Things have been a bit hectic, and I definitely am overdue with some book reviews that’ll come out in 2020, I promise! But I wanted to do a quick end of year wrap up to go through some of the media I’ve absorbed in 2019. Everyone has a favorites of 2019 list, so why not me?

Top Ten Favorite Books

To be fair, you should go listen to the Judging Book Covers episode where Stephanie and I talk about our top five books for the year, but if you want a quick and dirty list:

• Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
• Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston
• Laughter at the Academy by Seanan McGuire
• The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren Jones
• Parkland by Dave Cullen
• An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
• The Colonel by Beau North
• Dating By the Book by Mary Ann Marlowe
• Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
• Locke and Key by Joe Hill

Top Ten Movies Seen

This is definitely just movies that came out in 2019, and thanks to Alamo Drafthouse, I saw at least ten for a change??

• Little Women
• Parasite
• Knives Out
• Ready or Not
• Jojo Rabbit
• Midsommar
• Happy Death Day 2U
• Detective Pikachu
• The Lighthouse
• It Chapter Two

Top Ten TV Shows Seen

These are the tv shows that I loved this year — some I binged all the way through, some just had a really good season in an ongoing show. Also I am probably really basic for most of these?

• Evil on CBS
• Fleabag on Amazon Prime
• Outlander on Starz
• iZombie on CW
• The Good Place on NBC
• Riverdale on CW
• Umbrella Academy on Netflix
• Good Omens on Amazon Prime
• Stranger Things on Netflix
• Why Women Kill on CBS All Access