My Favorite Books of 2017

We have come to the end of another year, and personally, I'm kind of offended at 2017 because excuse me??  Did I give you permission to go so fast???

I read a ton of books this year.  70 books, to be exact.  Which is insane and a great deal more than last year's 43.  So I thought that instead of doing a typical "Best Books of the Year" (which would just be way too difficult), I've decided to choose my top book from each month.  Which is probably still going to be hard, but here we go

January:

The top spot for the first month has to go to the first book I read in 2017.  Moon Over Manifest was absolutely gorgeous, and a fantastic way to start off my reading year.


February:

I have (hopefully, by the time you're reading this) finished the HTTYD books this year and I am SO proud of myself.  How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel was really great.


March:

Another new favorite series this year was started with The True Meaning of Smekday.  It was hilarious, heart-warming, and so original and creative.  I absolutely loved it. 
{Honorable Mention: The Silent Songbird}


April:

Lost in a Book was beautiful, inside and out.  I mean, look at that cover!  The domestic scenes of life in Beast's castle, the whole idea of being swept into a story, everything about it was pure magic and I adored every minute of it.
{Honorable Mention: The Reluctant Godfather}


May:

This month's top spot has to go to A Time to Die.  This book absolutely stunned me, so much so that I still haven't continued because honestly, this book messed up my emotions and I've needed this much recovery time just to handle it.


June:

For sure, this month's best book was Heist Society.  It was so fun and awesome and reminded me of Leverage and I am obsessed with this series now and Kat and Hale are so shippable I just.  I loved it.
{Honorable Mention: Payback}


July:

The Screwtape Letters blew me away.  It was my first time reading it, and I'm so glad I did.  It was so deep and powerful, and I will definitely be rereading it in the future.
{Honorable Mentions: Andora's Folly and Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover}


August:

You know what, I'm going to give The Noble Servant the top spot for August because I really loved this book.  It was funny, it was sassy, and I genuinely think that it may be my favorite Melanie Dickerson book. (So far, at least)


September:

September wasn't even a question, I just immediately knew it had to be The Goldfish Boy.  This is one of my favorite books now, and it was beautiful, and I need everyone to read it please.  It was so good.  I'm going to cry just thinking about it.


October:

This. was. awesome.  The top spot has to go to The Ship of the Dead because oh my word.  Rick knows how to do it. 


November:

The Coronation was amazing.  I loved it, I got to do an awesome review of it, and I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone. 
{Honorable Mention: United We Spy}


December:

As I was looking through the list of books I read this month and trying to decide which one was my favorite, the first one that sent a jolt of pure happiness through my heart was Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King.  I thoroughly adored this book.  It was so magical and friendship-filled and just wonderful all around.  Highly recommended from me.
{Honorable Mentions: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave and Unafraid}


And there you have it!  My favorite books of 2017.  I greet 2018 and it's reading opportunities with open arms (and a good deal of nervousness).  Hopefully you found some more books to put on your TBR pile from these suggestions.

{What were some of (because obviously, picking just one is too hard) your favorite books of the year?}

~ Abby