Yes I know, technically this post should have been up two days ago, but better late than never, and all that. In short, here’s a list of my favourite reads from 2015. There weren’t a lot of standouts for me last year – there were a lot of books that I really enjoyed, but very few that completely blew me away. I think I gave out around maybe four or five 5 star ratings in total.
- The Mystery of Hollow Places – Rebecca Podos. (Technically a 2016 release, but I so enjoyed it.)
- The Accident Season – Moira Fowley-Doyle
- All The Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr
- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe – Fannie Flagg
- Radiance – Grace Draven (Still cringing at the cover!)
- Fans of the Impossible Life – Kate Scelsa
- Vision in Silver – Anne Bishop
- Uprooted – Naomi Novik
- Ink and Bone – Rachel Caine (Faye is ENTIRELY responsible for getting me to read these!)
- Half the World – Joe Abercrombie
- A History of Glitter and Blood – Hannah Moskowitz
- Station Eleven – Emily St John Mandel
Shout outs to: The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon, I’ll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios, The Uninvited by Cat Winters, The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black, Delicate Monsters by Stephanie Kuehn, Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy, Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray, A Red Rose Chain by Seanan McGuire, The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler, The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin, Carry On – Rainbow Rowell, Paperweight by Meg Haston
I didn’t read any of these yet, but there are on my priority TBR Uprooted, Station Eleven & All the Light We Can’t See I hope I enjoy them as much as you did! Also, I did read Dumplin’ which was also one of my memorable reads of 2015 :) Have a great 2016!
Deyse @ Bound with Words
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The three you mentioned are utterly brilliant – really hope you like them! And agreed – Dumpin was fabulous – did you see there’s going to be a sequel?! Happy 2016, and thank you for the lovely comment!
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I haven’t read any of these yet, but they do sound SUPER good! I read your review for uprooted an I must read it! I have also heard awesome things about it! Definitely putting it on my TBR!
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Yay, well then you have loads to look forward to! Uprooted was basically a dark, twisty fairy tale with some romance – which was a winning combination in my book (pardon the pun!). Enjoy!
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Ah well. Mine is not going up until next week, so you’re good. :D Love that you have All the Lights We Cannot See! Gah. One of my all time favourites! As well, Vision in Silver. <3 <3 I can't wait for the next one to come out. Love how diverse and unexpected your choices are for 2015. I need to check out some of these!
Happy New Year, Hannah!
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Haha phew! Thought I was getting seriously behind in my blogging and it’s only the second day of the year! XD Can’t wait for the next Anne Bishop book – oh, the anticipation!
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As you know, I also really enjoyed Mystery of Hollow Places and thanks so much for encouraging me to read it!
Jen @ YA Romantics
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