I know I said I didn't want to resurrect Tag Tuesdays because I thought they weren't a very good fit for me, but I decided to make an exception for ones I could keep going as an annual thing, like this one or the Bookish Academy Awards. And this one seemed fun, so I'm going with it.
Best Book You've Read So Far in 2017
Since I don't count classics when choosing favorites/least favorites just to make things easier for me, I'm going with the incomparable (so far) Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
Best Sequel You've Read So Far in 2017
Don't read a ton of sequels, and the one I was really anticipating ended up falling flat as a sequel, so I'm going to go with The Likeness since that was the book that proved my liking of In the Woods wasn't just a fluke thing. Loved this book.
New Release You Haven't Read Yet But Want To
Huh. I've pretty much pre ordered all the new releases I really wanted to read, but maybe Saints and Misfits by SK Ali? I'm not into feminist books at all, but I do love books about faith and religion when those things are portrayed in a positive light. I'm not a Muslim, but I am a Christian (believe it or not). Not a very good Christian, but one nonetheless. Also, by the time this entry comes out (I'm writing it a week in advance in preparation for a trip I'm taking) The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue will have come out and I really want to read it. It still counts, even though I preordered it and am reading it as soon as I come home, because I technically haven't read it yet but it is in fact out.
Most Anticipated Release For the Second Half of the Year
Not sure about this one either because both of the books I was really looking forward to in November have now been moved to 2018 release dates (funny enough, both are in March). And I just found out the book I had been anticipating for an October release has now been moved to February 2018. I can't win. So I guess maybe Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafka is one- that book is coming out August 1st. Also, The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo interests me because it takes place in the Grishaverse and also has illustrations in it, so I am looking forward to that. That comes out September 26th.
Also some other upcoming releases I want to read:
Rattled Bones by SM Parker (August 22nd)
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan (October 3rd)
Things I'm Seeing Without You by Peter Bognanni (October 3rd)
The Midnight Dance by Nikki Katz (October 17th)
The Revolution of Marina M (November 7th)
Biggest Disappointment
While Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda does in fact come to mind, I'm instead going for The Roses of May by Dot Hutchison. Even though I gave it a relatively good score of 7 out of 10, it didn't work very well as a sequel to The Butterfly Garden and I wish it was more of a standalone/companion novel.
Biggest Surprise
I'm not sure, but maybe Night Film by Marisha Pessl. I thought I would hate it because everyone else did, but I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would. I wouldn't say it was my favorite book or anything, but I just liked it.
Favorite New Author
Tana French. I mean, sure, I read The Trespasser last year if you want to nitpick, but I didn't truly love her like I do now until this year when I read In the Woods.
Newest Fictional Crush
Clem Ackroyd from Life: An Exploded Diagram. This one just appeared in my life, but I think it will last.
Newest Favorite Character
Sebastian Flyte from Brideshead Revisited. I know I was going to avoid classics, but I just really like him. Bewarned, the next choice is from a classic, too. Also Cassie Maddox from In the Woods and The Likeness is another contender.
Book That Made You Cry
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. I just read this play, and oh my God, Williams has an unmatched gift for writing dysfunctional families. Laura especially hit me hard, as I related to her on a level that made me uncomfortable. For Christssake, we even share a name!
Book That Made You Happy
All the books I love are miserable. So the last happy book I remember reading isn't even an actual happy book. It's Violet Grenade by Victoria Scott. Oh, I had fun with that one.
Yeah, I still don't watch many book to movie adaptions. I haven't even seen 13 Reasons Why- I was tempted to watch it, but Twin Peaks took over and now I'm not really interested anymore. But I think We, the Drowned would make a really great miniseries on Netflix or HBO or Prime, and I would so watch an In the Woods movie. Seriously, why hasn't that one come out yet?
Favorite Post You Have Done This Year
All my posts are pretty much the same thing (reviews) but I do really like my Silent Child review.
Favorite Cover So Far
Either the cover for We, the Drowned or We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Both are illustrated with this black and white color scheme that I adore. I love the nautical theme of We, the Drowned and the art style of We Have Always. Honorable mention goes to the cover for my edition of Brideshead Revisited, because I just find it really aesthetically pleasing.
What Book Do You Have To Read By the End of the Year?
Jesus, I don't know. I don't have any books that I have to read. Haven't really planned my TBR that much in advance.
What I want to know is, what's your favorite book so far? Most disappointing? Let me know!
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