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| Yesterday's book haul! |
Where has 2012 gone!
This year I've really gotten back into reading, after a horrendous fall 2011 at school. I feel like part of that is because I wasn't reading as much as I would have liked to.
Armchair BEA is an opportunity for those of us that aren't fortunate enough to be at BEA to connect with one another, and have a little fun of our own, all from the comfort of our favourite chair!
According to GoodReads, I have read 40 books so far this year, which seems kind of crazy to me! So I have sorted through those 40, and chosen the top five books I have read in 2012!
- Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian: Did I say Deeper than Midnight in yesterday's post? Okay, they're all fantastic. But what an ending! I'm so excited for the next instalment in this series!
- Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward: I love Tohr, so this book was just a beauty. And another amazing ending!
- Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris: For a book that just kept getting weirder and weirder, it was an amazing change from everything else coming out recently.
- The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa: Any of the Iron Fey series could have made this list. I read this whole series around the same time as my midterms. I couldn't help myself. They were way to good to allow anything close to studying.
- Black Dawn by Rachel Caine: I hope Rachel Caine writes 300 more books in this series. They never seem to get old.
Honourable mentions go out to Insurgent by Veronica Roth, City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare, and If I Die by Rachel Vincent. I have a strong feeling that Richelle Mead's The Golden Lily will likely belong on here as soon as I finish it.
Much love, Samantha
Dropping by from Armchair BEA! :) Hi, Samantha!
ReplyDeleteUnraveling is in my TBR pile! Hopefully I can get to it soon. The Iron Queen was awesome, right! You have to read Iron Knight. Though I was in tears by the end of The Iron Queen. Good to know we still have the Iron Prince to look forward too!
-Len of Musings of a Reader Happy
Thank you for dropping by! I have read the Iron Knight too. All four of them were great, but The Iron Queen was the one that almost made me throw my Kobo across the room.
DeleteGreat picks! I haven't read too many 2012 reads yet, but am looking forward to a lot of up and coming titles. I just started the Iron Fey series so I have a ways to go, haha.
ReplyDeleteThe Iron Fey books are amazing! You'll love them!
DeleteI have to check out nearly all of these books. Am realising how much reading I have to do. Julia Kagawa's books going on the list!
ReplyDeleteI've been recommending Julie Kagawa to everyone! I've read 5 books by her so far this year!
DeleteI haven't read any of these, but I've been noticing Unraveling on a few blogs.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog! Enjoy the week.
Definitely check out Unraveling. It isn't your typical YA book!
DeleteO_O The Iron Queen!! GO JULIE's book!!
ReplyDeleteBut I'm so behind on my reading of the BDB :/ I need to read books 7+ but my sis told me the same you're saying...LR is one of her top reads of the year so far ;D
I want to read Unraveling
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Can I just say... ~dark envy aura towards you having The Golden Lily~
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Here's my Best of 2012-> http://bookpics-reading2alba.blogspot.com/2012/06/armchair-bea-oh-clouds-its-best-of-2012.html
BDB is a must for me! My mom got me started on them last summer. After I finished LR I went back and read the first 5 (I think) again!
DeleteAnd sorry about The Golden Lily! Blame my bookstore! But only one more week until it's out officially!
I haven't read any of these before! I'm off to check which ones my library has. Thanks for sharing your list!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I am under the strong belief that you cannot go wrong with any of these.
DeleteGAH! I haven't read Lover Reborn yet! I should do that! Great picks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my post!
Thank you! It's a long book but I flew through it!
DeleteOh I LOVE The Iron Queen!!! So good. Have you read The Iron Knight yet?? It was my fav of that series.
ReplyDeleteI really want to read Unraveling too. Heard so many good things about it.
Thanks for participating!
Here's my crem della crem list
Valerie
StuckInBooks
The Iron Knight was great too! Any of them could have had a spot on this list!
DeleteI should really try that Julie Kagawa series, it's so popular!
ReplyDeleteHappy ABEA!
Do it! You won't regret it!
DeleteI haven't read any of these yet. I'll have to check some of them out! Have a great day!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hope you do too!
DeleteI totally need to read Insurgent ASAP!I downloaded the sample on my Nook and I read about 25 pages. It was kinda hard to remember all the characters and everything that had happened. I know the author did a recap on her blog, but it was still like "WHAT IS GOING ON?"....I really loved Divergent though, and I've heard nothing but good things about Insurgent!
ReplyDeleteNot going to lie, I liked Divergent better. That being said, Insurgent was still awesome. I did the same and reread it just before Insurgent was released. There are a lot of names, plus trying to remember who all died at the end of Divergent...
DeleteI really loved Unraveling!! It was so amazing. =) I also really liked Insurgent and City of Lost Souls, both were seriously awesome! I hope that you do end up loving The Golden Lily. =)
ReplyDeleteAwesome list!
-Aneeqah @ My Not So Real Life
Just finished The Golden Lily! It was great and I'm going to post a review early next week!
DeleteGreat list! Unraveling sounds like such a great read, I've heard nothing but good things about it thus far. I'll have to check out the others you listed.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a great BEA-filled week!
~Christina (and the other Book Hookup Litbrarians)
The Book Hookup's Best of 2012
The others are all parts of serieses (is that a word?) that I already loved. Definitely worth the read.
DeleteI am so excited that you loved The Iron Queen!! I have really enjoyed that entire series! As much as I liked that series I liked her new book, The Immortal Rules, even More!!
ReplyDeleteI loved the Immortal Rules too, but did like The Iron Fey better. You can't go wrong with a lil' Julie Kagawa!
DeleteI also drink a lot of coffee. We have that in common. :) Unraveling sounds interesting. I like how you say it kept getting weirder.
ReplyDeleteCoffee coffee coffee!!!
DeleteIt really does though! I seriously thought I had it figured out, but it just kept getting weirder, in the best way possible!
Mark me down for Unraveling! With a pitch like that, what's not to love? I'm glad you joined ABEA! Tattooed Books
ReplyDeleteHahaa, that was the goal! I keep recommending it to everyone!
DeleteI'm so behind on my series, I haven't read the latest JR Ward or Lara Adrian yet. Nice to hear they're good, though!
ReplyDeleteThey're both great! When you get a chance, definitely pick them up.
DeleteI tried to read Unraveling quite a few times. Just couldn't get past page 30-ish. I think I'll try it again because it sounds like it gets better as it goes along.
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine said a similar thing when I pretty much forced her to read it. Like I said, it is kind of strange, which isn't everyone's cup of tea.
DeleteLove the BDB series. It is going to be a long wait for Quinn and Blay's story! I was surprised at how much I enjoyed The Iron Fey series.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited how she writes Blay and Qhuinn's story! And I agree on The Iron Fey. I was reluctant to pick it up for a long time. During my midterms may not have been the best time though...
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