Powell’s Staff Top Fives 2019 | Our Favorite Books of 2019

I am so pleased and honored to have been included among the Powell’s Staff Top Fives.

Thank you so much for reading and supporting This Never Happened. For the full list of staff picks just click here for the original post — and a big thank you to readers for supporting local book sellers!

Gigi L’s top 2019 5 Picks

“This Never Happened is a mystery of the heart, an excavation and examination of the known fragments of a mostly unknown story. Piecing her way through the relics and memories of her very odd and broken family, Liz Scott writes with a voice that is fresh, frank, and generous, full of insight and wicked humor. This Never Happened is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. ”

— Gigi L — Powell's Staff

1. This Never Happened by Liz Scott
2. Volcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege by Liz Prato
3. Survival Math by Mitchell S. Jackson
4. Butterfly Girl by Rene Denfeld
5. The Castle on Sunset by Shawn Levy

Doug C’s Top 5 2019 Picks

1. All of Us With Wings by Michelle Ruiz Keil

   All of Us With Wings is a remarkable, refreshing, dangerous book filled with beautiful language. Michelle Ruiz Keil brings the supernatural, the world of art and music, themes of abuse and agency, and characters so real, my heart broke for more than one of them. This was such a satisfying read, I didn’t want it to end, yet it ended where it should.

2. This Never Happened by Liz Scott

3. Jade War (Green Bone Saga #2) by Fonda Lee

4. Butterfly Girl by Rene Denfeld

5. Is This How You See Me? by Jaime Hernandez