Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week there is a new topic and this week’s topic is: Top Ten Best Books I Read In 2015
I’m going to narrow the field to the top ten books that I read that were published in 2015. Links are to my reviews
1) Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin
“These were the names she whispered in the dark.
These were the pieces she brought back into place.
These were the wolves she rode to war.”
2) Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby
“But it’s terrifying to realise how much of your world is wrapped up in loving another person”
3) Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
“Life is a gift. Don’t forget to live it.”
4) Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig
“Believe me, I have looked this up, and the roots of fate and faith are not the same. Nonetheless, I picked up my wicker suitcase to follow Herman the German into the Old Faithful Inn.”
5) Whippoorwill by Joseph Monninger
“What we find in a dog is what we bring to a dog.”
6) Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone
“I didn’t go there looking for you. I went looking for me.” My voice is soft, low, and shaky. “But now, here you are, and somehow, in finding you, I think I’ve found myself.”
7) Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
“In any moment, there were so many chances for paths to cross and people to clash, come together, or do any number of things in between. It was amazing we could live at all, knowing all that could occur purely by chance.”
8) A Cold Legacy by Megan Shepherd
“To make the right decision you must understand both paths before you,” he said quietly. “You must know your demons before you know whether to follow them.”
9) A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston
“I do fear him,” I said, which was close to the truth. “I fear him as I fear the desert sun and poisonous snakes. They are all part of the life I live. But the sun gives light, and snakes will feed a caravan if they are caught and cooked.”
10) The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E Pearson
“Three more days. That’s what Sven always told me. When you think you’re at the end of your rope, give it three more days. And then another three. Sometimes you’ll find the rope is longer than you thought.”
I really loved this book. Donal is such a sweet narrator and I absolutely loved seeing his relationships with both his grandmother and Herman. Typically I read books with an older narrator, so reading a book from the prospective of an eleven-year-old boy (going on twelve) was different and refreshing. I loved the feeling of innocence that ran throughout the book. I don’t know if this will really make sense, but it made the book feel brighter in some ways. Because he’s so young, Donal has this inherent optimism about him. He’s always coming up with new ideas and ways to get himself and Herman out of sticky situations. Herman also had an air of innocence about him. Thinking about meeting real cowboys and Indians almost transforms him into a little boy as well. Together those two were just a really good combination and it was touching to see their relationship grow. You really did get the sense that they love each other. It was heartbreaking every time Donal thought about what the end of the summer might mean for him and Herman.
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