I love this part of the year, when I get to look back at all the books I’ve read, all the characters I’ve fallen in love with, and all the “places” I’ve been. 2017 started out a little rough but, as far as book quality goes, finished strong. Before we get to the top 10, let me give you the stats. Of the 66 books I completed this year:
11 were contemporary fiction
2 were Classics
10 were Fantasy
34 were Historical Fiction
2 were Memoirs
1 Middle Grade
3 Non-Fiction informative
3 were Science Fiction
I also started 2-4 books which I haven’t finished yet but intend to, and I abandoned 6. My best reading month was July where I completed 10 books, and my worst reading month was December (no surprise there) where I only finished 1.
Below are the best of the best of 2017 and (luckily) just happen to include at least one book from every genre. In no particular order my favorite books of 2017 were:
Salt to the Sea-Historical Fiction
The Happiness Project-Non Fiction
Illuminae-Science Fiction
The Storied Life of AJ Fikry-Contemporary Fiction
Let me know in the comments what your favorite reads of 2017 were and what to put on my list for next year. Here’s to a great reading year in 2018!