Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Favourite Reads of 2011!

It's been an amazing year for books. I've read some of my favourite books ever this year which made narrowing it down very difficult. But after much oohing and ahhing and huffing and hawing, I finally came up with a list (and still want to add to them!) but these are the books that come to mind first after a wonderful year in young adult and adult literature. Not all of these books came out in 2011, some of them I only discovered this year...

Favourite Debuts



Divergent by Veronica Roth
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Wildefire by Karsten Knight


Favourite Dystopians



The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Eden by Keary Taylor


Favourite Science Fiction



Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Hush Money by Susan Bischoff


Favourite Paranormal Fantasy





Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Nevermore by Kelly Creagh
The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
Valiant by Holly Black


Favourite Fantasy




Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder


Favourite Contemporary






Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James (adult contemporary)
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire (adult contemporary)


Favourite Adult Urban Fantasy Series




Chicagoland Vampires by Chloe Neill
Downside Ghosts by Stacia Kane
Riley Jenson Guardian by Keri Arthur
Dark Swan by Richelle Mead
Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs


Favourite Indies





Eden by Keary Taylor
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Destiny Binds by Tammy Blackwell
Hush Money by Susan Bischoff
Jenny Pox by J.L. Bryan


Favourite Book Covers




The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff
Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Dearly Departed by Lia Habel
Glimmerglass by Jenna Black
Smokeless Fire by... me (created by the wondrous phatpuppyart)


FAVOURITE READ OF 2011



Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor is my standout favourite read of 2011. I loved this book so much I didn't even agonize over this choice. One of my favourite reads of all time, I absolutely, truly adore every inch of this beautiful, stunning, epic tale.


What's your favourite read of 2011?



Sam x



























3 comments:

  1. So happy to be a part of this list!

    My favorite read of 2011 was Lola and the Boy Next Door (oh Cricket!), but I *need* to read Daughter of Smoke and Bone. I loved Taylor's last book, Lips Touch Three Times.

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  2. My favorite read of 2011 was probably Beautiful Disaster. Your books made the list but still, I've literally read BD 20 times. Next is the second book in the Lunamorte series.

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  3. @Tammy - you deserve to be on everyone's 2011 list! :-) Stephanie Perkins was my biggest surprise of 2011, didn't expect to love her books so much, but... well... clearly I did :-p
    And Daughter of Smoke and Bone is mindblowingly good. I have Lips Touch but haven't read it yet. Need to. Soon!

    @Anonymous - I'm majorly happy to be anywhere near a favourites list so thank you! And I can totally understand why BD is your favourite... so addictive! :-)

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