Thanks for stopping by Jenuine Cupcakes!
2012 has been an epic reading year for me and while having to choose the BEST of anything is never easy, I present you with a sampling of my Best of 2012.
(You'll notice, I've made up a few of the categories to fit my needs but all of these books are fantastic.)
Best Fantasy
Shadow and Bone (The Grisha #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Best Dystopian/Sequel/People Forgot The MC Was Grieving
Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth
Best Sci-Fi/Action/Made Me Beat My Husband Up In My Sleep
False Memory (False Memory #1) by Dan Krokos
Best Dystopian/Sci-Fi Mashup/I Saw The Other Hot Boy First
Defiance by C.J. Redwine
Best Psychological Thriller/This Book Might Kill Me Before It Ends
The Evolution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #2) by Michelle Hodkin
Best Scared The Jelly Belly's Out of Me (Because it could happen)
Ashen Winter (Ashfall #2) by Mike Mullins
Best Book Boy Surprise
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick (Team George. That is all.)
Best He May Or May Not Be A Villain But I'm On His Team Anyway
Warner from Destroy Me* by Tahereh Mafi
The Darkling from Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Best Contemporary
Such A Rush by Jennifer Echols
Best Self-Pub
Dante's Girl* by Courtney Cole
Best Alternating POV
Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
Best Sequel
Timepiece (Hourglass #2) by Myra McEntire
Once (Eve #2) by Anna Carey
Best Not What I Expected At All And It Was Amazeballs
The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1) by Julie Kagawa
Best Book Boy Who Looks Like Jared Leto
Slide (Slide #1) by Jill Hathaway
Best Every Woman Should Read This
Easy by Tammara Webber
Best Face Fanning
Deity (Covenant #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Best Series Ending
Finale (Hush Hush) by Becca Fitzpatrick
Best Ripped My Heart Out/Made Me Choke Sob
Something Like Normal by Trish Doller
Best Almost PMP From Laughing So Hard
Rockoholic by C.J. Skuse
Best So Realistic It's Scary
This Is Not A Drill by Beck McDowell
Best Male POV
Never Eighteen by Megan Bostic
Best Novella
Elixir (Covenant #3.5)** by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Best I Could Stare At This Cover All Day
Mystic City (Mystic City #1) by Theo Lawrence
Best I'd Sell A Kidney To Be On This Cover
Sweet Evil (Sweet Evil #1) by Wendy Higgins
Opal (Lux #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Best I'd Want This MC On My Side If We Met In A Dark Alley
Toxic (Denazen #2) by Jus Accardo
Best Maybe I've Been Time Traveling When This Happens To Me
Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone
Best Inspirational Without Being Preachy So You Should Read It
Like Moonlight at Low Tide by Nicole Quigley
Best Sports Related
Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally
Best Characters Who Tweet Me
Shine by Jeri Smith-Ready
Best I Want This Character for Christmas
Stormdancer (The Lotus Wars #1) by Jay Kristoff
(I want a Buruu for Christmas!)
Best These E.T.'s Don't Need To Phone Home
Onyx (Lux #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Gravity (The Taking #1) by Melissa B. West
Best What The Cupcake Is Going On?!
All The Broken Pieces by Cindi Madsen
Best I Would Totally Be BFF's With The MC
Spark (Elemental #2) by Brigid Kemmerer
Giveaway Time!
Terms/Conditions
Must be 13 years or older.
International as long as The Book Depository delivers to your country.
1 copy of ONE of the books listed above, winners choice.
International as long as The Book Depository delivers to your country.
1 copy of ONE of the books listed above, winners choice.
Please note, if the book you choose is only available as an e-book, then that copy will be gifted either in kindle or nook version.
**Elixir is available for free download at Spencer Hill Press
**Elixir is available for free download at Spencer Hill Press
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Best Boy Who Looks Like Jared Leto! lol I love all of your categories! I am just starting My Life Next Door now so I am looking forward to meeting George. Thank you so much for the giveaway. :)
ReplyDeleteI feel like I would choose Time Between Us or Something Like Normal :) You are so kind for doing this, thank-you for the giveaway!
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ReplyDeleteGreat books! And love you categories. :D
ReplyDeleteYour categories are hilarious! Time Between Us and Something Like Normal are some of my favorites too! I neeeeeeedddd Shadow and Bone though! Thanks for the giveaway!
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ReplyDeleteGreat books! And love you categories. :D
ReplyDeleteWow, such great categories! I may have missed a few of these guess I'll need to catch up!
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ReplyDeleteYou are so awesome & unique Jen! Not only do I love the book list, but your categories are the best!!
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ReplyDeleteWow, what a selection! So many amazing books!! Thanks for the giveaway and happy reading! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a fabulous list! I agree with you on so many of them. (It would be ALL of them but I just haven't read those books yet, but they're on my list! Lol;) Thanks for the great giveaway!:)
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Katie ~ Turner’s Antics
Thanks for the awesome giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteI feel like I've read or at least heard of almost every single book on this list :)
I love the different comments you left and the categories. We liked a lot of similar books.
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ReplyDeleteSO many good books this year!!
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ReplyDeleteVery nice list! Thank you!
ReplyDelete-Jen Haile
Thanks for the giveaway! I would really love to win Timepiece!! You list so many of my favorite books it would be hard to choose!
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Thank your for the giveaway! I loved My Life next door too. Jase Garret is oh-so-awesome!
ReplyDelete-Riz Bulatao
So many choices thank you a lot, the categories are very helpful for me because i don't know a lot of them
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happy holidays
Thanks for the fun. Great list!
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awesome, would love to win!
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What an amazing giveaway! Lots of amazing books to choose from! Thanks
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ReplyDeleteEvery Best of 2012 list seems to be probing me to read Tammara Webber's Easy!
ReplyDeleteLilian @ A Novel Toybox
Thank you for the giveaway!
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ReplyDeleteHaha, love the categories :)
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to check a few of these out.
So many choices, but I'll have to go with Shadow and Bone!
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I want to read Sweet Evil so badly!!!
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awesome giveaway! There are some great books on this list!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win, Jen!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win! There's so many books I need to read on this list. I think I'd pick Immortal Rules.
ReplyDeleteGreat list! Thank you for the giveaway and Happy New Year!!!
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ReplyDeleteSuz Reads
You picked so many books I would love to read. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteErin K.
I've been dying to read Something Like Normal and Stealing Parker!
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I'm now wanting to read Under the Never Sky, after seeing so much about it on the blogs!
ReplyDeleteDede
So many choices! Thank you for the chance!
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ReplyDeleteHolly @ Words Fueled by Love
Awesome categories! Made me crack up:) I also must read Slide now because of the "Boy Who Looks Like Jared Leto" category. *dreamy sigh* Ohh how I love Jared Leto;)
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That's a lot of books to choose from! Thanks for the great giveaway!
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ReplyDeleteLove your categories! Defiance and False Memory are going on my wishlist.
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Wow what a list of books to choose from!! Some really awesome books that I am really looking forward to reading!
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Great selection of books
ReplyDeleteMan you read a ton of awesome books this year.
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You have a lot of my favorites listed here. Thanks and Happy New Year!
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the giveaway. As if you are looking for a new read, I recommend the new release by CM Stunich - Tasting Never - Awesome read!!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance! I'd recommend Enshadowed by Kelly Creagh (sequel to Nevermore)!
thanks for the giveaway!
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Thanks for a chance to win!
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Great list! I love some of your categories.
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The ones I have read on your list I absolutely loved - so I need to check out more of the others :)
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ReplyDeleteMy fav read of 2012 was The Immortal Rules
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