Hey everyone! So I really wanted to do a wrap up post of everything that I read during 2017, but it was going to be pretty long. So I decided to save you all some time and get right to my top 5 favorite books that I read during 2017!

Thanks to the handy-dandy Goodreads “Year in Books” thingy, I was able to see everything that I had done.

I had set my reading goal for 30 books this year. I know that doesn’t sound like a lot to some of you, but for me, going to school and working, that’s a pretty good goal. Also, I’m elated that I surpassed my goal, so maybe for 2018 I’ll make my goal 50 books.

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So… (drumroll please) here were my 5 favorite books!

1. A Court of Thorns and Roses whole series is my top one. I read this little trilogy all in about 2 weeks which is astounding for me and I fell in love with all of the characters. It also got me out of the reading slump that I had felt myself beginning to fall into.
2. If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio was my second favorite read! I devoured this book and was hungry for more of her writing. So here I sit patiently waiting for her to write another amazing book. This seemed to be the book that I needed at that exact moment in my life. Funny how that works out.
3. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. I would be lying if I said that this book had not change or affected me because it really did. It hit me right where it hurt and I can say that it had a huge influence on me as an intellectual.
4. Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler. This is another one of those books that fell into my life at just the right time. It’s a story about a girl discovering new things in her world and about herself and it was just right for me. It’ll always have a special place in my heart and I’ll try to reread it a few times.
5. Aaaaand last but certainly not least, An Ember in the Ashes and A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir. These books. Oh my gosh. These books. If you have not read them, you have to. I love her writing style and the characters seem so freaking lifelike. Just go read these books and then we can all comeback here and talk about them.

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All of the books that I have read in 2017 have helped me think in a different way, further myself as a human, help with my continuing education, or just give me a break and a bit of enjoyment.

What are some of your favorite books that you’ve read this year?