Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Best of 2012 Giveaway Hop

Wednesday, December 26, 2012 with 191 comments


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:

Meant to BeWhat Happens NextMy Life Next Door


Best Stand-Alone of 2012:

This is Not a TestSomething Like NormalThe Dark Light


Best Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic of 2012:

Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1)Masque of the Red Death (Masque of the Red Death, #1)Pandemonium (Delirium, #2)


Best Fantasy of 2012:

The Crown of Embers (Fire and Thorns, #2)Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone, #2)Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, #1)


Best Science Fiction of 2012:

Cinder (Lunar Chronicles, #1)What's Left of Me (The Hybrid Chronicles, #1)Crewel (Crewel World, #1)


Best Paranormal of 2012:

The Evolution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #2)Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy, #1)Hallowed (Unearthly, #2)


Best Historical Fiction of 2012:

Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)The Springsweet (The Vespertine, #2)The Diviners (The Diviners, #1)


Best Debut of 2012:

Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)Everneath (Everneath, #1)Sweet Evil (The Sweet Trilogy, #1)



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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Thanks for entering & happy reading!!!

191 comments:

  1. There 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!

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  2. The Fault in Our Stars, Mark of Athena, and Cinder! Thanks for the giveaway :D

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  3. Fever by Lauren DeStefano.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  4. one of my favorite was River Road

    thank you a lot for this giveaway

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  5. 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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    this is a link that i promote this giveaway
    https://twitter.com/fennyusuf/status/284247754484637697

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  7. First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones

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  8. Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFever was my favorite so far but I have many, many choices clamoring for 2nd place.

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  9. I had many favorites (fortunately) and Daughter of Smoke and Bone is for sure one of them.

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  10. Wow, 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! :)

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  11. I don't think I can pick one favorite... but I really liked Cinder, Insurgent, and Shadow and Bone.

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  12. Under the Never Sky was a fav for me!

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  13. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is one.

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  14. The fault in our stars by John Green was my favorite book of 2012!

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  15. Fair Game by Patricia Briggs. Thanks for the giveaway! .)

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  16. It is so hard to choose one but I would have to say The Fault in Our Stars!

    I love your lists! I have read a few of them and totally agree, and the rest are on my TBR! :)

    Thanks for the giveaway! :)

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  17. I didn't read any released in 2012 but I had been looking forward to Reached

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  18. Insurgent, Until I Die and The Mark of Athena

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  19. Cinder was my favorite :)

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  20. My favorite 2012 reads were Monstrous Beauty and Shadow and Bone.

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  21. There are too many to choose from!

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  22. The Bandit King by Lilith Saintcrow.

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  23. The Raven Boys, Under The Never Sky, Once, Onyx, Opal, Shadow and bone

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  24. One of my favorites was Poison Princess. Thank you for the giveaway!

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  25. I've read to many to pick a favorite! Lol.
    Thanks for the giveaway.

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  26. I loved Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi :D

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  28. Die for Me by Amy Plum was my favorite.

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  29. The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski

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  30. The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden

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  31. Tell the Wolves I'm Home.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  32. Slammed/Point of Retreat, Easy, Pushing the Limits, Crown of Embers, and Days of Blood and Starlight!

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  33. Thanks for the giveaway! I love The Pledge by Kimberly Derting and Everneath!

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  34. I loved The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa :)

    I'm logged into RC as Kate Ryan

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  35. I loved Throne of Glass, Send, and I've Got Your Number.

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  36. the great north road by peter f. hamilton

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  37. I really like Under the Never Sky

    antane

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  38. Thanks for the giveaway! I think my favorite book this year has been Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout.

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  39. Deadly Holiday by Alexa Grace was a favorite book of 2012!

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  40. Reflections by Jessica Roberts was one of my faves. I had a lot this year. :)

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  41. I loved Point of Retreat:) Thanks for the giveaway:)

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  42. Probably Cinder. Thanks!
    Happy holidays! :)

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  43. Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson was my favorite :)
    Thank you for the giveaway, happy holidays!

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  44. 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.

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  45. Adult BLAZE by Joan Swan and YA Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Thank you.

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  46. The Golden Lily was my favorite :)
    Thank you for the giveaway.

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  47. My Life Next Door!!

    and Shadow and Bone and Grave Mercy:))

    Thank you:)

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  48. Beautiful disaster =]

    Thanks for the giveaway xD

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  49. Oh my! I don't have just one favorite from this year. There are several: Cinder, Across the Universe, Lothaire, Grave Mercy, Onyx----

    Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.

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  50. The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay.

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  51. I love The Selection by Kiera Cass.
    Thanks!

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  52. The Edge of Never by J.A.Redmerski

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  53. My favoprite was city of lost souls by Cassandra Clare. Thank you for the giveaway!
    Artemis

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  54. Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry

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  55. My current 2012 favorite is The Sundered.

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  56. My favorite was The Fault in Our Stars. Thanks for the giveaway. Happy 2013!!

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  57. One of my favorites was Middle Ground! :D

    Thanks for the giveaway :)

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  58. Thank you for this giveaway. Born Wicked is my favorite. ;)

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  59. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

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  60. I loved Fever by Lauren DeStefano! Thanks for this amazing giveaway - I would love to win!

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  61. Probably just cause it's the most recent one that I've read, Beautiful Redemption.

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  62. Reflected in you is one of my favorites. Thanks for the great giveaway and for making it international!

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  63. Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens
    thanks for the giveaway

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  64. Black City by Elizabeth Richards!

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  65. Cast in Peril by Michelle Sagara.

    Happy Holidays & thanks for the amazing giveaway!
    elizabeth @ bookattict . com

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  66. either The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M Danforth or Ask the Passengers by A.S. King : )

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  67. I really enjoyed Insurgent in 2012.
    Dede

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  68. The Fault in our stars by John Green :D

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  69. I 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.

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  70. I just read Tasting Never (Never say never) by CM Stunich.

    Awesome read!!!

    cmucha319@yahoo.com

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  71. The Color of Snow by Brenda Stanley was amazing!

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  72. Maggie's Raven boys
    Beth Revis trilogly.(Last one comes out the second week of Jan)

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  73. The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen!

    Thanks,
    Leanne

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  74. Lothaire by Kresley Cole
    Thanks for the giveaway :)

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  75. Whispers at Moonrise was my fave! Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  76. I enjoyed Poison Princess by Kresley Cole and Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver.

    Thanks for the great giveaway. :)

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  77. 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!

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  78. Gah! 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! :)

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  79. My #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.

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  80. I loved The Fault In Our Stars by John Green! :D

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  81. Shadow and Bone and Throne of Glass

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  82. I can't decide really! There were so many books that I loved this year. The Glimpse, GLitch, The Boys of Summer etc...!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  83. 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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  84. I loved Enshadowed by Kelly Creagh. :)

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  85. 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!

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  86. I loved Ready Player One by Ernest Cline!

    And 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

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  87. My fave this year was Pandemonium! :)

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  88. My favorite was The Golden Lily. Thank you for the giveaway.

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  89. I love The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

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  90. The Fault in Our Stars ^^

    @Tibiux

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  91. I 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!

    Thank you for the giveaway! Happy holiday =)

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  92. Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma. :]
    Thanks so much for the giveaway!
    Marijana Sitar

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  93. The Fault in Our Stars! Thanks for the chance :)

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  94. This year my favorite is Pushing the Limits.

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  95. I didn't read anything released this year to be honest.
    But I loved Going Solo (by Roald Dahl) and The Hobbit (by J.R.R. Tolkien)

    lauvera7@gmail.com

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  96. Loved The Fault in Our Stars, Freshman Year & Other Unnatural Disasters, and Tempest! <3
    -heather/bookstacksondeck

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  97. Everneath :) thanks for the giveaway!

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  98. Waiting for Mercy, Throne of Glass, Pushing the Limits and many more. It's so hard to pick. Thanks for the giveaway :)

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  99. I really liked both Glitch and Cinder :)

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  100. My favorite book that was released this year is Opal by Jennifer L Armentrout !
    Thanks for the giveaway !

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  101. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys :)

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  102. Every Day by David Levithan!
    Thanks for the giveaway

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  103. Drowning Instinct by Ilsa J. Bick, it was AMAZING.

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  104. I'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.
    Thanks for a giveaway! :)

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  105. Elemental. Loved the bad guy, loved the pace, and can't wait for more :)

    I rec it if you haven't read it!

    Thanks for the chance

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  106. Insurgent by Veronica Roth.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  107. Loved Dorothy Gale Vampire Hunter, Daughters of Jaguars: Savage and Broken
    seyma_bennett@hotmail.com

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  108. My favorite was The Fault in Our Stars. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Erin K.

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  109. Definitely The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski <3 !

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  110. I'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:
    The 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.

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  111. Under the Never Sky, The Starters, Pushing the Limits, and several others.

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  112. THe Fault in our Stars!! <3
    Thanks!

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  113. I loved Sacrificial Magic and Chasing Magic by Stacia Kane and Iced by Karen Marie Moning. Thanks for the giveaway!

    ~Krista

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  114. The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead (I LOVE VAMPIRE ACADEMY AND BLOODLINES!!!) and Puching The Limits by Katie McGarry! Thank you for the giveaway! :)

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  115. I really loved God Save the Queen by Kate Locke.

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  116. I 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.

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  117. Everneath was my favorite read of 2012 :D

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  118. I have to say my most favorite this year is The Golden Lily!!
    Thank you for being a part of this fun and awesome blog hop!!

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  119. Onyx by Jennifer Armentrout. Actually, LUX series is my favorite series this year.

    Thanks for this giveaway and happy new year :)

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  120. Crucible of Fate by Mary Calmes.

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  121. There 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!

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  122. My favorite book this year was Stacia Kane's Chasing Magic. I love Terrible!

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  123. I loved Slammed by Colleen Hoover. Thanks and Happy New Year!

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  124. The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead!

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  125. Girl of Nightmares was so good. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  126. I don't have a favorite, read a few though

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  127. Didn'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

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  128. Devoured by Emily Snow. sdylion(at)gmail(dot)com

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  129. I loved The Fault in Our Stars. Thank you. :)

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  130. Shatter Me was one of my favorites this year. Pushing the Limits is up there too :)

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  131. I loved Insurgent and Pushing the Limits the most <3
    Penny Pe

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  132. I loved Poison Princess by Kresley Cole!

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  133. I loved Breathe. It was a nice debut.

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  134. Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

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  135. My favorite would be Terran Times series by Viola Grace.
    Thanks for the giveaway.

    dragonkeep62(at)gmail(dot)com

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  136. I loved Sweet Evil, The Selection, On the Island and almost every New Adult book I read:)

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  137. I have several favorites, but one of my top 5-star books of 2012 was The White Forest by Adam McOmber

    Happy New Year to you!!

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