Phew, 2019 was a good year in books for me! I don’t know if I am finally starting to get better at picking up books that are more up my alley, or if I just had really good luck.
Either way, I wound up with quite the list of 5-star reads this year!
Let’s dive in!
Best Books That I Read In 2019
5-Star Reads Published in 2019
Below is my list of 2019 releases that I was able to read and gave five star ratings. This list is organized in alphabetical order by author:
- Chase Darkness With Me by Billy Jensen
- The Hiding Place by C.J. Tudor
- The Last Woman in the Forest by Diane Les Becquets
- A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
- Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah
- Suspicious Minds by Gwenda Bond
- Slash by Hunter Shea
- The Shoreless Sea by J. Scott Coatsworth
- The Lost Man by Jane Harper
- Stranger Things: The Other Side by Jody Houser
- Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide by Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark
- 100 Word Horrors: Book 4: An Anthology of Horror Drabbles by Kevin J. Kennedy
- 100 Word Drabbles, Part 2 by Kevin J. Kennedy
- 100 Word Horrors, Part 3 by Kevin J. Kennedy
- 100 Word Drabbles, Part 4 by Kevin J. Kennedy
- Dark Thoughts by Kevin J. Kennedy
- Vampiro and Other Strange Tales of the Macabre by Kevin J. Kennedy
- The Horror Collection: Purple Edition: THC Book 3 by Kevin J. Kennedy
- The Horror Collection: White Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy
- Screechers by Kevin J. Kennedy & Christina Bergling
- They Come At Night by Nick Clausen
- Human Flesh by Nick Clausen
- Beast by Nick Clausen
- A Taste of Blood by Nick Clausen
- Blind Date by Nick Clausen
- Dreamland by Nick Clausen
- Chills & Creeps: Eight Scary Stories by Nick Clausen
- Chills & Creeps 2: Eight Scary Stories by Nick Clausen
- Dead Meat: Day Two by Nick Clausen
- Dead Meat Day Three by Nick Clausen
- Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
- Sword for Hire (Sellswords, #1) by T.L. Branson
- Accidental Assassin (Sellswords, #2) by T.L. Branson
- Death Marked (Sellswords, #3) by T.L. Branson
- Captain’s Folly (Sellswords, #4) by T.L. Branson
- Unlikely Allies (Sellswords, #5) by T.L. Branson
- High Treason (Sellswords, #6) by T.L. Branson
- Retribution (Sellswords, #7) by T.L. Branson
- Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression by Teresa Wong
- The End Of The World Is Nigh by Tony Moyle
- Our Final Halloween #2 by Various Contributors
Back-List 5-Star Reads
Below is my list of back-list books that I read in 2019 and gave five star ratings, organized by author.
- Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark by Alvin Schwartz
- Sir Simon: Super Scarer by Cale Atkinson
- There Are Monsters Here by Cameron Chaney
- The Only Living Boy | Under the Light of the Moon by David Gallaher & Steve Ellis
- Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down: The Official Behind-the-Scenes Companion by Gina McIntyre
- Don’t Sell Me, Tell Me: How to use storytelling to connect with the hearts and wallets of a hungry audience by Greg Koorhan
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
- The Rising Tide (Liminal Sky #2) by J. Scott Coatsworth
- Wraith by Joe Hill, Charles Paul Wilson III (Illustrations)
- A Monster Of All Time: The True Story of Danny Rolling, The Gainesville Ripper by JT Hunter
- Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
- Carnival Of Horror by Kevin J Kennedy
- Collected Christmas Horror Shorts by Kevin J. Kennedy
- Santa Cruise by Mary Higgins Clark & Carol Higgins Clark
- Samurai Slasher – Late Fees by Mike Garley
- Into The Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
- Rolling In The Deep by Mira Grant
- The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
- The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce
- Night Shift by Robin Triggs
- Cubicleland by Rook Winters
- Minivans and Baseball by Rook Winters
- Polly by Rook Winters
- An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena
- Deadpool (2018- ) #11 by Skottie Young
- The Outsider by Stephen King
- The Body by Stephen King
- In the Tall Grass by Stephen King & Joe Hill
Thanks for checking out my list!
Do you see any of your favorites on this list?
It’s awesome that you had so many good reads in 2019. I think you’re right: you must be zeroing in on the types of books you like best.
<3 It's the greatest feeling!!
What a year! The Last Woman in the Forest would have made mine but it was my last 2018 book. You really need to read Hollow Kingdom. I think you’ll love it.
Just added it to my cart on Amazon! 😀
Wow, you read a lot of books last year! I’ll definitely be pulling a few titles from here for my own TBR (I think our only common read was SSDGM!) ❤
<3 I hope you find some that end up being 5 star reads for you as well! :)
I recognize a few titles that my staff reviewers have read, but I haven’t read anything on your list. But I don’t read horror. I hope to read The Tattooist of Auschwitz someday.
<3 I would love to see what you think of The Tattooist of Auschwitz if you pick it up. Our book club was VERY divided about it.
I think I need to try Nick Clausen. I do have Blind Date ready to go…
Wahoo!! I hope you enjoy the read! 🙂
I’m glad you found so many 5-star books! Some of these have really pretty titles and sound interesting!
<3
I am so happy you had so many brilliant five star reads this year! It sounds like it has been a good year overall and you did a great job of reading new and backlist titles alike.
Thank you! I’m was so excited when I saw how LONG this list was going to be!!
Holy cow! Don’t think I’ve ever had 10 of my titles in one list before! Thank you so much for all the great reviews, Erica!
Definitely very well deserved!! <3 Thank you again for sending your work my way!
That is a LOT of 5 star reads for a year! I plan to read The Hiding Place, Slash, Night Shift and An Unwanted Guest but I’m not sure when I’ll get to them. This year it is going to be dictated by my mood!
<3 That's such a good idea! I've found myself more drawn to mood-reading lately!
Wow, you had so many five-star reads – that’s amazing!
I’m so grateful!! 🙂
So many books on here I still need to read!!
😀
I loved that Lock Every Door and The Outsider as well. Great picks!
😀 Thank you!!