My Favorite Books of 2016

Growing up, I was in the habit of always carrying a book with me at school to read when passing time. During my last year of high school and first six months of college, there were a lot of changes in my life and reading just wasn’t something I had the time and energy to do.

At the end of 2015, I finished Ready Player One by Ernest Cline and it sparked my love of reading again. I made a New Year’s resolution to read at least 30 books and I’m thrilled to be able to say I surpassed that goal by 30+ books. Now, here are my favorite books of 2016:

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Why I Prefer Reading the Book Before Watching Its Movie

I recently read The Help by Kathryn Stockett. It was one of those rare moments where I decided to read a book after watching it’s movie adaptation, and I still enjoyed it. After finishing the book, I started to wonder why I prefer to read books before watching their movie adaptations.

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The Tipping Point: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

I made it my mission to avoid anything related to A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas soon after its release because I saw spoilers about Feyre’s new romance with Rhysand. It seemed silly to me that Feyre would have a new romance after all the obstacles she had to overcome to be with Tamlin in A Court of Thorns and Roses. I thought Maas had created a love triangle just for the sake of keeping Tamlin and Feyre apart for a longer time. ~~I thought she was trying to milk the series.~~ I strongly dislike love triangles, so I convinced myself that I was satisfied with the ending of the first book and saw no need to read the sequel.

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