I wish I had time to write a review about each one of these books, but since I’m trying to finish writing one of my own I’m going to keep it to a list. I read over one hundred books in 2011. These are my favorites (in random order) (okay, it isn’t exactly random order–it’s the order I read them–but is random as far as I didn’t rank them beyond, “Oo, this is one of the best books I’ve read this year!”):
- The Limit by Kristen Landon (Early YA)
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Middle Grade)
- The Scorch Trials by James Dashner (YA Dystopian)
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (Middle Grade)
- Matched by Ally Condie (YA Dystopian)
- Sean Griswold’s Head by Lindsey Leavitt (YA Contemporary)
- Paranormalcy by Kiersten White (YA Paranormal)
- Cross My Heart by Julie Wright (Adult Romance)
- The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall (books 1, 2, and 3) (Middle Grade)
- Slayers by CJ Hill (YA Fantasy)
- Cotillion by Georgette Heyer (Adult Historical-Regency)
- The List by Melanie Jacobson (Adult Romance)
- Indivisible by Kristen Heitzmann (Adult Suspense)
- The False Princess by Eilis O’Neal (YA Fantasy)
- Dining With Joy by Rachel Hauck (Adult Contemporary)
- Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George (Middle Grade Fantasy)
- Freshman for President by Ally Condie (YA Contemporary)
Happy reading.
Wendy Archibald 