January
- What If? (Randall Munroe) ★★★★★
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (James Thurber) ★★★☆☆
- Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) ★★☆☆☆
- Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen) ★★★★★
- A Sicilian Romance (Ann Radcliffe) ★★★☆☆
- The Collectors (Philip Pullman) ★★★★☆
- Peter Jackson: A Film-Maker’s Journey (Brian Sibley) ★★★★★
- A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) ★★☆☆☆
- A Rosie Effect (Graeme Simsion) ★★★☆☆
- Girl with a White Dog (Anne Booth) ★☆☆☆☆
- Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) ★★★★☆
- Cowgirl (G. R. Gemin) ★★★☆☆
- Uglies: Shay’s Story (Scott Westerfeld and Devin Grayson) ★★☆☆☆
- Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett) ★☆☆☆☆
- Among Others (Jo Walton) ★★★★☆
- Little Fuzzy (H. Beam Piper) ★★★★★
- Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel) ★★★★☆
- American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang) ★★★☆☆
February
- The End of the Third Age (J. R. R. Tolkien) ★★★★☆
- Vintage Secrets: Hollywood Diet and Fitness (Laura Slater) ★★★☆☆
- Marly’s Ghost (David Levithan) ★★★☆☆
- The Book of Memory Gaps (Cecilia Ruiz) ★★☆☆☆
- Rutabaga: The Adventure Chef (Eric Colossal) ★★★☆☆
- Poison Study (Maria V. Snyder) ★★★★☆
- Under My Skin (James Dawson) ★★★★☆
- The Guest Cat (Takashi Hiraide) ★★★☆☆
- Yes Please (Amy Poehler) ★★★☆☆
- In Real Life (Chris Killen) ★★★★☆
- Fuzzy Nation (John Scalzi) ★★★★☆
- The Collected Works of A. J. Fikry (Gabrielle Zevin) ★★★★★
March
- The Glam Guide (Fleur de Force) ★★★☆☆
- Remix (Non Pratt) ★★★★☆
- The Life of a Stupid Man (Ryūnosuke Akutagawa) ★★☆☆☆
- Holy Cow (David Duchovny) ★★★☆☆
- The Sleeper and the Spindle (Neil Gaiman) ★★★★☆
- Bonkers (Jennifer Saunders) ★★★☆☆
- Christmas Eve, 1914 (Charles Olivier) ★★★★☆
- Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story (David Levithan) ★★★☆☆
April
- The Blue Donkey Fables (Suniti Namjoshi) ★★★☆☆
- Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman) ★★★★★
- Compton Valance, the Most Powerful Boy in the Universe (Matt Brown) ★★★★☆
- Jay-Jay the Supersonic Bus (Sue Wickstead) ★★★☆☆
May
- Dracula (Bram Stoker) ★★★★☆
- An Abundance of Katherines (John Green) ★★★★★
- The French Lieutenant’s Woman (John Fowles) ★★★★☆
- Unhappenings (Edward Aubry) ★★★★☆
- Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Becky Albertalli) ★★★★★
- Blood & Ink (Stephen Davies) ★★★★☆
- Splintered (A. G. Howard) ★★★★☆
June
- Me Being Me Is Exactly As Insane As You Being You (Todd Hasak-Lowy) ★★★★★
- Explorer: The Lost Islands (Kazu Kibuishi) ★☆☆☆☆
- Why We Broke Up (Daniel Handler) ★☆☆☆☆
- Ghostwritten (David Mitchell) ★★★★☆
- Graceling (Kristin Cashore) ★★★★☆
- El Deafo (Cece Bell) ★★★★★
- The Martian (Andy Weir) ★★★★★
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Jesse Andrews) ★★★★☆
July
- The Monogram Murders (Sophie Hannah) ★★★☆☆
- The Rest of Us Just Live Here (Patrick Ness) ★★★★☆
- Jane, the Fox & Me (Fanny Britt & Isabelle Arsenault) ★★★☆☆
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Part 1 (Akira Himekawa) ★★★☆☆
- We Were Liars (E. Lockhart) ★★★☆☆
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (J. K. Rowling) ★★★★★
- More Than This (Patrick Ness) ★★★★☆
- The Art of Being Normal (Lisa Williamson) ★★★★☆
- A Slip of the Keyboard (Terry Pratchett) ★★★☆☆
- Dear Reader (Paul Fournel) ★★★★☆
- The Singer’s Gun (Emily St. John Mandel) ★★★★★
- Armada (Ernest Cline) ★★☆☆☆
- Goth Girl and the Pirate Queen (Chris Riddell) ★★☆☆☆
August
- The Year I Met You (Cecelia Ahern) ★★★☆☆
- Pietr the Latvian (Georges Simenon) ★★☆☆☆
- The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams) ★★★★☆
- The DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) (Kody Keplinger) ★★★★☆
- Tales from Outer Suburbia (Shaun Tan) ★★★★★
- The Old Curiosity Shop (Charles Dickens) ★★★☆☆
- Waiting for Doggo (Mark B. Mills) ★★★☆☆
- The Midwich Cuckoos (John Wyndham) ★★★☆☆
- The Cranford Chronicles (Elizabeth Gaskell) ★★★☆☆
- Lumberjanes #1 (Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis & Brooke A. Allen) ★★★☆☆
- Lumberjanes #2 (Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis & Brooke A. Allen) ★★★☆☆
- Lumberjanes #3 (Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis & Brooke A. Allen) ★★★☆☆
- Lumberjanes #4 (Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis & Brooke A. Allen) ★★★☆☆
- Lumberjanes #5 (Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis & Brooke A. Allen) ★★★☆☆
- Lumberjanes #6 (Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis & Brooke A. Allen) ★★★☆☆
- Lumberjanes #7 (Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis & Brooke A. Allen) ★★★☆☆
- Lumberjanes #8 (Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis & Brooke A. Allen) ★★★☆☆
- Lumberjanes #9 (Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis & Brooke A. Allen) ★★★☆☆
- Lumberjanes #10 (Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis & Brooke A. Allen) ★★★☆☆
- The Little World of Liz Climo (Liz Climo) ★★★☆☆
- Stoner (John Williams) ★★☆☆☆
September
- Lady Rose & Mrs Memmary (Ruby Ferguson) ★★★★☆
- The Yellow Jar: Tales from Japanese Tradition (Patrick Atangan) ★★★☆☆
- The Chimes (Anna Smaill) ★☆☆☆☆
- The Illustrated Man (Ray Bradbury) ★★★★★
- F**k This Journal (Dale Shaw) ★☆☆☆☆
- Phoenix (S. F. Said) ★★★★★
- The Ophiuchi Hotline (John Varley) ★★★★☆
- Stardust (Neil Gaiman) ★★★★☆
- The Trick is to Keep Breathing (Janice Galloway) ★★★★☆
- Rivers of London (Ben Aaronovitch) ★★★★★
October
- Tuesdays with Morrie (Mitch Albom) ★★☆☆☆
- You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes (Chris Hadfield) ★★★☆☆
- The Reckoning (Edith Wharton) ★★★☆☆
- Memory Palace (Hari Kunzru) ★★★☆☆
- Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) ★★★☆☆
- Explorer: The Hidden Doors (edited by Kazu Kibuishi) ★★☆☆☆
- The Marvels (Brian Selznick) ★★★☆☆
- The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear (Walter Moers) ★★★★☆
- You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) (Felicia Day) ★★★★☆
- The Sculptor (Scott McCloud) ★★★★☆
November
- Love, Rosie (Cecelia Ahern) ★★★★★
- Amber: A Fairy Tale (David Gibson) ★★☆☆☆
- The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman) ★★★★☆
- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (Paul Torday) ★★★☆☆
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J. K. Rowling) ★★★★★
December
- The Cuckoo’s Calling (Robert Galbraith) ★★★★★
- My True Love Gave to Me (edited by Stephanie Perkins) ★★★☆☆
- All of the Above (James Dawson) ★★★☆☆
- Life, the Universe and Everything (Douglas Adams) ★★★☆☆
- The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil (Stephen Collins) ★★★☆☆
- Hercule Poirot’s Christmas (Agatha Christie) ★★★★☆
- The Signalman (Charles Dickens) ★★★★☆
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