Top 10 Books in 2017!!!

2017 is almost over and of course I have to post about my top 10 books this year. I didnt read many satisfactory books this year which is quite sad. Hopefully next year all the books I read will be awesome :)

This is in no particular order except the first three which I enjoyed very very very much 😁

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Strange the Dreamer // Laini Taylor



The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in search of it. Then a stunning opportunity presents itself, in the person of a hero called the Godslayer and a band of legendary warriors, and he has to seize his chance or lose his dream forever.

What happened in Weep two hundred years ago to cut it off from the rest of the world? What exactly did the Godslayer slay that went by the name of god? And what is the mysterious problem he now seeks help in solving?

The answers await in Weep, but so do more mysteries—including the blue-skinned goddess who appears in Lazlo’s dreams. How did he dream her before he knew she existed? And if all the gods are dead, why does she seem so real?

Welcome to Weep.

Some Kind of Happiness // Claire Legrand



THINGS FINLEY HART DOESN’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT

• Her parents, who are having problems. (But they pretend like they’re not.)
• Being sent to her grandparents’ house for the summer.
• Never having met said grandparents.
• Her blue days—when life feels overwhelming, and it’s hard to keep her head up. (This happens a lot.)

Finley’s only retreat is the Everwood, a forest kingdom that exists in the pages of her notebook. Until she discovers the endless woods behind her grandparents’ house and realizes the Everwood is real--and holds more mysteries than she'd ever imagined, including a family of pirates that she isn’t allowed to talk to, trees covered in ash, and a strange old wizard living in a house made of bones.

With the help of her cousins, Finley sets out on a mission to save the dying Everwood and uncover its secrets. But as the mysteries pile up and the frightening sadness inside her grows, Finley realizes that if she wants to save the Everwood, she’ll first have to save herself.

Reality and fantasy collide in this powerful, heartfelt novel about family, depression, and the power of imagination.

Natalie's Diary // @kerihalfacre



Natalie Driscoll is dead.

She flung herself out a window and her neighbor Jane into the middle of Cullfield's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students and all of them have something to hide. It is up to the four of them to carry out Natalie's final errand as they unravel the mysteries written in her diary.

Girl in the Green Scarf // @pearlandivory_



Hamsa Tahir is free-willed, she's bold, she's stubborn. And she's a Muslim.

Her parents were killed in the English invasion of their country, and ever since, she lived her life vehemently hating non-Muslims and all they stood for.

Sebastian Walsh is cynical, he's arrogant, he's hotheaded. And he's an English man!

Not just any English man; he's the son of the invader of Hamsa's land. His mother died at the hands of Muslims when he was young and he grew up with extreme loath for every Muslim's guts.

After an unfortunate incident forces them together, no two people could hate each other more than these two do.

But what happens when they find themselves forced to trust and help each other in order to survive?

Chinaman - The Legend of Pradeep Matthew // Shehan Karunatilaka



Retired sportswriter, W.G. Karunasena is dying. He will spend his final months drinking arrack, upsetting his wife, ignoring his son, and tracking down Pradeep S. Mathew, an elusive spin bowler he considers ‘the greatest cricketer to walk the earth’. On his quest to find this unsung genius, W.G. uncovers a coach with six fingers, a secret bunker below a famous stadium, an LTTE warlord, and startling truths about Sri Lanka, cricket and himself. Ambitious, playful, and strikingly original, Chinaman is a novel about cricket and Sri Lanka—and of Sri Lanka through its cricket. Hailed by the Gratiaen Prize judges as ‘one of the most imaginative works of contemporary Sri Lankan fiction’, it is an astounding book.

Mind Games // Teri Terry



Luna is a no-hoper with a secret: in a world of illusion, she can see what is real. But can she see the truth before it is too late?

Luna has always been able to exist in virtual and real worlds at the same time, a secret she is warned to keep. She hides her ability by being a Refuser: excluded by choice from the virtual spheres others inhabit. But when she is singled out for testing, she can’t hide any longer.

The safest thing to do would be to fail, to go back to a dead-end life, no future. But Luna is starting to hope for something better, and hope is a dangerous thing...

The Spy // Paulo Coelho



In his new novel, Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of The Alchemist and Adultery, brings to life one of history's most enigmatic women: Mata Hari.

HER ONLY CRIME WAS TO BE AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN

When Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless. Within months she was the most celebrated woman in the city.

As a dancer, she shocked and delighted audiences; as a courtesan, she bewitched the era’s richest and most powerful men.

But as paranoia consumed a country at war, Mata Hari’s lifestyle brought her under suspicion. In 1917, she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs Elysees, and accused of espionage.

Told in Mata Hari’s voice through her final letter, The Spy is the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to defy convention and who paid the ultimate price.

The Boy in the Woods // @KatherineArlene



A tragic accident takes Jess's parents - and everything else she's ever known.  A cold and controlling uncle, the only family she has left, takes her far from her home in the big city to live on the rural family estate with her equally distant older cousin.  Struggling to adjust to her new life, she faces loneliness and isolation.

But while exploring the woods surrounding her home, she stumbles upon a mysterious boy.  Desperate for a friend, she's instantly drawn to him, but he's deeply distrustful and wants nothing to do with her.  Sneaking off to see him, she works hard to break through his walls and slowly gains his trust.

As time passes, their bond grows from friendship into something more, but so does the danger they'll be caught.  At the same time, family secrets swirl around Jess.  How far will Jess have to go to protect the boy she's fallen in love with?  Will her uncle find out before she can escape his control? Or will the mounting secrets destroy all of them?

#AskAmy // @TahliePurvis



#AskAmy is the site that all the girls at school are hooked to. Any and every question can be thrown Amy's way and an answer will be up by the end of the day. All the questions are public but the person asking is always anonymous...as well as Amy. No one truly knows who Amy is. Many believe she's just another student, maybe it's someone they know, maybe it's someone in an entirely different state.
       
          Since #AskAmy began a year ago, its become a bank of answers but also a bank of people's darkest thoughts, desires and secrets. But anonymity truly has no secrecy online and when #AskAmy is hacked and everyone's questions suddenly have their names behind them, conflicts arise rapidly.
       
          Though that's not the only problem. #AskAmy begins to get strange questions. Questions that are specific to the one answering them. Because 'Amy' has some dangerous secrets and someone's ready to let them all out.

I am the Messenger // Markus Zusak



protect the diamonds
survive the clubs
dig deep through the spades
feel the hearts

Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver without much of a future. He's pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and utterly devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery.

That's when the first ace arrives in the mail.

That's when Ed becomes the messenger.

Chosen to care, he makes his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary) until only one question remains: Who's behind Ed's mission?

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And thats it!!! Oso I had a goal of reading 75 books this year but managed 72. So am happy about it. Next year's goal is 77!! A weird random in the middle sorta number but I hope I'll be able to achieve it!! 

P.S. Picmonkey isnt free anymore!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭

I can no longer make pretty post headers and book covers!!!

I probably am going to change the theme of my post headers to a more convenient one because of this.