Bookish Milestones and Favorite Reads of 2016

There are many bad things that happened in 2016, but I have to say it has been a great reading—and fangirling—year for me. I found two new favorite poets, I found some new favorite authors, a bunch of new favorite books, and a series that give me asthma attack, anxiety attack, and makes me cry for months (I'm looking at you, Sarah J. Maas. I'm still crying over Empire of Storms. How dare you?) There are so many great bookish things that happened to me this year, so let's start from my bookish milestones in 2016:

Most Anticipated Books of 2017

2016 is coming to an end, and there are going to be so many new books to be release and read in 2017. I plan to read a bunch of published book that have sit too long on my TBR list (look away from my bookshelves and tablet full of e-books). But I also can't help to get excited about some books that will be released next year. So, here is my most anticipated books of 2017:

The Mission Song

“A good man knows when to sacrifice himself,

a bad man survives but loses his soul.”

The Mission Song is a spy thriller novel written by John  le Carré. I pick this book to fulfill one of Pop Sugar Reading Challenge prompt: "A book with a protagonist who has your occupation." Well, if you keep reading this review, you will know what my job is, or rather a part of my job.

A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR #1)

“Be glad of your human heart, Feyre. Pity those who don’t feel anything at all.”

A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) is a Young Adult romance fantasy book by Sarah J. Maas. This book is the first installment of a trilogy with the same title. ACOTAR is also a retelling of Beauty and the Beast—not the one made by Disney, but the original fairy tale written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve—mixed with Tam Lin and East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Since I am a sucker for mythology, fairy tale, and folklore retelling, I was so excited to read this book.