2017 was a year filled with excellent reads! I found some great new authors, enjoyed some fabulous YA reads, and got several classics read. It was a great year of reading, and while I didn’t hit my Reading Goal of 100 books (I’m blaming the Tubbs Fire!), I got close. Next year! For sure! (I feel like I say this every year….).
So without further ado, here are My Favorite Reads of 2017, in reverse order. (Note: These reads didn’t necessarily come out in 2017, I just happened to read them in 2017).
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Royal Assassin & Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb
I really love Hobb’s writing, a fantasy writer who takes her time and is a master world-builder. I first fell in love with the Farseer world in 2016, and each book I read of Hobb’s I just fall deeper into this world. I’m just beginning my journey into this world, and I can’t wait to read more!
Links to Royal Assassin: Amazon | Goodreads | my review
Links to Assassin’s Quest: Amazon | Goodreads | my review
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
An eye opening account of our justice system, this is such an important read and one that I keep thinking about.
Links: Amazon | Goodreads | my review
My Last Lament by James William Brown
A fascinating WWII story set in Greece. I immediately connected with the main character, and learned a lot by reading this book. Highly recommended historical fiction!
Links: Amazon | Goodreads | my review
Animal Farm by George Orwell
An important classic that everyone should read. You will never look at farm animals the same way again!
Links: Amazon | Goodreads | my review
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
What a fun adventure story! I’m looking forward to the upcoming movie.
Links: Amazon | Goodreads | my review
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
A powerful YA book about a timely topic. Important and a must read.
Links: Amazon | Goodreads | my review
The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin
Just a flat out fascinating story based on the life of Anne Morrow Lindbergh. All around excellent historical fiction.
Links: Amazon | Goodreads | my review
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
I think this is my favorite Lisa See book, and I loved reading about the tea industry and really connected with the characters. A wonderful read!
Links: Amazon | Goodreads | my review
The Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown
What an emotional roller coaster ride this was! The characters are so well done, and while I thought this was pretty violent, I enjoyed the story and characters so much. I cannot wait for the release of Iron Gold in just a few weeks!
Links to Red Rising: Amazon | Goodreads
Links to Golden Son: Amazon | Goodreads
Links to Morning Star: Amazon | Goodreads
Link to my review of the trilogy
Maus by Art Spiegelman
My first graphic novel, and it won’t be my last! I was blown away by how powerful this book was. From the pictures to the true story, this was such a compelling read.
Links: Amazon | Goodreads | my review
Anne’s House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
I think this is now my favorite of the Anne books. I loved the seaside setting, the complex characters, and the bits of humor interspersed. This is a book that I wanted to crawl inside and never leave!
Links: Amazon | Goodreads | my review
And now for my Very Favorite Read of 2017!
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
I loved this book so much. From the fantastical, magical setting, to the complicated characters, I just fell hard for this book. I was drawn in by that mysterious prologue and never looked back. I don’t know when book two will be released, but I’m looking forward to it!
Links: Amazon | Goodreads | my review
And there you have it! Some historical fiction, some nonfiction, a few classics, some YA, a graphic novel, and some fantasy.
Have you read any of these books? Loved them? Hated them?
luvtoread 
Ooh, good to see Anne’s House of Dreams in there! That was always my favourite of the series, apart from the original Anne of Green Gables. I loved old Captain Jim… 🙂
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I love him! His story is so sad, and yet he’s got a happiness about him.
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I’ve got to read Just Mercy this year, it’s been on my TBR way too long and I keep seeing you and others praising it so highly!
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It’s such an excellent, eye-opening read!
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I’ve got The Aviator’s Wife in my book stash and am looking forward to comparing notes 🙂
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Ooh enjoy!! I read it for my book club and we had a really great discussion about it. There’s really a lot in the book.
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I’ll have to keep these for audiobook listening (about all I have time for right now!)
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I still haven’t ever tried an audiobook!! Some day! 🙂
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I want to read Just Mercy, but got busy and watched 13th on Netflix instead. It covers the same topic, but sure not as in-depth. I didn’t realize you were such a fantasy reader until this post came together. I usually only think of Alicia from Kernel of Nonsense when I think fantasy series!
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Ooh, I just added 13th to my Netflix queue! Looks interesting. I do love fantasy! I think most of my fantasy reads from 2017 are on this list, so I didn’t read too much last year. There is so much fantasy I haven’t had a chance to read yet!
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I bought 12 new Mercedes Lackey novels in 2017. *smh* And I already owned 3 books by her I hadn’t read! What am I doing!? Each mini-series is a trilogy, but there are a lot of books that make up the “world,” so I guess I had to have them?
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Some excellent books here. Have a couple of them on my list to get to like The Hate You Give and the Aviator’s Wife.
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Those are both so good!! Enjoy them when you get to them! 🙂
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Thank you!
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What an awesome list!! I discovered Hobb this year and got hooked! Animal Farm and a Wrinkle in Time are both amazing!! I’m so looking forward to checking out the tea girl and Strange the Dreamer. And Maus was one of my first graphic novels- I read it this year too and it was definitely on my favourites list 😀 I’m also so excited to see Red Rising on this list- I absolutely loved that series and am excited for Iron Gold too!!
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Thanks! Iron Gold is almost here 🙂 !!
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