ICONS OF 2018
2018 was a mad year filled with so much change for me. After only reading 11 books in 2017, I made it my goal to finish as many books as I could in 2018. I ended up dropping out of university and had a fair bit of time on my hands, so in total I completed 42 books (in 2019 I plan to read 50). I read some incredible books by authors I will follow forever, some bang average books and some I wouldn’t mind burning (looking at you, The Beautiful and Damned). Mainly for my own benefit, I’ve compiled a list of books I truly adored this year. JAMAICA INN I dragged reading this one out because I really didn’t want it to be over. I love anything Du Maurier, she is my queen, and I can’t wait to reread this once I’ve forgotten what happened. Gripping, dark, mysterious, romantic. It is everything I want in a book. THE WHITE ALBUM Her Majesty Joan Didion is my reason for wanting to write, I’m just sad I can’t do it in the 60s and write about Jim Morrison and the Black Panthers and ever