Simply the Best 2016: Sammy’s Top Reads of the Year – and a Giveaway

Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone, and welcome to the first of our final Best of 2016 book picks, this one from our very own Sammy. She’s written her own little intro to her list, so I’ll let her take it away!

2016 was a banner year for this reviewer for many reasons.  It is true for many who read this genre that it offers us so many bright literary moments when our own lives may not be quite as shiny, and this really is the role of good fiction in our lives—to lift us out of the troubles and problems in our own lives and transport us to places where we can escape into fantasy, horror, mystery, and yes, sweet romance. This year saw many satisfying sequels to series that are simply top-notch and those authors—Kaje Harper, John Goode and Edmond Manning—did an outstanding job evolving their amazing series just that one step further, keeping us highly entertained and emotionally satisfied.

It was an amazing year, and I want to personally thank all the authors who gave us the fruits of their hard work, all so that we could enjoy being taken away from our simple lives and swept into their vivid imaginations to experience some literary bliss.

Here is my top ten—in no certain order.  I hope you enjoy(ed) them as much as I did.

Tracefinder: Changes (Tracefinder Book 2) by Kaje Harper

What About Everything? by John Goode

Come Back To Me by Edmond Manning

Blood Devine by Greg Howard

Turn The World Upside Down by Nyrae Dawn

Foxes by Suki Fleet

Crisped + Sere by Tj Klune

Painting With Fire by Lissa Kasey

Sleight Of Heart by Aisling Mancy

What It Looks Like by Matthew J. Metzger

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21 thoughts on “Simply the Best 2016: Sammy’s Top Reads of the Year – and a Giveaway”

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  3. Cat Sebastian, Claire Davis & Al Stewart and C.S. Poe are some new/new-to-me authors this year who I loved. Looking forward to the upcoming releases from them in 2017!

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  9. Edward Mannning and Suki Fleet were new to me authors this year. Great stories! I would love to try a couple of the others you have chosen.

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  13. Lou Harper is an author that is not technically new to me, but I have found a newfound love of her works this year. I read Spirit Sanguine for a challenge, and despite not really liking vampire stories, absolutely loved it. Shortly after, I read Last Stop, Dead in LA and Secrets and Ink, all of which I really enjoyed as well.

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  14. I think I answered this a couple of times already. My initial response is that most of us commenting would find it hard to limit our faves. I will however go for Tal Bauer who has instantly become a must-buy author.

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  15. New to me authors/ new authors? Lucy Lennox, Lane Hayes (finally got around to reading a few of her stories before the year ended >.<), A.L. Boyd, and Sierra Riley.

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  17. Avon Gale tops my list. Tal Bauer, Andi Van, Charles Payseur are recent new-to-me authors that I want more from in 2017.

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  19. This will be familiar since I just answered another post ;) Robert Winter and his debut September got my attention. Other new-to-me authors I will be watching out for are are Matthew J. Metzger, Nash Summers, Becky Albertalli, Rose Christo, Debbie McGowan, Nealy Wagner, H.L. Day., J.K Hogan, E.M. Lindsey, Lilah Suzanne, and Peter Monn. Hppy New Year and thanks for sharing your list!

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