But, more on this post. What I'm going to do is this: I'm going to list the titles and authors of the books I read last year (2017). Then, I'm going to answer questions about them, look for similarities... whatever comes to mind. Without further ado, let's get started.
Books Read in 2017
Cinder by Marissa Meyer Bobby Singer's Guide to Hunting by David Reed
Dark Tower: The Gunslinger by Stephen King After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn
Dark Tower: The Drawing of Three by Stephen King Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer Cress by Marissa Meyer
Fairest by Marissa Meyer Winter by Marissa Meyer
Stars Above by Marissa Meyer Prince Lestat and the Lost Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice
Darth Vader Volume I by Keiron Gillen Darth Vader Volume II by Keiron Gillen and Jason Aaron
Darkwing Duck: Orange is the New Purple by Aaron Sparrow
Darkwing Duck: Volume II by Aaron Sparrow The Lost Hero by Rick Riodan
Son of Neptune by Rick Riodan Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Mark of Athena by Rick Riodan House of Hades by Rick Riodan
Blood of Olympus by Rick Riodan Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes by Scott Cawthon
Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts
Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts
Total Books Read: 27
Favorite Book(s)? I read a lot of great ones last year. I loved the graphic novels (Vader and Darkwing). But if I had to point to a singular book (excluding series), I loved After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn.
Least Favorite Book(s)? Um, the Five Night's at Freddy's book. Yeah, that one, probably followed by The Drawing of Three.
Favorite Series? Definitely the Lunar Chronicles (Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Fairest, Winter, and Stars Above)
Least Favorite Series? The Circle series (Morrigan's Cross, Dance of the Gods, and Valley of Silence). It wasn't bad... but when compared against others on this list... yeah. Sorry.
Any reoccurring themes in choice of reading? You know, I thought I was going heavy on the series reading this year... but almost everything I read last year either was a series, or has a sequel. Also, featured a lot of myths/folklore type of things. The Lunar Chronicles is a sci-fi retelling of fairytales (Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Snow White), the Heroes of Olympus Series (The Lost Hero, Son of Neptune, Mark of Athena, House of Hades, and Blood of Olympus) mixes Greek and Roman myths, and Uprooted is based on Polish fairytales. Discord's Apple also draws on Greek as well as a few other myths. So there's that.
Any of them have sequels you want to root out for next year/future? This is a bit funny for me to answer, given that it's almost at the end of 2018. But, there is one on here that has a sequel I want to find and read, and that's After the Golden Age. I think it's called Dreams of the Golden Age. This is a superhero fiction, by the way, and I love it alone for that. Not enough of it out in the world, if you ask me.
Any authors new to you this year that you want to seek out more of? Well, Meyer was new to me, and I'll talk more about her on my 2018 roundup. And Novik has another of her myth themed books out called Spinning Silver I'd like to give a try.
Pleasantly surprised by any of them? Probably Bobby Singer's Guide, Fevre Dream, and Uprooted fit this best. A book based on a TV show is very, very hit or miss, and this one felt like they got Bobby Singer's character dead on. Fevre Dream was a vampire novel set in the days of (and on) steamboats... I loved it. And I just didn't know anything at all about Novik or Uprooted when I bought it, but I got really into it by the time it was finished.
Any books left on your TBR (To Be Read) list that you're excited to get to next year? Again, I'm getting to this late, so this question is really here more as a place holder.
So, that's it for me. What did you think of my list? Got questions about one that sounds interesting? And what would you like to see me do on this blog in the new year? Leave me suggestions! Thanks! Covers for favorites and least favorites are below!
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