So when I started getting ready to compose my first entry for the YA Superlative Blogfest, I went to my Goodreads account to see how many 2011 YA books I read this year, and the answer was eight. What can I say, I've been catching up on a lot of older titles! To avoid having to put The Death Cure as my favorite comedy title of 2011, I will have to leave some categories off. Please feel free to leave me your favorite suggestions so I can add them to my TBR queue!
Favorite Dystopian: Divergent - Who didn't love this one? I'm sooo curious to see where she takes the story in the next book.
Favorite Science Fiction: Across the Universe - Spaceship stranded in the middle of the cosmos YES.
Favorite Fantasy: Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Is this fantasy? Paranormal? I'm not sure. I don't read a ton of high fantasy.
Favorite Action/Adventure: The Death Cure - While I didn't love the way this trilogy played out, it was gripping enough to keep me coming back.
Favorite Mystery: Legend - Er, I'm not sure if this book counts for this category, but don't most books have an element of mystery? I really liked it, so I'm going to say yes.
Favorite Romance: Daughter of Smoke & Bone - Slayed me. Loved it.
So as you can see, I need to beef up on my 2011 reading, especially in the areas of contemporary, historical, comedy, paranormal... If you've got a 2011 book you think absolutely must be read, please recommend it in the comments!
Contemporary: Lola and the Boy Next Door FOR SURE!
ReplyDeleteHmm. I was going to say this is a contemporary, since it reads like one, but technically I guess it's not. Anyway, The Future of Us by Carolyn Mackler and Jay Asher was amazing. As soon as I was able to suspend disbelief enough to run with the premise, all the questions it raised about single, isolated events and words changing the future in huge ways blew my mind. Plus it's a really fun read with a healthy smattering of romance and misguided teen lust.
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