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message 1: by Saskia (new)

Saskia (deckled_pages) | 310 comments So I'm just coming out of a seriously severe reading slump. It was terrible and I hadn't really read or finished anything for months! What managed to pill me out were some of the absolute best books I've read this year.
In fact, this seems to be a trend for me; I'll go into a slump and only the absolutely amazing books will drag me out.

So, in case if happens again and I need saving, what is the absolute BEST book you'd recommend to me that you've read this year? It can be old or new, but it must be brilliant! :)
If you can't narrow if down, feel free to list a couple!

x


message 2: by Lisa (new)

Lisa  (lisao_0) Reading SLUMP? O_O Oh no! I have too many books and too little time! So many good books waiting for me to read!!!

Anyway, best books I've read this year, in particular order :) -

Divergent by Veronica Roth
Die For Me by Amy Plum
Starcrossed by Joesphine Angelini
Tiger's Curse and Tiger's Quest by Colleen Houck
The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson
Bright Young Things by Anna Godberson
The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross (!!! Swoon - Lisa2 back me up on this!)
Enclave by Ann Aguirre
In the Arms of Stone Angel by Jordan Dane

and some more that I can't think of!


message 3: by Kikkra Reads (new)

Kikkra Reads  (kikkrareads) Oh you MUST read Perfect Chemistry and the 2 that follow! (I know the first two aren't from this year but AMAZING)

I also loved All These Things I've Done and Glow

I soemtimes find all favourites help me get out of slumps


message 4: by Skye (new)

Skye (eykskye) | 88 comments The Daughter Of Smoke And Bone! It's pretty unanimously awesome. I mean, the average rating for it is like 4.5 here!


message 5: by hollyishere (new)

hollyishere | 166 comments Hmm, reading slumps ftl. Here are a few of my faves from this year:

Matched
The Wolves of Mercy Falls
The Hunger Games
The Sky Is Everywhere
The Lying Game
Across the Universe
Delirium
The Duff

:)


message 6: by Skye (new)

Skye (eykskye) | 88 comments Lux wrote: "Oh man, I'm in the worst reading slump. Everything I pick up just seems so... eh.

But there are a handful of books that I've really loved this year :)

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Let I..."


Maureen Johnson's story from Let It Snow especially!


message 7: by Rebecca (last edited Oct 15, 2011 09:35PM) (new)

Rebecca  (readingwishes) | 148 comments I've kinda had the same problem. I used to be reading like a book in a couple days. I was probaly reading 2 books a week - minimum. But I dunno, I haven't been reading as much, I'm still feeling abit slumpish. :( Which sucks!

Some Books I read and loved this year include:
~Perfect Chemistry + Rules of Attraction (Have yet too read Chain Reaction)!
~Anna and the French Kiss!
~Looking for Alibrandi
~Noah's Law

:D


message 8: by Emily (new)

Emily (emily711) | 10 comments 2011 has been a good year for me, book-wise. I LOVED all of the following:

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Saving June by Hannah Harrington
The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
The Hunger Games trilogy
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness


message 9: by Emma (new)

Emma (emmakins89) | 8 comments Cannott recommend the Disillusionist trilogy by Carolyn Crane enough. Someone read it so we can discuss the absolute everything out of it!

I read the discription and thought, sounds odd and lame. But once i started the book drew me in so badly, and i give up on books relatively easy.


message 10: by [deleted user] (new)

I'm just coming out of a slump myself... :( The best books I read this year:

Divergent - Veronica Roth
Anna & The French Kiss - Stephanie Perkins
Lola & The Boy Next Door - Stephanie Perkins
Shatter Me - Tehereh Mafi
The Duff - Kody Keplinger
Delirium - Lauren Oliver
Saving June - Hannah Harrington
Amy & Rogers Epic Detour - Morgan Matson
Deadly Cool - Gemma Halliday

:D


message 11: by Adriana (last edited Dec 03, 2011 03:33AM) (new)

Adriana (adrinori) I would have to say my favourite book of all time at the moment is Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
but i also love a whole lot more


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