Weekly Lists #112: Favorite Books 2017

This is starting to be a bit of a tradition – and one I quite enjoy, actually. I don’t necessarily like looking back on any year – let’s be real, too many things you didn’t get done at the best of time. Looking back on books though? And my favorites, at that? I’ll sign up for such a thing! So here’s my favorite books 2017 edition! (And don’t worry, you’ll still get the Reading Challenges update this Friday!)

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(Be sure to also check out the 2015 and the 2016 edition of my favourite books of the year!)

Now, first things first: I read quite a lot of books that I enjoyed this year. But books I absolutely loved? Not so much. I gave myself the liberty of actually DNF-ing a couple of books I just knew I wouldn’t enjoy. And then there were some re-reads, which I’m not counting unless they’re like really good. Even so – no cigar this year. There were a couple of happy exceptions, though. And those? Well… They were really good!

Mouthful of Forevers, Clementine von Radics

It’s been a while since I read poetry and really enjoyed it. Probably from before I constantly had to read it for university. This book, though? It got me. Maybe a little too much. Seriously, I loved this. It’s just the right amount of meta, personal, angry, and everything.

The Story of Awkward , R.K. Ryals

I mean, how much will you expect from a free book, right? Well, this one kind of lifted my expectations. And probably ruined any other free book for me for all eternity.

Read my review!

More Than This, Patrick Ness

I mean, Patrick Ness is kind of an institute, I feel like. And this was my first book by him. And while I probably built up my expectations too high, I did really appreciate it!

Read my review!

84 Charing Cross Road; Helene Hanff

The only re-read on this list, and if I loved it on my first read? I loved it – possibly – even more on the re-read. This book is seriously a must-read for book-lovers, history-lovers, epistulary-book-lovers, and just… Well… In general!

Read my review!

Secrets of a Happy Marriage, Cathy Kelly

It’s Cathy Kelly, it’s her latest book, it’s amazing. ‘nuf said.

Christmas-books

This is not completely fair, because this is a list of books, rather than just one. But this was the first year where I got the chance to read this many actual Christmas books. And I kinda reviewed just about all of them?