I officially read 95 books in 2011, and 69 (73%) of those were fiction. The top 10 books of 2011 will appear tomorrow, but here are some awards (re-reads are not up for award):
- MOST PLEASANT SURPRISE: Starcrossed, by Elizabeth C. Bunce
- I did not particularly enjoy Bunce's first book, A Curse as Dark as Gold, and so it was with great hesitation that I even began Starcrossed. I'm so glad I did. It's brilliant.
- (honorable mention: Heist Society, by Ally Carter)
- MOST ADDICTING: Divergent, by Veronica Roth.
- I read it en route to my aunt's wedding. I read it in the hotel room before my aunt's wedding. I read it on the way home - using cell phone light - from my aunt's wedding.
- (honorable mentions: Between Shades of Gray, by Ruta Sepetys)
- WRITER'S ENVY: The Knife of Never Letting Go, by Patrick Ness
- It's got the voice. It's got the world-building. And it takes the "make bad things happen to your characters" rule to a whole new level.
- (honorable mention: Starcrossed, by Elizabeth C. Bunce)
- LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY: A Countess Below Stairs, by Eva Ibbotson
- (honorable mention: Heist Society, by Ally Carter)
- BEST WORLD-BUILDING: Starcrossed, by Elizabeth C. Bunce
- Masterful, just masterful. The clothes, the politics, the religion, the geography. All of it.
- (honorable mention: Like Mandarin, by Kirsten Hubbard)
- BEST ROMANCE: A Countess Below Stairs, by Eva Ibbotson
- (honorable mention: Immanuel's Veins, by Ted Dekker)
- MOST SWOON-WORTHY: A Countess Below Stairs, by Eva Ibbotson
- (honorable mention: Heist Society, by Ally Carter)
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