tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post7614047498862142623..comments2024-03-26T00:14:47.683-07:00Comments on 500 Books: Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Best Books of 2016Gabby Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09609887198298869856noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-9003429602833973742017-01-01T11:57:11.383-08:002017-01-01T11:57:11.383-08:00The Guineveres is one that I can see myself re-rea...The Guineveres is one that I can see myself re-reading again and again in years to come...I love it when you find those books that even as you read them for the first time you know you're going to love the second time through! I could totally see how The Girls would be divisive...the marketing around it definitely made it seem very different than it was, and it tended towards the overwritten. The Last One was awesome, it's one of those books that I feel like I can genuinely recommend to just about everyone, no matter what their taste tends towards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-75512540172738001382016-12-31T12:28:55.124-08:002016-12-31T12:28:55.124-08:00I really liked The Guineveres, too. It was such a ...I really liked The Guineveres, too. It was such a unique and beautifully written story. For some reason I just wasn't very enamored by The Girls, but understand the reasons why you and lots of others were. Sounds like I need to add The Last one to my TBR stack. Thanks!Susie | Novel Visitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11134189055967025762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-49006237927218641212016-12-30T14:59:48.947-08:002016-12-30T14:59:48.947-08:00The Queen of the Night I actually bought in paperb...The Queen of the Night I actually bought in paperback even though I already had the ARC on my Kindle...I do that only really rarely with books I have electronic copies of. I would happily read it all over again right now and I only read it a little while back. Enchanted Islands was one that quietly wormed its way into my heart...it's not "showy", it's just matter-of-factly quite good. Middle aged women are rarely presented to us as heroes of their own adventures, so it's always great to see writing that does that. And The Last One is fast-paced and totally absorbing and fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-21838465857561414092016-12-30T14:55:28.085-08:002016-12-30T14:55:28.085-08:00The writing was just so lovely and it so perfectly...The writing was just so lovely and it so perfectly captured that awkward neediness of being that ageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-49399853227931973612016-12-30T14:54:38.375-08:002016-12-30T14:54:38.375-08:00It was really wonderful. I loved it now and I woul...It was really wonderful. I loved it now and I would have loved it even more as a teenager!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-88510490284188204042016-12-29T20:09:35.285-08:002016-12-29T20:09:35.285-08:00Enchanted Islands was not one I'd heard of and...Enchanted Islands was not one I'd heard of and I'm very intrigued! I'm always weirdly excited to run across books about middle-aged women and that focus on strong female friendship. The Queen of the Night is already high on my TBR - it sounds fantastic. I just saw The Last One on another list and the premise sounds really interesting! Rudejasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08262824398753157757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-38889492393881232242016-12-29T14:59:14.558-08:002016-12-29T14:59:14.558-08:00Yes to The Girls! It was an honorary mention for m...Yes to The Girls! It was an honorary mention for me but it's definitely one of the better ones this year.Allison @ The Book Wheelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171211907586694660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-60763108801143501762016-12-29T12:13:40.170-08:002016-12-29T12:13:40.170-08:00Haven't read any of these yet but I'll be ...Haven't read any of these yet but I'll be checking them out. Especially The Serpent King is at the top of my list, I've heard so many great things! Glad you enjoyed it as well :)Lindsey @ Lindsey Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159843040371809292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-5199609813216450502016-12-29T09:40:57.262-08:002016-12-29T09:40:57.262-08:00It was a pretty quick read...it's fast-paced a...It was a pretty quick read...it's fast-paced and sucks you in! I really enjoyed it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-2486175786955962272016-12-28T18:05:01.248-08:002016-12-28T18:05:01.248-08:00Monika at Lovely Bookshelf raved about Private Cit...Monika at Lovely Bookshelf raved about Private Citizens, so it's been on my TBR since I read her review. I just need to get to it!Sarah's Book Shelveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963188018567743615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-63450242128597174762016-12-28T10:55:50.411-08:002016-12-28T10:55:50.411-08:00Thank you!Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-2239686439783535172016-12-28T10:55:37.064-08:002016-12-28T10:55:37.064-08:00Yay! Finding new books is my favorite part of thes...Yay! Finding new books is my favorite part of these kind of year-end lists :) The Last One was fantastic and totally sucked me in. And it's apparently trending to dub every female-centered debut novel "the next Virgin Suicides", which is a book I absolutely love, and this one is definitely the one I've read that seems worthy of that moniker to me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-88571525993657235862016-12-28T10:53:35.263-08:002016-12-28T10:53:35.263-08:00I hope so too! I really connected with it. And Mr....I hope so too! I really connected with it. And Mr. Splitfoot was one that I thought was uneven when I first read it, but it's been about a year and it's stuck with me in a way that other books haven'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-44913381118782438032016-12-27T20:35:13.929-08:002016-12-27T20:35:13.929-08:00Mr. Splitfoot has been on a few lists this week! T...Mr. Splitfoot has been on a few lists this week! Think I need to be getting that one on my TBR. I just picked up The Serpent King so hoping I enjoy it as much as you!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465888688348402491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891836148334813580.post-82099457610460242502016-12-27T11:23:16.912-08:002016-12-27T11:23:16.912-08:00I love this list, because there are quite a few th...I love this list, because there are quite a few that are new to me. The Last One sounds absolutely amazing, and I need to read it. I'm also intrigued by The Guineveres, which is something I wouldn't have picked up otherwise, and Private Citizens. Thanks! :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03356820854329055719noreply@blogger.com