September  2019
Favorite Quotes:


#1: 

This is when I usually crack a lame joke, like, “Yeah, sorry, I left my real legs at home."

#2:  

Pain shot through my body like a mortar round. Suddenly, I was wide awake—and cussing like a Marine into the carpet under my mouth. 

#3: 

RUDY: dude what the heck
RUDY: WHERE ARE YOU
RUDY: DID YOU LITERALLY TEXT ME
RUDY: and theN THROW YOUR PHONE
RUDY:ACROSS THE PACIFIC OCEAN