Best of 2011: Contemporary

Yesterday I posted about my favorite non-contemporary books of 2011. Today is the day for the contemporaries I read in 2011 to shine! As always, you can see my (overall) top ten favorite books of 2011 here.

Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta - Melina Marchetta is, and always will be, a writing genius.

Hold Still by Nina LaCour - Amazing writing which led to amazingly real emotion in its characters.

Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers - I actually discovered Courtney Summers for the first time this year. I soon realized that she didn't sugar coat her stories, and that made them all the more real.

Where She Went by Gayle Forman - Only the sequel I never thought would come!

We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han - I loved this series, and this was the perfect ending to it!

Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler - This is one of the two books that almost had me in tears this year. The emotion that is in this book is absolutely heartbreaking, but at the same time absolutely amazing.

Split by Swati Avasthi - This was quite compelling even though it was a bit outside my usual comfort zone.

Then I Met My Sister by Christine Hurley Deriso - Who wouldn't love to read about a girl who learns she has a secret sister?

The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder - There's no accurate way to describe this book. Amazing, wonderful, spectacular, heartwarming, heartbreaking; these are the best words I could find to describe it. Definitely my favorite book of 2011.

Saving June by Hannah Harrington - You guys know I'm a sucker for road trips!

Best of 2011: Non-Contemporary

I read a lot of great books this year. I got really into contemporary fiction, so my non-contemporary reading (paranormal/fantasy/dystopian/etc.) was not as high as usual. You can check out my top ten books of 2011 here, but now for my favorite non-contemporaries!

XVI by Julia Karr - This was such a new look at dystopian! It was cool to see that yes the dystopian world was somewhat the same as far as government, but someone was fighting to be different.

Unearthly by Cynthia Hand - Aaaahhh! So much hype with such a good turn out! Yes it's angels, but who doesn't love angels?!

A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan - This was a completely new thing for me. Gotta love originality!

Clarity by Kim Harrington - Great characters and a great paranormal mystery!

Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini - Starcrossed lovers are only my favorite part of books.

Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken - Okay so technically I just re-read this one, but still, it's amazing.

Blood Red Road by Moira Young - You didn't read this book? You didn't experience the absolutely amazing characters, plot, and writing? You should probably get on that.

Divergent by Veronica Roth - Constant action and adventure!

The Best of 2010

This year has been amazing as far as books go. Therefore I decided to share my favorite books/series/authors of the year with you guys! These books weren't necessarily released in 2010, I just read them this year.

Meridian by Amber Kizer

This book was just so original and filled with overall awesomeness!




Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

This book was simply amazing. If you haven't read it yet I suggest you get on it! I have the second one but haven't read it yet, which is quite a shame.


The Iron Fey Series by Julie Kagawa

These books are perhaps my favorite of the year. They are all extremely well written and take place in the most wonderful world.





Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

I always wondered what happened to the food tasters. This book not only answered my questions but had a perfect balance of adventure, magic, and romance.

Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken

AAHHH!!! I don't know why I love this book so much but it is just WONDERFULLY AMAZING!

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I realize most of (all of) the above books are some kind of paranormal/magical book. So now we have my favorite contemporary books of the year.

Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler

This was the first (and so far the only) Sarah Ockler book I read and it was very very good. It reminded me of Sarah Dessen but more emotional and just a bit...more in the overall feel of the book.

 I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak

This book was sincere, funny, and gripping. It had a good message that was delivered in an amazing (and memorable) way.

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

This book was the cutest. Why is this one of the best of 2010 you ask? Paris. St. Clair. That's why.

The DUFF by Kody Keplinger

This was a wonderful contemporary fiction novel that did not sugarcoat anything. And for that, it's one of my favorites. 

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

I'm not sure if this is considered contemporary or not seeing as how part of it is historical. But! This book is truly great because of the characters and the writing is beautiful.