Best books I read in 2016

Hi guys!

It’s been a long time since I posted anything, but I am back now, and I plan to blog on regular basis from now on.
I was thinking about what should I write in my first post this year, and talking about great books I read previous year was the obvious choice (plus, there’s a giveaway hop I signed up for in which I’ll give away one book from this list, that’s coming very, very shortly(today)).

Without further ado, here is my TOP 10 books I read in 2016:

the summer that melted everything1.  The Summer That Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel

The Summer That Melted Everything is one book that will stay with me forever. It was the best book I read not only this year, but one of best I read in my whole life.
It is beautifully written with a great story that awoke so many of my emotions.

You can read my full review here.

 

2. On Writing by Stephen King on-writing

On Writing is one of rare non-fiction books I read this year, and it is also one of a few books I didn’t review.
The reason why this book found it’s place on my top 10 books list is not because of brilliant writing advices, but because I really enjoyed reading King’s memoir.

 

3. Martini Henry by Sara Crowe martini henry

Martini Henry won me with it’s beautiful writing. The story itself was pretty slow, but I enjoyed every single page. This book is definitely the one I’d recommend to aspiring authors.
You can read my full review here.

 

my map of you 4. My Map of You by Isabelle Broom

This year, thanks to book blogging community, I discovered new favorite author of mine, and she won me in her debut novel My Map of You. Characters she created felt like real people and the way she described Greece made me feel like I was partly there.
This is another novel I’d recommend to aspiring authors, and you can read my full review here.

 

faithful 5. Faithful by Alice Hoffman

Faithful won me with beautiful writing style and raw story that made me emotional so many times, but it also left me feeling hopeful after I finished it.
To read my full review, click here.

 

flunked 6. Flunked by Jen Calonita

Flunked is the middle grade book, first in the series, that takes place in the world of fairytales.

I had fun the whole time I was reading it and, in my opinion, it’s main atribute is it’s sense of humor. A lot of times it reminded me of Shrek, so I think it would appeal to fans of that movie.

You can read my full review here.

 

a-list-of-cages7. A List of Cages by Robin Roe

I was fortunate enough and had an opportunity to read A List of Cages before it’s releasing day.

This novel made me so emotional but it also made me feel like I got so much out of it.
Although it is ya, I think people of all age should read it at some point.

You can read my full review here.

 

take me on 8. Take Me On by Katie McGarry

Katie McGarry is one of my favorite authors and once again her book reminded my why I love everything she writes. Her writing style is always great, and the story in Take Me On was so interesting and emotional. It talkes about poverty, love and sports.

You can read my review here.

 

the iron warrior 9. The Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa

Iron Warrior is the last book in The Iron Fey series and I was so sad to say goodbye to my favorite fictional world and characters I love so much.

The book didn’t disappoint and I was happy with how the whole story concluded.

To read my review, click here.

 

the winner's crime 10. The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski

The Winner’s Crime is the second installment in The Winner’s Trilogy. I still have to read the third one, and since I heard nothing but great things about it, my hopes are pretty high. I enjoyed the first book in the series too, but this one was sooooooo good, and it reminded me of Game of Thrones at some points.

You can read my full review here.

36 thoughts on “Best books I read in 2016”

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  5. Welcome back! I loved The Iron Warrior as well – forgot that I read it last year until I saw it mentioned. I also really enjoyed Stephen King’s On Writing – it was useful as well as entertaining! Several of these books sound really good – just going to use this post to add to my TBR list I think, hehe! I’m not sure I can decide what my favourites were – read some really good ones but also some really bad!

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  6. Great first post to be back with. I was surprised that I haven’t read some of your reviews though. So I will use this post to go back and read all the reviews I missed. It will be good as they are all books you enjoyed.
    Nice to see you back. Amanda

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  13. I haven’t read any of your favourites, but I added A List of Cages to my TBR after reading this list. Sounds great and I love that it doesn’t seem to feature romance, which I don’t hate but is so commonplace in YA.

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  15. I really enjoyed The Winner’s Crime when I read it, too! The final book in that trilogy is pretty great, and I hope you like it when you get around to it 😀

    I read a review for Flunked and it sounded really adorable, so I might pick it up! I’m wanting to read more middle grade fiction this year because I hardly read any. I also want to try an Alice Hoffman book because she is one my my mum’s favourite authors, haha!

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  17. I do like The Winner’s series and A List of Cages too! So cool that you get to read Flunked. I like that cover but I was rejected on NetGalley. I’m glad you liked many books you read in 2016. I still have yet to make a post of my favorites haha

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