Top 10 Best Books I’ve Read in 2012

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I hope everyone is having wonderful Christmas holiday time. I’m still on hiatus, but I couldn’t let this Top Ten Meme pass by. It’s way too much fun! I’ll also be leaving the links to last year’s answers so you all can have fun comparing and contrasting...lol. Top Ten Books I Read in 2011.

 1. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Ready Player One is by far the best book I’ve read this year. It’s funny, has pop culture references up the wazoo, and makes my gamer freak flag fly like no other. The story kept my eyes glued to the pages for hours on end and just when I thought nothing else could surprise me, I turned a page and there I was again laughing at some new ingenious thing and picking up my jaw at another clever twist in the story. But Ernest Cline’s story is not all fun and games. There are dark undertones throughout the narrative, mostly where it concerns humans and their addiction to virtual reality. More...

2. Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

In this riveting sequel to the Healer Series, Maria V. Snyder brings on the action, the humor, and the romance to whole new levels. With both Avry and Kerrick’s POV in the mix, this book is seriously unputdownable. More...

3. Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

Laini Taylor’s Days of Blood and Starlight has without a doubt been the best sequel I’ve ever read. Ever. I gave Daughter of Smoke and Bone a rating of five. I want to give a 10 to this one! This is not improvement, it is evolution into something made of undiluted awesomesauce. If you loved Karou and the chimera, we get more. If you loved Akiva and the seraphim, we get more. If you loved the funny humans Zuzana and Mik, we get more! More, more, more! More...

4. Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Onyx is shocking revelation after shocking situations that keep your eyes glued to the pages. And let’s not forget, a whole lot of sexy alien for our reading pleasure! I can’t believe I’m saying this but Daemon Black made me tear up! Serious alien deliciousness in Onyx! More...

   

5. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

          Throne of Glass is YA High Fantasy of the finest brew; Sarah J. Maas work is right up there with my all time high fantasy idols Tamora Pierce, Maria V. Snyder, and Cinda Williams Chima. I am hooked with this world and these characters Sarah J. Maas has created. More...

6. Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

To say that I loved this story is the biggest understatement of the year. Every page I turned took me deeper and deeper into the story and into the characters lives, until I was so absorbed I forgot that these weren’t real people and I didn’t need to cry so hard. But, oh, cry I did. With a commanding prose, that doesn’t pull any punches, McGarry digs deep into themes of drugs, alcohol, sex, family issues, love, and loss. And it’s not only the way she deals with these themes that it’s masterful; it’s the way the characters deal with it. More...

7. The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead

I don't know how she does it, but Richelle Mead keeps outdoing herself with each new book. The Golden Lily was everything I hoped for and more! More...

 

8. Awry by Chelsea Fine

Be prepared because Chelsea Fine's Awry will give your heart a serious workout in this second installment of The Archers of Avalon. Love, betrayal, curses, heartache! The curse is seriously messed up, but people…this is how I like love triangles. Cursed and deadly. More...

9. Fang Girl by Helen Keeble

Fun, witty, and completely hilarious, Fang Girl had me laughing at every turn of Jane's new vampiric life. This is not just a simple satire on popular vampire conventions, but an original and fun take on old vampire lore. More...

 

10. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

There are really so many great things in this book. It's like it is The Night Circus and every chapter is a new tent with incredible secrets to discover as we read. As fan of series I thought I would be angry or sad or disappointed at the ending, since it’s a standalone novel. But as I read those final chapters I could only smile. Smile at the memory of all that had happened since I read the words "The circus arrives without warning." Smile because I know that I'll keep coming back again and again to read it. More... 

Special Mention: Series I ♥ in 2012

The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

 I don't have a review for these books, except an essay I did for the first book, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms: Human-like Gods and God-like Humans, for my online class. Seriously epic trilogy. I can't wait to read it again in a few years.

Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews

I can't believe it took me so long to find and read this series. Even when it was recommended to me, I sort of ignored it. And OMG when I finally read it. I sort of went MIA until I finished all five books, plus all the novellas, and Gunmetal Magic!