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2016 TOP 10 (OR IS IT?)

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Below is a list of my favourite books from 2016, so far...

01

Whisper To Me

These are the things that you need to know: 1. I hear voices. 2. I miss you. 3. I wish I could take back what I did to you. 4. What they said in the news, what they said I did. It's not true. You don't have to worry about that. 5. I'm going to write it all down, all about Paris and why I broke your heart, and then I'm going to email it to you. If you forgive my when you're done reading this, come and get me. Okay? Think of this as the most screwed-up love letter ever.

Nick Lake

 

02

Rebel Of The Sands

Tell me how you want your story to go, he says, and we'll write it straight across the sand. Dustwalk is an unforgiving, dead-end town. It's not the place to be poor or orphaned or female. And yet Amani Al'Hiza must call it 'home'. Amani wants to escape and see the world she's heard about in campfire stories. Then a foreigner with no name turns up, and with him she has the chance to run. But the desert plains are full of dangerous magic. The sultan's army is on the rise and Amani is soon caught at the heart of a fearless rebellion...

Alwyn Hamilton

 

03

Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles Book 1)

A forbidden romance. A deadly plague. Earth's fate hinges on one girl... Cinder, a gifted mechanic in New Beijing, is also a cyborg. She's reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's illness. But when her life becomes entwined with the handsome Prince Kai's she finds herself at the centre of a violent struggle between the desires of an evil queen - and a dangerous temptation. Cinder is caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal. Now she must uncover secrets about her mysterious past in order to protect Earth's future. This is not the fairy tale you remember. But it's one you won't forget.

Marissa Meyer

 

04

The Hollow Boy (Lockwood & Co. Book 3)

Phantoms in your attic? Spectres by your bed? Never fear - Lockwood & Co. are here! A terrible new outbreak of ghosts is causing chaos across London. With the authorities baffled, psychic investigators Lockwood, Lucy and George see a fresh chance for fame and glory. But countless horrors await them: bloody footprints on a spiral stair, murderous ambushes in the night - and, waiting at the centre of the outbreak, the most fearful apparition of all.

Jonathan Stroud

 

05

City Of Halves

London. Present day. Girls are disappearing. And strange creatures are on the streets. When Lily is attacked by a two-headed dog, she's saved by hot, tattooed and not-quite-human Regan. As Guardian of the Gates it's his job to protect both halves of the City, new and old, from a world of restless creatures that threaten its very existence. As the City spins out of control, Lily and Regan race to find the girls, discover he truth, and expose a terrible conspiracy.

Lucy Inglis

 

06

The Bane Chronicles

It is not easy being Magnus Bane. As a warlock, he's often called upon to fix the problems of others. His life has been long, and his lovers have been many. And Magnus has a way of making sure he's in the right place at the right - or perhaps wrong - time. The French Revolution, Prohibition, the first great battle between Valentine and the New York Institute... Magnus was there, and usually in the middle of it. Magnus will never be able to tell all of his tales. No one would believe him. But these eleven stories shed a little light on his often inscrutable character. They are stories he probably wishes had never got out.

Clarissa Clare

 

07

The Ask And The Answer (Chaos Walking Book 2)

We are the choices we make... Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? And where is Viola? Is she even still alive? And who are the mysterious Answer? And then, one day, the bombs begin to explode...

Patrick Ness

 

08

The Knife Of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking Book 1)

Todd Hewitt is the last boy in Prentisstown. But Prentisstown isn't like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in a constant, overwhelming, never-ending Noise. There is no privacy. There are no secrets. Or are there? Just one month away from the birthday that will make him a man, Todd unexpectedly stumbles upon a spot of complete silence. Which is impossible. Prentisstown has been lying to him. And now he's going to have to run...

Patrick Ness

 

09

Inkheart (Inkheart Trilogy Book 1)

Dare to read it aloud... Meggie loves stories, but her father, Mo, hasn't read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared. When a stranger knocks at their door, Mo is forced to reveal an extraordinary secret - as he reads aloud, words come alive, and dangerous characters step out of the pages. Suddenly, Meggie is living the kind of adventure she has only read about in books, but this one will change her life for ever.

Cornelia Funke

 

10

Reckless (MirrorWorld Series Book 1)

Through a mirror... is a dangerous world. For years, Jacob Reckless has enjoyed its secrets and treasures. Not any more. His younger brother has followed him. Now dark magic will turn the boy to beast, break the heart of the girl he loves, and cause chaos to rule forever... Unless Jacob can find a way to save them. You thought you knew about fairy tales? Think again.

Cornelia Funke

 

11

Movers

Some of us are born different. We can Move people from the future to our time. And that makes us criminals. My dad was one of us. I remember the night they took him away. That was six years ago. And now they're coming for me.

Meaghan McIsaac

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