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Sunday, December 30, 2012

End of the Year Review

I thought I would do a post about the books that I have read throughout 2012.  These are not all books that came out this year, but books that I personally read.  Here is my list:

Favorite Book

 The Song of Achilles



Best Historical Fiction Book

 The Shadowy Horses



Book that made me laugh the most

 The Drought



Book that made me cry

 Mortality

Favorite Character

 Charlie

 The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Hottest Love Scene

 All He Ever Desired (Kowalski Family, #5)

Prettiest Cover

 The Queen's Vow: A Novel Of Isabella Of Castile

Favorite Series

 The Restorer (Graveyard Queen, #1)

Favorite New Author

 Beautiful Ruins

Biggest Disappointment

 Abdication

Favorite Austen Inspired Book

 Charity Envieth Not (George Knightley, Esquire; #1)

Best Non-Fiction

 No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

Most Original Book

 Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

Favorite Free Amazon Book

 A Hidden Fire (Elemental Mysteries #1)

I can't believe I waited so long to read it

 I Capture the Castle

Posted by Anne at 5:45 AM

9 comments:

  1. Awesome list. I see a few I need to look into.

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  2. Nice mix of books, Anne. I must read I Capture The Castle -- it's been on my TBR forever.

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  3. I have Shadowy Horses and Song of Achilles and hope to read them in 2013. Glad to see they made your list. I also enjoyed The Queen's Vow and Beautiful Ruins (audio) in 2012.

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  4. Great list! I have The Shadowy Horses and Abdication on my TBR.
    Happy New Year.

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  5. Great list. I've been wanting to read Perks of a Wallflower.

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  6. Great list :) I really must think about my list.

    Yay for the Amanda Stevens series

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  7. Wonderful list of books, Anne. I have a few of your selections on my TBR pile, and am happy that they don't include the book you were most disappointed with :-)

    All the best to you in 2013.

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  8. I'm still working on my list, but your #1 pick will be sharing a space with one other title for my #1 pick this year, too. And I also loved Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore.

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  9. Oh man, I really need to read more of these books!!! Especially The Song of Achilles! I have heard nothing but good things about it!

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