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Sunday, January 2, 2011

Best of 2010

My 10 Best Books of 2010 (in no particular order):

  1. Matched by Ally Condie
  2. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver 
  3. Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
  4. Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
  5. Siren by Tricia Rayburn
  6. Split by Swati Avasthi
  7. When I Was Joe by Keren David
  8. Stork by Wendy Delsol
  9. Past Midnight by Mara Purnhagen*
  10. Molly Fyde and the Blood of Billions by Hugh Howey*
Realistic Main Character
Brie from Losing Faith* (by Denise Jaden)

Funniest Main Character
Katla from Stork (by Wendy Delsol)

Best Male Main Character
Jace from Split (by Swati Avasthi)
Ty from When I Was Joe (by Keren David)

Best Overall Main Character
Sam from Before I Fall (by Lauren Oliver)

Best BFF
St. Clair from Anna and the French Kiss* (By Stephanie Perkins)

Best Villain 
(I'm going to keep the villain names unknown, or else I'll ruin the books for people who haven't read them!)
Siren by Tricia Rayburn
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
Best Mean Girl
Lindsay and Sam from Before I Fall (by Lauren Oliver)

Best Mystery
All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab

Best Suspense
The Evil Within by Nancy Holder

Best Fantasy
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

Best Sci-fi
Molly Fyde and the Blood of Billions by Hugh Howey*

Best Dystopian
Matched by Ally Condie

Best Contemporary
Exit Strategy by Ryan Potter
Split by Swati Avasthi

Best Romance
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins*

Best Historical
Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen

Best Sequel
The Golden Spiral by Lisa Mangum*

Best Writing
Matched by Ally Condie

Best Memoir
Rae by Chelsea Rae Swiggett

Best Modern Retelling
Jane by April Lindner*

Best Overall Series and Best Ending to a Series
The Vampire Academy novels by Richelle Mead
Last Sacrifice (#6)

Most Unique
Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves

Best Cover
Matched by Ally Condie

Most Amusing
Stork by Wendy Delsol

The Must-Read Book of 2010
The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney*


What was one of the best books you read in 2010?


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*Reviews have vanished from my Drafts, so I'll be re-reviewing them.