Murder by Death
I read cozy and historical mysteries, a bit of Paranormal/UF, and to mix it up, I read science and gardening books on occasion.
2016: The (fiction) books I liked best
My favourite fiction reads of 2016 were probably as varied as they've been been. While once I was a tried and true mystery-or-bust sort of gal, my favourites this year only include 2 mysteries, both historical. 2 were popular fiction, something I almost never read; 1 an almost forgotten classic re-released, 1 Urban Fantasy and 1 collection of comics from my personal comic hero, Berkeley Breathed.
I had a lot fewer 5 star, books-I-want-to-hug in fiction but I had a lot more 4.5 star fiction reads this year. It's been a great year for me reading-wise: while admittedly generous with my ratings, I rarely rate much 4.5 or 5 stars; I usually top out at 4 (something I'd re-read but not gush about).
My 4.5 star reads this year were:
Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
The Semester of Our Discontent
The Folio Book of Comic Short Stories
The House at the End of Hope Street
My first love, mysteries, make a very strong showing in the 4.5 star list. Lots of cozies, of course, and historicals, and lots of UF, but a couple of classics and some great literature are on this list too as well as some YA and a sneaky contemporary fiction.
Overall, I'd incredibly pleased with my reading this year; I broke my personal record for most books read, yes, but I'm even more thrilled with how much broader my reading has become. I even read a Science Fiction book this year! *gasp*. (I still don't like SF.) This is 100% because of this community. I've said it before, but it bears repeating: I owe my TBR mountain range entirely to this community. Without all of you I'd still be reading all cozies, all the time. So thank you, and keep 'em coming!
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