I'm writing this on my sixteenth birthday. I think I'll make a habit of this.I've read 26 books this year (hopefully 27, if I can finish The Shoemaker's Wife in time), which is... concerning, to say the least. I've been battling mental illness, moving, stress, and schoolwork, as well as trying to figure out who the fuck I am--because, let's be honest, any fifteen- or sixteen-year-old kid has no idea who the hell they are.2016 in review: Hopefully the lowest point in my life to date. Why hopefully? Because when you've hit your low point, you can only go up. So here it is, 2016 in review; what was my worst, my best, and my in-betweens? 
 Added to my permanent collection in 2016: Maurice, Lord of the Flies, The Odyssey, The Color of Earth, Confessions of a Shopaholic, I'll Give You the Sun, Macbeth, This One Summer. 
 Favorites of 2016: None. 
 Hate-Its of 2016: Will Grayson, Will Grayson, Wings, Me & Earl & the Dying Girl. 
 Biggest Let-Downs of 2016: Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, When Gravity Fails, Fangirl, Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock. 
 Goals of 2017: To read at least 52 books; to tackle some Shakespeare; to decimate my shelves of unread books; to fall in love with some new books; to be happy. 
 Looking forward; most-anticipated 2017 releases: American Street, Freya, The Color Project, The Loneliest Girl in the Universe, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, Blood Rose Rebellion, Frostblood, Cold Summer, The Bone Witch, In a Perfect World, When Dimple Met Rishi, The End of Our Story, A Quiet Kind of Thunder, Dividing Eden, The Art of Living Other People's Lives: Stories, Confessions, and Memorable Mistakes. 
 Completing the Goal: TBR Pile.