So, I hadn't planned a hiatus from the blog for the holidays, but one was imposed on me by family and family obligations, so I missed out on doing my "best of 2012" lists this week. But not to worry, I've still compiled a list of favorites to subject you to...and I'm going to give one of them away to one lucky reader, thanks to this giveaway hop organized by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer. And here are the nominees:
Best Contemporary of 2012:
Best Stand-Alone of 2012:
Best Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic of 2012:
Best Fantasy of 2012:
Best Science Fiction of 2012:
Best Paranormal of 2012:
Best Historical Fiction of 2012:
Best Debut of 2012:
Ugh...it was difficult just narrowing down each category to three nominees! There's just no way I could have picked a favorite in each, let alone a favorite book overall, though there were some serious contenders in there.
Rules:
- This giveaway is international. As long as The Book Depository ships to your location, you are good to go. (You can double-check that here.)
- One entry per household.
- All entries will be verified. Any entry found to be falsified will result in disqualification of all entries for that participant.
- Winner will be notified via email. Winner will then have 48 hours to respond before another winner will be selected. Please remember to check your SPAM folders.
- I am not responsible for lost packages.
- Giveaway ends 12/31/2012.
And now on to the fun stuff! You only have to follow my blog to enter, but all other entries/follows are appreciated! :D
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Now that you've entered here, be sure to check out the 100+ giveaway stops on this blog hop:
Thanks for entering & happy reading!!!
My Life Next Door!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many good ones from this year. But whenever anyone asks, the first one to come to mind is always Cinder. And I cannot wait to get Scarlet in February!
ReplyDeleteThe Fault in Our Stars, Mark of Athena, and Cinder! Thanks for the giveaway :D
ReplyDeleteFever by Lauren DeStefano.
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one of my favorite was River Road
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Onyx, second book in the Lux series, by Jennifer L. Armentrout! :D - Thank you for the lovely giveaway, I adore your taste in books! :)
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First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
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ReplyDeleteThe Sea of Tranquility. D:
ReplyDeleteGrave Mercy by R.L. LaFever was my favorite so far but I have many, many choices clamoring for 2nd place.
ReplyDeleteI had many favorites (fortunately) and Daughter of Smoke and Bone is for sure one of them.
ReplyDeleteWow, I want to read basically all of these! LOL! I chose Splintered as my fave of 2012! So many to choose from!! Thanks for the giveaway and happy reading! :)
ReplyDeleteI don't think I can pick one favorite... but I really liked Cinder, Insurgent, and Shadow and Bone.
ReplyDeleteYay! Unspoken was my number one for 2012!
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Under the Never Sky was a fav for me!
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ReplyDeleteThe Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is one.
ReplyDeleteThe fault in our stars by John Green was my favorite book of 2012!
ReplyDeleteFair Game by Patricia Briggs. Thanks for the giveaway! .)
ReplyDeleteIt is so hard to choose one but I would have to say The Fault in Our Stars!
ReplyDeleteI love your lists! I have read a few of them and totally agree, and the rest are on my TBR! :)
Thanks for the giveaway! :)
I didn't read any released in 2012 but I had been looking forward to Reached
ReplyDeleteInsurgent, Until I Die and The Mark of Athena
ReplyDeleteI loved Insurgent!
ReplyDeleteCinder was my favorite :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite 2012 reads were Monstrous Beauty and Shadow and Bone.
ReplyDeleteThere are too many to choose from!
ReplyDeleteThe Bandit King by Lilith Saintcrow.
ReplyDeleteThe Raven Boys, Under The Never Sky, Once, Onyx, Opal, Shadow and bone
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites was Poison Princess. Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI've read to many to pick a favorite! Lol.
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I loved Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi :D
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ReplyDeleteDie for Me by Amy Plum was my favorite.
ReplyDeleteThe Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski
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i loved golden lily
ReplyDeleteSlammed/Point of Retreat, Easy, Pushing the Limits, Crown of Embers, and Days of Blood and Starlight!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! I love The Pledge by Kimberly Derting and Everneath!
ReplyDeleteI loved The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa :)
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I loved Throne of Glass, Send, and I've Got Your Number.
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ReplyDeleteI really like Under the Never Sky
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Thanks for the giveaway! I think my favorite book this year has been Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout.
ReplyDeleteDeadly Holiday by Alexa Grace was a favorite book of 2012!
ReplyDeleteTHe Lost Girl; I LOVED it!!
ReplyDeleteReflections by Jessica Roberts was one of my faves. I had a lot this year. :)
ReplyDeleteI loved Point of Retreat:) Thanks for the giveaway:)
ReplyDeleteProbably Cinder. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays! :)
Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson was my favorite :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway, happy holidays!
My favorite read this year (or should I say one of them) was A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison. Thank you for your generous participation in this fun hop.
ReplyDeleteAdult BLAZE by Joan Swan and YA Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThe Golden Lily was my favorite :)
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My Life Next Door!!
ReplyDeleteand Shadow and Bone and Grave Mercy:))
Thank you:)
Beautiful disaster =]
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway xD
Oh my! I don't have just one favorite from this year. There are several: Cinder, Across the Universe, Lothaire, Grave Mercy, Onyx----
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The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay.
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I love The Selection by Kiera Cass.
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Deity
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ReplyDeleteMy favoprite was city of lost souls by Cassandra Clare. Thank you for the giveaway!
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Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry
ReplyDeleteMy current 2012 favorite is The Sundered.
ReplyDeleteMemoirs of an Imaginary Friend
ReplyDeleteMy favorite was The Fault in Our Stars. Thanks for the giveaway. Happy 2013!!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites was Middle Ground! :D
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Thank you for this giveaway. Born Wicked is my favorite. ;)
ReplyDeleteUnder the Never Sky was awesome!
ReplyDeletelothaire by Kresley Cole
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ReplyDeleteI loved Fever by Lauren DeStefano! Thanks for this amazing giveaway - I would love to win!
ReplyDeleteProbably just cause it's the most recent one that I've read, Beautiful Redemption.
ReplyDeleteReflected in you is one of my favorites. Thanks for the great giveaway and for making it international!
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The raven boys
ReplyDeleteBlack City by Elizabeth Richards!
ReplyDeleteCast in Peril by Michelle Sagara.
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays & thanks for the amazing giveaway!
elizabeth @ bookattict . com
either The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M Danforth or Ask the Passengers by A.S. King : )
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed Insurgent in 2012.
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The Fault in our stars by John Green :D
ReplyDeleteI read a lot of good books in 2012 so it’s hard to pick just one, but I think the one that stands out the most is,” The Crimson League (The Herezoth Trilogy)”, by Victoria Grefer . I wasn’t expecting it to be nearly as good as it was but when I read it, I was so surprised as it turned out to be completely brilliant as she brought an entire world to life. I loved it.
ReplyDeleteI just read Tasting Never (Never say never) by CM Stunich.
ReplyDeleteAwesome read!!!
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The Color of Snow by Brenda Stanley was amazing!
ReplyDeleteMaggie's Raven boys
ReplyDeleteBeth Revis trilogly.(Last one comes out the second week of Jan)
The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen!
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Lothaire by Kresley Cole
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Whispers at Moonrise was my fave! Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed Poison Princess by Kresley Cole and Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway. :)
There are so many so I'll just say the first one that comes to mind, which is Full Blooded by Amanda Carlson! I cant wait for Hot Blooded!
ReplyDeleteGah! I haven't read any books that got released this year, I believe. :S (Unfortunately!) I did get a copy of Cinder though, just haven't read it; apparently it's really good! Thanks for the giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteMy #1 pick was GRAVE MERCY by Robin LaFevers. I loved it to pieces and still sigh every time I pass my copy on my shelf. Of course, there were many others that I adored, but GM tops them all.
ReplyDeleteI loved The Fault In Our Stars by John Green! :D
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Shadow and Bone and Throne of Glass
ReplyDeleteI can't decide really! There were so many books that I loved this year. The Glimpse, GLitch, The Boys of Summer etc...!
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My favorite books of 2012 were Fallen Too Far by Abbi Glines, Opal by Jennifer Armentrout, Easy by Tammara Webber, and all of Colleen Hoover's books! Thanks for the giveaway :)
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ReplyDeleteI loved Enshadowed by Kelly Creagh. :)
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I have had tons of favorites in 2012, so I have no idea how to answer that question. One of my favorites was Silence by Michelle Sagara, but there were soooooo many others. 2012 was a good year!
ReplyDeleteI loved Ready Player One by Ernest Cline!
ReplyDeleteAnd of course many, many others: The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna, This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers, Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick, ...I could go on forever
Lilian @ A Novel Toybox
My fave this year was Pandemonium! :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite was The Golden Lily. Thank you for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThe Fault in Our Stars :)
ReplyDeleteI love The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
ReplyDeleteTiger Lily :)
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Seraphina
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of 2012 favorite reads! Most of them are fantasy though: The Killing Moon (NK Jemisin - oh my god this one is sooooo good! Believe me. You should read it, if you haven't. One of best fantasies out there!), A Face Like Glass - Frances Hardinge, Deathless - Catherynne M. Valente, Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas, Airborne - Kenneth Oppel, and many more!
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Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma. :]
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Marijana Sitar
My favourite was Grave Mercy!
ReplyDeleteDeity by JLA
ReplyDeleteThe Fault in Our Stars! Thanks for the chance :)
ReplyDeleteThis year my favorite is Pushing the Limits.
ReplyDeleteI didn't read anything released this year to be honest.
ReplyDeleteBut I loved Going Solo (by Roald Dahl) and The Hobbit (by J.R.R. Tolkien)
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Insurgent!
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Loved The Fault in Our Stars, Freshman Year & Other Unnatural Disasters, and Tempest! <3
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Everneath :) thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteDays of Blood and Starlight!
ReplyDeleteWaiting for Mercy, Throne of Glass, Pushing the Limits and many more. It's so hard to pick. Thanks for the giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteI really liked both Glitch and Cinder :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book that was released this year is Opal by Jennifer L Armentrout !
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Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys :)
ReplyDeleteEvery Day by David Levithan!
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Drowning Instinct by Ilsa J. Bick, it was AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteI've read a lot of great books this year, but if I had to mention just one, it would definitely be Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, absolutely loved that one.
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Elemental. Loved the bad guy, loved the pace, and can't wait for more :)
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Thanks for the chance
The Fault in Our Stars
ReplyDeleteInsurgent by Veronica Roth.
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Loved Dorothy Gale Vampire Hunter, Daughters of Jaguars: Savage and Broken
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My favorite was The Fault in Our Stars. Thanks for the giveaway!
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insurgent
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ReplyDeleteDefinitely The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski <3 !
ReplyDeleteI've read so many great books this year it’s difficult to choose just one or to even narrow it down to just a few. Not to mention that I'm a bit behind, so some of my favs I read this year were published prior to 2012. Here are some that were published this year:
ReplyDeleteThe Taker (book1)and The Reckoning (book 2)by Alma Katsu
Heir of Novron (Riyria Revelations) by Michael J Sullivan
The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks
Tart by Lauren Dane
Chaos Burning by Lauren Dane
When The Duchess Said Yes by Isabella Bradford
Running Wilde by Linda Howard and Linda Jones
There are so many others...I could go on for a while. I just started
Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes and already I'm loving it.
Under the Never Sky, The Starters, Pushing the Limits, and several others.
ReplyDeleteTHe Fault in our Stars!! <3
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Something Like Normal
ReplyDeleteThe Vicious Deep by Zoraida Cordova
ReplyDeleteGrave Mercy was great.
ReplyDeleteOn the Jellicoe Road!
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ReplyDeleteEasy by Tammara Webber.
ReplyDeleteI loved Sacrificial Magic and Chasing Magic by Stacia Kane and Iced by Karen Marie Moning. Thanks for the giveaway!
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The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead (I LOVE VAMPIRE ACADEMY AND BLOODLINES!!!) and Puching The Limits by Katie McGarry! Thank you for the giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteI loved the Lux series by JLA
ReplyDeleteI really loved God Save the Queen by Kate Locke.
ReplyDeleteI honestly havent read any that were released in 2012 yet, though I have many on my wtr list on gr. I got distracted by my first year in mommyhood and a few recommendations from family. My fave that I read was the mirror by marlys millhiser, an older book that my mom recommended to me.
ReplyDeleteEverneath was my favorite read of 2012 :D
ReplyDeleteI have to say my most favorite this year is The Golden Lily!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for being a part of this fun and awesome blog hop!!
Onyx by Jennifer Armentrout. Actually, LUX series is my favorite series this year.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this giveaway and happy new year :)
Crucible of Fate by Mary Calmes.
ReplyDeleteThere were so many books I wanted to read but didn't have the chance to but one of my favorites was The Iron Fey series. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
ReplyDeleteMark of Athena.Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI loved Cinder!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book this year was Stacia Kane's Chasing Magic. I love Terrible!
ReplyDeleteI loved Slammed by Colleen Hoover. Thanks and Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteDeity by JL Armentrout:)
ReplyDeleteThe Golden Lily by Richelle Mead!
ReplyDeleteGirl of Nightmares was so good. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a favorite, read a few though
ReplyDeleteDidn't really read books from 2012, I did read The Fault in Our Stars.. and I'm not sure what else. So no favourite I guess. I do have a favourite from the books I read in 2012, which is Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
ReplyDeleteInsurgent by Veronica Roth *-*
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ReplyDeleteI liked The Immortal Rules. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI loved The Fault in Our Stars. Thank you. :)
ReplyDeleteShatter Me was one of my favorites this year. Pushing the Limits is up there too :)
ReplyDeleteEither Cinder or Insurgent.
ReplyDeleteI loved Insurgent and Pushing the Limits the most <3
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I loved Poison Princess by Kresley Cole!
ReplyDeleteCinder was one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteLover Reborn by J R Ward
ReplyDeleteI loved Breathe. It was a nice debut.
ReplyDeleteAlice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter
ReplyDeleteMy favorite would be Terran Times series by Viola Grace.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway.
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I loved Sweet Evil, The Selection, On the Island and almost every New Adult book I read:)
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Lothaire was my favorite.
ReplyDeleteSierra by Taylor Dean.
ReplyDeleteSlammed by Colleen Hoover :)
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ReplyDeleteI have several favorites, but one of my top 5-star books of 2012 was The White Forest by Adam McOmber
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you!!