Best of the Fall 2017 Challenge

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

What were your favorite books of the Fall 2017 Challenge?

[Donna]

I had 33 4-star books, but no 5-stars.

The books that surprised me the most are:
In the Field of Grace
America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great
Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal
Never Fall Down

[Deborah]

My five stars
Rituals
Marked in Flesh
City of Stairs

My favorite of my four stars:
Ginny Moon
Radiance
Etched in Bone

[Trish]

Of the new books I read in the fall challenge, I had a couple of five-stars, both of them in the last week:

A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There - beautifully written, and just as relevant and important as it was in 1949

The Sense of an Ending - my surprise of the challenge

[Pam]

My favorites: Fall of Giants, Expo 58: A Novel, The Women in the Castle, and Home- 3 historical fictions and one Sci-Fi.

[Diana]

My favorites were:
Beartown
The Baker's Secret
Pachinko
Little Fires Everywhere

2 5-stars and the best 2 of my 4-stars

[Heather(Gibby)]

I had 5 five star reads-and coincidently (?) they were all Canadian authors. Part of the credit is that I get such strong recommendations from my Canlit Goodreads Group.
The Witches of New York
The Lonely Hearts Hotel
A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali
Son of a Trickster
Under This Unbroken Sky

[steph (librarianish)]

My 5-star reads:The Nix
House of Suns
Old Man's War
Kindred
Underground Airlines
Imagine Me Gone
Dark Matter
Illuminae

That's WAY more than I'd normally have in a 3-month period, so I'm thrilled!! Hope winter is just as fruitful. House of Suns was completely new to me, and now I want to read everything by the author. Sci Fi w/ accurate science, FTW! Most of the others are sci/spec-fi as well.

[Jennifer]

My 5 stars were:

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Vol. 1: The Crucible I never would have thought a graphic novel could be so genuinely scary!

Stirring Up Fun with Food: Over 100 Amazing and Easy Food Crafting Projects

Maisie Dobbs I really couldn't put this book down!

Buffy: The High School Years - Freaks & Geeks

Blood and Circuses

The Outlandish Companion: Companion to Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, and Drums of Autumn

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health I so recommend this to all women.

Mr. Monk in Outer Space

What She Knew This book was so suspenseful, but other books from this author have proved disappointing.

10 five star books- not bad!

[Siobhan]

My top 5 were:

1. The Subtle Knife - can't believe I haven't read this before, picked it up this year at the urging of my fiance and LOVED it.
2. Hexslayer - THEY FELL IN LOVE ;;
3. Poirot Investigates - I can't believe that I never really read Agatha Christie before this year either, this was great!
4. An Unsuitable Heir - a really interesting mystery, and made me think about things in really positive ways!
5. Hot Air: A Villainous Love Story - a surprisingly well written superhero romance!

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I really liked
Fangirl
The Lavender Garden
Perfect Chemistry