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Monday, 31 December 2018

TheDaisyDeer's Best Books of 2018

Reading Year In Review

It's been a year filled with researching for my final project, my dissertation, and my personal development, as well as exploring new review copies and becoming a proper film critic! As a result, it's been up and down in terms of what I've been reading: some things I've absolutely fallen in love with, and others have disappointed me and sent me into reading slumps. The upside is that this year's winners have been pretty easy to narrow down, if difficult to assign to categories; I could've put most of them at the top of multiple groups, but without further ado, these are my stats and the best books that I read in 2018...

Books Read: 80
Novels Read: 41
*Pages Read: 24,743
*according to GoodReads so take it with a pinch of salt 


Novel with the Best Story read in 2018:


 Kingdom of Ash
Sarah J. Maas
Novel with the Best Writing read in 2018:


Home Fire
Kamilla Shamsie


Novel with the Best Entertainment read in 2018:


Ash & Quill
Rachel Caine


Best New Discovery read in 2018:


Nevernight
Jay Kristoff


Best Fantasy Novel read in 2018:


The Bear and the Nightingale
Katherine Arden


Best Sci-Fi Novel read in 2018:


Ready Player One
Ernest Cline


Best Historical Novel read in 2018:


The Miniaturist
Jessie Burton


Best Contemporary Novel read in 2018:


Girl Meets Boy
Ali Smith


Best Graphic Novel read in 2018:


Paper Girls Vol.5
Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang & Matthew Wilson


Best Poetry Collection read in 2018:


New American Best Friend
Olivia Gatwood


Best Review Copy [not otherwise mentioned] read in 2018:


Spinning Silver
provided by Pan Macmillan
Namoi Movik
(My review for Spinning Silver was also featured on Pan Macmillan's twitter!)
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Sunday, 31 December 2017

TheDaisyDeer's Best Books of 2017

Reading Year In Review

Books Read: 88
Novels Read: 42
*Pages Read: 23,693
*according to GoodReads so take it with a pinch of salt 

Novel with the Best Story read in 2017:

The One Hundred Nights of Hero
Isabel Greenberg
Read my summary review of The One Hundred Nights of Hero here!
honourable mentions to:
Circe, Madeline Miller
The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood
The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt


Novel with the Best Writing read in 2017:

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The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood

Novel with the Best Entertainment read in 2017:

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Resurrection
Derek Landy


Best New Discovery read in 2017:

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I Love This Part
Tillie Walden


Best Fantasy Novel read in 2017:

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The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson


Best Sci-Fi Novel read in 2017:

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Invictus
Ryan Graudin


Best Dystopian Novel read in 2017:

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Our Dark Duet
V. E. Schwab
Read my review of Our Dark Duet here!
honourable mentions to:
The Song Rising, Samantha Shannon


Best Historical Novel read in 2017:

Circe
Madeline Miller


Best Contemporary Novel read in 2017:

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The Foxhole Court
Nora Sakavic
Read my review of The Foxhole Court here!
honourable mentions to:
The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt
Release, Patrick Ness


Best Mystery/Thriller Novel read in 2017:

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The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt


Best Graphic Novel read in 2017:

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On a Sunbeam
Tillie Walden

Best Poetry Collection read in 2017:

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Hold Your Own
Kate Tempest

Best Review Copy [not otherwise mentioned] read in 2017:

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Spellslinger
provided by Hot Key Books
Sebastian de Castell
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Saturday, 31 December 2016

TheDaisyDeer's Best Books of 2016


2016 has been an interesting year for me in reading. When I look back on the year it's a bit disappointing that there aren't any stand-out books for me (if you've been around for a while you might notice that I don't have a 'best overall novel' this year).
But at the same time when I go back to my blog or GoodReads and see everything together, it appears that actually that I've had a very good reading year: I read more books this year than last, I read a wider variety and began looking at things like poetry and graphic novels, I had my first full year working with NetGalley and became a reviewer for Unbound Publishers as well.
And there have definitely been stories I have fallen in love with too. Quite uncharacteristically of me, I've shed a few emotional tears over books in 2016, and I've nearly thrown my kindle across the room in frustration at how stupid some novels are.
Overall, though there might not be one particular book that I instantly remember as being the best thing I read in 2016, there are a whole host of novels that I loved and are more than worthy to be gracing bookshelves everywhere. Here are the best books that I read (but were not necessarily released) in 2016:

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Novel with the Best Story read in 2016:
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Empire of Storms
Sarah J. Maas

Novel with the Best Writing read in 2016:
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A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness

Novel with the Best Entertainment read in 2016:
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This Savage Song
V.E. Schwab

Best New Discovery read in 2016:
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The Penelopiad
Margaret Atwood

Best Fantasy Novel read in 2016:
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A Gathering of Shadows
V.E. Schwab

Best Sci-Fi Novel read in 2016:
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Sleeping Giants
Sylvain Neuvel

Best Dystopian Novel read in 2016:
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Wolf by Wolf
Ryan Graudin

Best Historical Novel read in 2016:
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Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys

Best Contemporary Novel read in 2016:
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The Dreamers
Gilbert Adair

Best Romantic Novel read in 2016:
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The Winner's Kiss
Marie Rutkoski

Best Classic Novel read in 2016:
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The Burial at Thebes (Antigone)
Sophocles, translated by Seamus Heaney

Best Mystery/Thriller Novel read in 2016:
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Crooked Kingdom
Leigh Bardugo

Best Graphic Novel read in 2016:
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Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
Read my summary of Persepolis here!

Best Poetry Collection read in 2016:
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Give Me a God I Can Relate To
Blythe Baird

Best Review Copy [not otherwise mentioned] read in 2016:
30840109
Falling Awake
provided by NetGalley & Vintage
Alice Oswald


Image Sources:
Empire of Storms - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29559052-empire-of-storms
A Monster Calls - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17262384-a-monster-calls
This Savage Song - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28696452-this-savage-song
The Penelopiad - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/561371.The_Penelopiad
A Gathering of Shadows - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26236443-a-gathering-of-shadows
Sleeping Giants - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28587880-sleeping-giants
Wolf by Wolf- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27433569-wolf-by-wolf
Salt to the Sea - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28930418-salt-to-the-sea
The Dreamers - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/624641.The_Dreamers
The Winner's Kiss - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28587801-the-winner-s-kiss
The Burial at Thebes - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/839731.The_Burial_at_Thebes
Crooked Kingdom - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28933383-crooked-kingdom
Persepolis - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3106983-persepolis
Give Me a God I Can Relate To - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27803255-give-me-a-god-i-can-relate-to
Peter and Alice - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17347724-peter-and-alice
Falling Awake - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30840109-falling-awake
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Thursday, 31 December 2015

TheDaisyDeer's Best Books of 2015

I've read a lot less than I had wanted this year,
but I've definitely found some of my favourite books of all time.
It's also the end of my first year reviewing for NetGalley as well as Harper Collins
and I've found some really great books thanks to the generous publishers
that have been kind enough to approve my work.
Without further ado, here are my best books I've read in 2015.

Best Overall Novel read in 2015:

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The Secret History
Donna Tartt

Novel with the Best Story read in 2015:
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Queen of Shadows
Sarah J. Maas

Novel with the Best Writing read in 2015:
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Eon
Alison Goodman

Novel with the Best Entertainment read in 2015:
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A Thousand Nights
E. K. Johnston

Best New Discovery read in 2015:
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The Walled City
Ryan Graudin

Best Fantasy Novel read in 2015:
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A Darker Shade of Magic
V. E. Schwab

Best Supernatural Novel read in 2015:
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Demon Road
Derek Landy

Best Dystopian Novel read in 2015:
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Station Eleven
Emily St John Mandel

Best Historical Novel read in 2015:
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Cassandra

Best Contemporary Novel read in 2015:
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I Am the Messenger
Markus Zusak

Best Romantic Novel read in 2015:
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The Rest of Us Just Live Here
Patrick Ness

Best Classic Novel read in 2015:
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The Aeneid
Virgil

Best Mystery/Thriller Novel read in 2015:
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Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo

Best Graphic Novel read in 2015:
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Nimona
Noelle Stevenson
Read my summary of Nimona here!

Best Review Copy read in 2015:
25511627
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
provided by NetGalley & Bloomsbury
Natasha Pulley


Image Sources:
The Secret History - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/70897.The_Secret_History
Queen of Shadows - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23848145-queen-of-shadows
Eon - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7261699-eon
A Thousand Nights - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25337864-a-thousand-nights
The Walled City - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24070160-the-walled-city
A Darker Shade of Magic - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23403402-a-darker-shade-of-magic
Demon Road - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25600032-demon-road
Station Eleven - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23306186-station-eleven
Cassandra - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17329126-cassandra
I Am the Messenger - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19057.I_Am_the_Messenger
The Rest of Us Just Live Here - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22910900-the-rest-of-us-just-live-here
The Aeneid - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12916.The_Aeneid
Six of Crows - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23006119-six-of-crows
Nimona - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23131087-nimona
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25511627-the-watchmaker-of-filigree-street
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