
I know some people think it’s too early to be sharing a top reads post before the end of 2018, but I’m taking some time off from my blog until the new year so it’s now or never.
I have been blogging for just over three years now and yet I’ve never done a top reads post and now I know why😂 I have read some fabulous books this year and trying to narrow it down is nigh on impossible. If you read my book of the months post you will know I can’t even manage to choose ONE book of the month! So I set myself an impossible challenge or so I thought, but then I had a brainwave “why not share all the books I gave a gold star too” simple eh?
So my top read list consists of all the books I gave this award to, It’s given to a book I feel is particularly outstanding, a book that covers every aspect of what I look for in a read, an original plot, great characters and a storyline that drew me in from the first page and kept me in its grips until I reached the very last page. So here are those books in no particular order.
Links to my reviews can be found under each set of books I’ve included
https://thebookreviewcafe.com/2018/04/09/blog-tour-keeper-by-johana-gustawsson-bookreview-
And finally just when I thought I had completed my top reads post I read Skin Deep by Liz Nugent which blew me away, and now it’s firmly one of my top reads of 2018.
#SkinDeep by Liz Nugent #BookReview #MustReads @lizzienugent #IrishBookAwards @PenguinBooks
And there you go my 19 top reads of 2018, are any of my choices included in your top reads of 2018? Do you want to share your top reads of 2018? I would to love to know so please feel free to leave a comment in the post.
I’m ashamed to admit I only read 104 books in 2018 not as many as I hoped (Holds head in shame) but hey ho hopefully next year will be better, here are the books I read……..







Some of the books I’m looking forward to reading in 2019….
To all the fabulous publishers and authors who have sent me ARC’s, it’s an honour to get so many awesome books, but it’s not something I’ve come to expect or take for granted so a huge thank you to each and everyone of you x x

Finally I would like to wish my followers, those who constantly share my posts, book bloggers, publishers, authors and readers a very merry Christmas and a very happy new year, And thank you for all your support 😘
Some great choices there Lorraine. I’m in awe of your 104 books read- I didn’t manage anywhere near that! Merry Christmas to you and yours and all the best for 2019. x
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Thanks Karen and Merry Christmas & a happy new year to you too and a huge thank you for supporting my blog x
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Great list. Loved The Liar’ s Wife and I have The Puppet show coming in a book post so looking forward to that x
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Hope you enjoy The Puppet Show as much as I did such a great read x
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Can’t wait. Thank you x
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Merry Christmas Lorraine!! I struggled with mine andso many I couldn’t include 🤦🏻♀️ You did well with yours!! Xx
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Thanks Zoë x
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Well done or getting your post together I haven’t started mine yet! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year xx
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Same to you too Nicki I shall look forward to reading your post when it’s done 😂
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Merry Christmas Lorraine. Loving all the book collages! Wishing you a very Happy New Year. xx
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Thanks Mairead and thank you for all your support. Have a fabulous Christmas and best wishes for 2019 x
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Thanks so much! So glad that you got to read Skin Deep before the year was over!
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My pleasure Liz such a fabulous book x
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Some absolutely amazing choices there, Lorraine! Isn’t Skin Deep fantastic?!
Have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year! May 2019 treat you and yours in the best way possible! And may your reading stay as crappy as it has been so I can continue to mock you 😉🤣
Much love! ❤️
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Lol I am too please 😂😂 and May you have a wonderful Christmas and new year too lovely Eva x
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A great list, Lorraine. I’ve several of your choices in my TBR, hoping to get to them soon. Happy Christmas!
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Thanks Cathy x
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Great choices ❤ Gonna add a few that I haven't read yet!
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Thanks Annie x
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Only 104 books? That’s an awesome amount, you should be proud of yourself! I love your choices too, I added a few to my own wishlist!
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Thanks Nicole x
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Great list Lorraine. I would happily work through your list and read those that I haven’t got yet.
I’ve not done my list yet I’m aiming for new year’s eve but struggling with not only narrowing my books down but finding time.
Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year 😘 😘
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Thanks Yvonne and the same to you, will look forward to reading your post x
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Merry Christmas, Lorraine. Very many thanks to you and the other bloggers who give their support to authors by spreading the word. You keep reading, we’ll keep scribbling. 😀 x
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Aww thank you and yes keep scribbling x
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This is an epic post, Lorraine,, and I can tell it took a bunch of time. Wonderful job and an amazing year of reading! ♥️
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Thank you Jennifer x
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It’s impossible for me to make a top for 2018 so I’ll pretend it doesn’t exist xD I’m so glad to see Keeper, Skin Deep and Dying Truth in this post!!!
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The books you read looks like my TBR list, haha. I want to read them all!! Thanks for the review of your top reads in 2018!
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My pleasure and hope you get to read some or all of them 😂
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