The List - Favorite Books of 2017 + Disappointments

This is a super duper late post, but I promised I would post it so here it is. My home renovations have taken up all my time! Here are my favorite reads of 2017, as well as some book disappointments (because balance).

Favorite Books of 2017

My Review

Recommendations by Feeling

Hilarious lead w/ great message

THE REASON YOU’RE ALIVE by Matthew Quick

Emotional-made me cry

IDAHO by Emily Ruskovich
DANCING ON BROKEN GLASS by Ka Hancock

Chilling & Unsettling

GOOD ME BAD ME by Ali Land
THE PERFECT STRANGER by Megan Miranda

Lovable Hot-Mess Heroine

THE ART OF CRASH LANDING by Melissa DeCarlo

Funny, Light, & Romantic

I LOVE YOU SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS (Book #1) by Erin Lyon
UNCONDITIONALLY (Book #2) by Erin Lyon
YOU HAD ME AT HELLO by Mhairi McFarlene

Funny Best Friends

THE ANIMATORS by Kayla Rae Whitaker

Atmospheric & Creepy

THE POSSESSIONS by Sara Flannery Murphy

Character-Driven Family Drama

LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng

Sci-Fiction with a love story

ALL OUR WRONG TODAYS by Elan Mastai

Fantastic Young Adult

UNEARTHLY trilogy by Cynthia Hand
THE HUNGER GAMES trilogy by Suzanne Collins

Uplifting

REDEEMING LOVE by Francine Rivers
CLOSE ENOUGH TO TOUCH by Colleen Oakley
ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman

Book Disappointments

The first in Samantha Young’s Hart’s Boardwalk series wasn’t my cup of tea, but I was REALLY excited to read EVERY LITTLE THING because of the promise angst. However, Every Little Thing, failed to deliver and left me feeling super bummed.

FEVERSONG, the “conclusion” to Karen Marie Moning’s beloved Fever series, was a flop. In all honesty, most of the books after Shadowfever didn’t live up to the glory of the first five books. I had a lot of feelings about Feversong, so I’ll let my review speak for itself.

PURPLE HEARTS was Lara Avery’s adult novel debut but this romance was lacking in several areas. The writing quality was not up to snuff and the dialogue was painful to read. Examples of both are in my review.

What pulled me into Kathleen Barber’s ARE YOU SLEEPING was the comparison to the ever-popular Serial podcast and docuseries Making a Murder, but it wasn’t as compelling as I was hoping.