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Hello everyone!!! It's that time of year again to find out what everyone loved (or possibly didn't) this past year. The books did not have to have been released in 2017 - just something you read during 2017. Anyone have any favorites (or possibly least favorite) reads of 2017??

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You are quick Oda! I was just off looking at my reads from this past year to find some. You always get books with cool looking covers :)

2017 has been a disappointment for me reading wise. I am dedicated to turning things around in 2018. I checked all my books read in 2017 and all of them but one were cozy mysteries! Wow. That is not good. I would say my favorite cozy reads of 2017 were Queen of Hearts and Death, Taxes, and a Chocolate Cannoli

I did not read any disappointing books in 2017 so far so that is good news.

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "You are quick Oda! I was just off looking at my reads from this past year to find some. You always get books with cool looking covers :)"

yea well...its been one of those days... suppose to getting ready fpr exam did early this morning but after 10 I just... got bored.. and been more or less bored all day.. yay me..
and the cover thing.. yes I suppose thats true.

ooooh lemme see. Gonna try and keep it to a top 5.


Best of 2017
The Hate U Give - 5 stars. Book of the year for sure. I read it in 7 hours straight, 8pm-3am and regretted n o t h i n g the next day.
City of Stairs - 5 stars. Incredible fantasy.
Shadowshaper - 5 stars. So vividly imagined and the audio is probably favorite of the year. I love Anika Noni Rose!
The Prestige - 5 stars. The best kind of mindfuck.
The Alice Network - 5 stars. I'm a sucker for dual storylines and Kate offers up some of the best characters I've ever met.

Honorable mentions:
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - 5 stars. One of my favorite classics.
Oslo - 5 stars. I'm dying to see this play on stage.

Worst of 2017
Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words - 2 stars. Absolute drivel.
Cat's Cradle - 2 stars. Vonnegut is not for me.
'Salem's Lot - DNF. Took forever to do anything and by then I was bored as hell.
Jane Eyre - DNF. It just seemed to drag. I read Rebecca in 2016 and much preferred it; wondering if my feelings would be different if I'd read this first, because there are clear parallels between the two.
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo - 2 stars. Really problematic and ultimately disappointing. Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman was infinitely better.

I need to get to the Hate You Give!! Everyone of my GR friends loved it. I have not heard of any of either of favorites ladies - I will check into them all.