Another new year. Cepat sekali ya. Tahu-tahu saya sudah harus bikin daftar buku yang dibaca tahun 2018. Wow!
Oh, ya. Happy New Year 2019! Semoga tahun baru ini akan lebih baik lagi bagi semua orang. Amin!
Tahun 2018 adalah tahun di mana saya lagi gila-gilanya baca buku bergenre fantasi. Sebenarnya sih dari tahun-tahun sebelumnya juga sudah kelihatan kalau saya akhirnya menemukan bahwa fantasi adalah genre favorit saya. Tapi tahun 2018 jauh lebih kelihatan lagi.
Jadi, berikut adalah daftar buku yang dibaca tahun 2018, dikelompokkan ke dalam genre masing-masing.
A. Young Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy
1. Unite Me (Shatter Me #1.5, #2.5) - Tahereh Mafi
2. The Winner's Crime (The Winner's Trilogy #2) - Marie Rutkoski
3. The Winner's Kiss (The Winner's Trilogy #3) - Marie Rutkoski
4. Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1) - Amy Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
5. This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity #1) - Victoria Schwab
6. Our Dark Duet (Monsters of Verity #2) - Victoria Schwab
7. The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1) - Maggie Stiefvater
8. Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms #1) - Morgan Rhodes
9. The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds #1) - Alexandra Bracken
10. Never Fade (The Darkerst Minds #2) - Alexandra Bracken
11. War Storm (Red Queen #4) - Victoria Aveyard
12. Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist #2) - Renee Ahdieh
13. The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass #0.5) - Sarah J. Maas
14. Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass #4) - Sarah J. Maas
15. Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) - Sarah J. Maas
16. Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass #6) - Sarah J. Maas
17. The Siren - Kiera Cass
18. End of Days (Penryn & The End of Days #3) - Susan Ee
19. Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) - Cassandra Clare
20. One Dark Throne (Three Dark Crowns #2) - Kendare Blake
21. The Fever Code (The Maze Runner #0.6) - James Dashner
B. Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction
1. The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling #1) - Erika Johansen
2. The Invasion of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling #2) - Erika Johansen
3. The Fate of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling #3) - Erika Johansen
4. A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic #2) - V.E. Schwab
5. A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic #3) - V.E. Schwab
6. The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1) - N.K. Jemisin
7. The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth #2) - N.K. Jemisin
8. The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth #3) - N.K. Jemisin
9. A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1) - Sarah J. Maas
10. A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) - Sarah J. Maas
11. A Court of Wings and Ruins (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3) - Sarah J. Maas
12. Red Rising (Red Rising Saga #1) - Pierce Brown
13. Golden Son (Red Rising Saga #2) - Pierce Brown
14. Morning Star (Red Rising Saga #3) - Pierce Brown
15. The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) - Brandon Sanderson
16. The Well of Ascension (Mistborn #2) - Brandon Sanderson
17. The Hero of Ages (Mistborn #3) - Brandon Sanderson
18. Vicious (Villains #1) - V.E. Schwab
19. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson
20. Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson
C. Teenlit and Young Adult
1. Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli
2. The Hate You Give - Angie Thomas
3. See You at Harry's - Jo Knowles
4. Eliza and Her Monsters - Francesca Zappia
5. I'll Give You the Sun - Jandy Nelson
6. The Sun is Also A Star - Nicola Yoon
7. Geekerella (Starfield #1) - Ashley Poshton
8. Forgotten - Nay Sharaya
9. One Little Thing Called Hope - Winna Efendi
D. Historical Fiction
1. A House Divided (House of Earth #3) - Pearl S. Buck
2. The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah
3. The Light Between Oceans - M.L. Stedman
E. Historical Romance
1. Almost Heaven (Sequels #3) - Judith McNaught
2. Cold-Hearted Rake (The Ravenels #1) - Lisa Kleypas
3. Marrying Winterborne (The Ravenels #2) - Lisa Kleypas
F. Contemporary Romance
1. Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians #1) - Kevin Kwan
2. All the Ugly and Wonderful Things - Bryn Greenwood
3. PS, I Love You - Cecelia Ahern
G. Nonfiction
1. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - Yuval Noah Harari
Hmm... Saya baru sadar kalau fantasi yang saya baca sudah mulai bergeser ke arah yang lebih epik dan ditujukan untuk Adult. Sepertinya umur tidak bisa bohong. Tapi tetap saja Young Adult Fantasy yang paling banyak seperti tahun sebelumnya.
Nah, karena semakin lama kecepatan baca saya makin lambat, saya memasang target hanya 58 buku untuk tahun 2019. Semoga saja berhasil!
Top 10 best books I read in 2018 (not in order):
1. A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) - Sarah J. Maas - young adult fantasy
2. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - Yuval Noah Harari - nonfiction
3. The Winner's Crime (The Winner's Trilogy #2) - Marie Rutkoski - young adult fantasy
4. The Winner's Kiss (The Winner's Trilogy #3) - Marie Rutkoski - young adult fantasy
5. Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) - Cassandra Clare - young adult fantasy
6. The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) - Brandon Sanderson - epic fantasy
7. The Well of Ascension (Mistborn #2) - Brandon Sanderson - epic fantasy
8. The Hero of Ages (Mistborn #3) - Brandon Sanderson - epic fantasy
9. All the Ugly and Wonderful Things - Bryn Greenwood - contemporary romance
10. Smoke in the Sun - Renee Ahdieh - young adult fantasy