Day #2 is about Giveaways and Best of 2011. First let's talk about some of my favorite books in 2011, this was very hard to narrow down, I have read 72 books so far this year, but I made myself do the best 9 books I have read this year (not necessarily published this year):
- Night Road by Kristin Hannah - general fiction
- Ordinary Thunderstorms by William Boyd (one of my husband's favorites as well) - literary suspense
- Fatal Judgment by Irene Hannon - romantic suspense
- Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan - nonfiction
- These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf - suspense, general fiction
- Between Shades of Gray by Ruth Sepetys - young adult, historical
- Love You More by Lisa Gardner - suspense
- Exposure by Therese Fowler - general fiction
- Secret Daughter by Shilipi Somaya Gowda - general fiction, foreign locale
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So far, the best book has been KISS OF SNOW by Singh.
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I absolutely loved Ted Dekker's The Priest Graveyard.
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My favorite so far is The Bee-Loud Glade by Steve Himmer. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I have really enjoyed The White Devil by Justin Evans, a ghost story, that came out in April.
Thanks for the giveaway! (Do check out mine, too, it #19 on the BEA list).
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I have really enjoyed The White Devil by Justin Evans, a ghost story, that came out in April.
Thanks for the giveaway! (Do check out mine, too, it #19 on the BEA list).
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For my favorite book released this year (2011) that would be These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf. It's just so riveting and emotional, and each character had their own stories that came full circle in the end. It was an exciting read.
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Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
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My favorite book so far this year is Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens
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So hard to choose a favorite book, probably Graceling by Kristin Cashmore.
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My favourite book atm has to be Anna and the French Kiss! I just totally love it <3 ...thanks for the giveaway!
MIA
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Choosing just one is sooo difficult, but one of my favorite reads of the year is Midnight Palace by Carlos Ruis Zafon. So well written and atmospheric!
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My fav book so far this year is an old one that I just got around to reading. Its Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.
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My favorite book so far is the undertakers. I really enjoyed it.
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My favorite book right now is Poor Little B**** Girl by Jackie Collins.
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Well it's technically two books but I really enjoyed Molly Harper's Naked Werewolf series.
Jen
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My favourite read this year has been Lisa See's Shanghai Girls.
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My favourite book this year would have to be The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Oh my, the twists! Thanks for the giveaway!
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Until this moment, the best book I have read this year is 'Mystique', by Amanda Quick (but it's not exactly new).
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My favorite book this year so far is the Duke and I by Julia Quinn.
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The best book I've read so far this year is Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
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The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
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That's a tough decision, but I think for best I've read, I'll say Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi. Fantastic! Thanks.
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The Magicians by Grossman. Not sure anything will top it this year. wvredreads at gmail dot com.
The Handmaid's Tale.
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman (nonficiton) and The Friends of Meager Fortune by David Adams Richards (fiction) are both going to make my top 10 list for 2011.
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I liked Little Princes too. Choosing a best read is so hard though. I really liked Across the Universe by Beth Revis.
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You've got a couple on your list that I need to check out. I've been on a bit of a women's fiction kick this year so three of my favorites are from that genre.
I actually have two:
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton
I loved them both!
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The year isn't even half over, and I still have trouble picking my favorite book so far! I guess I would have to say Stay by Deb Caletti... that one really got to me.
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My favorite so far is Forbidden by Tabatha Suzuma. So raw....just ridiculously emotional on so many levels.
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Vivien
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My favorite book so far has been Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman and The Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver... Theyre both action packed, fast paced, and kick-butt girl heroine! Totally awesome reads!!
Thank you for hosting this giveaway and for participating in ArmchairBEA!! Nice to meet you!!
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My favorite book so far is Unearthly. It was a soooo cute read, I'm in love with Tucker, and I can't wait to read the sequel, even though I'm a little afraid of what I'll find in it ^^
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So far the best book I have read this year is The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan!!
Thanks for the great giveaway!!
Carrie
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The Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead. Loved it!
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my fav was delirium!!
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I really loved THE MAPPING OF LOVE AND DEATH by Jacqueline Winspear.
My favourites so far this year have been 'Jellicoe Road' by Melina Marchetta and 'Divergent' by Veronica Roth.
Thanks for the giveaway! =)
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Fave book so far this year: The Memory Palace.
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I've read so many good books lately I dont know what to pick. I think I'll go with Spellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz!
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So far this year, my favorite read was Possess by Gretchen McNeil. It was amazing.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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Favorite book I've read this year is Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Best book so far for me is Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles. AMAZING! you must read it if you havent already.... Thanks so much for hosting the giveaway :) i'm an old follower, please enter me!
Diana
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So far this year my favorite read was Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning. Not positive it was the end of the series but if it was she wrapped it up perfectly, the last book was as good as the first. That is usually not the case.
Thanks for the chance.
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My favorite book this year was Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini! So good. Thanks for the giveaway :)
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Only Mr. Darcy Will Do by Kara Louise. It was fabulously romantic!
My favorite book I've read this year is Jane by April Lindner.
Thank you so much for making this giveaway international! :D
Giada M.
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My favorite book so far has been Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning.
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Oh, it is so hard to choose my favorite book. The first ones that came to mind were the 3 books in Maya Banks' KGI series.
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One of my favorites so far has been Wildefire by Karsten Knight
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I really enjoyed What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman.
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It is so hard to pick just one. The most recent favorite would have to be Russian Winter.
I have read so many different genres this year it is so hard to choose one book from them all since they are all so different. But, I think I will go with Delirium, I really loved it!
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So far the best book I read this year would be Pale Demon by Kim Harrison
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I think Pale Demon was my favorite so far!
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I would have to say one of my favorites this year has been Nightshade.
Thanks for the awesome giveaway
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My favorite book so far has been "47 Echo" by Shawn Kupfer.
Thanks!
KAtie
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I just finished Exit the Actress by Priya Parmar and absolutely loved it!
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My favorites so far are What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty, The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta and Song of the Sparrow Lisa Ann Sandell. :) Thanks for having an international giveaway from the Book Depository!
It's not a 2011 release, but my favorite book so far this year is The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner. An excellent historical novel.
Thanks so much for the giveaway!
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Night Road is on my list also. Come over and see my list and giveaway. Thanks for the opportunity.
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My post is here with giveaway.
http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2011/05/armchair-bea-best-of-2011-and.html
The best book I've so far read this year is Big Bad Beast by Shelly Laurenston.
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My favourite so far is Red Chrysanthemum. Ms. Rowland is a great writer.
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So far this year, I'd pick Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
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Favorite book that I've read for the first time this year (I end up re-reading a lot for teaching purposes) is Penelope Fitzgerald's The Bookshop...I laughed and I cried.
Thanks for hosting a giveaway!
Birdie
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Wow. If I could pick one, I'd say Divergent. Just wow.
-Len of Musings of a Reader Happy
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I just finished THE SOLDIER'S WIFE by Margaret Leroy and I completely loved it. And so many good suggestions in the previous comments to check out! And thanks for the giveaway.
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So far, the best books I've read is Wither by Lauren DeStefano.
Thank you for the lovely giveaway!
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My fave so far has been Between Shades of Gray.
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Oh it is so hard to narrow it down to one. I'm going to say Exposure by Therese Fowler. Not only did I enjoy the book but it surprised me and made me think.
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The best book I've read so far has been Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder.
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Wither - Lauren DeStefano.
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so far the best book has been where she went by gayle forman
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My favorite book I've read so far this year is Hourglass by Myra McEntire.
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My favorite so far is DIVERGENT!!!
thanks for Giveaway and making it internationally
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My favourite book I've read this year is Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
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Paranormalcy by Kriesten Stewart :)
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Anna and the French Kiss. It's such a nice and fun read.
Thanks a lot for the chance.
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My favourite has been Rot & Ruin - Jonathan Maberry...have defnitely picked up a habit for zombie books in the last year or so...braiiinnnssss....
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My favorite book this year would have to be Unearthly.
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I loved The Winter Garden by
Kristin Hannah...
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My favorite book this year has been Divergent by Veronica Roth. I loved it!!
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I really liked Night Road (would probably be in my top 10 right now). My favorites so far were Shattered Souls by Mary Lindsey(come out in December) and River Marked by Patricia Briggs.
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My favorite book so far this year was ShadowFever by Karen Marie Morning
Thanks for thge giveaway.
Carol T
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The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
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I loved The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa
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My favorite is Across The Universe by Beth Revis
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My favorite book so far is No Place Like Holmes by Jason Lethcoe.
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The best book I've read this year was Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand.
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I loved Exposure by Therese Fowler. It's like an underdog, but it was a great read!
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
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So far "The Girl in the Steel Corset"
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I'll have to choose Hex Hall. Its laugh out loud funny!
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I have to say that the best book I read this year was actually written many years ago. It was Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. I absolutely loved it, all 800+ pages. All her books are that long, and that makes me intimidated to continue the series. But I so want to, and I plan to one day. I highly recommend it to anyone.
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There are so many, but one of my favorite reads this year is She's Gone Country by Jane Porter :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
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My favourite book so far this year has been A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry.
So many! But I adored Between Shades of Gray, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, Graceling, and Anna And The French Kiss - long list! Sorry :O
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Thanks!
My favorite book so far this year was Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder!
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The Near Witch was sooo good! It's coming out later this year!
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I have trouble remembering what I read when, but one of the ones I enjoyed most was Complications by Atul Gawande.
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Too many! One of them is definitely Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare - I usually don't enjoy Historical Fiction but after reading CA, I must rethink this!
Thanks for this giveaway!
Gemma
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My favorite book so far this year is Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.
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Divergent is definitely my most favorite this year! My 2nd and 3rd would be Unearthly by Cynthia Hand and Wither by Lauren DeStefano.
If i won, I'd prolly pick Between Shades of Gray. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Thanks for this giveaway and especially for making it international :)
My favorite book which I read in 2011 is Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers.
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My favourite so far is Daughter of Xanadu by Dori Jones Yang.
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My favourite book I read so far is EYES LIKE STARS by Lisa Mantchev.
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My favorite book this year has been Divergent!
Thanks!
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My most favourite book that I read this year is Crank by Ellen Hopkins (:
Thanks!
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Favorite book this year: Anna and the french kiss. Amazing book.
Ana Lucía
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So far the best book I've read is Sean Griswold's Head.
Thanks for the international giveaway!
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So far my favorite book of this year is Where she went by Gayle Forman.
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The best book that I've read is The City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
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So far, my fav. has been "The Help". Thanks for the chance to win!
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My favourite book this is year so far would be Die for Me by Amy Plum
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My favourite book? That's easy, Divergent by Veronica Roth was the best novel I've read so far this year!!!
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Pandora Gets Jealous and the rest of the series
My favourite read of this year has been The Bosy Finder by Kimberly Derting.
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My favourite read has been A discovery of witches by Debroah Harkness
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One of my favourite reads this year was Carnal Secrets by Nadia Lee, foudn a new favourite author! :-D
Thank you for the great giveaway! :-)
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What a great giveaway thank you so much! My favorites are City of Fallen Angels and Last Sacrifice.
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My favorite so far She's Gone Country by Jane Porter :)
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thanks for the awesome giveaway!!
i have read soo many fabulous books this year that its hard to decide one!but if i have to choose it would be the darkest secret by gena showalter.
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I also enjoyed Little Princes!
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The best book I have read this year would have to be Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler..
Thanks:)
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My favourite book this year is Secret Daughter!
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