Posts Tagged ‘Reading’ Archive
54 books for 2012
Halfway through the year I decided to keep a list of all the books I was reading for 2012 and I’m excited to share them with you now! I did attempt to rate the books, but as I discovered throughout the year, rating with a simple 5 star system is quite unfair so I’ve decided not to include those in the post. I already have a more in depth rating system created for next year including my thoughts on the book from both a reader and a writer’s perspective. I have gone ahead and highlighted the books that I enjoyed the most. Please feel free to ask any questions/email me on any of these books, I would be more than happy to share my thoughts 🙂
Cheers to a wonderful 2013 coming up full of many new wonderful reads!
| 1. Exit Strategy (Nadia Stafford 1) – Kelley Armstrong |
| 2. Nadia Stafford 2 – Kelley Armstrong |
| 3. Bzrk- Michael Grant (Audiobook) |
| 4. 13 days to Midnight- Patrick Carman (Audiobook) |
| 5. Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows 1)- Kim Harrison (Audiobook) |
| 6. The Hollows 2- Kim Harrison (Audiobook) |
| 7. The Hollows 3- Kim Harrison (Audiobook) |
| 8. The Hollows 4- Kim Harrison (Audiobook) |
| 9. Chrestomanci 1 – Diana Wynne Jones |
| 10. The Night Circus- Erin Morgenstern (Audiobook & Reading)Â Best book I’ve read in many years |
| 11. The Rope- Nevada Barr |
| 12. Dark Eden- Patrick Carman |
| 13. Before I Fall- Lauren Oliver |
| 14. The Only Alien on the Planet- Kristin Randle |
| 15. The Sky is Everywhere- Jandy Nelson |
| 16. Touch of Power- Maria V. Snyder |
| 17. Ship Breaker- Paolo Bacigalupi (Audiobook) |
| 18. Fat Vampire- Adam Rex |
| 19. The Summoning- Kelley Armstrong |
| 20. If I stay- Gayle Forman (Audiobook) |
| 21. Feed- M. T. Anderson |
| 22. Seraphina- Rachel Hartman |
| 23. The Awakening- Kelley Armstrong |
| 24. Drowned Cities- Paolo Bacigaloupi |
| 25. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance Trilogy)- N.K. Jemisin |
| 26. Hex Hall- Rachel Hawkins |
| 27. Clockwork Angel- Cassandra Clare |
| 28. Clockwork Prince- Cassandra Clare (Audiobook) |
| 29. Everneath- Brodi Ashton |
| 30. Hourglass- Myra McEntire |
| 31. The Broken Kingdoms- N.K. Jemisin |
| 32. Hate List- Jennifer Brown |
| 33. The Red Necklace- Sally Gardner |
| 34. Daughter of Smoke and Bone- Laini Taylor |
| 35. Incarnate (Newsoul)- Jodi Meadows |
| 36. Blood Magic (The Blood Journals)- Tessa Gratton |
| 37. Hellhound on his Trail- Hampton Sides |
| 38. Cornerstone- Misty Provencher |
| 39. The Age of Miracles: A Novel- Karen Thompson Walker |
| 40. Legend- Marie Lu |
| 41. Beautiful Creatures- Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl |
| 42. First Frost (Mythos Academy) |
| 43. My Soul to take (Soul Screamers) |
| 44. Grave Mercy- Robin LaFevers |
| 45. Red Glove- Holly Black |
| 46. Hale Maree- Misty Provencher |
| 47. Going Bovine- Libba Bray |
| 48. Don’t Breathe a Word- Jennifer McMahon |
| 49. Along for the Ride- Sarah Dessen |
| 50. Heist Society- Ally Carter |
| 51. The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking) Patrick Ness |
| 52. Gone Girl- Gyllian Flynn |
| 53. Shadow and Bone- Leigh Bardugo |
| 54. Darkness Becomes Her- Kelly Keaton |
Currently reading: Paranormalcy- Kiersten White
(I should also add that a few of the above were DNF’s, but I still decided to include them on the list 😉 )
What were your favorite reads this year? Did I miss reading a book in 2012 that I need to pick up in 2013?
No, It’s Not Just Our Imagination
If you haven’t signed up for the Warm Fuzzies Blogfest yet, go check it out here! It’s going to be awesome.
I read a short article the other day in a magazine (that I can’t remember) that was based off of a study published in Psychological Science. I couldn’t find the study (though I must admit, I didn’t actually look that hard) but I was quite struck by what the article said and thought I’d share it with you all.
A study was conducted that basically said that we don’t just read because it engages our creative mind, but that “readers get the same psychological benefits of belonging when immersed in plot as when part of a real-world group.”
How cool is that??
We’re happy when we read not just because our imaginations take us away to other worlds to meet new and exciting people, but that our brains react as if the books were real, that the people we read about are real.
I think that’s pretty darn neat.
Irresistibly Sweet
The wonderful Sophia Chang has given me my first blog award! I am honored 🙂
The rules:
- Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award.
- Share four guilty pleasures that you have.
- Pass the award on to six other blogs.
Four guilty pleasures:
- Running at the trails with Cale and my dogs. I honestly can’t think of a better way to spend a day than this.
- Reading in the bath. At least three nights out of the week I can be found relaxing in a hot bath with a good book.
- Scouring J.Crew’s for good sale items.
- Scrapbooking while talking with my family on the phone 🙂
I’m assuming I can’t send this back to you, Sophia, so here are 6 other fabulous bloggers:
For those of you who like interviews AND winning things, here’s an interview with Chris Grabenstein and a chance to win one of his books, “The Crossing”:Â http://www.mybookishways.com/2011/03/interview-and-giveaway-with-chris.html.