Half- Year
Top Ten 2016
So it's been long since I posted on this book and the reason for this was that I kind of lost interest. But now I am back with a top ten list. I am aware that it is already september but don't worry, I only included books that I have read before July. They are in no particular order.
1. Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare
“There was beauty in the idea of
freedom, but it was an illusion. Every human heart was chained by love.”
“The head is too wise. The heart
is all fire.”
3. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
4. Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland
Stone
“Mistakes. Trial and error. Same thing. Mistakes are how we
learned to walk and run and that hot things burn when you touch them. You’ve
made mistakes all your life and you’re going to keep making them.”
5. Precious Stone Trilogy by Kerstin
Gier
I finished
this series this year and I am so happy I did because it was fantastic. My favorite
thing about this series was the humour. At some points in the series I laughed
out loud, it was so funny. The romance is really cheesy but everything else is
great. Be sure to give this book a try.
“True love knows no constraints, no locks or bars.
Past every obstacle it makes its way.
It spreads it wings to soar toward the stars,
No earthly power will make it stop or stay.”
Past every obstacle it makes its way.
It spreads it wings to soar toward the stars,
No earthly power will make it stop or stay.”
6 The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo #1) by Rick Riordan
It wouldn’t
be a Top Ten list without Rick Riordan on it. Great start to a new series as
well as packed with humor, action and returning characters. It is everything
you need in a good book. Basically, Apollo is turned into a teenager by Zeus as
a punishment for voicing a prophecy. Now it is his job to go on a few quests in
order to regain his god status. THO is narrated from Apollo’s point of view and
his voice is hilarious. I like how throughout the book Apollo starts to act
more like a human and less like a god. This book overall made me really excited
for the rest of the series.
“Things can turn out differently, Apollo. That's the nice
thing about being human. We only have one life, but we can choose what kind of
story it's going to be.”
7. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
This is the
first book in the Six of Crows duology. It is about six characters who are misfits
and they go on a heist. This is all I have to tell about this book. The
greatest aspect about this book are the characters. They are different, yet fascinating
all in their own way. They all have issues but that’s why I love them so much.
Also, the next and last book comes out this month.
“Many boys will bring you flowers. But
someday you'll meet a boy who will learn your favorite flower, your favorite
song, your favorite sweet. And even if he is too poor to give you any of them,
it won't matter because he will have taken the time to know you as no one else
does. Only that boy earns your heart.”
Calamity (Reckoners #3) by Brandon Sanderson
Calamity is the last book in the Reckoners series. This book was utterly
amazing and brilliant. It never got boring and always raised new questions.
From now on it is my favourite post-apocalyptic series. It has everything you
could ask for and is not heavy on the romance. However, I wish the book was
longer since it felt like it was a little bit short. Naturally, the characters
were amazing. I love how Megan and David worked together in the end. It all
happened so fast I am still dazed.
“Damn, I
miss the internet. You could always find people doing stupid stuff on the
internet.”
9 Siege and Storm (The Grisha #2) by Leigh Bardugo
I’ll be
honest, this series is not one of my favourites. Mainly because I did not like
the way it ended. But I can say happily admit that I loved the second book and
one of the main reasons behind my love is Nikolai Lantsov. I just loved his
personality so much and I think he deserves to be on my list.
“Watch yourself, Nikolai,” Mal said softly. “Princes bleed
just like other men.”
Nikolai plucked an invisible piece of dust from his sleeve. “Yes,” he said. “They just do it in better clothes.”
Nikolai plucked an invisible piece of dust from his sleeve. “Yes,” he said. “They just do it in better clothes.”
Surprise,
surprise, there is a New Adult book on my list. I guess what I like the most
about this series is that the focus is not solely on the sex but also on
important things like school, the future, illness, abuse and many more things.
I still don’t like how graphic the sex is but I can see past that. It is after
all a New Adult book.
“Life hack: if you don’t want someone asking you questions,
say the word tampon, and the conversation ends.”
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At the end of the year I will have to eliminate some books from my top ten in order to make place for some books that were published in the second half of 2016 - M.V