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Top Books of 2017



What a year! I read SO many good books in 2017! There were many series that I started or continued or finished, plus some wonderful stand-alones. Honestly, I could probably list a top 20 or 30, but there were some that really stood out to me this year which made it slightly easier to narrow it down to the top 10. Again, these are my favorite books that I read this year. I think almost all of them were also published in 2017, but many were not! I also did not include any rereads of books. So, without further ado, here they are, in order!


Top 10 Books I Read in 2017
  1. A Conjuring of Light - V. E. Schwab
  2. Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson
  3. Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor
  4. No Good Deed - Kara Connolly
  5. When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi
  6. The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas
  7. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzie Lee
  8. Moxie - Jennifer Mathieu
  9. Daughter of the Pirate King - Tricia Levenseller
  10. Illuminae - Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman
Honorable Mentions:
These are all the wonderful books that are also favorites from this year, so think of this as a continuation of the above.
  1. Percy Jackson and the Olympians series - Rick Riordan
  2. Vengeance Road - Erin Bowman
  3. A Natural History of Dragons - Marie Brennan
  4. Behind the Throne - K. B. Waters
  5. Defy the Stars - Claudia Gray
  6. The Hundredth Queen - Emily R. King
  7. The City of Brass - S. A. Chakraborty
  8. His Fair Assassin trilogy - Robin LaFevers

And there are so many more books that I genuinely enjoyed and loved. 104 books is a lot of books!

Many people may be surprised at the number one spot, since Brandon Sanderson is my favorite author and Oathbringer was incredible. But Conjuring of Light was honestly the best conclusion to a trilogy I've read, and a stunning book all around. It blew me away in February and has held on to the top spot ever since. I look forward to rereading the entire Shades of Magic series in 2018!

I highly recommend all the books/series on this list!

What were your favorite books that you read in 2017?
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