I snagged this end of 2010 book survey from
The Perpetual Page Turner. To be clear, these aren't exactly books that came out in 2010 but books I've read this year.
1.
Best book of 2010? It's hard to pick just one, so here are my top 4.
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
- In the Woods by Tana French
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
2.
Worst book of 2010? Go Ask Alice by Anonymous. I picked this one up because I read a lot of good reviews about this book, but it was just so over the top and ridiculous to me. Tithe by Holly Black reallllly dragged for me. I finished the book but I won't be reading the rest of the series.
3.
Most Disappointing Book of 2010? Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith. I love Abraham Lincoln and I love Buffy so I thought this book would bring together two things that I love. The book was OK, but it wasn't as good as I had hoped. I also felt that Mockingjay was the most lackluster book of the Hunger Games series. It wasn't horrible but it certainly wasn't the best book I read this year.
4.
Most surprising (in a good way!) book of 2010? I'm going to have to say Teacher Man by Frank McCourt. This book has been in my to read pile for a long, long time and I kept putting it off because I felt like I wouldn't really have anything to relate to as far as teaching goes that would hold my interest in this book. Boy was I wrong, this book was really a delight. To be honest you can't go wrong with anything McCourt writes.
5.
Book you recommended to people most in 2010? I think it depends on the person who is asking, but I did recommend The Road by Cormac Mccarthy to anyone who asked. I've also recommended anything by Mary Roach and In the Woods by Tana French a few times.
6.
Best series you discovered in 2010? I REALLY got into series this year. It's hard to pick a top three, so here are a few of my favorites in no order
- The Tea Rose Trilogy by Jennifer Donnelly - I read the second book in this series last year and I'm ANXIOUSLY awaiting the 3rd.
- The Irish Detective Series by Tana French - These books actually aren't a continuing series, but have the same characters. I read all three books as quickly as I could.
- Lady Julia Grey Series by Deanna Raybourn
- The Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley
- The Hollow Series by Jessica Verday - The first book in this series was excellent!
- The Pretty Little Liars series - Ok, this series is a very campy but I really enjoyed it. I read a few of these books in a day.
7.
Favorite new authors you discovered in 2010? Tana French, Alison Weir, Deanna Raybourn, Alan Bradley, Alex Flinn
8.
Most hilarious read of 2010? Bonk by Mary Roach
9.
Most thrilling, unputdownable book in 2010? I think I'm going to have to say The Likeness and In the Woods because I really wanted to know what was going to happen. I also couldn't stop reading The Road. I stayed up until 5 am one night reading it.
10.
Book you most anticipated in 2010? Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins.
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Favorite cover of a book you read in 2010? The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting, We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson
12.
Most memorable character in 2010? Cassie Maddox from Tana French's novels. Elizabeth Mckenna from The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Veronika from Veronika decides to Die. Hannah Baker from 13 Reasons Why. Samantha Kingston from Before I fall, Ellie Linton from The Tomorrow series and lastly T.S. Garp from The World According to Garp.
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Most beautifully written book in 2010? In the Woods by Tana French. Hands down.
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Book that had the greatest impact on you in 2010? The Road by Cormac McCarthy and Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho,
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Book you can't believe you waited UNTIL 2010 to finally read? The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton or The Giver by Lois Lowry.
Books read in 2010- Goldengrove- Francine Prose
- Prophecy of the Sisters (Prophecy of the Sisters Trilogy Book 1) - Michelle Zink
- The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose Trilogy Book 2) - Jennifer Donnelly
- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce Book 1) - Alan Bradley
- Sarah's Key - Tatiana de Rosnay
- The Wind Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami
- The World According to Garp - John Irving
- The Awakening (The Vampire Diary's Book 1) - L.J. Smith
- The Struggle (The Vampire Diary's Book 2) - L.J. Smith
- The Adoration of Jenna Fox - Mary Pearson
- Halloween Rain (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Novel) - Christopher Golden, Nancy Holder
- The Fury (The Vampire Diary's Book 3) - L.J. Smith
- Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher
- Night of the Living Rerun (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Novel) - Arthur Byron Cover
- Remarkable Creatures - Tracy Chevalier
- I am the Messenger - Markus Zusak
- Extras (Uglies Book 4) - Scott Westerfeld
- Coyote Moon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Novel) - John Vornholt
- The Swan Thieves - Elizabeth Kostova
- Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
- The Good Thief - Hannah Tinti
- The Betrayal of the Blood Lilly (The Pink Carnation book 7) - Lauren Willig
- The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag - Alan Bradley
- Iodine - Haven Kimmel
- Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver
- Twenty Boy Summer - Sarah Ockler
- Witch Child - Celia Rees
- Olive's Ocean - Kevin Henkes
- The Middle Place - Kelly Corrigan
- The Body Finder - Kimberly Derting
- The Rose and the Beast - Francesca Lia Block
- How I Survived My Summer Vacation (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Novel) - Various
- Soulless - Gail Carriger
- Violet and Claire - Francesca Lia Block
- Alice I Have Been - Melanie Benjamin
- Envy (The Luxe Book 3) - Anna Godbersen
- Wake (The Wake Trilogy Book 1) - Lisa McMann
- Fade (The Wake Trilogy Book 2) - Lisa McMann
- There's No Place Like Here - Cecelia Ahern
- The Dark Divine (The Dark Divine Book 1) - Bree Despain
- Tithe (A Modern Faerie Tale Book 1) - Holly Black
- The Giver (The Giver Trilogy Book 1) - Lois Lowry
- The Waters and the Wild - Francesca Lia Block
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Seth Grahame-Smith
- Splendor (The Luxe Book 4) - Anna Godbersen
- Pursuit of Honor (Mitch Rapp Book 10) - Vince Flynn
- Love is Hell - Various
- Sunlight and Shadow - Cameron Dokey
- All Unquiet Things - Anna Jarzab
- The Lace Reader - Brunonia Barry
- Fragile Eternity (Wicked Lovely Book 3) - Melissa Marr
- Going Bovine - Libba Bray
- Catalyst - Laurie Halse Anderson
- Live for Your Listening Pleasure - David Sedaris
- Twisted - Laurie Halse Anderson
- The Glass House (Morganville Vampires Book 1) - Rachel Caine
- Veronika Decides to Die - Paulo Coelho
- The Iron King (Iron Fey Book 1) Julie Kagawa
- Sweethearts - Sara Zarr
- L.A. Candy (L.A. Candy Series Book 1) - Lauren Conrad
- The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner - Stephenie Meyer
- Fallen (Fallen Book 1) - Lauren Kate
- The Carrie Diaries - Candace Bushnell
- Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars Book 1) - Sara Shepard
- Flawless (Pretty Little Liars Book 1) - Sara Shepard
- The White Queen (War of the Roses Book 1) Philippa Gregory
- Perfect (Pretty Little Liars Book 3) - Sara Shepard
- The Road - Cormac McCarthy
- Unbelievable (Pretty Little Liars Book 4) - Sara Shepard
- Revelations (Blue Bloods Book 3) - Melissa de la Cruz
- Echo - Francesca Lia Block
- The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton
- Wicked (Pretty Little Liars Book 5) - Sara Shepard
- Killer (Pretty Little Liars Book 6) - Sara Shepard
- The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun - Gretchen Rubin
- Heartless (Pretty Little Liars Book 7) - Sara Shepard
- Wanted (Pretty Little Liars Book 8) - Sara Shepard
- House Rules - Jodi Picout
- Living Dead Girl - Elizabeth Scott
- Girl Goddess #9 - Francesca Lia Block
- The Lady in the Tower - Alison Weir
- Blue is for Nightmares (Blue is for Nightmares Book 1) - Laurie Faria Stolarz
- White is for Magic (Blue is for Nightmares Book 2) - Laurie Faria Stolarz
- Go Ask Alice - Anonymous
- Life as We Knew it (Last Survivors Book 1) - Susan Beth Pfeffer
- Impulse - Ellen Hopkins
- Mockingjay (Hunger Games Book 3) - Suzanne Collins
- The Lady Elizabeth - Alison Weir
- Beastly - Alex Flinn
- Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Scott Pilgrim Book 1) - Brian Lee O'Malley
- Scott Pilgrim vs The World (Scott Pilgrim Book 2) - Brian Lee O'Malley
- The Dead and the Gone (Last Survivors Book 2) - Susan Beth Pfeffer
- This World We Live In (Last Survivors Book 3) - Susan Beth Pfeffer
- The Witch of Portobello - Paulo Coelho
- The Bride's Farewell - Meg Rosoff
- The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern Book 1) - Shannon Hale
- Glee the Beginning - Sophia Lowell
- The Hollow (The Hollow Book 1) - Jessica Verday
- The Haunted (The Hollow Book 2) - Jessica Verday
- Evermore (The Immortals Book 1) - Alyson Noel
- Blue Moon (The Immortals Book 2) - Alyson Noel
- Shadowland (The Immortals Book 3) - Alyson Noel
- The Children of Henry VIII - Alison Weir
- Amy & Roger's Epic Detour - Morgan Matson
- Sisters Red - Jackson Pearce
- Dark Flame (The Immortals Book 4) - Alyson Noel
- If I Stay - Gayle Forman
- Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk - David Sedaris
- A Kiss in Time - Alex Flinn
- In The Woods (Rob Ryan and Cassie Maddox Book 1) - Tana French
- The Likeness (Rob Ryan and Cassie Maddox Book 2) - Tana French
- Faithful Place (Rob Ryan and Cassie Maddox Book 3) - Tana French
- Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey Book 1) - Deanna Raybourn
- Innocent Traitor A Novel of Lady Jane Grey - Alison Weir
- Silent in the Sanctuary (Lady Julia Grey Book 2) - Deanna Raybourn
- Silent on the Moor (Lady Julia Grey Book 3) - Deanna Raybourn
- Bonk - Mary Roach
- Dark Road to Darjeeling (Lady Julia Grey Book 4) - Deanna Raybourn
- Night star (The Immortals Book 5) - Alyson Noel
- The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
- Crank (Crank Book 1) - Ellen Hopkins
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
- The Racous Royals - Carlyn Becca
- Dawn (Cutler Family Book 1) - V.C. Andrews
- The Mischief of the Mistletoe (Pink Carnations Book 5) - Lauren Willig
- Sweet Little Lies (L.A. Candy Book 2) - Lauren Conrad
- Matched (Matched Trilogy Book 1)- Ally Condie
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson
- Teacher Man - Frank McCourt
- Secrets of the Morning (Cutler Family Book 1) - V.C. Andrews
- Napoleon's Privates 2500 Years of History Unzipped - Tony Perrottet
- The Grimm Legacy - Polly Shulman
- Vixen (The Flappers Book 1) - Jillian Larkin
- At the House of the Magician (At the House of the Magician Trilogy Book 1) - Mary Hooper
- Tomorrow, When the War Began (The Tomorrow Series Book 1) - John Marsden
- The Dead of the Night - (The Tomorrow Series Book 2) - John Marsden
2010 Series - I didn't read ALL of these series in their entirety last year however these are the ones I've read at least one book from the series in 2010.
- Prophecy of the Sisters Trilogy
- The Tea Rose Trilogy
- Flavia de Luce Series
- The Vampire Diary's Series
- Uglies Series
- The Pink Carnation Series
- The Body Finder Series
- Soulless
- The Luxe
- Wake Trilogy
- The Giver Trilogy
- Modern Faeire Tales
- Mitch Rapp Series
- Once Upon a Time Series
- Wicked Lovely
- Morganville Vampires
- Iron Fey
- L.A. Candy
- Fallen Series
- Pretty Little Liars
- Blue Bloods
- Blue is for Nightmares
- The Last Survivors
- The Hunger Games
- Scott Pilgrim
- The Books of Bayern
- The Hollow Series
- The Immortals
- Rob Ryan and Cassie Maddox
- Lady Julia Grey