tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post6901758865741066055..comments2024-01-01T21:34:29.568-06:00Comments on C.J. Redwine: The Best Reads of 2010C.J. Redwinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133349802945244028noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-68303598429119232642011-02-10T21:30:01.016-06:002011-02-10T21:30:01.016-06:00Ooh! Hopefully I made it in time! Some of my favor...Ooh! Hopefully I made it in time! Some of my favorite reads of 2010 were Jeaniene Frost's books, the Mortal Instruments trilogy, Tyger, Tyger, and Holly Black's books.<br /><br />I'm tweeting (@lchardesty)<br /><br />So 3 points! :)Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874147599272424056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-66946416285076588832011-02-10T21:04:30.650-06:002011-02-10T21:04:30.650-06:00I'd definitely recommend Mockingjay & Hex ...I'd definitely recommend Mockingjay & Hex Hall as well. Those are the only 2 I've read from your list. Incarceron is on my wishlist though - and a few of the others.<br /><br />I'd recommend Alex Cavanaugh's CassaStar if you like sci fi action, Terry Lynn Johnson's Dogsled Dreams in you like MG adventure, anything by JD Robb or Suzanne Brockmann if you like romantic suspense. :)<br /><br />I tweeted :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-65067154046245116972011-02-10T11:11:01.559-06:002011-02-10T11:11:01.559-06:00Blogged! And here's the proof: http://perilous...Blogged! And here's the proof: http://perilous1.blogspot.com/2011/02/music-to-my-muse.html<br /><br />Total entries: +8Angela N. Blount (RedPeril)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06701198374117476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-61947535526358111152011-02-10T09:34:29.157-06:002011-02-10T09:34:29.157-06:00A few of my favourite books I read last year were ...A few of my favourite books I read last year were Hex Hall, the Uglies series, and The Forest of Hands and Teeth/The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan. If you haven't already read the last two I would definitely recommend them. They are zombie Apocalypse books with a dash of romance. SO good!<br /><br />+2 facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MrsJasperHale08/posts/191494047542272<br /><br />+2 twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/FndngHufflepuff/status/35714450199814144<br /><br />+4 blog: http://josiebakerbooks.blogspot.com/2011/02/heres-contest.html<br /><br />+9 entries.Josie Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241194718175613897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-51445756732787922102011-02-10T08:51:28.299-06:002011-02-10T08:51:28.299-06:00I read several good books last year! Let me check ...I read several good books last year! Let me check my list.<br /><br />Paranormalcy, Kiersten White<br />Graceling, Fire, Kristin Cashore<br />Heist Society, Ally Carter<br />Bleeding Violet, Dia Reeves<br />Mistwood, Leah Cypess<br />13 Reasons Why, Jay Asher<br />Will Grayson Will Grayson, John Green and David Levithan<br />If I Stay, Gayle Forman<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Oh, I guess only 1 entry since I'm just leaving the comment.Jess Tudorhttp://www.jessicatudor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-60416465471749004122011-02-09T21:17:12.469-06:002011-02-09T21:17:12.469-06:00I recommend The Reapers are the Angels, if you hav...I recommend The Reapers are the Angels, if you haven't already read it. It was one of my favs from 2010. Loved it! Zombie novel with a great female heroine.<br /><br />+2 Tweet:<br />http://twitter.com/#!/nfmgirl/status/35535865602117632<br /><br />+3 Blogged:<br />http://cerebralgirl.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-giveaways-in-blogworld-1-29-11.html<br /><br />+2 Facebook:<br />http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=185203008187268&id=144327465583608<br /><br />nfmgirl AT gmail DOT comnfmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677291537193518055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-34150207303456079582011-02-09T19:46:09.335-06:002011-02-09T19:46:09.335-06:00Several of my favorite books from 2010 are already...Several of my favorite books from 2010 are already on this list, like Incarceron, Hex Hall, Mockingjay. For a book published in 2010, I'd have to recommend A Clash of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner (but be sure to read the 3 previous books first) It's the latest installment in my favorite YA series, The Queen's Thief series. Every book is subtle, brilliant, and full of twists.<br /><br />Also I tweeted about this here: http://twitter.com/katydidcamp/status/35514047604461568<br /><br />Total: 3Kate Avery Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639363051736890588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-26275378722618300352011-02-08T04:49:37.814-06:002011-02-08T04:49:37.814-06:00I recommend Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead. Or if...I recommend Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead. Or if you really want to branch out, Feed by Mira Grant. <br />total 1<br /><br />Vivien<br />deadtossedwaves at gmail dot comVivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098433910594924847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-55570193433867710132011-02-07T23:50:34.986-06:002011-02-07T23:50:34.986-06:00I recommend Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld if you h...I recommend Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld if you haven't read it yet. I love this book because it really sucks you into this steampunk world.<br /><br />total: 1<br /><br />throuthehaze at gmail dot comthrouthehazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11328940738718418510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-66537208431784644932011-02-07T22:18:46.434-06:002011-02-07T22:18:46.434-06:00+1 Forgive my Fins by Terra Lynn Childs. And Heave...+1 Forgive my Fins by Terra Lynn Childs. And Heavenly by Jennifer Laurens. they are excellent. about love and sacrifice :) <br /><br />+2 Tweeted : http://twitter.com/#!/becunique/status/34822487904624640<br /> <br />Add up your entries : 3<br /><br />uniquas at ymail dot commariskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540813942094048626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-70044982133682822422011-02-07T20:56:58.167-06:002011-02-07T20:56:58.167-06:00Ooh, some fabulous recommendations here! I'm m...Ooh, some fabulous recommendations here! I'm making a list.<br /><br />Mikael - I just received my copy of I Am Number Four from Books A Million. My son wants to go see the movie with me, and I absolutely refuse to see a movie before I've read the book, so as soon as I finish my current read (The Lost Saint by Bree Despain), I'll be diving into #4!C.J. Redwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133349802945244028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-4766087509858521892011-02-07T19:06:38.731-06:002011-02-07T19:06:38.731-06:00I loved some of the same books as you--Incarceron ...I loved some of the same books as you--Incarceron (I just ready Sapphique and it was even better), Mockingjay, Hex Hall, and Inside Out. I love Maria Snyder.<br /><br />It sounds like we have similar tastes. I read The Iron King and The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa last year. I love the world she created. And I also read The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima, the second book in the series. I loved the alternative point of view between Han and Princess Raisa. <br /><br />I'd love to read the Kelly Armstrong book. I've heard great things about her but never read any of her books.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-9626827162829575742011-02-07T19:05:53.220-06:002011-02-07T19:05:53.220-06:00My husband would second Mikael's recommendatio...My husband would second Mikael's recommendation of "I Am Number Four". Another blogger I follow raved about it, I ordered it, and my hubby (who has finished THREE novels in the last 20 years) swiped it from me and can't put it down!Writer in WAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717428504229023265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-9951516596608640952011-02-07T18:04:55.556-06:002011-02-07T18:04:55.556-06:00I re-tweeted your tweet about this post! =) I love...I re-tweeted your tweet about this post! =) I love The Dark Devine, but now I have more books to add to my collection based on your review... <br /><br />I recommend "I Am Number Four" by Pittacus Lore (even though there is a movie coming out--it's still worth reading!). It's a high-paced, adventure with fictional intergalactic intrigue, characters you can't help but be intrigued in an attached too, and a teenage boy who is not what he seems... I couldn't put it down.Mikaelhttp://mshort.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-82135792198165718592011-02-07T14:06:56.084-06:002011-02-07T14:06:56.084-06:00I would recommend Matched by Ally Condie. It is s...I would recommend Matched by Ally Condie. It is set in a dystopian society where every single thing is decided for you. Not only your occupation, your house, but also who you can love. It brings to mind the question: How important is free will? Even if you are getting what seems like good matches in jobs, in love...at what point are you no longer you? It really made me think. First in a trilogy.<br /><br />I tweeted a link to this post and am on my way to write about it on my blog which will give me 6 points.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-24472440305872146402011-02-07T12:38:54.715-06:002011-02-07T12:38:54.715-06:00<3 Kelley Armstrong!! I hope you read more of h...<3 Kelley Armstrong!! I hope you read more of her stuff ^.^<br /><br />I would recommend Unwind by Neal Shusterman. It's a dystopian piece that isn't romance based and is both disturbing and accessible.<br /><br />total: +1<br /><br />Sniffly Kitty<br /><a href="http://snifflykitty.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sniffly Kitty's Mostly Books</a><br /><a href="http://snifflykitty.blogspot.com/2011/01/loving-reviews-challenge-announcement.html" rel="nofollow">Loving the Reviews Challenge</a>Sniffly Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625818304443563472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-64255123911184384512011-02-07T11:12:36.629-06:002011-02-07T11:12:36.629-06:00Oh, and Tweeted and Facebooked, your Awesomeness. ...Oh, and Tweeted and Facebooked, your Awesomeness. ;) <br /><br />5 entry points FTW!Angela N. Blount (RedPeril)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06701198374117476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-75810672592523772512011-02-07T10:59:50.830-06:002011-02-07T10:59:50.830-06:00Wow, thanks for te recommendations C.J.! I'd b...Wow, thanks for te recommendations C.J.! I'd been eyeballing four out of the 10 you had up there, but needed this last little push to assure me I would be ingesting something worthwhile! :) <br /><br />My recommendation from last year is Midnighters: The Secret Hour. I know I'm probably way behind on this, as it appears the fourth one is out already. I just found the entire concept of it so pleasantly dark and refreshingly original. <br /><br />'Moving when you're in high school is difficult enough, especially when your parents can't seem to hold their own lives together and your younger sister is being more obnoxious than usual. However, for 15-year-old Jessica Day, these concerns pale when bizarre things start to happen and she discovers that she now has unwanted magical powers. Part science fiction, part horror story, this novel is the first in a series about the midnighters, a select group of individuals whose birth at the stroke of midnight gives them the special ability to move about in a mysterious 25th hour.' <br /><br />~Angela BlountAngela N. Blount (RedPeril)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06701198374117476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-78767232009443397272011-02-07T10:39:28.299-06:002011-02-07T10:39:28.299-06:00I recommend 'Hush, Hush' by Becca Fitzpatr...I recommend 'Hush, Hush' by Becca Fitzpatrick. It's a paranormal book, but not quite like others out there. I really loved it!!!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166110771677917858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-18439989131143259562011-02-07T10:39:08.475-06:002011-02-07T10:39:08.475-06:00+JMJ+
Would you believe I haven't read any o...+JMJ+ <br /><br />Would you believe I haven't read any of these books yet??? But that's because I tend to wait until a book has aged a bit before trying it out. <br /><br />And that's why my best read of 2010 is an old book that came out in the 1970s: <i>Po-on</i> (sometimes sold as <i>Dusk</i>) by F. Sionil Jose. It's a historical novel set in the Philippines, so is probably not your cup of tea. (Heck, it wasn't mine, either!) But I found it incredibly powerful nonetheless and it is now my first recommendation to anyone who asks me about Philippine literature. =) <br /><br />My second best read (which deserves an honourable mention) is <i>The Last Station</i> by Jay Parini. (If it sounds familiar, you might have run into promotion of the movie.) It's another historical--more erudite this time, because it's also biographical--and I felt <i>changed</i> after I had read it. <br /><br />Thanks for the giveaway, C.J.! =)<br /><br />TOTAL ENTRIES: 1Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.com