It is the end of the year, and time for a recap of all the books I read in 2016. I read a total of 53 books. I can’t believe I read over 50 books this year, that is a lot for me. In the beginning of the year I put 40 books on my Goodreads challenge, but halfway through the year I was so much ahead of my goal that I changed it to 50 books. I read some long books, and some short books. I read some really great books, and some not so great books. I’m really happy and satisfied with my reading year.
Star Ratings
All The Books I Read In 2016
1.Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys – 5 stars
2.Never Never (Never Never #1) by Colleen Hoover – 3 stars
3.Never Never: Part Two (Never Never #2) by Colleen Hoover – 3 stars
4.Never Never: Part Three (Never Never #3) by Colleen Hoover – 3 stars
5.I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson – 4 stars
6.The Girl in 6E (Deanna Madden #1) by A.R. Torre – 3 stars
7.Psycho (Psycho #1) by Robert Bloch – 4 stars
8.Winter (The Lunar Chronicles #4) by Marissa Meyer – 5 stars
9.The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black – 2 stars
10.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3) by J.K. Rowling – 5 stars
11.Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson – 3 stars
12.Trollbundet (Sagaen om Isfolket #1) by Margit Sandemo – 3.5 stars
13.Ready Player One by Ernest Cline – 5 stars
14.The Wrath & the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn #1) by Renee Ahdieh – 2.5 stars
15.The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) by Lemony Snicket – 4 stars
16.The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events #2) by Lemony Snicket – 4 stars
17.Vicious (Vicious #1) by V.E. Schwab – 4 stars
18.Carry On by Rainbow Rowell – 4 stars
19.Me Before You (Me Before You #1) by Jojo Moyes – 3 stars
20.City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments #6) by Cassandra Clare – 3 stars
21.Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert – 4 stars
22.The Good Girl by Mary Kubica – 1 star
23.Red Rising (Red Rising #1) by Pierce Brown – 4 stars
24.We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver – 4 stars
25.Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff – 5 stars
26.The Moorigad Dragon (Age of the Hybrid #1) by Debra Kristi – 1 star
27.The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events #3) by Lemony Snicket – 4 stars
28.More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera – 5 stars
29.Zenith (The Androma Saga #1) by Sasha Alsberg & Lindsay Cummings – 1.5 stars
30.The Winner’s Curse (The Winner’s Trilogy #1) by Marie Rutkoski – 4 stars
31.Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles #1) by Anne Rice – 2 stars
32.Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli – 5 stars
33.Golden Son (Red Rising #2) by Pierce Brown – 4 stars
34.The Winner’s Crime (The Winner’s Trilogy #2) by Marie Rutkoski – 4.5 stars
35.Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts One and Two (Harry Potter #8) by John Tiffan & Jack Thorne & J.K. Rowling – 3 stars
36.The Winner’s Kiss (The Winner’s Trilogy #3) by Marie Rutkoski – 4 stars
37.Outlander (Outlander #1) by Diana Gabaldon – 3 stars
38.The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan – 4 stars
39.Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar – 4 stars
40.The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard #1) by Scott Lynch – 5 stars
41.The Butterfly GardenThe Butterfly Garden (The Collector Trilogy #1) by Dot Hutchison – 2 stars
42.You (You #1) by Caroline Kepnes – 4 stars
43.A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness – 3 stars
44.Hollow City (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children #2) by Ransom Riggs – 3 stars
45.Digital Idols by Jon Frater – 1 star
46.The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2) by Rick Riordan – 4 stars
47.Heksejakten (Sagaen om Isfolket #2) by Margit Sandemo – 2 stars
48.Tatiana and Alexander (The Bronze Horseman #2) by Paullina Simons – 4 stars
49.Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard #2) by Scott Lynch – 4 stars
50.The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials #1) by Philip Pullman – 3 stars
51.The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily (Dash & Lily #2) by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan – 3 stars
52.Gemina (The Illuminae Files #2) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff – 2.5 stars
53.What Light by Jay Asher – 2 stars
Pictures are from Goodreads
So many great books! My goal for next year is to read a Ruta Sepetys book and Locke Lamora because I started it but didn’t get to finish it because I misplaced my book 😦
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I know 😀 Both books are favorites of mine 😀 Oh no that sucks.
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Yeh I was so glad to see you gave them both 5 stars now I can’t wait to pick them up 😉
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Wow!! It seems like you’ve read a huge assortment of genres 😍 I want to work on reading diverse genres next year. Maybe some classics and middle grade novels.
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Yeah I try to not only read Fantasy, even though it is my favorite genre. I want to read at least one classic next year.
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This is such a good format, I love the info graphics. I’m a massive data nerd so it’s a really good way to see it
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Thanks 😀 I know. I was going to have even more statistics, but it was just too much work.
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I loved the format!! My year end wrap-up will be posted on Saturday, I have one more book to finish!!
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Thanks 😀 Yeah I think I’m going to finish one more book, but I’m going to be sneaky and put it as my first read of 2017 haha.
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I love the way you set this post up Rakel, you read some really amazing books this year and you’ve forced me to further lengthen my TBR! Keep up the amazing posts!
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Thank you:D it did take me a while to set up haha. To write every boon down.
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Great post, I love the format you went with. Quite a variety of books you read this year. 🙂
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Thank you 😀 yeah I try to change it up, even though fantasy is my favorite. 🙂
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Same! Fantasy is usually my go-to genre. 🙂
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You read 53 books too!! 😂 glad that Simon & Homo Sapiens is a 5 stars read for you. I am planning to read it this week 😊
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Nice high five 😛 It is one of my favorite reads of 2016, highly recommend it 🙂 And I hope you like it 🙂
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Great to know! 😊
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