3.81 avg rating — 59,187 ratings

"I love her writing. It is lyrical and deep. (Fiction)"

4.13 avg rating — 149,413 ratings

"This one I read with my husband. It made us both "rethink" about thinking. Did I agree with everything? No, but that was okay....it was kinda the point."

4.35 avg rating — 181,629 ratings

"Well, I love John Green and this was John Green at his finest in my opinion. Funny, open, vulnerable, witty...all the things. I have gifted it 3 times now. (Non-Fiction)"

4.42 avg rating — 49,794 ratings

"I had read many quotes and seen the cartoons but never read the actual books. It was a lovely, comforting read. (Children)"

4.42 avg rating — 175,818 ratings

"I fell in love with this protagonist and couldn't leave her....was even loathe to leave her on the last page and close the book. (Fiction)"

4.15 avg rating — 93,666 ratings

"This was my 2nd attempt and I am so glad I tried again. A wonderful story of life and family. (YA)"

4.40 avg rating — 101,504 ratings

"I will buy and read anything this woman writes. Her novels are always well written, well researched. I learn so much that was never discussed in history class. (YA)"

4.03 avg rating — 72,583 ratings

"It is Ruta Sepetys, almost enough said there. Set in New Orleans it was a different take for Ruta and a spunky lead protagonist that I adored. (YA)"

3.98 avg rating — 72,274 ratings

"So vulnerable, so raw, so hilarious, so smart. Maybe, maybe, maybe, my top read this year. (Non-Fiction - Memoir)"

4.06 avg rating — 1,165 ratings

"I loved the interplay between the main character and her hero baseball play. Sweet and poignant (YA)"

4.20 avg rating — 4,231,143 ratings

"Because I had never read it in full, only excerpts. Powerful (Non-Fiction)"

4.37 avg rating — 280,086 ratings

"Another Ruta - I read lots of her books this year. This one had a sequel that I read out of order. Never read much about this subject - it was chilling, in more than one way. (YA)"

3.87 avg rating — 647,657 ratings

"Because I had a serious thing for John Green this year. (YA)"

4.31 avg rating — 36,765 ratings

"My 2nd time reading this book. I love Aldo and the way he takes you on a journey through the world of nature as he sees it. (Non-Fiction)"

4.09 avg rating — 145,653 ratings

"After a slow start with "Still Life" this gripped me. I was writing quotes down constantly and falling in love with characters and could not put it down. (Fiction - Mystery)"

4.16 avg rating — 119,148 ratings

"See "A Fatal Grace" reason for adding - love this author and these characters and the interplay between them. (Fiction - Mystery)"

3.72 avg rating — 5,766 ratings

"A lovely trip through a different world, life and garden. She is so subtly funny! (Non-Fiction - Memoir)"

3.97 avg rating — 13,399 ratings

"Fluff? Probably? Well written fluff? Yes. Sometimes we all need that....badly. (Fiction)"

4.34 avg rating — 289,157 ratings

"Just fascinating (Non-Fiction)"

3.97 avg rating — 22,658 ratings

"Probably the 4th time I have read this. It was the first I read by this author and she became one of my most favorite - so sentimentally, it had to make the list."