TTT: Top Ten 2016 releases

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Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.


This week's theme: Top Ten 2016 releases (so far)


In no particular order, here's a mix of ARCs and books published this year that I've really enjoyed! 4 and 5 star books only. Since I only had 9, there's also a book on here that I'm highly anticipating this year and I'm pretty sure I'll love even though I haven't read it yet :D

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Dark and disturbing, yes, but also poignant and full of dry humor. I loved this!
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If you thought Golden Son ripped the feels out of you...oh god this book just takes everything to a heart-in-your-throat conclusion.
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Such a cool premise and an amazing amazing badass protagonist.
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This book is also very dark, but so lushly written. Complicated characters and their even more complicated relationships dominate in this political historical fiction book.
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Possibly the worst book hangover I have ever had, this book left me crying of happiness and crying of sadness and crying just from too many emotions all at once. It was perfect.
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Technically I read this last year, but it was published this year and I really enjoyed it! Someone or something left pieces of a giant robot all over the earth and now those pieces are waking up...
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Any guesses as to why I loved this book? A whole new world-within-a-world has been opened up and I am so excited for the future Mistborn books.
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Not my favorite Sanderson book, but still really good! I love David's awful metaphors and the dynamic between everyone on the team :)
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Such a beautiful ending to an amazing series! The Lunar Chronicles make me so happy on so many levels, and these short stories made me love the series even more.
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Yeah, I haven't actually read this one yet, but there is no doubt in my mind I will love it beyond reason. Locke Lamora is the absolute best.

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