This is always the most difficult post of the year,
because there are always so many great books I’ve loved that I think need to
get attention! Which is why I now have more categories than ever – to be able
to tell you all about all the books I’ve loved this year!
Now, to start off, I’ve picked the book that most
surprised me with how obsessed I was with it. And I’m going to start off by
telling you that it was written by one of my favourite authors, but it isn’t
the kind of book I usually read. So while I expected a good read, I didn’t
expect to love it as much as I did. But when I started thinking about favourite
reads of the year, this book was one of the first books that came to mind, and
I knew I had to include it in this post. So, without further ado, the book I’ve
chosen for this category is The Animal
Under the Fur by E.J. Mellow! As usual, the writing was absolutely amazing
and electric, making the characters pop from the page and making it impossible
to put away. Suspenseful, intense and with just the perfect amount of romance –
and with plot twists that will leave the reader breathless.
For the second category is favourite debut. This one
was seriously hard to pick, because there has been a lot of great new authors –
and especially two that I remember and absolutely loved. So, at the end, I was
deciding between S. Jae-Jones, author of Wintersong,
and Stephanie Garber, author of Caraval.
And finally, after a lot of back and forth, I picked Stephanie Garber. Caraval was magical and mysterious, and
I loved every moment of reading it! It was entirely unforgettable, and I’m so
excited to read the sequel!
The next category is contemporary, and this was one of
the easiest categories to pick, because I knew from the beginning which one was
my favourite. While there has been lots of great contemporary reads this year,
there is one that stood out, one that I keep coming back to and thinking about.
Which isn’t a surprise, because the author is absolutely incredible and her
books always stay with you. So, which book could I pick if not Long Way Home by Katie McGarry? Violet
is seriously awesome, I’m so in love with Chevy it’s not even funny, and I’ve
shipped them since book one. And their story was just as amazing as I’d
expected it to be! Since McGarry is my favourite contemporary author, this one
was the obvious choice.
Since I have started reading more New Adult books this
year, I had to include those books. So this category is New Adult. This one was
more difficult to pick, because I’ve read so many great New Adult books this year,
and I’ve gotten to try new subgenres as well, and have found some new
favourites. Now, the book I’ve picked is a contemporary romance that I’ve
already reread a few times (I couldn’t help myself). It was amazing and I
absolutely adored the characters. It was such a sweet story that really touched
my heart, and it’s one of those stories that just digs in deep and forces you
to hold on to it. So, the book I’ve chosen is Rome by Jay Crownover. I am so grateful this year has introduced me
to amazing authors like Crownover, because I have become absolutely obsessed
with her writing, which is absolutely magnetic. And this book was just
incredible.
And now for the last category, of course I couldn’t
skip fantasy. After all, fantasy is still my favourite genre, which also makes
it the most difficult category to pick, since I read so many fantasy novels in
a year. This year has been such a wonderful year, filled with so many great
reads, and this category was really hard to pick. The book I picked is one I
read just at the end of the year, by another one of my favourite authors. I
really loved the world-building in this book, the plot was really unique, and
of course, it was about fae, and I love the fae, so I was bound to love this
story. And I also loved the twist. So, my favourite fantasy book of the year is
Wicked by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Ivy
was just so freaking fun and badass, and Ren… oh my god, I so wish that guy was
real. And the fantasy was incredible!
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