My 2017 Reading Challenge – “Almost There”

My 2017 Reading Challenge was, again, 15 books within a calendar year. While Goodreads says I finished all my books, I actually only completed 14. I thought I had completed all 15 books because that is what Goodreads told me. It turns out that a book I started but did not finish still counted as having read it. Granted it was a book I was reading again so perhaps that is why Goodreads counted it. So, without further ado here is …

My 2017 Reading Challenge Book List

If I wrote a review for one of the books I read, you can click on the title of the book to read the review (if it interests you).

• “Summoner of Storms” by C. Greenwood
• “Clash of Catalysts” by C. Greenwood
• “War of the Ancients: The Sundering” by Richard Knaak
• “Extracted” by R.R. Haywood
• “Thief’s Blade” by C. Greenwood
• “Thief’s Fall” by C. Greenwood
• “Thief’s Curse” by C. Greenwood
• “Storm Front” by Jim Butcher
• “Fool Moon” by Jim Butcher
• “Grave Peril” by Jim Butcher
• “Isle of Dragons” by C. Greenwood
• “Sea of Dragons” by C. Greenwood
• “Ship of Dragons” by C. Greenwood
• “Shatterpoint” by Matthew Stover

My Pick for the 2017 Best Read

I actually read quite a few good books in 2017. I did have a hard time picking a “best read” for the year. This was the year I took my first steps into the world of Harry Dresden, C. Greenwood was really on a roll with a couple new fantasy series but it really came down to two surprising books. I returned to the Star Wars universe again with Shatterpoint and the book was really good, I loved learning more about Mace Windu and Depa Billaba. If you’re a Star Wars fan, and you do not feel jaded by the prequels, I would really recommend this book (check out my review if you’re interested).

I think, in the end, I have to go with Extracted as my 2017 Best Read. This book was a Kindle First and it is extremely captivating. It’s pretty classic Sci Fi with time travel, a future at risk, normal people with latent extraordinary abilities. I will be reading the second book in this series this year and I’m really looking forward to it.