This year we wanted to add to the excitement of Top 10 lists by making it an event! Lisa from A Life Bound By Books, Rachel from Fiktshun & Jaime & Patricia from Two Chicks on Books and and I are hosting a top 10 week where everyone can join the fun! You can check out this post
for more information. Each day you add your top 10 list to the linky
(below), you get an extra entry into the giveaway for a $50 amazon gift
card! Just remember, each day will have a linky for THAT Top 10 topic and your list has to be for that top 10.
First, we wanted to do a little wrap-up for the year!
117 Books Read!
36,776 pages read!
435 posts this year!
My goal for this year was 100 books so next year I'm bringing that up to 110!
Today is Top 10 Books I'm Looking Forward to in 2012!
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
HarperTeen (May 1st, 2012)
Series: Divergent #2
Why: I've had
Divergent on every single list this week so it's obvious that I'm dying to get my hands on this book! Can't..wait!!
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Summary: One choice can
transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences,
and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must
continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with
haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty,
politics and love.
Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and
victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable
horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their
ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets
will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more
powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief
and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris
must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she
may lose by doing so.
Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Entangled Publishing (May 2012)
Series: Lux #2
Why: Does anything by Jennifer even need an explanation anymore? Hot guys, wonderful plots, kick-butt heroines, it's all there! And look at that *points to cover*..yeah...who can resist him?!
Summary: No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies...
Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins
Hyperion Books (March 13th, 2012)
Series: Hex Hall #3
Why: I adored the first 2 books in this series and I can't wait to find out what happens next. Sophie is one of my favorite female characters of all time!
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Summary: Hailed as “impossible to
put down,” the Hex Hall series has both critics and teens cheering.
With a winning combination of romance, action, magic and humor, this
third volume will leave readers enchanted.
Just as Sophie Mercer has come to accept her extraordinary magical
powers as a demon, the Prodigium Council strips them away. Now Sophie is
defenseless, alone, and at the mercy of her sworn enemies—the
Brannicks, a family of warrior women who hunt down the Prodigium. Or at
least that’s what Sophie thinks, until she makes a surprising discovery.
The Brannicks know an epic war is coming, and they believe Sophie is
the only one powerful enough to stop the world from ending. But without
her magic, Sophie isn’t as confident.
Sophie’s bound for one hell of a ride—can she get her powers back before it’s too late?
Shine by Jeri Smith-Ready
Simon Pulse (May 1st, 2012)
Series: Shade #3
Why: This series has a special place in my heart! I'm so sad to see it end but I know Jeri will not disappoint.
Summary: No other love has burned so bright
Life can change in an instant, and no one understands that better
than Aura. It’s been almost a year since her boyfriend tragically died.
She’s finally letting go of Logan’s violet-hued ghost, but not her
search to uncover the truth about her past.As the first in a generation
that can see ghosts, Aura is convinced that she has a connection to the
Shift. She’s trusted Zachary, ever patient and ever by her side, with
all that she knows. But when the government threatens his life in an
attempt to learn Aura’s secrets, she will stop at nothing to protect
herself and the one she loves...even if that means betraying her own
heart.
Dreamless by Josephine Angelini
HarperTeen (May 29th, 2012)
Series: Starcrossed #2
Why: Starcrossed was awesome and I really need to read this book! There were so many questions that have to be answered and I can't wait to see how it all plays out!
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Summary: As the only Scion that
can enter Hades at will, Helen descends to the Underworld in search of a
way to overcome the Furies and end the cycle of revenge that has cursed
the Scions. But she’s running out of time. Each descent weakens her
both in mind and spirit. A mysterious stranger might be her only
salvation, but the price may be her love for Lucas Delos.
As an unforgettable love triangle emerges, Josephine Angelini’s
compelling saga becomes ever more intricate and spellbinding. The
eagerly awaited sequel to the internationally bestselling Starcrossed,
Dreamless delivers with a huge emotional impact that will leave readers
satisfied—and longing for more.
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
Dial (May 1st, 2012)
Series: The Seven Kingdoms #3
Why: I read Graceling and Fire a long time ago and have been checking on this book for over a year! I was so excited to see the cover and a release date, YAY!
Summary: Eight years after
Graceling, Bitterblue is now queen of Monsea. But the influence of her
father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her
advisors, who have run things since Leck died, believe in a
forward-thinking plan: Pardon all who committed terrible acts under
Leck’s reign, and forget anything bad ever happened. But when Bitterblue
begins sneaking
outside the castle—disguised and alone—to walk the streets of her
own city, she starts realizing that the kingdom has been under the
thirty-five-year spell of a madman, and the only way to move forward is
to revisit the past.
Two thieves, who only steal what has already been stolen, change her
life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Leck’s reign. And one of
them, with an extreme skill called a Grace that he hasn’t yet
identified, holds a key to her heart.
Timepiece by Myra McEntire
Egmont (June 12th, 2012)
Series: Hourglass #2
Why: Hourglass was a whole book of greatness and I know this one will be just as good. And, I do <3 me some Kaleb!!
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Summary: A threat from the past could destroy the future. And the clock is ticking...
Kaleb Ballard's relentless flirting is interrupted when Jack
Landers, the man who tried to murder his father, timeslips in and
attacks before disappearing just as quickly. But Kaleb has never before
been able to see time travelers, unlike many of his friends associated
with the mysterious Hourglass organization. Are Kaleb's powers
expanding, or is something very wrong?
Then the Hourglass is issued an ultimatum. Either they find Jack and
the research he's stolen on the time gene, or time will be altered with
devestating results.
Now Kaleb, Emerson, Michael, and the other Hourglass recruits have
no choice but to use their unusual powers to find Jack. But where do
they even start? And when? And even if they succeed, it may not be
enough...
Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
HarperTeen (February 28th, 2012)
Series: Delirium #2
Why: Love the storyline that goes along with this series and Delirium really left me needing more! I plan to read this one very very soon!
Summary: I’m pushing aside the memory of my nightmare,
pushing aside thoughts of Alex,
pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school,
push,
push,
push,
like Raven taught me to do.
The old life is dead.
But the old Lena is dead too.
I buried her.
I left her beyond a fence,
behind a wall of smoke and flame.
Fever by Lauren DeStefano
Simon & Schuster (February 21st, 2012)
Series: The Chemical Gardens #2
Why: Another very unique dystopian and I really want to get my hands on this book to find out what happens to Rhine and Gabriel!
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Summary: Rhine and Gabriel have escaped the mansion. But danger is never far behind.
Running away brings Rhine and Gabriel right into a trap, in the form
of a twisted carnival whose ringmistress keeps watch over a menagerie
of girls. Just as Rhine uncovers what plans await her, her fortune turns
again. With Gabriel at her side, Rhine travels through an environment
as grim as the one she left a year ago―surroundings that mirror her own
feelings of fear and hopelessness.
The Two are determined to get to Manhattan, to relative safety with
Rhine's twin brother, Rowan. But the road there is long and perilous―and
in a world where young woman only live to age twenty and young men die
at twenty-five, time is precious. Worse still, they can't seem to elude
Rhine's father-in-law, Vaughn, who is determined to bring Rhine back to
the mansion… by any means necessary.
Deity by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Spencer Hill Press (November 8th, 2012)
Series: Covenant #3
Why: *see answer above* :) Actually, there is another book, Pure, coming out before this one, but I read it as soon as it entered my door so now I must have Deity..like..NOW!
Summary: (Not available yet)
A Want So Wicked by Suzanne Young
Balzer + Bray (June 26th, 2012)
Series: A Need So Beautiful #2
Why: Really loved
A Need So Beautiful and the interesting plot in this series. It was another book that left me with a ton of questions that I gotta know the answers to! Plus, Harlin *swoon*.
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Summary: Elise is a normal seventeen-year-old girl until the day she wakes up in a desert park, with no idea who she is.
After that episode, her life takes a bizarre turn. She’s
experiencing unexpected flashes of insight into people’s lives—people
she’s never met before. Strangers frighten her with warnings about the
approaching Shadows. And although Elise has never had a boyfriend, she
suddenly finds herself torn between two handsome but very different
young men: Abe, the charming bad boy whose affect on her both seduces
and frightens her, and the mysterious Harlin, who’s new to town but with
whom Elise feels an urgent, elemental connection—almost as if they are
soul mates.
Now Elise begins to question everything about her life. Why do these
guys both want her so desperately? What are the Shadows? Why does the
name Charlotte inspire a terrifying familiarity? And who is Elise,
really?
Yes, I know that was 11 :) There are so many more books too! I tried to highlight books in a series here but below are a few stand-alone books I can't wait for...
If I Lie by Corrine Jackson
Simon Pulse (August 28th, 2012)
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Breaking Beautiful by Jennifer Shaw Wolf
Walker & Company (April 24th, 2012)
Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
Harlequin Teen (August 2012)
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Goodreads
Something Like Normal by Trish Doller
Bloomsbury (June 19th, 2012)
The Thing About the Truth by Lauren Barnholdt
Simon Pulse (July 10h, 2012)
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