Favorite Books From the Last 3 Years

I've been book blogging for about 3.5 years. I've read a lot of books in that time. There have been too many mediocre books to list. Oh, dear. Sometimes I get into a rut and can't find a decent book to save my life. Then all of the sudden one will pop up and rock my world! That is probably my favorite thing. Finding the gem. Some have been huge big seller's that everybody else has read and then some have been off the grid and when I find another kindred spirit who has read it, I get all excited.

Take a list at my Top Ten Favorite Books from the last 3 years. It was hard to narrow it down. Several had to be left off the list, but these made it. I hope you'll read something from my list that you haven't already.

 

I will continue to put These is My Words on as many lists as possible until people start to read it. It is the best book I have ever read in my life. I felt all of my emotions while reading this and I've never cried so hard at the end of a book as I did here. The writing is superb and I actually feel a part of the story. You must read this.

I could not put Anna and the French Kiss down. I read it in one sitting and I actually had knots in my stomach wishing Anna and St. Clair would get together. The tension is unreal! Paris is a character here and I think it takes a skilled writer to make the setting also a character. I loved it. Best contemporary young adult I've ever read. 

 

I'm a sucker for middle grade fantasy. My friend Christy {and our Friday reviewer} recommended that I read Fablehaven and I am so glad I listened. It is like Harry Potter meets Narnia! Ah-mazing!! I've still not found anything to match it. If this series never ended I'd be happy. 

I can not leave this book off my list. I just can't. Waiting for Catching Fire to release was probably the most painful waiting period of my life. I was so obsessed with this story and I hadn't ever read anything like it. I also might have fell a little bit in love with Peeta here. I just love that boy with the bread. 

 

I tried reading City of Bones about 3x before I actually got past the 1st chapter. It took me years! I'm such an idiot. I was so obsessed with this book that I read the first 3 in the series in 24 hrs. It was insane. I love shadowhunters! I mean, come on! That Jace really get me going! This book is where my husband realized I had an addiction to reading. I can think of worse habits.

What a story! When I read The Summer I Turned Pretty I hadn't ever read any contemporary young adult. I know, what was wrong with me? Well, I couldn't remember any ya contemporary before this at least. I need Jenny Han to write me another amazing series. This one was top notch!

Oh wow!! If you want to give your heart a little shock then read Montana Summer. The love story is so amazing I felt like my heart was being squeezed. Easily the best book I've read this summer. Just writing this makes me want to re-read it right now. I fell in love with the characters and they are still in my mind. This is how you write sexual tension the right way. No smut needed. 

I love faerie stories. I was completely obsessed with Wings and my copy is completely trashed {or rather well used}. I've read it so many times. I'm Team Tamani forever and the final installment came out earlier this year. The ending was bitter sweet and felt very realistic for a paranormal. It was everything I'd hoped for.  

 

No list is complete without adding some Shannon Hale. The Goose Girl is one of the best re-tellings I've ever come across. Shannon Hale is a master writer and she really gets me. Nobody does middle grade like she does. I love this series and my box set has a special place on my bookshelf.

I can not adequately put into words how unique and amazing The Book Thief is. Death is the narrator. Morbid, but it gives a unique perspective on the Holocaust. The writing is so good it is almost like reading poetry. Markus Zusak is the pied piper and I followed him through this book and couldn't take my eyes away. Beautiful and heartbreaking all on one. This is a literary masterpiece.

*I'm participating in Top Ten Tuesday at The Broke and the Bookish.