I’ve been seeing these lists pop up everywhere, so I thought I’d pitch in my two cents. I haven’t read as many books as I would like this year, but the following are books that stayed with me, and impacted me in an unforgettable way. These are page-turners I couldn’t put down, emotional roller coasters I didn’t want to end, or just plain fun reads I want to re-read over and over.
TOP 10 ROMANCE/WOMEN’S FICTION
- It Ends With Us – Colleen Hoover (Best. Book. Ever.)
- Too Late – Colleen Hoover (Dark. Triggered. Gutted.)
- Me Before You – Jojo Moyes (Ugly Cried. Devastated. Heartbreaking.)
- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe (Hilarious. Immersive. Wondrous)
- Sparrow – L.J. Shen (Feisty. Twisty. Brutal)
- Stuck-Up Suit – Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward (Funny. Quirky. Emotional)
- Big Rock – Lauren Blakely (Hilarious. Fun. Sexy.)
- Waking Olivia – Elizabeth O’Roark (Turbulent. Off-limits. Dreamy.)
- Looking for Alaska – John Greene (Emotional. YA. Adventurous)
- Reckless – Skye Jordan (Heartwarming. Passionate. Unputdownable)
TOP 10 THRILLER/ACTION/ADVENTURE
- Ready Player One – Ernest Cline (Imaginative. Fascinating. Jaw-dropping)
- The Martian – Andy Weir (Science-y. Hilarious. Engrossing)
- The Girl in the Ice – Robert Bryndza (Heart-thudding. Suspenseful. Shocking)
- The Sister – Louise Jensen (Bewildering. Mysterious. Gasp!)
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – Ransom Riggs (Original. Creative. Adventurous)
- The Gift – Louise Jensen (Heart-stopping. Enthralling. Devastating)
- Rogue Lawyer- John Grisham (Hard-boiled. Quick-paced. Intriguing.)
- The 5th Wave- Rick Yancey (Dystopian. Twisty. Intrepid.)
- Sphere – Michael Crichton (Distortion. Puzzling. Flabbergasted.)
- The Butterfly Garden – Dot Hutchinson (Dark. Darker. Darkest.)
TOP Priorities on my Bookshelf
- Night Stalker – Robert Brydnza
- Winter Garden – Kristin Hannah
- Orphan Train – Christina Baker Kline
- Hollow City – Ransom Riggs
- Behind Closed Doors- B.A. Paris
- Reckless – Winter Renshaw
- The Fire Between High and Lo – Brittany C. Cherry
- A Girl Like You – Kate Ryan
- Complete Beneath Series – Meghan March
- Absolute Power – David Baldacci
- House Rules – Jodi Picoult
- Wool – Hugh Howey
- The Light Between Oceans- M.L. Stedman
- The Nightingale – Kristin Hannah
Jackie Wang 