Like Rinn’s said in her post, it’s that time of year where we sit and reminisce about the great books we read over the past year!
Red Sister by Mark Lawrence is one of my top 3 books of the year. I didn’t expect to like it when my housemate gave me a copy, but I loved every moment of it. I read it very slowly on purpose, I wanted to soak up every aspect of the world! Nevernight by Jay Kristoff is another treat that helped cement my love of the grimdark genre: It’s an amazingly well written, engaging novel that had me reading late into the night (and annoyed my girlfriend because I refused to stop reading well past 3AM). The last book here is Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey that I picked up as part of the Tor Books book club. It’s over 700 pages and took me the entire year to read but it’s worth it. It’s a great world that has beauty, intrigue and magic in it.
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin has been in the news for the past few years, racking up quite a few awards, but I only just got my hands on it this year. It took some time to get into but Jemisin has made such a truly engrossing fantasy world that I can truly understand why the books are at the “top” of many fantasy lists. Alice by Christina Henry was another surprise read that I enjoyed massively because of its dark, gritty and terrifying take on a beloved classic. The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M. H. Boroson – I don’t even know how I got this book, but it’s a wonderful fantasy tale based on traditional Chinese myths and religions – this is important to me because fantasy can seem very western/white.
Wild by Cheryl Strayed was the first book I read in 2017 and it utterly captivated me. It made me want to go hiking in the US though I do not have that sort of stamina! Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All Be Feminists is a MUST read because it helps readers see the value in different perspectives. Finally, The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers was my surprise read because I am NOT a sci-fi fan. I love fantasy. Simply put! But Rinn recommended this so many times I felt like I had to do give it a go and it was well worth it, it’s a beautiful, stunning book that reads like an anthropologist’s tale of outer space.
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