by Marie Rutkoski
This was such a hard one to choose, because YA fantasy makes up a large part of what I read. I was torn between this and a few others, but this won out in the end because it was a wonderful ending to a wonderful trilogy.
HONORARY MENTIONS
☆ The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
☆ The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh
☆ Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
☆ The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
☆ The Graces by Laure Eve
☆ The Midnight Star by Marie Lu
☆ Shadowshaper Daniel José Older
☆ Iron Cast by Destiny Soria
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Realistically, it was always going to be a Jennifer Lynn Barnes book. There's honestly no other YA author writing mysteries who comes close. And she was the only author I actually considered for this one. That should tell you something.
HONORARY MENTIONS
☆ All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Illuminae pulled pretty much the single biggest and most effective plot twist I read this year (I mean, alongside The Thief and The Long Game) and actually had me in tears by the end. And then Kaufman and Kristoff went and did it all over again in Gemina.
HONORARY MENTIONS
☆ Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
☆ Nowhere Near You by Leah Thomas
☆ Valley of Fires by J. Barton Mitchell
by S. J. Goslee
This was also a hard one because I've read so many good YA contemporaries, but this one has to win it. It's cute and funny and actually sounds like a realistic teenager.
HONORARY MENTIONS
☆ The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
☆ Orangeboy by Patrice Lawrence
☆ The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
☆ Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley
☆ You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David Levithan
☆ The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood
☆ The Sidekicks by Will Kostakis
by Alison Goodman
This is a perfect historical fantasy novel. Complete with the excruciating slow burn couple. I can't wait for book 2 to be out!
HONORARY MENTIONS
☆ Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin
☆ Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
by Ben Aaronovitch
My favourite Peter Grant book so far! Stakes are raised and finally, finally we know the identity of the Faceless Man.
HONORARY MENTIONS
☆ A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson
☆ Traitor's Blade by Sebastien de Castell
by Melina Marchetta
Melina Marchetta never disappoints. This book is the first new one by her in a number of years and it's just as good as the rest. With all the themes that usually appear and a wholly wonderful new cast.
HONORARY MENTIONS
☆ The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch
☆ The Little Death by Michael Nava
edited by Ken Liu
This is quite possibly the best anthology I've ever read. There is not a single weak story in this, though there were some I liked more than others.
by Christos Tsiolkas
I don't read a lot of adult contemporary books. A lot of the time nothing happens in them and I get bored. That was not the case for this one and, while I did have issues with it, I loved it.
by Bernard Cornwell
I love historical fiction done right, and this was definitely that. Everything was well-researched and the writing was evocative. Definitely need to read the rest of this series.
HONORARY MENTIONS
☆ Dark Serpent by Paul Doherty
by Destiny Soria
This was one of my hugely anticipated reads for the last year and it really did not disappoint. It was a slow burn but when it kicked into gear, it really got going. And it was really original too.
HONORARY MENTIONS
☆ The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh
☆ Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
☆ The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
☆ Into the Blue by Pene Henson
☆ Whatever by S. J. Goslee
☆ Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
☆ The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
by Pene Henson
This book has one of my favourite tropes ever, best friends to lovers. And Pene Henson wrote it so beautifully, it had me almost crying so many times.
HONORARY MENTIONS
☆ Timekeeper by Tara Sim
☆ The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
☆ Iron Cast by Destiny Soria
by Sally Thorne
Aka one of the best tropes ever, enemies to lovers. And there was so much tension in this, it was almost unbearable.
HONORARY MENTIONS
☆ Into the Blue by Pene Henson
☆ The Right of First Refusal by Dahlia Adler
☆ Adrien English by Josh Lanyon
☆ Plumber's Mate by J. L. Merrow
☆ The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata
by Patrick O'Sullivan
This is a very important book, and I'm glad I read it, as hard a read as it was.
HONORARY MENTIONS
☆ Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt
☆ A Universe From Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss
☆ The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard
by Brian Michael Bendis
I didn't read all that many comics this year, but this one stood out as the best easily. Miles Morales is my favourite spider-person. Alongside Silk, that is.
HONORARY MENTIONS
☆ Silk by Robbie Thompson
☆ The Pack by Paul-Louise Julie
☆ Monstress by Marjorie Liu
☆ Body Work by Ben Aaronovitch
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