Top Ten Books I Meant To Read Last Year…

Tuesday again; happy day! This week’s post is devoted to books that were released last year that I meant to read, but didn’t get around to it. This is pretty self explanatory, so I’ll get to the books.

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
- I’ve heard such great things about this book all year. I’ve been meaning to get to it, but I just haven’t made time for it yet. This will definitely be on my list to read this year.
The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin
- My friend Katie gave me this book early last year to read. It’s still on my self. I should really get to it. #readkatiesbooks
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
- I’ve heard a lot about this book being amazing, but after two WWII books last year, I knew it’d have to wait. I should be ready to read another a little later this year.
The First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kletter
- This title is pretty sweet, and this book keeps coming up again and again. After reading More Than This in 2016, this title is even more appealing.
When We Collided by Emery Lord
- A lot of mixed reviews about this ranging from gushing to hating. This seems like the perfect book for me to read in order to form my own opinion on it.
OCDaniel by Wesley King
- I was randomly browsing Goodreads when I came across this. As someone close to me has OCD, I’m always interested to see how characters are fictionalized.
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
- This was my first Book of the Month purchase! (Why haven’t I read it?) The story seemed really intriguing, but I hit a little bit of a slump when I first got it and never came back. I’m going to need to read this fairly early in the year.
The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis
- I’ve heard this called a great feminist novel. I’m game.
In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri
- I love Lahiri. She’s one of my favorite authors. I also like the concept of reading and writing. A book by one of my favorite authors about reading and writing? Say no more.
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
- I really like short stories, but don’t read nearly enough short story collections. I saw a review of this one and it seemed like it would be good. The more I looked into it, it seems it has a science fiction-y feeling. I’m not a big sci-fi fan, but I’m willing to give it a try.