**Five Favorite Books of 2017**

As I reflect on my reading journey so far this year, I've narrowed down my list to five books that have left a significant impact on me. While it's challenging to choose just a few favorites, these books have resonated with me in unique ways, and I'm excited to share them with you.

**1. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab**

My first favorite book of 2017 is undoubtedly "A Darker Shade of Magic" by V.E. Schwab. This book has been a standout in the Shades of Magic trilogy, which has captivated me with its rich fantasy world and intricate magic system. I've always been fascinated by the concept of different Londons, each with its own unique magical properties, and this series has only deepened my appreciation for it. The character development in this book is exceptional, with a focus on Kell, the protagonist, whose struggles to balance his duties as an ambassador between worlds will resonate with anyone who's ever felt like they're caught between competing loyalties. If you're looking for a fantasy series that explores the complexities of power, loyalty, and identity, I highly recommend "A Darker Shade of Magic".

**2. Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella**

Sophie Kinsella is one of my favorite authors, and her books always deliver on wit, charm, and relatable characters. My next favorite book of 2017 is "Not So Perfect Life" by Sophie Kinsella, which I devoured in just a few sittings. This audiobook was a particular treat for me, as it's one of the first times I've listened to an entire book without being distracted by anything else. The story follows Joanna, a young woman struggling to find her place in the world and figure out what she wants to do with her life. I adored this book because it's so refreshingly honest about the challenges we face as adults – from career uncertainty to relationships – and offers a healthy dose of humor and wit to navigate these tough topics. If you're looking for a light, engaging read that will make you laugh and nod your head in recognition, "Not So Perfect Life" is an excellent choice.

**3. Roar by K.C. Cari**

When I first started reading "Roar" by K.C. Cari, I had no idea what to expect. This book has since become one of my favorites of the year, and I'm so glad I took a chance on it. The story follows Akira, a young woman with storm-birthed magic who must navigate a world filled with conflict and danger. What struck me most about this book was its unique take on the traditional fantasy genre – the way Cari subverts expectations and explores themes of power, identity, and community in ways that feel both authentic and thought-provoking. The romance in the book is also exceptional, adding depth and complexity to the narrative without overpowering it. If you're looking for a fantasy series with a strong focus on character development, world-building, and emotional resonance, I highly recommend "Roar".

**4. Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare**

My next favorite book of 2017 is "Lord of Shadows" by Cassandra Clare, which is undoubtedly one of the best books in the Shadowhunter Chronicles series to date. As a long-time fan of this series, I was excited to dive into the sequel to "City of Lost Souls", and I'm thrilled to report that it did not disappoint. The world-building in this book is exceptional, with Clare expanding on the mythology of the Shadowhunters and their allies in ways that feel both exciting and grounded. The characters are well-developed and complex, particularly Alec Lightwood, whose struggles with his own identity and loyalties make for a compelling narrative. If you're looking for a fantasy series with a rich history, engaging characters, and plenty of action, the Shadowhunter Chronicles are an excellent choice.

**5. Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman**

Finally, my fifth favorite book of 2017 is "Illuminae" by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman, which I'm late to the party on but am so glad I finally joined. This book has been a game-changer for me in terms of its unique format – told through a series of documents, dossiers, and chat logs, it's an absolute page-turner that kept me hooked from start to finish. The story follows Kady, a young woman living on a space station threatened by the corrupt megacorporation Meyer Linge, and Ezra, a fugitive who becomes her unlikely ally. I loved this book because of its fast-paced action, witty dialogue, and thought-provoking exploration of power dynamics, artificial intelligence, and corporate greed. If you're looking for a sci-fi series that's both entertaining and intellectually stimulating, "Illuminae" is an excellent choice.

These five books have been some of the highlights of my reading journey so far this year, each offering something unique in terms of world-building, character development, and emotional resonance. Whether you're a fan of fantasy, romance, or science fiction, there's something on this list for everyone – so if you're looking to discover new authors or series, I highly recommend giving one (or all) of these books a try!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello everyone today I'm doing a little bit of a different video or a video I've never done before and that is showing you what books I have read so far so we are smack dab in the middle of July right in the middle of the year so we are halfway throughout the year and I thought I would show you every single book that I've read and the rating I gave them so that is basically what this video is going to be about just going to hold up every single book that I've talked about if I don't have the book because some books I've either given away some books are being lent out to a friend and some books were library books or ebooks so if I don't have it physically to show you in my hand I will leave a picture right here and I will also tell you the rating I gave the book at the end of the video I'm going to tell you what five books are my favorite so far now those necessarily do do not mean that they're going to be in my top 10 by the end of the year A lot can change we're only halfway through the year people so a lot more books have yet to be read but filming this like a week and a half before it goes up so apologies in advance but now as of July 13th I have read 49 books and that is amazing my goal was 40 so I've already surpassed my good reads gooal so I am a very very happy camper so today I showing you the 49 books I have read and my rating let's just cut to the taste and get on into it and I will be showing you them in order that I read them because you know it's fun to be organized sometimes the first book I read of 2017 was tell me Three Things by Julie buxum and I gave this a three and a half out of five then I read a monster cause by Patrick Nest which I gave a five out of five I read a complete Trilogy I read the young Elites Trilogy by Marie Lou which has the young Elites which which I gave a three out of five Rose society which I gave a 4 and 1/2 out of five and the Midnight Star which I gave a four out of five rooked kingdom by Lee bardugo which I gave a four out of five my not so perfect life by Sophie ginella which I gave a five out of five I also listened to this I should mention that I will also tell you when I listen to books then I read Illumina and gemina by Jay Kristoff and Amy Kaufman I gave Illumina five out of five stars and I gave Gemini four out of five stars then I read the edge of everything by Jeff GES which I gave a three and a half out of five then the hating game by Sally Thorne which I gave a five out of five By Your Side by Casey West which I gave a three out of five car of all by Stephanie Garber which I gave a 3.75 out of five if were going to be really really technical I guess you could round it up to four out of five then I read dark matter by Blake Crouch I gave a four out of five I also read the city Baker's guide to country living by Louis Miller which I gave a three out of five then I read a darker shade of Magic by be by be Schwab which is being lent out to a friend right now which I gave a five out of five too Bella by Ashley Pon which I gave thinking back on it I would give it a five out of five fire and Stars by aldrey curst which I gave a three out of five listen to 13 Reasons Why by Jay aser which I also gave a three and a half out of five when Dipple met Rishi by sonan menow and I gave this 4 and A2 out of five a gathering of Shadows by V Schwab which I gave a three and 1 half out of five Alex approximately which I gave a 4 and a half out of five size by Neil schust which is also being let out on a friend and I gave that a four out of five kill all half happies by Rachel Khan which I gave a two out of five sadly this side of home by Renee Watson which I gave a three out of five as well as the one memory of Flora banks by Emily bar which I also gave a three out of five then I read the last book in the darker shade of magic Trilogy called a Conjuring of Life by V Schwab which I gave a four and a half out of five a quart of wings and room by Sarah J Mass which I gave a four out of five into the water by Paula Hawkins which is also being lent out to a friend I got a lot of books out right now apologize and I gave this one a 3.75 out of five then I have always and forever Laura Jean by Jenny Han which I gave a four out of five the names they gave us by Emory Lord which I gave a 4 and 1 half out of five until it fades by Ka Tucker which I gave a three out of five flame in the Mist by Renee ad which I gave a 4 and a half out of five Lord of Shadows by Cassandra CLA which I gave a five out of five too birds in Deep Blue by cath Crowley which I gave a three out of five let it for all by Sarah deson which I gave a four out of five too replica by Lauren Oliver which I also gave a four out of five too the upside of unrequited by Becky Albert chally which I gave 4 and 1/2 out of five windfall by Jennifer E Smith which I gave a four out of five too The Good Girl by Mary Kaba which I gave three and 1/2 out of five dating you hating you by Christina Lauren which I gave a 3.75 out of 5 you are the one that I want by giovana Fletcher and I gave this a three out of five our dark duet by Victoria swab and I gave this a five out of five fireworks by Katie kadugo and I gave this a 2.75 out of five the sand castle Empire by Kayla Olsen again a 2.75 out of five Roar by Kaa karmac and I gave this a 5 out of five song of the current by Sarah tosler which I gave a three and 1 half out of five coming up for air by Miranda Kean which I also gave a three and 1 half out of five and finally the last book up until this point as of July 13th please note that the last book I have read is want by Cindy Pon which I gave a four out of five too so there you have it those are the 49 books of 2017 that I have read so far so as of 2017 right now I feel really good with my reading progress I have read a lot of books and I've read a lot of amazing books so I'm going to show you my five favorite now these are not going to be my top five favorite because that is way too hard to choose right now these are just going to be five of my favorites that I have read this year so far so hope that's okay I'm cheating a little bit either way you'll have to wait till the end of the year to see what my top 10 favorite of 2017 are so my first favorite is definitely going to have to go to a darker shade of Magic by V Schwab I loved this book so much it is my favorite book in the trilogy in my opinion which is kind of a unpopular opinion A lot of people like the second or third book I love the first book I'm not surprised this is one my favorite lists at all because vicious by V swab was one of my favorites of last year so I love this book if you're looking for a rich fantasy world all about magic I would highly highly recommend this series and beautiful character development and amazing writing another one of my favorites to shake things up a little bit I don't think this will be on a lot of people's favorite at all because I don't know I don't think a lot of people have read it but it's one of my favorites of the Year and that is my not so perfect life by Sophie canella Sophie canella is my favorite chicklet author I love her books and I always say if you're going to read her books listen to them and I listen to this book and trust me you will love it it is an amazing audio book I think sovie cassella books are just meant to be listened to in my opinion so I love this book if you're looking for a funny like finding yourself book and learning about like what you want to do for your what what you want to do for a living and struggling with income and you know jobs and things like that this is a perfect book for you and throwing in a dash of romance I adored this book so there are a ton of contempor books that I could also mention but I think they're being talked about a lot so I don't really need to like say them anymore so I want to recommend to you my not of perfect life by Sil canella I adored this book another favorite from the year is one that I read actually in July and that is Roar by K Cari I love this book to pieces if you're looking for a really unique fantasy book all about storms and the different type of storms are these people that are storm Lings that have this magic that they can battle these storms and pull like the heart out of them this is such an amazing book and also has great romance in it and it's just such a unique world that I think it's just oh such a good book this is the first book in a brand new series and I adored it so much another me another book I have to mention because it is honestly one of my favorite books of the whole year is Lord of Shadows by Cassandra CLA this is such an amazing sequel this is definitely my favorite series by Cassandra Claire's thus far and it's just so so good I know it's being hyped up a lot so I apolog apologize if I'm mentioning it you're like I've already heard about this a thousand times I apologize but I really truly loved it so much and the last book I want to talk about that's one of my favorites of the year so far is illuminade by Jay Kristoff and Amy Kaufman I am a couple years late to this bandwagon and I am so glad I finally joined it very very hesitant to join it because everybody was talking about it but I loved it so much if you're looking for a quick fun sci-fi read that is very very interesting please check out this series it is told in all like documents and dossier and I am formats there are never like Pages where it has dialogue completely it is such a unique and awesome and fastpaced book trust me this book looks big and it is but you can read it in a couple days hands down it is so awesome and I loved it so much so there are my five favorites of the year so far I have a lot of other favorites that I've read in this pile if you're really wanting to know a lot of my favorites are my four and a half and five so I just want to share with you a quick five favorites so far you guys enjoyed like me showing you what I've read so far throughout year if you want another video of this by the end of the year showing you every single book I've read as well as my rating please let me know down in the comments I would be happy to do so if you enjoyed this video be sure to give it a thumbs up and hit subscribe and I will see you guys in my next one byehello everyone today I'm doing a little bit of a different video or a video I've never done before and that is showing you what books I have read so far so we are smack dab in the middle of July right in the middle of the year so we are halfway throughout the year and I thought I would show you every single book that I've read and the rating I gave them so that is basically what this video is going to be about just going to hold up every single book that I've talked about if I don't have the book because some books I've either given away some books are being lent out to a friend and some books were library books or ebooks so if I don't have it physically to show you in my hand I will leave a picture right here and I will also tell you the rating I gave the book at the end of the video I'm going to tell you what five books are my favorite so far now those necessarily do do not mean that they're going to be in my top 10 by the end of the year A lot can change we're only halfway through the year people so a lot more books have yet to be read but filming this like a week and a half before it goes up so apologies in advance but now as of July 13th I have read 49 books and that is amazing my goal was 40 so I've already surpassed my good reads gooal so I am a very very happy camper so today I showing you the 49 books I have read and my rating let's just cut to the taste and get on into it and I will be showing you them in order that I read them because you know it's fun to be organized sometimes the first book I read of 2017 was tell me Three Things by Julie buxum and I gave this a three and a half out of five then I read a monster cause by Patrick Nest which I gave a five out of five I read a complete Trilogy I read the young Elites Trilogy by Marie Lou which has the young Elites which which I gave a three out of five Rose society which I gave a 4 and 1/2 out of five and the Midnight Star which I gave a four out of five rooked kingdom by Lee bardugo which I gave a four out of five my not so perfect life by Sophie ginella which I gave a five out of five I also listened to this I should mention that I will also tell you when I listen to books then I read Illumina and gemina by Jay Kristoff and Amy Kaufman I gave Illumina five out of five stars and I gave Gemini four out of five stars then I read the edge of everything by Jeff GES which I gave a three and a half out of five then the hating game by Sally Thorne which I gave a five out of five By Your Side by Casey West which I gave a three out of five car of all by Stephanie Garber which I gave a 3.75 out of five if were going to be really really technical I guess you could round it up to four out of five then I read dark matter by Blake Crouch I gave a four out of five I also read the city Baker's guide to country living by Louis Miller which I gave a three out of five then I read a darker shade of Magic by be by be Schwab which is being lent out to a friend right now which I gave a five out of five too Bella by Ashley Pon which I gave thinking back on it I would give it a five out of five fire and Stars by aldrey curst which I gave a three out of five listen to 13 Reasons Why by Jay aser which I also gave a three and a half out of five when Dipple met Rishi by sonan menow and I gave this 4 and A2 out of five a gathering of Shadows by V Schwab which I gave a three and 1 half out of five Alex approximately which I gave a 4 and a half out of five size by Neil schust which is also being let out on a friend and I gave that a four out of five kill all half happies by Rachel Khan which I gave a two out of five sadly this side of home by Renee Watson which I gave a three out of five as well as the one memory of Flora banks by Emily bar which I also gave a three out of five then I read the last book in the darker shade of magic Trilogy called a Conjuring of Life by V Schwab which I gave a four and a half out of five a quart of wings and room by Sarah J Mass which I gave a four out of five into the water by Paula Hawkins which is also being lent out to a friend I got a lot of books out right now apologize and I gave this one a 3.75 out of five then I have always and forever Laura Jean by Jenny Han which I gave a four out of five the names they gave us by Emory Lord which I gave a 4 and 1 half out of five until it fades by Ka Tucker which I gave a three out of five flame in the Mist by Renee ad which I gave a 4 and a half out of five Lord of Shadows by Cassandra CLA which I gave a five out of five too birds in Deep Blue by cath Crowley which I gave a three out of five let it for all by Sarah deson which I gave a four out of five too replica by Lauren Oliver which I also gave a four out of five too the upside of unrequited by Becky Albert chally which I gave 4 and 1/2 out of five windfall by Jennifer E Smith which I gave a four out of five too The Good Girl by Mary Kaba which I gave three and 1/2 out of five dating you hating you by Christina Lauren which I gave a 3.75 out of 5 you are the one that I want by giovana Fletcher and I gave this a three out of five our dark duet by Victoria swab and I gave this a five out of five fireworks by Katie kadugo and I gave this a 2.75 out of five the sand castle Empire by Kayla Olsen again a 2.75 out of five Roar by Kaa karmac and I gave this a 5 out of five song of the current by Sarah tosler which I gave a three and 1 half out of five coming up for air by Miranda Kean which I also gave a three and 1 half out of five and finally the last book up until this point as of July 13th please note that the last book I have read is want by Cindy Pon which I gave a four out of five too so there you have it those are the 49 books of 2017 that I have read so far so as of 2017 right now I feel really good with my reading progress I have read a lot of books and I've read a lot of amazing books so I'm going to show you my five favorite now these are not going to be my top five favorite because that is way too hard to choose right now these are just going to be five of my favorites that I have read this year so far so hope that's okay I'm cheating a little bit either way you'll have to wait till the end of the year to see what my top 10 favorite of 2017 are so my first favorite is definitely going to have to go to a darker shade of Magic by V Schwab I loved this book so much it is my favorite book in the trilogy in my opinion which is kind of a unpopular opinion A lot of people like the second or third book I love the first book I'm not surprised this is one my favorite lists at all because vicious by V swab was one of my favorites of last year so I love this book if you're looking for a rich fantasy world all about magic I would highly highly recommend this series and beautiful character development and amazing writing another one of my favorites to shake things up a little bit I don't think this will be on a lot of people's favorite at all because I don't know I don't think a lot of people have read it but it's one of my favorites of the Year and that is my not so perfect life by Sophie canella Sophie canella is my favorite chicklet author I love her books and I always say if you're going to read her books listen to them and I listen to this book and trust me you will love it it is an amazing audio book I think sovie cassella books are just meant to be listened to in my opinion so I love this book if you're looking for a funny like finding yourself book and learning about like what you want to do for your what what you want to do for a living and struggling with income and you know jobs and things like that this is a perfect book for you and throwing in a dash of romance I adored this book so there are a ton of contempor books that I could also mention but I think they're being talked about a lot so I don't really need to like say them anymore so I want to recommend to you my not of perfect life by Sil canella I adored this book another favorite from the year is one that I read actually in July and that is Roar by K Cari I love this book to pieces if you're looking for a really unique fantasy book all about storms and the different type of storms are these people that are storm Lings that have this magic that they can battle these storms and pull like the heart out of them this is such an amazing book and also has great romance in it and it's just such a unique world that I think it's just oh such a good book this is the first book in a brand new series and I adored it so much another me another book I have to mention because it is honestly one of my favorite books of the whole year is Lord of Shadows by Cassandra CLA this is such an amazing sequel this is definitely my favorite series by Cassandra Claire's thus far and it's just so so good I know it's being hyped up a lot so I apolog apologize if I'm mentioning it you're like I've already heard about this a thousand times I apologize but I really truly loved it so much and the last book I want to talk about that's one of my favorites of the year so far is illuminade by Jay Kristoff and Amy Kaufman I am a couple years late to this bandwagon and I am so glad I finally joined it very very hesitant to join it because everybody was talking about it but I loved it so much if you're looking for a quick fun sci-fi read that is very very interesting please check out this series it is told in all like documents and dossier and I am formats there are never like Pages where it has dialogue completely it is such a unique and awesome and fastpaced book trust me this book looks big and it is but you can read it in a couple days hands down it is so awesome and I loved it so much so there are my five favorites of the year so far I have a lot of other favorites that I've read in this pile if you're really wanting to know a lot of my favorites are my four and a half and five so I just want to share with you a quick five favorites so far you guys enjoyed like me showing you what I've read so far throughout year if you want another video of this by the end of the year showing you every single book I've read as well as my rating please let me know down in the comments I would be happy to do so if you enjoyed this video be sure to give it a thumbs up and hit subscribe and I will see you guys in my next one bye\n"