MY FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2017 

I just really wanna meet Kat someday... She looks like a total badass. I can imagine that she would be the best friend you'll ever have...

AHAHAH your attitude in this video basically sums up how I feel about 2017

The fact that Geekerella is on both Christine's and your top 5 lists is just making me so antsy to read it. I thought it was coming in the mail today, but I'm still anxiously awaiting for it.

Turtles All the Way Down was my favorite this year

The way you talk about Turtles All the Way Down is how I felt reading The Power

You look like a glorious gothic librarian who uses magic to give people books that will become their favorite book

Aaaaaah! 2017 books you need to read. The first two are technically end of 2016 books but whatever. _Timekeeper_ by Tara Sim - A gay clock mechanic falls in love with a clock spirit, which is illegal. Also there's terrorism and beautiful cars and mystery and wonderful relationships and time getting stopped and everything is adorable but the angst is _real_ . Would've probably been my favourite book of 2017 if not for Lord of Shadows, HiAYLM and such. The _Half Bad_ trilogy by Sally Green - The last book, _Half Lost_ , came out towards the end of 2016. Half Bad is brutal and unforgiving and repeatedly punches you in the gut. And just when you think everything will be okay it ambushes you and pummels you into the ground. But in a good way. Nathan goddamn Byrn is one of the strongest, most admirable protagonists I've ever read about and all I care about is his happiness. _The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic_ by F. T. Lukens - A boy gets a job in the hopes of making enough money to go to college, but it turns out the job he gets is working for a man who mediates between the magical world and the human world. Adorable and fun but it really nails the emotional beats when it needs to. _Warcross_ by Marie Lu - A bounty hunter hacker gets a job working for the most powerful, richest man in the world in order to take down another hacker. In order to do this she is entered into the championship game of Warcross, _the_ virtual reality video game. Fantastic story with brilliant characters and great world-building. _Release_ by Patrick Ness - A closeted gay boy goes through a particularly bad day. At the same time, the ghost of a murdered girl rises from the lake she drowned in. Powerful and poignant, Ness knocks it out of the park. _The Language of Thorns_ by Leigh Bardugo - A collection of Grimm-esque fairy tales set in the Grishaverse. It was an utterly amazing book and I think everyone should read it.

the intro to this video is a constant mood honestly

RENEGADES!! WARCROSS!! If I seem rude, I’m just excited. Renegades was written by Marissa Meyer, and Warcross by Marie Lu

I thought you were kidding when you said you'd show us all the books you read but you really went and showed us them all. I'm impressed.

I adore your snake ring!!

I very much respect your bold lipstick games.

YOUR NAILS AND HAIR AND MAKEUP AND OUTFIT LOOK ABSOLTUTLY AMAZING

I feel like this year I reread a lot of my faves more than I read new books

Thank you for uploading this, Kat! I really appreciate the fact that you took the time to literally show us all of the books that you read in 2017! Thank you, great video! 💛

Nice to see you Kat it's been forever you awesome human being. I still need to finish the mortal instruments and TID and the other books. Can't wait to catch up.

Yasss, A Conjuring of Light was one of my favs as well! Victoria Schwab is a GIFT, and that book was phenomenal in every way imaginable.

I only have three words for you this year and they are STRANGE THE DREAMER. Honestly, Kat, I like you very much and want you to be happy and I deeply believe that this will make you so, at least a little. Hands down, favourite book of 2017. :)

1) I love your lipstick and 2) I felt exactly the same about Gentleman's Guide, like I was sold on the characters but the plot didn't do enough for me. Great video!

That ring tho💕

I read Carry On for the first time this year and it was my favorite book of the year 😍 I read it because of you so thank you!

I love your list, but I'm really surprised Gemina didn't get some love! I am biased because I adore the illuminae files! Don't forget Obsidio in March!

Yaaaayyyyyyyy crooked Kingdom!!! One of my favorite books. Also I loved geekerella so much❤️❤️❤️❤️

Kat posted a video, so this year is starting of really great 😄

Hunting Prince Dracula! It was my top read of 2017 (and book 1 which is Stalking Jack the Ripper), I LOVED THEM SO MUCH

YESSSSS. I've been waitttttiiinnnggg!

I AGREE I LOVED Lord of Shadows,, it was everything I needed

Haha. You have become one of my favorite vloggers. I have been catching up on your videos and love your sass and thoughts on the books. Can’t wait to see your review of Empire of Storms. Unless you already did this and I have missed it :-/

Great video Kat! I hope you find 2018 a better year than 2017.

Kat: I’ll talk about it in my next video. *aggressively does jazz hands off screen*

I loved Lord of Shadows. I got the book pre-ordered and I showed my friend (who just so happens to be my other friends elder sister (I met them separately)) and she was so jealous.

Excellent list! I'll always agree with anyone putting VE Schwab on their top picks, and I would've too, had I made a video like this. But the top spot would've gone to Strange the Dreamer...and it's the 2017 book I'd recommend you pick up. It was as close to the perfect book at the perfect time for me. It was everything I needed and now I want so much more.

Lord of Shadows takes the cake and all the cake omfg sooooo gooooooooood!!!

If you live for drama and character angst you should read All for the Game series by Nora Sakavic. The first book is kinda slow and not a lot happens but the second one is an angsty rollercoaster.

You must read the demon kind series!! So good!!

I know you know this but you gotta continu with the brandon sanderson books, if you want something shorter then the stormlight atchive. I highly recomend mistborn second era (i don't think you've read it?) first book is alloy of law and its only a few hundred pages, and its lovely to read about the first series from a two hundred years later perspective; they are actullly my favourit brandon sandeson books (aspecally the third one!). I truly think you would enjoy them, great video as alwasy by the way, i appreciate the effort you put into your content :)

My favorite 2017 release (other than the six of crows duology, Geekerella, lord of shadows, little monsters) was Renegades by Marissa Meyer!! I also loved Tash Hearts Tolstoy, Warcross, and The Hate U Give!

My favorite book of the year was A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. I bought Turtles All the Way Down but I haven’t read it yet because I am nervous to read it. My history with his books is kind of hit and miss. I also still have other John Green books to read that I haven’t read yet for the same reason. I want to love them all but I have a feeling I won’t.

Everyone has Lord of Shadows on their list and I'm shitting myself, because I haven't started the series yet and I'm getting just nervous as heck about the heartbreak.

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah!!

What nail polish color are you wearing? It’s gorgeous!!

One of my favorite books this year that very few booktubers have picked up but is still amazing is We Are the Ants by Shawn David Hutchinson. Please check it out if you haven't.

i think you'd definitely love "the foxhole court" by nora sakavic!! it's the first in a trilogy and there's gay angst and amazing characters and murder 9/10 would recommend as my favourite trash book (and the first book is free on kindle and the other two are like a dollar each)

KAT YOU HAVE TO READ KINGS CAGE !!!! YOU JUST HAVE TO !!

Love from 🇵🇹

One of my favorites of the year (tho it was published in like 2005) was The Rangers Apprentice book one The Ruins of Gorlan

Same for me on ACOWAR!!!!

I accidentally dropped my phone on my foot and broke my toe while watching this video

Kat: 2017 sucks Me watching this in 2020: 👁👄👁

PLEASE try reading Brandon Sanderson Mistborn 4-6 books , Way of kings !!

still no strange the dreamer? 😭😭

Please read the Three Dark Crowns series

I love your lipstick! What shade is it?

HAVE YOU STILL NOT READ STRANGE THE DREAMER

you look stunning in this video x

Caraval is good?

What is this sorcery, a Kat video ?!

if my mom asked me where your money gone 🌝..what should i say...book any way can i ask you something How much the language is hard? is there any difficult words?

is that a taylor swift snake ring I see??

You're looking very Feyre in this video.

ON FLEEK IN THIS VIDEO KITTEN 😘

Books aside, I am LOVING that intro (because let's face it we all feel the same about 2017!) and that dress/top is SO nice! I think I'm going to treat myself to Every Heart a Doorway, I keep seeing it and I really want it! I agree that Crooked Kingdom felt like a whole new level!

The gentlemans guide to vice and virtue was one of my favourite books this year as well as Lord of Shadows! I also took the plunge and finally read all of Sarah J Maas' books in 2017 and I was not disappointed, I'm so invested in the characters lives right now that I don't understand why I took so long to read them!! And I also read the Six of Crows duology and am officially in love with all of the characters and the world, I need more books about those characters 😩 (side note- I love your top in this video, its so pretty 😊)

Notification squad ❤️❤️❤️ all the love from the uk x

Looking as beautiful as ever, Kat!☺️❤️

Thank you for posting this 😊💞 As far as a must read book from 2017, I would say Warcross by Marie Lu!

Looking forward to your review on Turtles All The Way Down. As someone who wasn't a huge fan either it will be interesting to hear more thoughts on the book. :)

I loved Lord of Shadows and Court of Wings and Ruin! Like you said their angst was my angst! :)

I️ actually didn’t hate 2017. Awesome job reading 45 books!!!

Kat I'd love to hear about your writing! Not even a synopsis but an update of some kind would be awesome!

Nice list Kat!!! I hope to read Way of Kind by Brandon Sanderson. I hope you will also! And thinking of City of Brass. That books sounds so intresting to me

lol I tried to guess the top 5 and I got 4/5. Not too bad :P lol Great video! lol I wish I'd read 45 books, but I was very slumpy last year. Hopefully this year will be better :D (I feel like that's the motto of 2018 lol)

ACOTARACOMAFACOWAR!!!!!!

Been looking forward to this video❤

Kaaat, I love your lipstick

You have to read Tower of Dawn!!!!

That opening to your video is literally my thoughts on how 2017 went.

Warcross my Marie Lu is amazing!

Fucking gorgeous! I’m starting today with your video because “I chose you.” “KatyTastic, I choose you.” I shall Carry On now 🤣

She's alive?

You look gorgeous! 😍

I finished Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in one day because I could not put it down.

Monty

My favorite book of 2017 was Strange the Dreamer, i love it so so much! Can't wait for the sequel to come out! You need to read it!!! I read the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy because you talk about it so much in you channel and it was the best and now i'm a big Laini Taylor fan! Love your videos Kat, hope you have a great 2018!

YES the Six of Crows duology is such a masterpiece! 🙌 I'm currently reading A Conjuring of Light and I'm so with you on the Schwab obsession. Her worlds and writing are so good! I'm planning to get to the Monsters of Verity duology this year. Have you read The Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy? Because they were my favorite reads of 2017 and I can't stop raving about them.

You re-reading Carry On all the time is the most relatable thing honestly I read it again this year as well

I saw the thumbnail for this video and I was just like OMG those are four of my fav books so I’m gonna love this video even more than I already love all of your videos

Tower of dawn!!

Yasss I loved all these books too! Ps, love your top in this vid

I love that you are such a big fan of Carry On just like me ❤️ it makes me so happy and not feel like I’m crazy

“what is consistency” my moOD

"2017 is finally fucking over" PREACH GIRL i haven't read all year oops - i'm legitimately watching this video to find out what's hip and happening with YA rn

I reread more books than new ones this year. Even though the whole year was a giant reading slump....

Hoooow amazing was Crooked Kingdom?! It's also in my favourites of 2017! Really liked seeing all of your 2017 reads at first!

Yessss Cassie Clare has been killing it

I just finished shades of magic by V. E Schwab! Adding her books to my tbr! Thanks for the video!!

Yesss six of crows an krooked kingdom was the best in my 2017

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I’ve been expecting this video.

Love your smile girl, everything else too. Yah Kat