I can't believe 2012 is almost over, but I'm super excited to be participating in the Top 10 of 2012!!! This event is hosted by Jessica from Confessions of a Bookaholic, Rachel from Fiktshun, Jaime from Two Chicks on Books and Mindy from Magical Urban Fantasy Reads.
Today's list is...
Best Books I've Read in 2012
(in no particular order...because picking just ten is hard enough!!!)
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Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
This
beautiful and eloquently heart-aching and breath-taking book left me
speechless. One of the best fairytale re-imaginings/re-tellings I've
ever read.
Stormdancer (The Lotus War #1) by Jay Kristoff
This
book is badass! I love the writing, heroine, setting, and CHAINSAW
KATANAS!
Every Day by David Levithan
This
book is soul-achingly bone-deep in the most exquisite way. Every
Day moved
me beyond words with its brilliance and beauty.
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
This
is one of the most charming and delightful middle-grade books I've
ever read. The main character, Mo, is one of my favorite heroines
ever!
Billow (Ondine Quartet #2) by Emma Raveling
This
is one of my favorite YA series and the second book has such great
world-building, beautiful writing, and two swoony guys *fans self*
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
I
just fell in love with the fresh, dystopian setting of this book and
its awesome characters (especially Perry).
Sweet Venom (Medusa Girls #1) by Tera Lynn Childs
This
wasn't released this year, but I did just discover and read it in
2012. I
don’t believe in perfect books, but sometimes if we’re really
lucky, we’ll find a book that is perfect for us as an individual
and Sweet
Venom is
the perfect book for ME. I loved everything about this book- the
story, the writing, the characters.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephan Chbosky
This obviously wasn't released this year, but it's another book I just discovered in 2012 and I can't believe it took me this long to read this incredible book. I can't wait to finally see the movie.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
I'm sure this one will be on many people's lists this year; it is that good. This
is a book that leaves a mark, whether that mark comes in the form of
a breathtaking ache of a beautiful heartbreak or the blow of a sucker
punch in the gut or the sting of a slap in the face, will depend on
the reader. This reader has been marked by all three. Funny,
Touching, Surprising, Powerful…I could go on with the adjectives,
but I won’t. I’ll simply say that for me this is YA at its best.
See You at Harry's by Jo Knowles
Knowles crafts a raw, honest, at times unbearably painful story that took my breath away with its beauty and palpable emotion. See You At Harry’s is a beautifully written book that moved me, had me in tears and left me both thoughtful and thankful.
What are some of your top books of 2012?
Come back tomorrow to see which covers I chose as the best top ten of 2012...
