2016 on Goodreads

WHAT A YEAR!Already am I in disbelief that it is currently December. Though 2016 was a crappy year for the world, it was a great year for me. 2016 was the year of Hamilton. And life changes. And many, many great books. It was the year I got to meet [a:Victoria Schwab 3099544 Victoria Schwab https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1336685438p2/3099544.jpg] which was the best thing to happen to me the past twelve months! I got to tell her how mad I was at her for the ending of [b:A Gathering of Shadows 20764879 A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) V.E. Schwab https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1429627728s/20764879.jpg 43242915]. I also lied to her and told her I already had [b:A Conjuring of Light 29939230 A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3) V.E. Schwab https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1464017758s/29939230.jpg 44752519] on pre-order. (I have in on pre-order now though). And I got my giant stack of books signed. As of 12.22.2016, I have read 98 books this year. And only about five of those 97 books did I give a rating less that 3 stars too. There were so little disappointing reads. My average rating reflected this, being a 4.0. I like making detailed lists, putting things in order. Narrowing down my favorite books this year was hard, so instead of making a top ten, I made a top sixteen. 1. [b:The Serpent King 22752127 The Serpent King Jeff Zentner https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1435673762s/22752127.jpg 42298618]2. [b:A Gathering of Shadows 20764879 A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) V.E. Schwab https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1429627728s/20764879.jpg 43242915]3. [b:Winter 13206900 Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) Marissa Meyer https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1470057036s/13206900.jpg 18390887] (& [b:Scarlet 13206760 Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) Marissa Meyer https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1470056982s/13206760.jpg 18390691] & [b:Cress 13206828 Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3) Marissa Meyer https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1470057005s/13206828.jpg 18390772] & [b:Stars Above 25689074 Stars Above (The Lunar Chronicles, #4.5) Marissa Meyer https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1472473049s/25689074.jpg 45517469])4. [b:Illuminae 23395680 Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) Amie Kaufman https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1443433956s/23395680.jpg 26653661] & [b:Gemina 29236299 Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) Amie Kaufman https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1480097137s/29236299.jpg 44560442]5. [b:Six of Crows 23437156 Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) Leigh Bardugo https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1459349344s/23437156.jpg 42077459]6. [b:A Torch Against the Night 25558608 A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, #2) Sabaa Tahir https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1463675717s/25558608.jpg 45355236]7. [b:The Hidden Oracle 26252859 The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo, #1) Rick Riordan https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1449765273s/26252859.jpg 46249638]8. [b:A Court of Mist and Fury 17927395 A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) Sarah J. Maas https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1452783825s/17927395.jpg 25126749]9. [b:The Wrath & the Dawn 18798983 The Wrath & the Dawn (The Wrath & the Dawn, #1) Renee Ahdieh https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1417956963s/18798983.jpg 26724902] & [b:The Rose & the Dagger 23308084 The Rose & the Dagger (The Wrath & the Dawn, #2) Renee Ahdieh https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1443797156s/23308084.jpg 42862750]10. [b:This Savage Song 23299512 This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity, #1) Victoria Schwab https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1445529989s/23299512.jpg 42855493]11. [b:Empire of Storms 28260587 Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5) Sarah J. Maas https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1463107108s/28260587.jpg 25272004]12. [b:And I Darken 27190613 And I Darken (The Conquerer's Saga, #1) Kiersten White https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1449153532s/27190613.jpg 41682914]13. [b:Stand-Off 20662291 Stand-Off (Winger, #2) Andrew Smith https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1418086373s/20662291.jpg 39961074]14. [b:Firefight 15704459 Firefight (Reckoners, #2) Brandon Sanderson https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1413220816s/15704459.jpg 21979689] (& [b:Steelheart 17182126 Steelheart (Reckoners, #1) Brandon Sanderson https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1357576738s/17182126.jpg 21366540])15. [b:Extraordinary Means 23149128 Extraordinary Means Robyn Schneider https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1426334293s/23149128.jpg 27946757]16. [b:The False Prince 12432220 The False Prince (The Ascendance Trilogy, #1) Jennifer A. Nielsen https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1333227435s/12432220.jpg 16221764]I would want to take a second to mention some people who have influenced me greatly this year. Kaz Brekker. Nina. Inej. Wylan. Kell. Manon. Princess Winter. Kady Grant. Hannah Donnelly. Elias Veturius. Helene Aquilla. Rhysand. Shahrzhad. And of course, Percy Jackson. There's so many books I'm looking forward to in 2017, and you can find them all here. A toast to all the books read in 2016, and to all the ones to be read in 2017!