Favorite Books You Read in 2011

[Janet]

Here are my favorites from 2011. I tried to emphasize recently published books (2010 and 2011).

Middle Grades:
Breadcrumbs by Anna Ursu
The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas
The Enola Holmes Mysteries by Nancy Springer

Young Adult:
Shine by Lauren Myracle
In the Arms of Stone Angels by Jordan Dane
Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter
Starcrossed by Elizabeth Bunce
Wrapped by Agnes Bradbury
White Cat by Holly Black
Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John

Sci Fi/Fantasy:
The Broken Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin
After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn
One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire

New Favorite Classics:
Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini

[Sandra]

This is a hard one. I read so many book I can't even remember them all - but guess if they were favourites they should stand out. Here a a few that do for me:

The Emperor's Edge - Lindsay Buroker
Dark Current's - Lindsay Buroker
Deadly Games - Lindsay Buroker
Divergent - Veronic Roth
Shatter Me - Tahereh Mafi
Foresaken - Jana Oliver
Mischief in the Mistletoe - Lauren Willig
Con and Conjour - Lisa Shearin
Magic Bleeds - Illona Andrews
Dragon Bound - Thea Harrison
The Shadow Reader - Sandy Williams
Heroes at Odds - Moira J Moore
Lost Among the Angels - ALice Duncan.

[Lisa Kay]

Sans wrote: "And chatting. At least, that's my problem! ^o^"

I love chatting with everyone here. And don't forget answering and writing questions for "buddy reads." ☺

[Kellyflower]

Sans wrote: "Sashana wrote: "I seriously need to read soon."

You DO. I need to read the next book in the series. The third one is out now."

I'm on a waiting list for the third one.

[Kellyflower]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Oh, my library has ! I may have to run down there and get that. ☺"

Lisa Kay, My son took this one out from the library and he loved it so much I bought him his own copy.

Here's a link that has video of Dewey:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8nSg8...
**Warning video contain spoilers of Dewey's life**
You'll enjoy it after you read it, or for those people that don't have time to read the book.

[Lisa Kay]

Neat video, Kellyflower. Thanks!

[Sashana]

I'm adding to my YA section.

[Aneeqah]

I'm adding , even though it technically comes out next year, I got an ARC, and I have to say, it was just amazing!


Tai wrote: "My top favorites for 2011.....

[bookco..."

It looks like we read a lot of the same stuff! You've got a good list going here, I'm going to have to add a bunch! =)

[Sashana]

Why is everyone reading ? I want a copy! Excuse me while I throw a temper tantrum...But seriously, was it better than the first, Aneeqah?

[Aneeqah]

Sashana wrote: "Why is everyone reading ? I want a copy! Excuse me while I throw a temper tantrum...But seriously, was it better than the first, Aneeqah?"

It's available on NetGalley, and lots of people are requesting it =) I loved it in a different way than I loved Unearthly. I don't know if I liked it better than Unearthly, but it definitely met my expectations!

[Tai]

Sashana wrote: "Why is everyone reading ? I want a copy! Excuse me while I throw a temper tantrum...But seriously, was it better than the first, Aneeqah?"

I'll throw a tantrum with you Sashana. :) I LOVED Unearthly and since I got a ARC I have been waiting over a year to read Hallowed and unfortunately I got denied through NetGalley for an ARC of Hallowed so I'll have to wait for it to be released. :(

[Aneeqah]

Tai wrote: "Sashana wrote: "Why is everyone reading ? I want a copy! Excuse me while I throw a temper tantrum...But seriously, was it better than the first, Aneeqah?"

I'll throw..."

It's worth waiting for. =) Definitely different than Unearthly, but I still adored it!

[Kellyflower]

I'm adding to my favs for this year = )

[Kellyflower]

Nicola wrote: "One book stands out among the 201 I read: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness"

Did anyone that has read this book, read the eBook version? I'm wondering why my ebook only has 124 pages and the other ones have 205.

[Lisarenee]

Sashana, I read Hallowed and reviewed it. I gave it 5 roses. You can view my review on Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Lisarenee]

So here is the beginning of mine:

[Vi]

Kellyflower, the DTB version has some beautiful drawings by Jim kay. The ebook doesn't have. I hope to get my hands on the DTB version soon.

Kellyflower wrote: "Nicola wrote: "One book stands out among the 201 I read: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness"

Did anyone that has read this book, read the eBook version? I'm wondering ..."

[Kellyflower]

Thanks Vi. I'm waiting for the book from the library, but people are just not bringing it back!
This may be one I will have to purchase.

[Vi]

I've decided to purchase it anyway. The book was one of my favorite of the year. And the glimpses I've had of the drawings was superb. In the New Year, surely.

[Shay]

Kellyflower wrote: "Nicola wrote: "One book stands out among the 201 I read: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness"

Did anyone that has read this book, read the eBook version? I'm wondering ..."

Also, 1 page in an ebook can be really long. I've had ebooks that were half the length of the real book- they took 8-10 page turns in the ebook to move a page.

[Sashana]

Lisarenee wrote: "Sashana, I read Hallowed and reviewed it. I gave it 5 roses. You can view my review on Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."

Thanks, Lisa, I commented. Meant to do so earlier but I got sidetracked.

[Jex]

I just finished reading this one and it slipped in as a fav for the year. Great Indie read.

[Laura]

Here is my list...

Young Adult:


Inspirational:


Historical Fiction:


Romance:


Non-Fiction:


I am sure there are other catagories that I could add to but these are the ones that stick out in my mind.

[Rachel]

A little late posting, but my favorite books were

#1

and now, in no particular order...



I also just realized that I had NO five start books for 2011. However, in 2010 I had three and that is from being a GR member for only three months. No wonder I only read 66 books this year. I didn't looove any of them! Lol.

[Sashana]

And the hard reviewer award goes to...Rachel!

[Rachel]

:D LOL! I guess so!

[Tome]

Year 2011 was a great book year. The year I found the Hunger Games and a series of great horror books. But my absolute favorite of the year:



No way around it, A Song of Ice and Fire is gonna change your life.

[JanBreesmom]

My favorite books in 2011? I've just now noticed this discussion. I have a few.

Beautiful Creatures

Cosmopolis

The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder

The Tiger's Wife

The Foremost Good Fortune

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*cough* I'm only a little late...