Favorites from 2016

When it comes to reading in 2016, I will be blunt and state the truth, I sucked. After changing my Goodreads goal halfway through the year to 72, I still only read 71 books. (<- This is extremely low considering I read 100 last year.) Blame it on Heartland being on Netflix, or blame it on my reading mood... Either way, I struggled. I DNF'd a few, took weeks to get through others... However, I did come across some really fabulous reads this year. Check out my list below and feel free to comment with any questions! 

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Fear the Drowning Deep by Sarah Glenn Marsh (Beauty and the Beast meets the Sea)

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood (Contemp. with dark theme and Taboo Romance)

The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams (Cult theme with strong focus on literature)

Beauty of the Broken by Tawni Waters (Emotional, Lesbian Romance, Tragedy, Abusive Father)

Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson (YA Western with slow bud romance)

The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (YA Comtemporary, Romance, Deportation)

Revenge and the Wild by Michelle Modesto (YA Unique, Paranormal, Steampunk, & Romance)

The Storyteller by Antonia Michaelis (YA Fairy tale meets Reality, Emotional & Mind Baffling) 

Beast by Brie Spangler (LGBT Romance, Self identity)

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (YA Contemporary about life struggles)

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton (Western/Magical Bonnie and Clyde)

Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez (Gut Wrenching Historical with Epic Romance) 

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh (YA, Magic Rugs, Arabian Feel, Forbidden Love) 

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (Historical during a Tragic Time)

Assassin's Heart by Sarah Ahiers (Ya Fantasy with Dark Elements and a Forbidden Romance)

I Shall Be Near to You by Erin Lindsay McCabe (Historical, War Romance, Fierce Heroine)

The Princess Saves Herself in this One by Amanda Lovelace (Beautiful Poetry with Lyrical Prose)

The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes (Dark YA, Cult, Orange is the New Black feel)

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black (YA Fantasy with love triangle feels and a thrilling plot)

The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye (YA Fantasy with epic fight and Forbidden Love)

Paper Hearts by Meg Wiviott (Historical Fiction, Hope, Friendship, War Struggles)