Dec 31 2012
I struggled to come up with my list this year, and that is my excuse for being pathetically late (is it still 2012?). A few books went on automatically as soon as I read them, while others took more agonizing over. Slightly more than half are by authors I’ve read and admired in the past,(…)
Dec 20 2012
A Gentleman Undone, Cecilia Grant, A Reviews by Dabney here and Janet here. Sublime, gorgeous tale of an honorable but emotionally scarred soldier and an even more scarred ex-prostitute who is another man’s mistress. I love Grant’s characterization, her prose and the way her stories unfold. A Lady Awakened, Cecilia Grant, A Review by Jane. I knew this book was(…)
Dec 17 2012
In thinking about it, I didn’t think that 2012 was a particularly bad reading year for me. But when I looked back at my reviews, I realized that I wrote only two A-grade reviews. And once I started compiling my list, I could only come up with six titles that I would wholeheartedly recommend. These(…)
Dec 14 2012
When Jane asked for our Best of 2012 lists, I knew mine would probably be short but I had no idea how short. I started with 3 books. Three. Books. Total. “WTF?,” I thought. Had I turned into that much of a h8ter? Well, it turns out that I had plenty of B grade reads(…)
Dec 12 2012
My top ten favorite books published in 2012, ranked (that part was haaaard) and described: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore Review by me. This intricately plotted YA fantasy about a young queen’s heroic determination to uncover buried truths about her father and nation was an almost flawless read. Beloved characters from Graceling return and new ones(…)
Dec 9 2012
When Jane asked for lists of our “Best of 2012,” I got stuck on what best meant. Did it mean the best in terms of quality? The best in terms of most enjoyable? The best in terms of standouts? Did books I called best this year have to be as good as books I called(…)
Dec 6 2012
In alphabetical order, by author’s last name: The Diviners by Libba Bray A Midsummer’s Nightmare by Kody Keplinger (review) Adaptation by Malinda Lo Fracture by Megan Miranda (review) Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris (review) Strobe Edge by Io Sakisaka (review) Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor (review) Skirmish by Michelle West (review) It’s been(…)
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