From February 2012 to April 2012:
10:
The Disenchantments by Nina Lacour
Why:
Holy Novel, Batman!
I'm going to try to expand on that statement time around...
...I don't know, this book had it all and touched with such a graceful edge on all manner of intriguing subjects.
I still hear Colby proclaiming, "I'm in love with all of you!"
Holy. Novel. Batman.
9:
Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Why?
Well, because it's fantastic, that's why!
8:
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
Why?
I'm not a huge Fanpyre, but leave it to Julie to make me fall in love with a book all about the bloodsuckers.
7:
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
Why?
Bitterblue splits the difference of this list and I feel it splits the difference between Graceling and Fire. It wasn't quite Graceling-esque, but it didn't feel Fire-y, either. Regardless if you understand my babblings, or not, you're right to anticipate this one.
6:
I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan
Why?
Because I still think about Bronwen and Jared. They would be the couple my love and I did stuff with all the time. Bronwen and I would be pregnant together and call the babies "twins." We would throw elaborate dinner parties and only invite each other. No, seriously, Erin McCahan wrote my best friend.
5:
Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley
Why?
Cath is my spirit animal. She knows this.
Her novel still inhabits my dreams.
4:
Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
Why?
Oh man, why not? This cover is no fool's gold; this here is the real deal, a beautiful cover for a wondrous novel.
3:
Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo
At first I was astonished, then I merely called it compulsively readable, but by the end of this story Bardugo had made such a believer out of me that I was uttering her character's strong words aloud.
2:
Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth
Why?
This is the mermaid book I have been waiting for. With intelligence, a mastery of language and a sense of history, Fama spins a most bewitching tail.
1:
Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield
Why?
I learned at ALA that Julie Strauss-Gabel (she's John Green and Nina Lacour's editor, if you didn't know)edited this novel and said it was the best debut she's ever read. I think I may agree.
Precision point wording, a compelling story and imagery so vivid and raw you feel like you're suffocating alongside the two main character's.
So that's the second edition. Notice many significant changes?
2012 has been a brilliant year in books for me, I've venture to say it already surpasses the past two years!
1 comment:
I loved Game of Thrones too. I think I need to read Amelia is Dead and Gone.
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