This week’s theme is the Top Ten books I read this year. Off we go! The titles will link to my reviews, so you can read more about them.
- The Tropic of Serpents and Voyage of the Basilisk, Marie Brennan. Can’t choose, don’t make me. Both of these really kicked my love for the series into a higher gear, after I wasn’t that enchanted by A Natural History of Dragons.
- The Tale of Duelling Neurosurgeons, Sam Kean. Very good non-fiction; engaging, interesting, wide-ranging.
- Karen Memory, Elizabeth Bear. So. goshdarn. cute. Also cool alternative history.
- The Traitor Baru Cormorant, Seth J. Dickinson. Criticisms by other people be damned, I loved it.
- The Wicked + The Divine: Fandemonium, Jamie McKelvie & Kieron Gillen. It’s bloody gorgeous.
- Cocaine Blues, Kerry Greenwood. This was a reread, which mostly I’ve avoided in this list, but it was like reading a new book, because I liked it so much more this time.
- A Taste of Blood Wine, Freda Warrington. This series has me mega-conflicted morally, but enraptured in terms of the writing quality.
- Lock In, John Scalzi. Scalzi’s books are always solidly fun, and this was a little more than that, I think.
- Remnant Population, Elizabeth Moon. Awesome elderly female protagonist!
- Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari. Very good overview of human prehistory and history.
I totally recommend all ten of those — they weren’t all 5* reads, but they were very enjoyable.
It is good to see Cocaine Blues listed. I have it on my ereader. I am off to check out your review.
I enjoy the whole series a lot! Hope you enjoy reading it when you get chance, though goodness knows the first time I tried to read it, I didn’t get on with it.
I still haven’t started Lock In, but my copy is sitting right here! I think it’ll be one of my winter break reads – can’t wait! I’ve been wanting to read Karen Memory as well. Looks like you had a great reading year!
Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten (or so) Books I Read in 2015
It’s a lot of fun, in my opinion! Hope you enjoy it.
Nice list of books in your post this week!! And a few new titles to check out online.
Lisa @ Captivated Reader recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday — Top Ten Best Books I Read In 2015
I do recommend all the titles I mentioned!
Very good variety in this list! I’ve been hearing so much about The Wicked + The Divine…I’ll have to pick that one up on my next comic book/graphic novel buying binge.
It’s a gooorgeous book, McKelvie’s art is great.
Nice choice of books, definitely a variety here! Fab post xx 🙂
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