Top 12 Books of 2016
Top 12 Books of 2016
Why 12 books? Because this list is only to
list down my favorite read of the month!!! It might be the latest release, it
might be a book long long time ago, it might…never exist at all. (Wait? What?!)
Of course I’m just kidding…but, this bookish post is inspired by @biblionatic .
One of her gorgeous Bookstagram post…so…at the end of 2016, let’s get start!!!
January
Honestly…it had been so long…which book did I
read exactly in January? I can’t believe I’m still having my college entrance
exam!!! But of course, I still read…a lot…and that’s probably the reason why I
am now in Foreign Language and Literature department. Let me check on my blog
post…Oh. My. God. I’m so active back then!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?????
Right,
yes, the best read, that is—Cinder by
Marissa Meyer!!!!
You might be really astonish that I read this
book so late, but yes, not until the gorgeous cover of Stars Above came out
that I decided to read this book, no matter how many people told me that this
book is brilliant. And…indeed, it’s brilliant, and I love it. Until now, Cinder
and Harry Potter are on my top list of recommendation. Why? Although Cinder isn’t
the best book I’ve ever read, but it can’t deny that The Lunar Chronicles
definitely has all the ingredient that every read need. I’d once saw a post
about this series, and fairytale retelling, sci-fi, fantasy, swooning romance, dystopia…everything
a read want is here! How can you not like it?
And last thing…please, don’t trust the
translate edition in Chinese, it’s horrible. I can’t tell you how great this
entire series is.
February
Oh god…I read so many books in February,
since I just found my passion in book review and not to mention I just finished
my extremely huge college exam and having a wonderful winter vacation. Illusionarium by Heather
Dickerson,
An
Ember in the Ashes
by Sabaa
Tahir,
Once by Cameron
Dokey,
and Ranger’s
Apprentice: The Early Years: The Tournament At Gorlan by John
Flanagan
are all on my top list. Now…which one is the best…decision, decision, decision.
Now…the winner is…Illusionarium by Heather
Dickerson.
I know, you’re
questioning my choice~ but let me explain. I know this book hasn’t got a lot of
great review, and it’s definitely not your top choice. But, this book is dark
and the world setting is absolutely excellent. It makes you thrill, makes you
grabbed the book so hard…it’s everything. So…since I love the setting so much, I’ll
definitely recommend you to read this book if you’re searching to experience
reading like watching a movie, this book is definitely yours.
March
Ahh…why are there so many books every month? How
am I gonna choose between A Spy’s Devotion by Melanie
Dickerson
and Cruel
Beauty
by Rosamund Hodge? Torture…
I think…I didn’t read a lot book in
March, but I did watch a lot of movies. How about changing this month to movie?
(Hay! Stop joking!!! This is a book post!) All right, I’m joking! I choose…oh
gosh…I don’t know…probably Cruel Beauty.
I
love both of the book so much! How am I going to choose between them? Although
Cruel Beauty is a bit complicated in the end, but I love the ending, and I love
the book trailer…so…sorry A Spy’s Devotion, Cruel Beauty wins the best read of
March 2016.
April
April is the easiest choice I’ve ever made
among all the months…of course The Kiss of
Deception
by Mary
E. Pearson!!!!!
I
love this book!!!! I did a lot of great books in April, like Stars Above and…
but still, The Kiss of Deception remains on the top top top top top list.
Sorry, guys…but no matter what you say, I love
The Kiss of Deception and I’ll always ship Lia and Rafe~ (Swoon~) Best book
couple in the world, definitely the best.
May
Drum roll please…it’s so easy to choose for
both April and May!!!! Oh wait!!!! But…no…ahh…please…don’t make me do this…(hit
the laptop…)
Fine…since the I gave the best read of April
to The Kiss of Deception…sorry The Heart of Betrayal…you’re as great as the
everyone, and I love you…but I must go with—A Court of Mist
and Fury
by Sarah
J. Maas!!!!!!
(I love you, The Heart of Betrayal~ don’t be mad at me.)
Definitely the hardest battle to choose…but A
Court of Mist and Fury? One of my best 2016 reads. I love you Rhys~ I love
Night Court, I love everything in the book except SJM because you tortured my
heart~ la la la… (Yes, I’m crazy at the thought of my beloved Rhys…he’s
mine!!!! Step beside, Feyre.)
June
Another crazy month…but here you go! The
Beautiful Pretender
by Melanie Dickerson!!!! I can’t deny the
prize for you this time!!!! It’s one of the best books I’ve ever read from her
writing and definitely the best book I’ve read in June. No regret, totally no
regret. You deserve it, The Beautiful Pretender.
Although I only give 3.5~4 stars to the first
book of this series, The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest…The Beautiful Pretender
had all my stars. The story is wonderful and beautiful, the tense between the
characters is so amazing and my feelings!!!!
July
I’m so busy in July!!! First GIS, than New
York University, and…Apollyon by Jennifer
L. Armentraut
is the best. I’ve long to choose this book, but since I must wait until now.
See
the cover??? Gorgeous ~ (Actually…every book I choose has an excellent cover…but
The Covenant Series has one of the best. I read this book because of the cover…which
I believe you’ve already know.) I was originally choosing between Apollyon and Sentinel,
but since they’re the same series, and now I recall…Apollyon seems to attract
me more.
August
Please, just kill me. Don’t make me
choose!!!! It’s a mission impossible!!!! I finished The
City of Heavenly
by Cassandra Clare…which tore me apart, I
got my copy of A Torch
Against the Night
by Sabaa Tahir…and my heart haven’t
come back yet, and I devoured The Beauty of
Darkness
by Mary E. Pearson…where am I? I don’t
know.
So I choose—Finding Neverland!!! What?!
Yeah!!!!!! Finding Neverland, the best musical ever! All right…sorry The Beauty
of Darkness, sorry, so sorry, a thousand time sorry. The best book of August is—The
City of Heavenly Fire.
Cassandra Clare definitely knows how to end a
book, every ending book of her series tore me apart. I didn’t write a review
for this, and I think I won’t. But I can tell you that I read my paperback copy
of this book in New York (You can probably find it in Strand Bookstore! I sold
it, because I got a hardcover.) And when I was in the dorm alone…I screamed at
the end of it, I devoured it, I tore myself apart, I wiped and sneezed and
wiped and sneezed. How relaxing.
September
Oh…two Cassandra’s books…here, give you the
knife, don’t hesitate, just put it in my heart. Really? Lady
Midnight
and Clockwork Princess?
I
regret to do this post…but there is no turning back. Alright, whooooooo…the
answer is…Clockwork Princess!!!!
Because…although…cough.
I choose this book? I cried. Period.
October
Happy birthday to me~ happy birthday to me…oh
right, it had already passed.
I’m now 19…no longer 18. Fine…the books. From
the stars, to the stars. Congratulation, The
Rose and The Dagger
by Renee Ahdieh, you’re on!!!
Ahhh!!!!
I had so much difficulty choosing between The Rose and The Dagger and The Wrath
and The Dawn…but…I think I did prefer The Rose and The Dagger a bit more than
The Wrath and The Dawn, probably 5.5 stars out of 5 and 5 stars. They’re both
so great!!! Yet…my heart ache for The Rose and The Dagger more…so… (Oh! And The
Yellow Brick War and The Wicked Will Rise also stolen my heart…but…you know,
nothing is better than The Rose and The Dagger. Perhaps next time, next year
when The End of OZ releases.)
November
What am I doing this month? Ah! The exam…but
there is no problem with this month’s choice. I can tell you right here, right
now. Heartless by Marissa
Meyer.
Don’t
you dare argue with me; this is the best book of 2016. (Will…perhaps as good as
A Court of Mist and Fury…but…you know what I mean.)
This book makes me heartless…until now…I still
have no word to describe how I feel about this book. Just tell you…even
the blackest heart once beat red.
December
At the end of December…I really wanted to
tell you that the best book I’ve ever read is The Fate of The Tearling…but
unfortunately…I’m a lazy one…so I haven’t finished it yet. Now…the best book of
December 2016 is—Fantastic Beasts
and Where to Find Them
by J. K. Rowling!!!!!
Wait! Not the movie…the screenplay!!!! It’s
absolutely the most unique screenplay I’ve ever seen!!!! It’s a mix of both
novel and script, and it’s not like anything you’ve ever seen before. Definitely
worth reading…and I can’t wait for the DVD of Fantastic easts and Where to Find
Them comes out!!!! April 2017!!!!!! Ahhhhh!!!!!!!
And this, is the end of 2016, and I’ve been
blogging for more than one year!!!! Yeah!!! Thank you all for supporting Vivian’s
Book Pavilion, and I promise you that I’ll be more active in my winter break…and
summer…and I’ll manage to finish my ToS as soon as possible!!!!! This blog will
not success without all of you, so thank you, and I hope you enjoy this book
post, and last…HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!
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