MY 10 FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2017

Number 8 on the list is a house at the bottom of a lake by josh malar minh this is a very short story about a couple and their first date they discovered this underwater house and it becomes their obsession.

And in my number one spot its dress codes for small towns by Courtney Stevens this follows a girl and her group of friends trying to save the Harvest Festival and it's a light contemporary but has a lot of really powerful messages ... there's so much in here that I loved and connected with favorite book of the year.

Coming in at number six is far from the tree by Robyn Benway this follows three siblings who have never met because they were all adopted or put into foster care and they're all coming together for the first time it very pivotal points in all of their lives.

Coming in at number 9 her body and other parties by carmen maria machado a selection of really intense weird stories about violence and women's bodies.

Number four is little fires everywhere by Celestia this takes place in a neighborhood where all of the perfect people seem to have pretty similar opinions and as new family moves in and shakes things up there's a big topic of adoption and motherhood and these families clash and come together in really interesting ways.

Kicking off the top five is the hate you give by Angie Thomas this follows star whose best friend was killed by a police officer and she went missed it and it's her having to be the voice of the situation dealing with police brutality and racism and at the same time it's a really heartwarming story of her and her family.

In the number two spot is the Mareth used by Sherrod Emmeline this is a near-future setting where indigenous people are being hunted for their bone marrow and it's really reminiscent of the residential schools it is heartbreaking and powerful.

The first one is right here it's the names they gave us the Emory Lord which follows a girl whose mother is sick and she is moving from her normal Bible camp that she goes to every summer to a camp for troubled teens and this is the most emotional I have gotten reading a book this year.

Number three is a secret history by Donna Tartt this is a book about a bunch of pretentious University students and a murder it's not a mystery because you kind of know right from the beginning what happens but it tells you what leads up to that act what happens afterwards loved it.

Number seven on my list is when dimple met Richie by sander Menon this is the story of a girl who goes to a technology camp she meets a boy named Richie has plans to marry her in the future she has no knowledge of such plans and it's their adorable romance.