Top 10 of 2012: Best Debuts

This event is co-hosted by Rachel from Fiktshun, Lisa from A Life Bound By Books, Jessica from Confessions of a Bookaholic, Jaime from Two Chicks on Books and Mindy from Magical Urban Fantasy Reads.

BEST DEBUTS OF 2012

Most of the books here were published this year but there are some that were published years ago and I had only just read them this year. Nevertheless, they were all amazing.

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Top 10 of 2012: Best Book Covers

This event is co-hosted by Rachel from Fiktshun, Lisa from A Life Bound By Books, Jessica from Confessions of a Bookaholic, Jaime from Two Chicks on Books and Mindy from Magical Urban Fantasy Reads.

BEST BOOK COVERS

They all look so pretty. Look at them, calling me, enchanting me. I am not ashamed to say that I judge most books by their covers. If publishers really want me to read their books, then they would at least make an attempt to get me interested and excited for it. I haven't read most of the books on here (only the first row) but they look awesome enough that I would really want to. (I'm still having trouble keeping my hands off of The Lost Prince. I hated the first two books of Iron Fey series but The Lost Prince looks fantastic enough that I'm willing to finish off Iron Fey just so I can read it. But I won't. I won't. I won't.)

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Top 10 of 2012: Best Books I've Read in 2012

This event is co-hosted by Rachel from Fiktshun, Lisa from A Life Bound By Books, Jessica from Confessions of a Bookaholic, Jaime from Two Chicks on Books and Mindy from Magical Urban Fantasy Reads.

BEST BOOKS OF 2012

                                                               Cinder

Reviews:            The Immortal Rules   The Raven Boys

        Shadowfever               Feed              Tiger Lily    .  ....

Best Book of 2012

The Fault In Our Stars
Yeah, yeah. I know it's probably on a hundred other readers' list. Not exactly the most original but it is the most amazing book I've read this year. I don't even understand how John came up with this awesomeness.

2012 is almost over and it's been a great year for books. I discovered Goodreads this year and thank goodness for that. Without it, I wouldn't even have heard of half the books I've read and loved. 

What's the best book you've read this year?

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Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Title: Cinder

Author: Marissa Meyer

Series: Lunar Chronicles (1)

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Release Date: 3 January 2012

Date Read: June 2012

Rating: ★★★★★

Cinder is a retelling of the classic tale of Cinderella. The plot of the book mainly follows the story of Cinderella. The evil step-mother and step sisters, the Prince, the ball, the dress, midnight striking, they're all there. But kudos to Marissa Meyer for putting such an incredible twist to the story everyone knows and love.

The book is set in New Beijing, centuries ahead of our time. It is a world filled with magnificent technological developments and unfamiliar, breathtaking environment, yet it is plagued by a deadly disease that threatens the survival of the whole population. Add in the fact that there are Lunars, creatures native to the 'planet' (moon), Lunar.

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