Best Books of 2017 || Top Favorite Books of the Year
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- My favorite time of the year for 2017, it's time to share the best, worst, most surprising, most disappointing and most overhyped books of the year! Time to let you know which books were my top favorite reads of the year! Here are the best books I've read in 2017!
Lots of fantasy and sci fi recommendations!
Which books were the best you've read this year?
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What are the best books you've read this year? :D
Pines Trilogy is one of my favorites! Keep the reviews coming! I find your recommendations to be spot on with my tastes in reading. Thanks!
Dark Matter 👌
The Mortal Instruments #5, the entiere lux series and Beautiful Disaster
Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie (#3 in Imperial Radch)
In the Labyrinth of Drakes, by Marie Brennan (#4 in the Memoirs of Lady Trent)
Relish, by Lucy Knisley
I can't wait to reread them :D
BookswithEmilyFox The City Of Brass.
Brandon Sanderson actually has a section on his website where he talks about where to start with his books on his website and has different suggestions for people who do read fantasy and people who haven't read much fantasy. I was told that you could read Warbreaker for free on his website as well! Which is so awesome.
Didn't know that but it's awesome ! Thanks for sharing :D
My best reads this year are:
We Are The Ants
Shades Of Magic Trilogy
The Raven Cycle
The Art Of Racing In The Rain
IT
The Universe Versus Alex Woods
See You In The Cosmos
Air Awakens series
Death Note (Manga)
Video ideas for the end of the year series : most anticipated books of 2018, favourite book covers of 2017
I've already filmed one for the most anticipated books of 2018 actually! :)
YAS GIRL for We Are The Ants! I've hardly heard anyone talk about this book, but it's really stuck with me throughout the year and is definately in my top books of the year too.
I actually got into Brandon Sanderson's books after watching your videos earlier this year. I had never read anything by him prior to that. I picked up Mistborn and I was hooked.
I haven't read Hero of Ages yet, but Final Empire and Well of Ascension were two of my favorite books this year. Thanks for recommending them on your channel!
The ending of the last one will blow your mind!!! :D
You & your channel has encouraged me to read more! My New Years Resolution is usually to read more, but lately I've been following through with it!
I have yet to read any Brandon Sanderson novels, though I've heard so many amazing things about them. You're making me want to pick up one of them to read this year!
I'm so happy that so many Sanderson books were mentioned in there !! I discovered him just this year and have now read seven of his books and plan on reading more, can't get enough ! I agree with everything you said about the Hero of Ages, by the end of the book I was hyperventilating at how amazing it was - mindblowing is really the word. Same goes for Elantris and Warbreaker (Nightblood was definitely the best haha). Definitely recommend BS's books to any fan of worldbuilding and plot twists.
Bisous de France :)
* adds all of them to my to-read list *
I loved the hero of ages SO MUCH. The finale was mind blowing! Also, I am reading Elantris right now and in my opinion, it had a very slow start which was hard to get into but finally it's suddenly to pick up. So happy to see these books in your list!
i'm so glad i found your channel through the TH-cam suggestions. :) you have great taste. the Long walk has been on my radar for a while and i really need to read it in 2018. happy reading!
I'm so glad you're back I love your videos! ❤️
I enjoyed The Female of the Species so much too! It was my favorite book of this year. So heart-breaking but absolutely life-changing for me too. I LOVE that "boys will be boys, our favorite phrase..." quote from the book.
Thanks for the recommendations! Just added Warbreaker and Pines to my TBR since you made them sound so interesting!
I hope you'll enjoy them as much as I did :D
You won my heart with the Sanderson love, We Are the Ants, and The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. I LOVE those books and LOVE your tastes ❤️
I’ve been thinking this whole time.. “I know this girl, where have i seen her before”. I just remembered the hours i’ve spent watching your lipstick swatches😂 You have 2 amazing channels, keep it up❤️
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I agree with you about The Long Walk. That was my first King as well (I read it maybe like 5-6 years ago) and I absolutely loved it. I have since found others of his that I like, but that one still holds a special place in my heart.
Yay I'm so excited! I've been waiting for this video legit all year because I feel we have the same reading taste so I get whatever you love 😂
Dare I say you’re my first new favourite booktuber of 2017? It’s refreshing to see someone who actually reads fairly proportionally to hauling books!
I read Long walk because of you and it is indeed good tho I also wanted more of the world. Also already added Pines to my TBR, sounds very interesting!
Been waiting for this video forever
I love this series of videos! Always love your reviews
I finished the mistborn series so quickly loved those so now I will read the ones you recommended by Brandon Sanderson. Female of the Species was amazing so glad I read it but you are right that one hits deep! I loved the long way to a small and angry planet waiting for the sequel from the library. It reminds me of the show Firefly on Fox. If you haven't seen it you must highly recommend that show! If I could pick two from this year - they would be Clay girl by Heather Tucker - canadian author family and not sci fi at all but so amazing! And The Hate U Give. Both of those left an impression on me! Both character driven and both super well written.
I was not nearly as impressed by The Long Walk as you were, I read it a few years ago. I will say though, Station Eleven was by far my favorite book of the year (even tho I just finished it 2 days ago) and the other favorite was Because You’ll Never Meet Me, both of which were on your recommendation. Time to check out Pines and finally some B. Sanderson.
I'm SO excited to read Elantris and continue on with the Cosmere! I just started Way of kings and I am both excited and terrified by how big it is 😅
I'm so reading all of these! I'm starting on Brendan Sanderson's books next year and I'm so excited :D
Could you do a video on your favourite book characters and maybe your least favourites?
I'm planning one my most hated characters!
Please make a Stephen King book guide video! :D I really want to start reading his books & I think I'll try The Long Walk first! Btw I love watching your videos!
I can't believe you have this books vlog, i thought you're just an make up vlogger. Nice to know you that you also love books. Can i request pls make a top horror/mystery/suspense books? Thanks you so much
I remember reading The Long Walk a couple plus decades ago, and I totally agree...I was exhausted reading it!
Okay you got a new follower right after you said "the long walk" because I just thought like I would definitely chose this one. And yes the endings are often a bit dissapointing but still great storys... Hopefully I will find more horror/thriller books on your channel :)
I have watched all of your most recent videos from this year and last and I am only saying this because you sometimes ask how to say something- your English has gotten better since this video. I can tell a difference. I;m not sure if you've been studying but your already amazing English got even better. I am always jealous that people know multiple languages. You go girl! Also my husband and best friend won't stop talking are Warbreaker so I guess I need to just give in and read it!
I love, love, love that you mentioned Becky Chambers. It’s very underrated.
So glad to see The Long Walk on this list! :D
In the Brandon Sanderson opus, have you checked out The Emperor's Soul? It's a short novela set in the world of Elantris but a completely separate story, and it's incredible! Highly recommend!
I haven't read the novellas yet!
We are the Ants is one of my favourites too ! It was so good ! My absolute favorite is Heir of Novron of the Riyria Revelations series, but Crooked Kingdom, The Lies of Locke Lamora and Lord of Shadows are in my list ^^
Almost done the beauty of darkness and it's for sure my favorite trilogy this year! Thanks for recommending it:)
So happy you're loving it too!
Hero of The Ages is one of my favourite fantasy books ever! Really looking forward to reading Elantris ☺️
I don't know how he does it! He keeps creating amazing worlds and magic systems! Hope you'll like it!
The Unseen World, Queen of Tearling series, Six of Crows were some of my favorites this year. Need to get to Pines cause I loved Dark Matter and just started Warbreaker based on your recommendation. Happy Holidays! Exciting to see what great books to be read in 2018.
I'm planning on reading them next year!! So excited now :D
The best books I read this year were The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams and The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. I'm also planning to reread The Name of the Wind which automatically adds it to that list, because it's my favourite book of all time!
OMG! I squeaked like a little seagull when you mentioned The Long Walk because it was my first Stephen King book too and I absolutely loved it! YAY!
So underrated!
Thank you SO much for this vid ! Definitely interesting picks for sure
You mentioned The Long Walk!!! I absolutely loved it! Xx
It was awesome!
I have been wanting to read A long way to a small and angry planet and warbreaker for awhile, glad to hear you liked them so much, I need to pick them up!
My favorite books this year were the Mistborn trilogy, Name of the Wind, Dark Matter (what a crazy book), We are the Ants (so amazing!), The Bear and The Nightingale (because Russian Fairy tales!) and The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (the most quietly beautiful book).
Love you videos ;)
We seem to have similar taste so I think you'll like them too!
Yess! Warbreaker is probably my favorite Sanderson book so far (only read the mistborn trilogy and Steelheart though) and am so sad that it's one of his least popular! I read it last year and loved it so much!
But for some of my favorite books of this year would be, Godsgrave, The Refrigerator Monologues, and Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. Out of my almost 90 books I read this year, I didn't have many 5 star reads. Kinda of a meh reading year for me too.
Hopefully we'll both have a better reading year in 2018! :)
Great suggestions! Lots to add to my tbr. Thank you
Hope you'll love them too!
I really need to read The Long Walk! It sounds so dark. Plus I really love Harry Potter so those short stories are a must for me!
You're like one of the only booktubers I've found whose read more than the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson & I'm so happy bc he's my favorite author of all time!
His other books are just as good if not better!
Thanks to you i have just finished the warbreaker and it was truly amazing i have been intimidated by Brandons books but now i want them all
I read a few good books this year but none have stuck with me like a book I read December last year called Station Eleven by Emily st. John mendel. I can't remember if it was recommended by you or not but it stuck with me and I still think about it all the time.
That has really stuck with me, too. Almost time for a reread :)
Well... I just ordered 4 of the books you mentionned ! Can't wait to start reading Sanderson's books :D
I hope you'll enjoy them! :D
Great video, Emily! Also, total yeay for Sanderson's books! Btw, Sanderson has stated that Mistborn will consist of four trilogy instead of three. It used to be three, but the Wax and Wayne ended up being the second era even though it began as an experimentation. Sooo it will be
Mistborn era 1: Medieval-ish
Mistborn era 2: Wax and Wayne (finished in 2019)
Mistborn era 3: thriller with contemporary-ish setting
Mistborn era 4: futuristic sci fi setting
As for Warbreaker, I cant wait for the sequels too!! (No idea when they're coming though.. Sanderson it will at least be after 2020) Sorry this ended up being long but it's hard to shut up when i'm talking about his books xD
OMG you just made my day!! The more books from him the better :D
I read The Long Walk based on your recommendation and really liked it. It was the first Stephen King book I completed ( I attempted Carrie when I was 16 and could not get through it). I also just finished Pines because of your recommendation and loved it! I already ordered the second book!!
So happy you enjoyed them too :D
I read Pines because you recommended it and it also made it in my Best Books of 2017 video! :D I have yet to read the sequels, I think I've been putting off reading them because I'm worried they might disappoint me after the amazingness that was the first book :P
Yay!! So happy you liked it too, it's a tough one to recommend because of the twist at the end 😂 People will either love it or hate it! You definitely need to continue!
I follow your beauty channel and had no idea you had one exclusively for books 😍🙌🏻👌🏻
It's more recent! Glad you found it :)
I just discovered your channel and I’m obsessed! ❤️
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I just read the second era mistborn series and LOVED it. Aside from the main stories, seeing how the religions evolved is amaaaazing, and wax and Wayne are great characters.
I can't wait to get to it next year!
The more I watch your videos the more I realize we have very similar taste in books. So it sounds like I should pick up some Brandon Sanderson soon!
first book channel I subscribed to; something new for me.
Oh wow I started a few weeks ago by reading the way of kings. Straight in at the deep end lol. Im obsessed with Sanderson now though, he's amazing!
I'm keeping that series for last!! I don't want to wait for the next 6 books on the series :P
Hey Emily! I watch your beauty videos and book reviews too. I recommend you read “And the mountains echoed” and “ The kite runner”. I haven’t seen you mentioned them ...you might enjoy it
I think the best series i read this year is Peter Brett's Demon Cycle ! I see you already bought the first one, so dig in !
Since you liked The Long Walk, i would recommend The Regulators, and its mirror book, Desperation. First one is still under the Bachman pseudonym , and the other is listed a a Stephen king novel. And they were released AT THE SAME YEAR ! I really liked them both, its a very interesting concept.
Oh my! You make me want read Brandon Sanderson!!
Book and makeup game ON POINT!
Wayword Pines is a book?!?! HELL YES *runs off to library*
Get all three in one go! I ordered the last 2 after reading the first one and the third book got lost and took 2 months to arrive... Put me in the worst reading slump!!
I didn't care about any other books I just wanted to finish this series 😂
BookswithEmilyFox Ohh I'll definitely do that :D
I SO agree that Stephen King's endings aren't good
Favorite Books this year: Caraval by Stephanie Gerber, and two by Leigh Bardugo - Crooked Kingdom and The Language of Thorns
Hey there, I totally agree about the Mistworld series, great world and magic system, and I also loved how they answered all their mysteries and questions and wrapped it all up in the end.
Have you ever read the The Noble Dead Series by Barb and J.C Hendee? The First book is called Dhampir and the world building is fantastic, The characters are flawed but loveable, there is a little romance through the series but it is not cheesy and is not the main focus of the story. It is one of my favorite fantasy series.
For Sci Fi I would love to know if you have read the Species Imperative trilogy by Julie E. Czerneda. The First book is called Survival and I would call it medium core sci fi. There is a little bit of a mystery, the characters are the driving force of the story, but the aliens and technology feel very real and believable. I would love to see your reviews of these books, based on what you have said about other books you have read, I think you might really like them. :)
Jess
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet was by far the best book I read all year - I loved everything about it! I adore the characters and the concept is brilliant!
Have you read the second one? I can't wait for the third one coming out this year!
Yay! We are the ants!! Love that one!
YES LOVE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES
Devils Within by S.F. Henson is such a great winter read! It's such a page turner I couldn't put it down!
2016 I started the Mistborn trilogy of Sandereon and in 2017 I have continued with his other books Elantris, Warbreaker, The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance. It still boggles my mind how I finished these last two as they are like a thousand pages each. I will definitely keep reading his books.
There is a fantasy author that I haven't heard anyone mention (it might be because his material is older), but that is Dennis McKiernan. I started with his book DragonDoom and went from there.
The Hate U Give, Piecing Me Together, and Call Me By Your Name, were the best books I have read this year.
Steph C I loved The Hate U Give! I had never heard of Piecing Me Together so I just looked it up on Goodreads and now I want to read it so thanks for the recommendation! :)
MokaTutu your welcome, I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did.
I also loved The Hate U Give!! 😀
Steph C I loved the hate you give.
There's actually quite a few books you should read before starting the Dark Tower series so that you get a better appreciation of all the Easter eggs in the series. The main ones being IT, The Stand, Eyes of the Dragon, 'Salem's Lot, and Insomnia. Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
Brandon Sanderson is definitely someone I want to start reading from in 2018! I'm very excited
Yay ! :D
You'll have to tell me which books you read and let me know how it goes!!
Can you make a video of your 2018 reading goals
There's one going up end of December! My 2017 Reading Wrap Up & 1018 Goals :)
The long walk and the first fifteen lives of Harry august are two of my favourite books of all time :,,,))
They're so good and I don't hear people mention them!!
You should check out Infinite Sacrifice by L.E Waters ^^ its a mixture between like everything. Historical fiction, a bit of fantasy kind of, religion and just a lot of interesting things. One thing you should know there is a lot of small things that you should notice from one story to the other (they are all connected) and sometimes its hard to follow. But i really liked it. Ive just read thr first book tho, so cant say about the rest of the series ^^
My favorite Stephan King book is Needful Things, it's a long one but definitely worth it ♡
It's definitely on my list!
You should try "Life After Life" by Kate Atkinson if you like "multiple lifes" trope.
My fav this year where:Dark Matter, The lies of locke lamora, We are the ants,Acomaf,Morning Star, All our wrongs of today, Little Monsters, it was also a meh year for me, i only read 50 books
50 is awesome!! I really want to read All Our Wrongs Today and The Lies of Locke Lamora next year!! :D
My two faves were Something Wicked this Way Comes by Ray Bradbury and The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder! The latter is especially shocking and upsetting but in a good way 😊
Oh I started The Devil of Nanking during the fall but I had read too many thriller/horror so I put it down for now... I need to finish it!
I strongly recommend you to read Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu. It was truly a life changer. I'm currently reading The Female of the Species right now. Both of these books tackle the same issues so I think you will love Moxie a lot.
I also read the long walk and loved it!
Best I read this year- Mistborn, Strange the Dreamer, The Hate U Give, the Radium Girls, Now I Rise, The Bear and the Nightingale.
I've been meaning to read Strange the Dreamer! Is it has good as everyone says? :)
BookswithEmilyFox Yes! Or at least I think it is. I’m a big fan of Laini Taylor.
hey, love your videos! just wondering what you're mother toungue is?
French!
I also loved Female of the Species, it is such a powerful book! Other books that I really liked this year were The Queen of the Tearling trilogy (if you don't like romance, this is one for you!), Night Film and Wonder Woman Warbringer :)
I'm planning on reading the Queen of the Tearling books next year! Can't wait :D
I've been mainly a fantasy reader for most of my life but I've been wanting to branch out. Your tastes seem to span multiple genres. How do you find the books you read?
The best books I read this year are So you want to be a wizard (thanks to you), Daughter of smoke and bone, Uprooted and Darkfever (which I totally recomend you to read)
Hey ,in your opinion what is an adequate age to read Stephen King
If you like the getting a second chance at life premise, I would rec HOLY FIRE by Bruce Sterling. Follows an older woman who undergoes a procedure that turns her back into a teenager. Lots of cyberpunk elements
The female of the species sounds really good!
My first stephen king book was The eyes of the Dragon. It is his version of a dark fairy-tale and such a great intro to him. You should check it out if you havent.
I've read a lot this year, I'm more into Russian literature, so my goal is to read as much as I can 😅
My favorite were ( The adolescent, Demons or The possessed by Fyodor Dostoevsky . The master and Margrita by Mikhail Bulgakov , Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak , His dark materials by Philip Pullman , game of thrones read two of the series so far, Name of the rose by Umberto Eko) there's still left but I can't remember them all .
I don’t know if you’ve read it or not yet but if you enjoyed The First Fifteen Lives if Harry August you might also like Life After Life by Kate Atkinson. It’s a similar premise, with living a life over and over again, and I really enjoyed both of them!
Funny you mention that.. I just picked it up during my last library sale :D
I highly suggest Life After Life by Kate Atkinson since you enjoy stories involving reliving the characters day or life!
I got it this month at my library sale! :D
I loooove 11-22-63! It's so good.
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wow this is from 3 years ago but for some reason you sound so much younger =)) hope you'll do like a revisit of your old booktube videos haha
I really loved both 'The Kiss of Deception' and 'The Heart of Betrayal', I gave them both five stars. 'The Beauty of Darkness' I felt more meh towards. It was more like a stock fantasy finally, when the two other books were, to me, a fresh take on the genre.
Yes! The long walk!!!! I read this because of you. Gzoooooood boooook
yay for stephen king! I always recommend 11/22/63 by stephen king who are relatively brand new to him. It is long but it is very good. Also a good ending so you can go into it knowing it will pay off.