Top Ten Favorite Books From The Last Three Years

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Today’s list is the top ten books we have read in the last three years, which can be extended to the last five years, that we would call favorites.

~Top Ten Favorite Books~

1. The Walled City by Ryan Graudin

   1. This was the first book I read this year and I loved it. I loved the narrative, the characters, everything.

2. Free To Fall by Lauren Miller

   1. This has been the first sci-fi-ish book I’ve ever really read, in the contemporary, not really contemporary sense. So excluding books like…Fahrenheit 451 (okay, not sci-fi, but hopefully you know what I mean). 🙂 I loved Rory and the mystery in it.

3. Rites of Passage by Joy N. Hensley

   1. I listed Sam as one of my favorite heroines last week so it makes sense the whole book would make this week’s list. I really liked Rites of Passage because it wasn’t like something I’d read before, taking place in a military academy with a slight mystery.

4. All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

   1. I adored this book. Adoreddd. I could really relate to Finch in some ways and there are so many lovely quotes in here that I just loved.

5. I’ll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios

   1. Oh gosh… This book…It made me cry three times… I loved everything about this. Especially Skylar and the entire setting. 

6. Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang

   1. It’s kind of surprising I liked this given what the main character, Liz was like but…I don’t know, I just connected with her. I could relate to her in certain aspects. I loved the way it was told too.

7. The DUFF by Kody Keplinger

   1. The whole premise of this is so great. I loved how Bianca ended up turning to sex to be distracted from her problems. That sounds really bad to say. Hmm. I also loved how sarcastic and cynical she was and different from her friends.

8. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

   1. I loved how different the characters were from anyone else. I liked the issues it dealt with too.

9. Where She Went (If I Stay #2) by Gayle Forman

   1. Oh gosh, I just loved Where She Went. It made me fall in love with one night engagements, second chances and New York.

10. Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

    1. It took me forever to read this despite knowing about it for years. I loved Charlie and how he had a mental illness which is hinted at throughout the book. It is seriously THE coming-of-age book.

~Bonus~

Aristotle and Dante Discover The Secrets of The Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

This is one of my favorite character driven novels. I just fell in love with the characters and the story. I found it really poetic and thought provoking when I read it.

As you can see, I’m a big fan of contemporary/realistic YA fiction. That’s my list, what’s on yours? 🙂 Do we share any books?