The best books I read in 2017
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rsadelleI read 55 books in 2017, which means I averaged about a book a week, which is about what I've been trying to do. (I belong to two book clubs, so one book a week means I read two book club books and two books I want to read a month, approximately speaking.) In an unusual turn of events, only 10 of those were things I was re-reading. (My re-read percentage is usually much higher.)
Top 5 books/series I read for the first time in 2017
Cross My Heart and Heart of Glass by Sasha Gould - Fun historical intrigue YA.
This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills - YA, lots of dialogue, a mix between things that will make you laugh and things that will make you cry.
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng - Incredible literary novel about family and grief.
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker - Excellent historical fantasy novel about a golem and a jinni who become friends.
Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson - Fascinating contemporary religion, technology, and fantasy novel set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country.
Top 5 books/series I re-read in 2017
The Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy - Still my favorite Binchy novel.
Dancer of the Sixth by Michelle Shirey Crean - One of my all-time favorite romantic sci fi novels.
Sable, Shadow and Ice by Cheryl J. Franklin - My favorite fantasy novel built around a Tarot-style card deck, and well worth the reread.
Quest for a Maid by Frances Mary Hendry - A children's historical novel I've loved for years.
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng - Kind of a cheat to have this on both lists, but I did read it more than once months apart and it really is that good.
Top 5 books I read and then thought about a lot in 2017
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin - There are a lot of ways this book didn't work for me, and yet I've thought about it off and on.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel - Excellent post-apocalyptic novel that I keep thinking about largely for the connections between the characters.
Harmony by Carolyn Parkhurst - Both the topic and the structure made this hard to stop thinking about.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley - I wasn't sure I liked this at first, but I couldn't stop thinking about it, and I kept thinking about it even after I reread it.
Ink by Sabrina Vourvoulias - This needed at least one more editing pass and was not what I expected from the blurb at all, but there was a lot to talk about in it, and I have thought about elements of it off and on since then.
Top 5 books/series I read for the first time in 2017
Cross My Heart and Heart of Glass by Sasha Gould - Fun historical intrigue YA.
This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills - YA, lots of dialogue, a mix between things that will make you laugh and things that will make you cry.
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng - Incredible literary novel about family and grief.
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker - Excellent historical fantasy novel about a golem and a jinni who become friends.
Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson - Fascinating contemporary religion, technology, and fantasy novel set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country.
Top 5 books/series I re-read in 2017
The Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy - Still my favorite Binchy novel.
Dancer of the Sixth by Michelle Shirey Crean - One of my all-time favorite romantic sci fi novels.
Sable, Shadow and Ice by Cheryl J. Franklin - My favorite fantasy novel built around a Tarot-style card deck, and well worth the reread.
Quest for a Maid by Frances Mary Hendry - A children's historical novel I've loved for years.
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng - Kind of a cheat to have this on both lists, but I did read it more than once months apart and it really is that good.
Top 5 books I read and then thought about a lot in 2017
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin - There are a lot of ways this book didn't work for me, and yet I've thought about it off and on.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel - Excellent post-apocalyptic novel that I keep thinking about largely for the connections between the characters.
Harmony by Carolyn Parkhurst - Both the topic and the structure made this hard to stop thinking about.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley - I wasn't sure I liked this at first, but I couldn't stop thinking about it, and I kept thinking about it even after I reread it.
Ink by Sabrina Vourvoulias - This needed at least one more editing pass and was not what I expected from the blurb at all, but there was a lot to talk about in it, and I have thought about elements of it off and on since then.