So far so good
27 June 2017
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: Great books for the first half of 2017, The Broke and the Bookish, Top Ten Tuesday
Every Tuesday over at The Broke and Bookish we all get to look at a particular topic for discussion and use various (or more to the point ten) examples to demonstrate that particular topic. This week’s topic is:
Best Books You’ve Read In 2017 (so far)
Probably a bit early for me to be making ‘best of’ lists but I’ve put together a list of 10 books that I’ve loved so far this year:
- New to me author: The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French
- Entertaining Alt History YA: The Valiant by Lesley Livingston
- Continuation of a great series: Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire
- Fairytale retelling: Hunted by Meagan Spooner
- Stunning Space Opera :Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
- Unexpected Hero: Heart of Stone by Ben Galley
- Kick ass coming of age with nuns: Red Sister by Mark Lawrence
- New to me author: Skullsworn by Brian Staveley
- Unique and compelling: Prey of the Gods by Nicky Drayden
- Great finish to series: The Fallen Kingdom by Elizabeth May
Books and travelling with Lynn 
You started quite well, so it stands to reason you can only move on to more and better! 🙂
I hope so – lots of goodies yet to look forward to.
Lynn 😀
The Hunted, Valiant and The Prey of Gods are all on my wishlist. Great looking books. Hope your second half of 2017 is just as good!
Thanks – here’s hoping that the next six months is packed with irresistible books.
Lynn 😀
Great list! There are quite a few on here that I want to read, especially The Prey of Gods.
I really enjoyed Prey of Gods – I hope you pick it up, so compelling.
Lynn 😀
I haven’t read any of these but I just got Hunted so I’m excited to see it on your list!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2017/06/27/top-ten-tuesday-113/
I really enjoyed it but I confess I’m a sucker for fairytale retellings and Beauty and the Beast is my absolute favourite.
Lynn 😀
It’s my favourite too!
Glad you’ve enjoyed your reading so far and I hope you have many more great reads to come 🙂
I hope so too – for both of us, lots of good reading.
This looks like a great list, Lynn – I, too, thoroughly enjoyed The Collapsing Empire – and I’ve ordered The Fallen Kingdom from the library so I’m really looking forward to this one when it becomes available:).
I’m keen to see what you make of The Fallen Kingdom – I really enjoyed it.
Lynn 😀
I have just started The Fallen Kingdom – oh my goodness!
I know 😀
There are so many books on this list that are on my To-Read list. Obviously I need to step up my game and read them!
I feel exactly the same way about all the posts I keep seeing too – lots of books and little time – but I wouldn’t want it the other way around I suppose.
Lynn 😀
What’s that famous saying? I was born with a “To-Read” list I’ll never finish?
It’s a great problem to have, truth be told.
It’s better than having no list at all isn’t it 😀
Ooh, I love the format you chose for your list, Lynn! I agree on The Valiant: it’s the definition of a fun and entertaining alt history. I can’t wait until you’re all caught up on the October Daye series. 😀
August is my catch up month I think – October Daye here I come 😀
So many good looking books here. The Valiant is one I really want to read and I’m curious about the McGuire series. I’ve read a novella of hers but that’s about it…
I love space opera and have been on an SF kick lately so I really should look into The Collapsing Empire. I’ve never read scalzi…
I confess that Seanan McGuire is now on my favourite author list. I love the October Daye series – it just keeps getting better.
Lynn 😀
So much awesome in this list. I hear you about it being too early for Best Of lists, but I have a feeling The Grey Bastards would be on mine too at the end of the year – hard to bump that one off the top even with six more months to go in 2017! Skullsworn is also a favorite at this point, and The Valiant…like I said, so much awesome 🙂
We have had some good books so far this year – it’s going to be hard to choose a favourites list come New Year.
Lynn 😀
So many good books! I haven’t yet read Collapsing Empire but I’m looking forward to it. Toby Daye books are always good.
I’m loving the Toby Daye books and have one waiting to be read – can’t wait.
Lynn 😀
I’m looking forward to finally sinking my teeth into The Collapsing Empire – I’ve had it on my TBR for months now, but it keeps being bumped by other things.
I hope you get a chance to pick it up 😀
Hunted and Red Sister are on my TBR, so I was happy to see them make this list! Hope the second half of 2017 brings books that are just as wonderful as these 🙂
I’m so glad to see Hunted is on your list! I read it a while back, but I do recall that I was definitely enchanted by the plot and characters. I’m a huge sucker for fantasy and fairytales, so that could perhaps be the reason – lol.
I look forward to reading more from you in the future… Happy Reading 🙂
I’m also a sucker for fairytale retellings 😄