30 Days of Books - Day 1

Day 01 – Best book you read last year



I don't really remember what books I read in what years so I started keeping a list of them about two years ago so yay!  I can answer that!


I read some good books last year including Soul Enchilada by David Macinnis Gill and Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar by Thomas Cathcart - both of which were really good and fun.  I can't pick just one though - I have to pick two for different reasons.  


The book that was the best in terms of drama, suspense, and fascination is definitely The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory.  It follows the tales of two of Henry the VIII's wives (Anne of Cleaves and Catherine Howard) and Anne Boleyn's sister in law, Jane Boleyn. It was a facinating look at how Anne Boleyn left a legacy that allowed Henry to cast off any wife he didn't like and what living in the kind of tense court where everyone is watching you can be like.  Also it delved into the life of Anne of Cleaves - my favorite of Henry VIII's wives, and I learned a lot more about her even though the book is technically fiction, it still gave insight into what she probably faced and felt. 

The book that was simply the most fun to read was Polly and the Pirates by Ted Naifeh, a graphic novel that sets in steampunk London and the heroine is a prim school girl who is kidnapped by pirates who think she knows the location of her mother's treasure, thus revealing to her that her mother was actually the Queen of Pirates.  It's a fun romp with wonderful characters and a great ending.  And I just found out there's finally a sequel!  Guess what I'll be reading this year...