This is an annual thing by the way.
Let's just go straight ahead for
MY FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2017
Honestly, truly, I didn't read that much.
I don't know why.
And this post was a week in a making;
This show how lost I am.
Okay!
I read about 20+ books give or take this year.
So, I enjoyed most of them but I have to list only 11.
So.
Let's talk about
And this post was a week in a making;
This show how lost I am.
Okay!
I read about 20+ books give or take this year.
So, I enjoyed most of them but I have to list only 11.
So.
Let's talk about
1. Kill The Boy Band
Book Info: Kill The Boy Band
I genuinely thought it would be like crazy fanfic about fangirls kidnapping their boyband.
It was not. It was more than that, and more darker than that.
It's insane.
The book had me did so much self-reflection of 'Am I the crazy fangirl?' thoughts.
Yoooo, the four girls in this book, they are horrible.
I genuinely hate people pushing me doing things, especially something like kidnapping a member from your favourite boy band.
Be prepare of roller coaster of 'WTF?!' while you reading this one.
★★★.5/5
2. Meeting Persephone
Book Info: Seeking Persephone
The book cover is ugly, I know.
I kinda agree that most of the book reviews for this book:
It read like a Jane Austine book.
The main guy is so dramatic and emo like IF HIS FRIEND was not there, I would have go inside the book and slap him.
★★★.5/5
3. The Dark Prophecy
Book Info: LEOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
LEO LEO LEO LEO LEO
I was so excited to read because MY FAVOURITE BOOK CHARACTER OF ALL TIMES is in here and still are beautiful and a cinnamon roll as he always is.
Most of the time I read it, I smiled like a idiot.
People underestimate my love for Leo, and I love this boy so much, even he talks crap shit, I will still love him.
The amount of Hunter of Artemis scenes;
THANK YOU.
★★★★/5
4. Ship of the Dead
Book Info: Hearthstone my CHILD
Not gonna lie, among all the three books in this trilogy, Ship of The Dead is my least favourite because I feel like the last fight was not... epic enough.
I know this book is middle grade but I hope it would be a little bit darker. Amongst all of Uncle Rick's books, Magnus Chase has always been dark (Characters wise, and the storyline), and Magnus Chase's trilogy bringing the mommy and daddy issues to a whole Jotunheim level, which I love.
★★★★/5
5. Human Acts
Book Info: Human Acts
This was the first book I read in 2017.
I started at work at the end of 2016 (I worked retails in a bookstore so...)
After I read a Murkami, I wanted to read asian literature more, and I kept hearing Han Kang's books. Since this book was displayed at my work, I decided to pick it up (expensive book too)
If I have one word to describe it: HAUNTING.
It was confusing for me at first because all the characters' names and their connections with each other. However, I do enjoy the 'sorrowfulness' of the book gave and the tasteless reality in the 1980's Gwangju.
★★★★/5
6. The Hate U Gave
Book Info: That white boy....Chris
If you want to understand the race tension and the police brutality in America, but you don't want to watch the news or read 30 pages worth of thesis with complicated words, you need to read The Hate U Give.
From the effects of police brutality on black people, to their family dynamics, and their everyday struggles, and neighborhood gangsterism, this book covers it all.
Strong, vocal, unapoligetic, raw and hilarious.
★★★★.5/5
7. Turtles All The Way Down
Book Info: TURTLESSS
Honestly speaking, I wasn't plnning to even pick up this book.
For most reasons were that; (a) I waited too long for John Green to release a new book and (b) I feel like I'm too old to read a John Green book.
Which was stewpid. STewpid.
Because I bought and read it.
I wanted to post this on Instagram but I had such a hard time reading it and it was not because it wasn't good.
It was good and new to the point where it triggered my anxiety.
The main character has OCD and anxiety and both of them got mixed up and you don't know which is which. It made me so uncomfortable to the point at some parts of reading it, I felt like throwing up.
Her description of her fear and paranoia made me sick because what she feels was what I exactly felt throughout my teen years.
And about the OCD, John Green spoke that he had OCD so all the episode are medically accurate.
So, Trigger Warning if you want to read it.
★★★★/5
8. King's Cage
Book Info: Maven is the B O M B dot com
Second-last book of the series you guys.
To avoid spoiler, my favourite character is the villain.
And this book the villain appears so much.
It's not that I like villains because they're the villains, but because how good of a writing the villain of this book is for me to like the villain.
Also Mare Barrow went to a character development. The Character Development.
The emotionally and mentally manipulations of the book had me criticizing through my morality the roof.
And at some point....I feel bad for the villain.
★★★★/5
9. Here Lies Daniel Tate
Book Info: My brain
bitch. BITCH.
My BRAIN.
MY
BRAIN.
I personally like to watch crime shows, but not reading it cause I have zero patience and I usually know the culprit easily.
I was sO convince that one person was the culprit but the writing style for this book. It is in the first POV by the way.
'Daniel Tate' character is mysterious. We know he's a con, but we dont know where he came from. He's such an interesting character and reading this book through his thoughts was interesting to me.
Nobody recommended me this book too. I was one day walking around a bookstore and the title and the cover caught my eyes ( book covers are important you guys)
What a great experience reading this book
I was thoroughly enjoyed it.
★★★★.5/5
10. Still Life With Tornado
Book Info: I am personally traumatized
The book is so weird but effectively made me bawling my eyes out.
I missed A.S.King's books. One of her books is in my favourite book of all times list.
And of course, I was gonna read this one sooner or later.
Again, I had two books that triggered my anxiety in the year of 2017.
And this is the second one.
I never feel personally connected in the terms of family issues?? that the character face in this book.
Raw. Original. Unapologetic. Brave.
★★★★.5/5
11. Vicious
Book Info: Victor Vale is my favourite character
I'm a visual person. So I read this like I was watching the Sin City.
Vicious is the book that I bought three years ago which I had the 'I'm gonna read it when I'm old enough.' in mind. Because I feel like I would have a better perspective as a reader?
I don't know how to describe it but I L.O.V. E this book.
It talks about morality, and grey area of being human like like it or not, people are 100 stories of fucked-up.
AND THE CHARACTERS ARE ALL ANTIHEROES!!!!
I deserved this.
The best describe this book is:
Xavier and Magneto fighting each other but none of them are on the side of the law.
The writing, the discussion about morality and the discussion of super powers, the characters, you WILL GET IT ALL.
This was supposed to be a standalone book but the sequel is coming up this year so pick it up!!!
★★★★.5/5
That's it.
I don't know what this year will bring but I hope I gonna have a great reading year.
I have so many things to do even it's only January arGHHHHHH.
Adios~
- Amni
Book Info: Kill The Boy Band
I genuinely thought it would be like crazy fanfic about fangirls kidnapping their boyband.
It was not. It was more than that, and more darker than that.
It's insane.
The book had me did so much self-reflection of 'Am I the crazy fangirl?' thoughts.
Yoooo, the four girls in this book, they are horrible.
I genuinely hate people pushing me doing things, especially something like kidnapping a member from your favourite boy band.
Be prepare of roller coaster of 'WTF?!' while you reading this one.
★★★.5/5
2. Meeting Persephone
Book Info: Seeking Persephone
The book cover is ugly, I know.
I kinda agree that most of the book reviews for this book:
It read like a Jane Austine book.
The main guy is so dramatic and emo like IF HIS FRIEND was not there, I would have go inside the book and slap him.
★★★.5/5
3. The Dark Prophecy
Book Info: LEOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
LEO LEO LEO LEO LEO
I was so excited to read because MY FAVOURITE BOOK CHARACTER OF ALL TIMES is in here and still are beautiful and a cinnamon roll as he always is.
Most of the time I read it, I smiled like a idiot.
People underestimate my love for Leo, and I love this boy so much, even he talks crap shit, I will still love him.
The amount of Hunter of Artemis scenes;
THANK YOU.
★★★★/5
4. Ship of the Dead
Book Info: Hearthstone my CHILD
Not gonna lie, among all the three books in this trilogy, Ship of The Dead is my least favourite because I feel like the last fight was not... epic enough.
I know this book is middle grade but I hope it would be a little bit darker. Amongst all of Uncle Rick's books, Magnus Chase has always been dark (Characters wise, and the storyline), and Magnus Chase's trilogy bringing the mommy and daddy issues to a whole Jotunheim level, which I love.
★★★★/5
5. Human Acts
Book Info: Human Acts
This was the first book I read in 2017.
I started at work at the end of 2016 (I worked retails in a bookstore so...)
After I read a Murkami, I wanted to read asian literature more, and I kept hearing Han Kang's books. Since this book was displayed at my work, I decided to pick it up (expensive book too)
If I have one word to describe it: HAUNTING.
It was confusing for me at first because all the characters' names and their connections with each other. However, I do enjoy the 'sorrowfulness' of the book gave and the tasteless reality in the 1980's Gwangju.
★★★★/5
6. The Hate U Gave
Book Info: That white boy....Chris
If you want to understand the race tension and the police brutality in America, but you don't want to watch the news or read 30 pages worth of thesis with complicated words, you need to read The Hate U Give.
From the effects of police brutality on black people, to their family dynamics, and their everyday struggles, and neighborhood gangsterism, this book covers it all.
Strong, vocal, unapoligetic, raw and hilarious.
★★★★.5/5
7. Turtles All The Way Down
Book Info: TURTLESSS
Honestly speaking, I wasn't plnning to even pick up this book.
For most reasons were that; (a) I waited too long for John Green to release a new book and (b) I feel like I'm too old to read a John Green book.
Which was stewpid. STewpid.
Because I bought and read it.
I wanted to post this on Instagram but I had such a hard time reading it and it was not because it wasn't good.
It was good and new to the point where it triggered my anxiety.
The main character has OCD and anxiety and both of them got mixed up and you don't know which is which. It made me so uncomfortable to the point at some parts of reading it, I felt like throwing up.
Her description of her fear and paranoia made me sick because what she feels was what I exactly felt throughout my teen years.
And about the OCD, John Green spoke that he had OCD so all the episode are medically accurate.
So, Trigger Warning if you want to read it.
★★★★/5
8. King's Cage
Book Info: Maven is the B O M B dot com
Second-last book of the series you guys.
To avoid spoiler, my favourite character is the villain.
And this book the villain appears so much.
It's not that I like villains because they're the villains, but because how good of a writing the villain of this book is for me to like the villain.
Also Mare Barrow went to a character development. The Character Development.
The emotionally and mentally manipulations of the book had me criticizing through my morality the roof.
And at some point....I feel bad for the villain.
★★★★/5
9. Here Lies Daniel Tate
Book Info: My brain
bitch. BITCH.
My BRAIN.
MY
BRAIN.
I personally like to watch crime shows, but not reading it cause I have zero patience and I usually know the culprit easily.
I was sO convince that one person was the culprit but the writing style for this book. It is in the first POV by the way.
'Daniel Tate' character is mysterious. We know he's a con, but we dont know where he came from. He's such an interesting character and reading this book through his thoughts was interesting to me.
Nobody recommended me this book too. I was one day walking around a bookstore and the title and the cover caught my eyes ( book covers are important you guys)
What a great experience reading this book
I was thoroughly enjoyed it.
★★★★.5/5
10. Still Life With Tornado
Book Info: I am personally traumatized
The book is so weird but effectively made me bawling my eyes out.
I missed A.S.King's books. One of her books is in my favourite book of all times list.
And of course, I was gonna read this one sooner or later.
Again, I had two books that triggered my anxiety in the year of 2017.
And this is the second one.
I never feel personally connected in the terms of family issues?? that the character face in this book.
Raw. Original. Unapologetic. Brave.
★★★★.5/5
11. Vicious
Book Info: Victor Vale is my favourite character
I'm a visual person. So I read this like I was watching the Sin City.
Vicious is the book that I bought three years ago which I had the 'I'm gonna read it when I'm old enough.' in mind. Because I feel like I would have a better perspective as a reader?
I don't know how to describe it but I L.O.V. E this book.
It talks about morality, and grey area of being human like like it or not, people are 100 stories of fucked-up.
AND THE CHARACTERS ARE ALL ANTIHEROES!!!!
I deserved this.
The best describe this book is:
Xavier and Magneto fighting each other but none of them are on the side of the law.
The writing, the discussion about morality and the discussion of super powers, the characters, you WILL GET IT ALL.
This was supposed to be a standalone book but the sequel is coming up this year so pick it up!!!
★★★★.5/5
That's it.
I don't know what this year will bring but I hope I gonna have a great reading year.
I have so many things to do even it's only January arGHHHHHH.
Adios~
- Amni
