Persnickety Snark's FIVE challenge 2010 - Playing Catch-up!

Ok, so I haven't had much time to put into this challenge with the holidays in full swing. I got a little breather between Christmas and New Years, so I wanted to do this fun one! It's a few days late, but enjoy anyways! All pics go to the Goodreads descriptions.

Challenge for 12/25:

5 Most Anticipated Reads for 2011

(of course, these are just five. I could name at least 20 more that I am just as excited for!!)

And just for fun: the 5 yet untitled or uncovered books that I am most excited for:
Supernaturally (Paranormalcy #2) by Kiersten White
Untitled Caster Chronicles #3 by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
In the Forest of the Night (Goblin Wars #2) by Kersten White
Passion by Lauren Kate
Hourglass by Myra McIntyre

So...what are you anticipating in 2011?

Persnickety Snark's FIVE challenge 2010 - Great Series

There are some amazing series out there. Here are my top five that had releases this year (I included future covers if I could!) :

The Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Maggie Stiefvater

Caster Chronicles by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

Prophecy of the Sisters series by Michelle Zink

Darkest Powers series by Kelley Armstrong

Fallen Series by Lauren Kate


(If you'd like to see my reviews for these, go to the Reviews tab at the top...all reviews are listed alphabetically!)

This one was definitely a hard one to pare down, because there are so many great YA series out there! There are also a ton more series that just started this year that I am highly anticipating the sequels---but I kind of thought I should have read at least two of them to call myself a fan of the "series", right?? The Body Finder, Shadow Hills, The Ghost and the Goth, Hex Hall...you'll probably see all of these on next years FIVE challenge!!

Find out more about Persnickety Snark's FIVE Challenge here!

Persnickety Snark's FIVE challenge 2010 - Great Covers

Day two of Persnickety Snark's FIVE challenge is all about the covers. Yup, I'm a sucker for a pretty cover. The whole "don't judge a book..." saying is completely lost on me. :) I'm not going to comment on each one of these.
This post is all about the EYE CANDY. Enjoy!



A few runner's up:
A Blue So Dark by Holly Schindler
Knight Angels by Abra Ebner
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman

Persnickety Snark's FIVE challenge 2010 - Great Debuts

Adele over at Persnickety Snark is hosting a great challenge over at her blog where participants post their top 5 selections in different aspects of YA (series, cover, debuts, etc.) for 2010 releases. You can find out the details in her post here. I just found out about this today so while I probably won't be able to participate in every single challenge due to the fuss of the holidays, I'm going to give it my best shot to complete as many of them as I can!! :)

Today's top 5 is about GREAT DEBUTS of 2010! And, man, were there a lot of great debuts this year. Paring this list down was hard, but here are my top five:


Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus

This one is in my top five books of the year, debut or not. I loved this book with it's hint of mystery, it's unique take on the paranormal and Anastasia's amazing writing style. See my full review here.









Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

Even before this one came out, I couldn't wait to read it because a)the cover is to-die-for gorgeous, and b) I'd already gotten hooked on Kiersten White's hilarious blog posts. In my mind, someone who writes such an entertaining blog couldn't possible put out a book that was less than amazing! Which it was! See my review here.

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

This book was such a fun one...it had a little of everything: an intriguing storyline, fun well-written characters, lots of good spooky moments, and the perfect amount of romance. I have the second book sitting here on my shelf and I can't wait to get to it!!
See my full review here.









Jane by April Lindner

Jane was amazing. I went in blind---having never read Jane Eyre before, but this one completely enthralled me. The characters were complex and fascinating. The way Lindner brought the age-old story so seamlessly into the modern age was perfect. If you haven't read this already, do so asap, I tell you! See my full review here.




Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton

I just read this one recently so it's still fresh in my mind, but honestly---I think it will stay that way for awhile! Amazing storytelling, a sweet romantic undercurrent, danger, Irish mythology,...but my favorite part of the story was the relationship between the main character, Teagan, and her little brother, Aiden. Brilliant stuff! See my full review here.