<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Meghan Griffin]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://megggriffin.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Megg Griffin]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://megggriffin.com/author/lafoiaveugle/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Top Tens of&nbsp;2019]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Things have been a bit hectic, and I definitely am overdue with some book reviews that&#8217;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&#8217;ve absorbed in 2019. Everyone has a favorites of 2019 list, so why not me?</p>
<h2><span style="color:#800080;">Top Ten Favorite Books</span></h2>
<p>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:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://megggriffin.com/2019/05/13/middlegame/"><em>Middlegame</em> </a>by Seanan McGuire</li>
<li><a href="http://megggriffin.com/2019/06/26/red-white-and-royal-blue/"><em>Red, White, and Royal Blue</em></a> by Casey McQuinston</li>
<li><a href="http://megggriffin.com/2019/10/30/laughter-at-the-academy/"><em>Laughter at the Academy</em></a> by Seanan McGuire</li>
<li><em>The Loneliest Girl in the Universe</em> by Lauren Jones</li>
<li><em>Parkland</em> by Dave Cullen</li>
<li><em><a href="http://judgingbookcovers.libsyn.com/an-award-winning-book" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An American Marriage</a></em> by Tayari Jones</li>
<li><a href="http://megggriffin.com/2019/06/30/the-colonel/"><em>The Colonel</em></a> by Beau North</li>
<li><a href="http://megggriffin.com/2019/06/23/dating-by-the-book/"><em>Dating By the Book</em></a> by Mary Ann Marlowe</li>
<li><a href="http://megggriffin.com/2019/02/18/sawkill-girls/"><em>Sawkill Girls</em></a> by Claire Legrand</li>
<li><a href="http://judgingbookcovers.libsyn.com/jbc-book-challenge-comics-not-by-the-big-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Locke and Key</em> </a>by Joe Hill</li>
</ul>
<h2><span style="color:#800080;">Top Ten Movies Seen</span></h2>
<p>This is definitely just movies that came out in 2019, and thanks to Alamo Drafthouse, I saw at least ten for a change??</p>
<ul>
<li><em>Little Women</em></li>
<li><em>Parasite</em></li>
<li><em>Knives Out</em></li>
<li><em>Ready or Not</em></li>
<li><em>Jojo Rabbit</em></li>
<li><em>Midsommar</em></li>
<li><em>Happy Death Day 2U</em></li>
<li><em>Detective Pikachu</em></li>
<li><em>The Lighthouse</em></li>
<li><em>It Chapter Two</em></li>
</ul>
<h2><span style="color:#800080;">Top Ten TV Shows Seen</span></h2>
<p>These are the tv shows that I loved this year &#8212; 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?</p>
<ul>
<li><em>Evil</em> on CBS</li>
<li><em>Fleabag</em> on Amazon Prime</li>
<li><em>Outlander</em> on Starz</li>
<li><em>iZombie</em> on CW</li>
<li><em>The Good Place</em> on NBC</li>
<li><em>Riverdale </em>on CW</li>
<li><em>Umbrella Academy</em> on Netflix</li>
<li><em>Good Omens</em> on Amazon Prime</li>
<li><em>Stranger Things</em> on Netflix</li>
<li><em>Why Women Kill</em> on CBS All Access</li>
</ul>
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