I don't know about you, but I think 2013 must be one of the
greatest years for YA reading on record! I read so many amazing books this
year, it was next to impossible to come up with just ten. I could talk about
why I love my choices forever but I'm actually hoping to not ramble too much on
you today - so without further ado, I'm simply going to let the books and their
quotes speak for themselves :)
-- Arianne.
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NUMBER ONE
“Life is the tragedy,' she said bitterly. 'You know how
they categorize Shakespeare's plays, right? If it ends with a wedding, it's a
comedy. And if it ends with a funeral, it's a tragedy. So we're all living
tragedies, because we all end the same way, and it isn't with a goddamn
wedding.”
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NUMBER TWO
“I like to imagine there were more of us in the
beginning. Not many, I suppose. But more than there are now.”
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NUMBER THREE
"The Republic's most wanted criminal is just a boy,
sitting before me, suddenly vulnerable, laying all his weaknesses out for me to
see."
REVIEW COMING SOON!
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NUMBER FOUR
“There are different kinds of happy,” she said. “Some
kinds don’t need any proof.”
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NUMBER FIVE
“If I poured all the lies I had told into the Mississippi, the river
would rise and flood the city.”
REVIEW COMING SOON!
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BOOKS RELEASED IN 2012 THAT I LOVED IN 2013
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
The Look by Sophia Bennett
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Mystic City by Theo Lawrence
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REVIEW COMING SOON!
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BOOKS RELEASED IN 2012 THAT I LOVED IN 2013
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
The Look by Sophia Bennett
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Mystic City by Theo Lawrence
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Thanks to Arianne for the fabulous guest post. I'm sure you'll all agree that there are some great books listed here! I can't believe I haven't yet read My Life Next Door or Code Name Verity (I know, I know!) I promise to get to those two in the New Year.
What do you think of Arianne's end-of-year list? Any of your personal favourites on there?
Arianne The Bone Season would definitely make it as a favourite of 2013 too, I just loved the entire world that Shannon had created. Out of the Easy was a really surprising read for me too, as I normally don't read historical fiction. I really need to get back to Lu's series, as I only heard amazing things!
ReplyDeleteGreat list, Arianne! Out of the Easy was one of my favorites of the year too. Sadly, I haven't gotten around to reading Code Name yet. I LOVED My Life Next Door and Pushing the Limits…both awesome reads.
ReplyDeleteGreat list, Arianne! I really, really need to get around to reading Code Name Verity and My Life Next Door in 2014! Can't believe I've left it so long with those two!
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