Ultimate Faves of 2017

1 year ago today I published my first post on this blog. What better way to celebrate than to look back at all the books I read and reviewed in 2017 and share with you my top 15 favourite reads. I read a total of 113 books last year. My goal was to narrow this list down to 10, but even getting it down to 15 was difficult that I just couldn't make it to 10. I'm sure you will forgive me.  I am listing them alphabetically so there is no questions if I liked one more than another, that would not be a fair comparison because I enjoyed each one for different reasons.

 

           

My Review:  After the Fall  //  All of You  //  Barreling Through Christmas

           

My Review:  Blind Spot //  Buried Secrets  //  Chasing Secrets

           

My Review:  Count Me In  //  Garden of Her Heart  //  Heart on the Line 

  

           

My Review:  If I Run  //  Sandpiper Cove  //  Stormy Lake

 

           

My Review:  The Esther Paradigm  //  True to You  //  Twilight at Blueberry Barrens

 

What were some of your favourite reads from 2017?

Count Me In by Mikal Dawn

Series: An Emerald City Romance # 1
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: 121 Publishing House
Released: May 16, 2017
326 pages

About the Book:

 

Allegra Spencer has been living a careful life. Her safe job as an accountant is bookended by going to church and the gym. Okay, sometimes the gym. Fine. She goes to church. And the coffee shop. She avoids risk at all cost, preferring to stay safe in her cozy condo. Until her accounting firm goes belly up and she's out of a job.

 

Tyler Hawk had a glorious career as a star NFL tight end. He retired on a high note and now lives a second dream of owning his own business and leading others on extreme outdoor adventures. But he needs help with his books—and his heart. When Allegra takes the job, sparks fly.

 

It’s a case of safety zone versus danger zone, and in their minds, never the two shall meet.

 

Goodreads / Amazon

My Rating & Thoughts:    🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟  (5 stars)

“Thank you, Jesus, for whomever discovered the coffee bean

could be ground into such sustaining energy.”

Loved this so much that I did not want to put this book down. I fell in love with Allegra and Tyler very quickly after meeting each of them. Allegra is a girl who doesn’t like anything risky then she meets Tyler, a boy whose life is full of risks. They both try to fight their attraction to each other because of their personality differences and their professional relationship, but the fight begins to feel impossible to beat, and measures are taken to protect themselves. It is at this point that their individual relationships with God grow and they realize where their fears are coming from. Are these able two mesh their personalities and form a relationship with balance? Do they overcome their fears?

This was such a fun story filled with romance, adventure and great relationships. Allegra was my kind of girl, a coffee loving homebody whose form of exercise consisted of walking around the coffee table. I absolutely loved the playful banter between Allegra and Tyler. The secondary characters, especially Caprice were just as endearing the main two. I am intrigued to find out Story and Bo’s story. Ms. Dawn has a new fan in me, I will definitely keeping an eye out for her next book.

“He was coming to recognize that nothing could happen without God.”

 

(I purchased my copy of this book; opinions expressed in this review

are my honest opinion and completely my own.)