Or a better title for this post might be "Better Late than Never"? I'm sure all the good books I discovered last year, you have already discovered too, but just in case you haven't, here is the nitty-gritty from Leah's bookshelves:Stats **
Number of books read: 60 (Have to admit, I thought it would be more. I'm sure my brother would think it was more too.)
Number of Jane Austen-related books: 5
Number of re-reads: 5
Number of Young Adults books: 37
Number of Non-fiction: 6
Number of Fantasy: 19
**since I will never, ever in my life be able to claim any sort of athletic record, I think it's only fair that I get to have book stats.
Favorite Books of the Year
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Happiness Project by Gretchin Rubin
The Ghosts of Ashbury High by Jaclyn Moriarty
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima
Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Books My Niece & Nephew Recommended to Me
Disney after Dark by Ridley Pearson
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
Best Re-Imagining of a Fairy Tale
A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Best Quirky Books
The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter
Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
Best Series Discoveries
Poison Study series by Maria V. Snyder
"The Queen's Thief" series by Megan Whalen Turner (I read them completely out of order, but the writing is SO good, it doesn't matter)
Best Secretly-Wish-I-Was-a-Teenage-Spy Novel
Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
Best Novel that Also Teaches You How to Play Bridge (well at least tries to)
The Cardturner by Louis Sachar
I should probably be more forward-thinking in sharing my reading lists, instead of always looking back. So here's what is piled up by my bed right now. I can't vouch for any of them just yet, but I'm excited to read them.
Leviathan by Scott Westerfield
The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
Jane by April Lindner
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer
Any recommendations to add to my list?
4 comments:
So glad you posted this. I don't seem to have much reading time, but when I do need a book, I always check your list! Thanks Leah! I am reading Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith right now. Historical fiction. Good story. Love you.
I just finished Revolution. I liked it! I'm also looking through your list for inspiration :)
Wow! That's a lot of books! I used to read a lot but now I feel like I only get snippets of time here and there.
So, if you have a section for "memoirs," I would add Liz Murray's "Breaking Night" and Heather Sellers' "You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know" (a sort of strange story about face blindness--the inability to remember and identify yourself or others).
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