Top 25 Books in 2010

[odette_river]

These are not necessarily books that came out in 2010, but rather books that I read for the first time in 2010. The books are listed in the order in which I read them. Find the full list of books I read here. Goodreads account here.

Also, Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness should be on here. I forgot about it. /shame

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[chibimarchy.livejournal.com]

Artemis Fowl and Mockingjay! <3 There's a few books on this list I've been meaning to check out, too, so I'll have to get on that.

[anie-chan.livejournal.com]

Wow! Great list! I'll definitely check them out. ^___^

[musical-junkie.livejournal.com]

WAIT TIL HELEN COMES! OMG. I freaking love that book. I met the author when I was in elementary school. It's super creepy but awesome. Have you read A Time for Andrew?

[odette-river.livejournal.com]

I haven't. Funny story, really: when I was in first grade I checked Wait Till Helen Comes out of the library because I thought the cover looked pretty. My mother thought it would be too scary for me, so she made me return it. I only just remembered that whole event, so I went on a quest to find the book. And she was right. I wouldn't have been able to deal with it at the time.

[musical-junkie.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It's super creepy. I didn't read it until I bought it at the used bookstore when I was in high school. I used to LOVE A Time For Andrew. It's less creepy, but still has the same feel of Wait Til Helen Comes.

[odette-river.livejournal.com]

I'll definitely hunt it down, then. Thanks!

[spirited-lizard.livejournal.com]

How was "Before I Fall"? I have that on my wishlist, too. ;)

[odette-river.livejournal.com]

I liked it. I've read mixed reviews of it, but I was mainly reading for the premise, which I thought was really well-done.

[lilting-grace.livejournal.com]

Yessss! Now I have to read all the things on this list that aren't already on my best-of list, heh. I just finished Ship Breaker yesterday, actually, and boy was that amazing. I love Paolo B., he needs to write more books ASAP.

Was Perfect Fifths really good? I read up through...the third one? I liked one and two tons, but then the one where she's starting college just fell really flat for me.

Also there's a distinct lack of Monsters of Men on this list. Did you just not read it yet?

[odette-river.livejournal.com]

Monsters of Men! Shoot! That should totally be on the list! ...I think I left it off of the list of what I read this year. But I did read it. And it was good.

As for Perfect Fifths, I discovered the series this summer and read the whole thing really fast, so it's a bit hard for me to distinguish between the books. But, yes, I liked it. I didn't like the one before it that much--I didn't really understand why Jessica was acting the way she was--but I thought Perfect Fifths had a very interesting premise, and that's a lot of what kept me reading. Plus I just really like Megan McCafferty's writing style.

Also, re: Paolo Bacigalupi: Yes.

[meg14.livejournal.com]

Artemis Fowl!!!! Haha I haven't seen or heard of those books in so long. I was obsessed with the first ones, but after the fourth, I kind of lost interest. The author kept saying the series was over and then writing another book and I got tired of it lol. Is the new one really good compared to the first few?

[odette-river.livejournal.com]

This latest one was probably the worst in the series. In my opinion. It's very much a middle-of-the-series book, where some stuff happens but nothing major. I liked the one that came before it a lot, though.

But, eh, it's Artemis Fowl and the author weirdly ships Artemis/Holly in a way that I never thought he would, so I keep reading them anyway.

[tekla.livejournal.com]

The Maze Runner/The Scorch Trials!!!!!! ♥

[tiffymoo.livejournal.com]

great list!

[dawn-queen.livejournal.com]

Lies! OMG, I love this series. Great list!

[cookiesmonsters.livejournal.com]

MOCKINGJAY!!!

[sarahsoph.livejournal.com]

You have John Marsden on there! Yay!
I'm going to bookmark this so I remember to check out all the books!