I fell a little behind in my book reading this year. I managed to read 47 books, about 20 behind what I normally read. There are many reasons for that (having a toddler, working two jobs for a few months, having my own book come out and promoting it, and lots of reading time devoted to my editorial duties), but I don’t like to make excuses (Hah! Even though I just listed all my excuses out!).

My full list of books is on my Shelfari sidebar (just look to your right…you may have to scroll down a little) and on my Goodreads page. Still I wanted to highlight a handful of the books I found noteworthy and some I’m looking forward to reading this year.

Let’s start with books from authors I personally know (either in person or through the interweb). In the order I read them:

   Liar's Moon (Thief Errant, #2)  Truth (XVI, #2)     Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen

Colors Like Memories     Exiled: Autumn's PerilFlashback

The Raven Boys (Raven Cycle, #1)      Touching the Surface     Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Extra Credit (Charlie Joe Jackson, #2)

 

Okay, now some from authors I don’t personally know (except for maybe stalking them on the Interweb), but that I wish I personally knew. In the order I read them:

Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1)   The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1)   Bitterblue (Graceling Realm, #3)

 Froi of the Exiles (Lumatere Chronicles, #2)  Graffiti Moon    The Fault in Our Stars

 This is Shyness (This is Shyness, #1)    Pandemonium (Delirium, #2)   The Storyteller

And finally some titles I’m looking forward to reading in 2013 (okay, the first two I’ve already finished and the third one I’m currently reading, but the rest I’m still looking forward to reading). In random order:

The Voice of Thunder    Code Name Verity    Quintana of Charyn (Lumatere Chronicles, #3)

Prophecy (The Dragon King Chronicles, #1)    Touch of Death (Touch of Death #1)    The Flame In The Mist

The Shadow of the Unicorn: The Legacy (The Shadow of the Unicorn, #1)     Geeks, Girls and Secret Identities    Blaze (or Love in the Time of Supervillains)

I know there are a lot more books I want to read, and even more that will pop up as the years goes on, but I included a sampling here. What were your best reads of 2012 and what are looking forward to reading this year?