I'm sure this list will change as I read more novels this year, but here are my preliminary picks for best books of 2017. Something I've noticed is that my list is light on YA reads. Hmm. Not sure what that's about, but I haven't been enjoying YA reads as much this year. I am hoping the second half of 2017 will produce more compelling YA reads.
Adult:
1. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
2. The Summer House by Hannah McKinnon
3. The Book of Summer by Michelle Gable
4. Slightly South of Simple by Kristy Woodson Harvey
5. Purple Hearts by Tess Wakefield
6. The Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White
7. The Forever Summer by Jamie Brenner
8. Kiss Carlo by Adriana Trigiani (Review to come!)
YA:
1. Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han
2. Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
3. Once and for All by Sarah Dessen (Review to come!)
Backlist:
1. The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
2. Mariana by Susanna Kearsley
3. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
4. The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
Children's Books:
1. Dad and the Dinosaur by Gennifer Choldenko
2. Little Excavator by Anna Dewdney
3. Mighty, Mighty Construction Site by Sherry Duskey Rinker
4. Three Billy Goats Gruff by Jerry Pinkney
5. Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel by Adam Rubin
6. The Seashore Book by Charlotte Zolotow (Republished this year!)
What are some of your favorite books of the year so far? Let me know in the comments below. This meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
Great list! All three of your YA book are already on my TBR list. I'm happy to see you enjoyed them.
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: http://jacquesbooknook.blogspot.com/2017/06/top-ten-tuesday-best-books-ive-read-in.html
Thanks, Jacque! I hope you enjoy them as well. Thanks for visiting.
DeleteI've read a bunch of these lately, and a few more are on my TBR. Still waiting to get to Once and For All!
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy Once and For All! Thanks for visiting, Angela.
DeleteI don't think my list had as many YA books as in the past either but I'm also not reading as much YA fiction.
ReplyDeleteGreat list! I have the Evelyn Hugo book on my list as well as Letters to the Lost, The Forever Summer, The Hating Game and Purple Hearts.
Yeah, YA fiction hasn't been as good as usual in my opinion. I can't wait to see your list! Thanks for visiting, Christina!
DeleteI loved Big Little Lies, and The Hating Game is one that I heard was quite good. And I love that cover of The Book of Summer. Actually all those up there look so summery!
ReplyDeleteGreat list. :)
Haha. You are so right. I am a sucker for a great beach read. Thanks for visiting, Greg!
DeleteOooh, I haven’t heard of some of these. I’ll have to look them up! Great list. Here’s my T10T for this week!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting, Destiny!
DeleteLooks like you've read some spectacular books so far this year!!
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to my TTT post for this week:
http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2017/06/top-ten-tuesday-best-books-ive-read-in.html
It's been a great year for adult fiction/beach reads so far! Thanks for visiting!
DeleteNice spread there! The only one of those shown that I've actually read is THE HATING GAME (which I adored!), but there have been quite a few WONDERUL books I've run across this year (thus far). Most recent...THE SCENT OF RAIN (YA)...and STORM OF ATTRACTION (Contemporary Romance). Here's to many more fab reads this year (and the next, and the next, and the... ^_^)!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recommendations, Gina. Those books are new to me, but I will check them out on Goodreads. Thanks for visiting!
DeleteI've been hearing a lot of good things about Jenny Han's books! I need to check them out! Great list!
ReplyDeleteHere’s my TTT!
Ronyell @ Rabbit Ears Book Blog
Jenny Han is the best! I hope you find time to check her books out, especially the Summer series. Thanks for visiting, Ronyell.
DeleteI still need to read P.S I Still Love You...I own it...I just need to read it still. Quickly, too, because the 3rd is in transit for me from the library. I still want to read The Seven Husbands, too. Lots of books to read and so far behind!!
ReplyDeleteJenny Han's series is soo good. I hope you can read it soon. And I think you'll love Evelyn Hugo. One of my favorites of the year for sure. Thank for visiting, Natalie.
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