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message 201: by Katelyn (new)

Katelyn Johnson (Katelynj814) | 3 comments I really can't decide one. If I Stay, The Fault in Our Stars, Where Things Come Back, Dandelion Wine, and pretty much any other books I read in 2016. :)


message 202: by Kät (new)

Kät (katherhildeb) | 11 comments Hands down, ACOMAF


message 203: by Julia (new)

Julia The Book Thief


message 204: by Sheila (new)

Sheila G (pastthepostlude) Definitely "The Historian" by Elisabeth Kostova.


message 205: by Katelyn (new)

Katelyn Johnson (Katelynj814) | 3 comments Julia wrote: "The Book Thief"

That was a favorite of mine too, but I read it in 2015. :)


message 206: by Kyia (new)

Kyia (candcandy19) A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas


message 207: by Amy (new)

Amy (thenikitagirl) | 36 comments Now You See Me
The Help
Still Alice
Shadow Man
Blindsighted
His Kidnappers Shoes
The Kind Worth Killing
The Cuckoo's Calling
Tuesday Falling
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
And Then There Were None
Pretty Girls


message 208: by Riyalistic (last edited Feb 20, 2017 08:15AM) (new)

Riyalistic | 4 comments The Wedding Photographer by Sakshama Puri Dhariwal
The Wedding Photographer by Sakshama Puri Dhariwal

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas

The Rose & the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh
The Rose & the Dagger (The Wrath & the Dawn, #2) by Renee Ahdieh

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2) by Victoria Aveyard

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) by Jojo Moyes

Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare
Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, #1) by Cassandra Clare


message 209: by emptiness (new)

emptiness It's hard to choose one, but here's my favorite books of 2016 :
• the light between oceans.
• the nightingale.
• voices from Chernobyl.
• A thousand splendid suns.
• Everything I never told you.


message 210: by Sheila (new)

Sheila G (pastthepostlude) The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova,


message 211: by Demy (last edited Feb 20, 2017 11:45PM) (new)

Demy (dxmy) Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur Despite not really being into poetry, this one really got me! Loved it!


message 212: by Terri (new)

Terri "The Light Between the Oceans" was so good. Probably my favorite or "The Japanese Lover." Can't decide!


message 213: by Terri (new)

Terri "The Light Between the Oceans" was so good. Probably my favorite or "The Japanese Lover." Can't decide!


message 214: by Naomi (new)

Naomi Van Egeraat | 3 comments Clockwork princess


message 215: by Heather (new)

Heather Aislinn | 1 comments read a lot of good books (series)
So I say: A gathering of shadows, an amber in the ashes and six of crows


message 216: by Julie (new)

Julie  | 1 comments Red Rising, for sure


message 217: by Catherine (new)

Catherine (cathjb) | 18 comments I only read one book in 2016 and it was Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. Very insightful.


message 218: by Jason (new)

Jason | 229 comments Francesca wrote: "My top absolute favourites were:

A Monster Calls
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

All amazing books tha..."


I think all three of these are on my tbr list. The only thing that has caused me some hesitation with Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is that I remember the movie so vividly, I might need to go ahead and read this in 2017.


message 219: by Jason (last edited Mar 14, 2017 07:49AM) (new)

Jason | 229 comments For completely different reasons, The Unbearable Lightness of Being (My Review) and True Grit (My Review)topped my 2016 list.


message 220: by Carina (new)

Carina | 3 comments A CONJURING OF LIGHTTTTTTTTT


message 221: by Phantomº (new)

Phantomº | 1 comments Clockwork Princess ♥ ( + Clockwork Prince)
Heir Of Fire ♥

these also are in my all time favourites because hell they were incredible!! The best books I have read in a long while!


message 222: by Beela (new)

Beela Made You Up is a must read!!


message 223: by Allison (new)

Allison (exwiretamer) | 1 comments Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman Illuminae
The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, #4) by Maggie Stiefvater The Raven King


message 224: by Chloe (new)

Chloe Hollis (charmedgirl) | 3 comments I would have to say Me Before You by Jojo Moyes and Claiming Noah by Amanda Ortlepp. Claiming Noah definitely pulled at my heart strings.


message 225: by Deborah (new)

Deborah Obida | 5 comments Throne of glass series by Sarah J. Mass


message 226: by Olanrewaju (new)

Olanrewaju (grandmasterace) | 14 comments -P.S I Like You
-Accidentally Compromising the Duke
-How to lose a Duke in Ten Days
-A Rouge by any other Name
-The Inconvenient Duchess
-The Seducer
-A Court of Thorns and Roses


message 227: by Mama X (last edited Mar 07, 2017 06:27PM) (new)

Mama X (mamax) Oh my goodness do I have to pick just one?!?! Last year was amazing... LoL I see most people can't pick just one, so here are my favorites. Yes I picked 19.

Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, #2) by Robin LaFevers Mortal Heart (His Fair Assassin, #3) by Robin LaFevers The Madman’s Daughter (The Madman’s Daughter, #1) by Megan Shepherd A Cold Legacy (The Madman's Daughter, #3) by Megan Shepherd Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyer The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2) by Maggie Stiefvater Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, #3) by Maggie Stiefvater The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, #4) by Maggie Stiefvater The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1) by Rick Yancey
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs Hollow City (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #2) by Ransom Riggs Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #3) by Ransom Riggs UnWholly (Unwind, #2) by Neal Shusterman UnSouled (Unwind, #3) by Neal Shusterman Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, #1) by Leigh Bardugo Siege and Storm (The Grisha, #2) by Leigh Bardugo The Witch of Duva (The Grisha, #0.5) by Leigh Bardugo The Too-Clever Fox (The Grisha, #2.5) by Leigh Bardugo


message 228: by Mwanamali (new)

Mwanamali  (mwanamali) Does it have to be a book released in 2016? In which case The Mermaid Murders. If not, then I am also adding Hickory Dickory Dock


message 229: by Sona (new)

Sona Via (sonavia87) | 2 comments Black Matter by Black Crouch!!!


message 230: by Rich (new)

Rich Thomas | 1 comments The Crooked Kingdom Series, Shadow and Bone Series, Beautiful Creatures Series, The Young Elites Series!!!
These books are the most memorable of all my favorite books.


message 232: by Andreas (new)

Andreas Aristodemou (andreasaristodemou) | 93 comments All the bright places by Jennifer Niven
Raven boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Perks of being a wallfower by Stephen Chbosky
The crown's game by Evelyn Skye


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~Bellegirl91~ (bellegirl91) Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge


message 234: by No one (new)

No one These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters


message 235: by BabyLunLun (new)

BabyLunLun A Court of Thorn and Roses


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message 237: by Kathy (new)

Kathy Broyles Re-read or listen actually - I listened to all the Harry Potter series narrated by Stephen Fry. Awesome job of narration except on Tonks. He did a total fail on Tonks.


message 238: by Hanny (new)

Hanny (ohanna) | 0 comments Cress!!


message 240: by Purple Country (last edited Mar 16, 2017 02:58AM) (new)

Purple Country Girl (Sandy) (purplecountrygirl) I had a few that were favorites but these are the top two:

The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain (I adored this short, sweet French novel)

I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh (this one has a twist in it that took me completely by surprise!)


⋆✩ Mary ✩⋆ (marya28) | 11 comments I can't choose just one book so..
- Six of Crows duology
- A Court of Mist and Fury
- It Ends With Us


message 243: by April (last edited Mar 16, 2017 07:55AM) (new)

April | 28 comments I have 2 that I absolutely loved as a favorite:

I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

and

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng


message 244: by meghan (new)

meghan | 2 comments i'm gonna choose more than one because i read over 60 books last year.
- queen of shadows by sarah j maas (the character development helped me personally)
- a court of mist and fury by sarah j maas (once again the character development helped me emotionally)
- six of crows by leigh bardugo


message 245: by Mariam (new)

Mariam (mariamv3r4) | 4 comments A lot of books but here are the most i liked ;)
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5) by Sarah J. Maas Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) by Sarah J. Maas Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) by Sarah J. Maas Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4) by Sarah J. Maas Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5) by Sarah J. Maas The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1) by Marie Lu The Rose Society (The Young Elites, #2) by Marie Lu The Midnight Star (The Young Elites, #3) by Marie Lu
most of the above books are for Marie Lu
and Sarah J. Maas
have you read any of the above books?


message 246: by Superbambi (new)

Superbambi | 285 comments Not really funny reads, mostly, but last year I really enjoyed

Anna Funder's Stasiland
Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar

and most troubling Timur Vermes Look who's back (read in German and French but not English, actually)


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