Cover to Cover Challenge discussion

With the first quarter of the year drawing to a close (how the heck has time gone by so fast?) - what has been the best book(s) that you have read so far this year?

for me it was - so many ppl raved about it on a young adult forum that I frequent that I finally picked it up and was blown away

my other 2 5-star reads so far this year have been - I did listen to this as an audiobook, so I don't know if that changed my perception of it because there were apparently pictures in the print copy that caused some ppl to rate the book down and - when I first started reading this, I was like, ehhh, not so sure how its going to turn out, but by the end of it I wanted everything to work out between the two of them

My favourites this year so far have been

Favorites so far this year:



I need to read more exceptional YA novels. almost made the cut-but I kept wanting to throw Amy off the freaking ship.

My favorites, so far, are:

I read two books that were outstandingly good! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVED them! :)

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Favourites this quarter have included - , and a book that needs a 6 star rating (damn you goodreads!) is

My favourites so far this year:

A couple of my favorites are and .

These are the best books I read in the first quarter. They were all wonderful in very different ways.

Bec - I felt the same way about matterhorn - it blew me away!

Bec wrote: "Favourites this quarter have included - , [bookcov..."

I'll add Matterhorn to my TBR list - I loved, loved, loved Unbroken as well. Amazing story!

Sally, I have yet to recommend Matterhorn to someone who didn't enjoy it! Even my uncle-military-critic said it was amazing.

Bec wrote: "Sally, I have yet to recommend Matterhorn to someone who didn't enjoy it! Even my uncle-military-critic said it was amazing."

Just found it to download, Bec - thanks! My TBR list just keeps growing!

These are for last month and most recent on my mind.

Bec - have you read his non-ficton book? What It Is Like to Go to War

My five star reads through March 31st

Dee - It is certainly on my TBR, but I have yet to get my hands on a copy, as this year I have made a pact to only buy books for uni - not for personal reading. It is making me use my library and read books i already own (but never read). So I asked my library to get in What It Is Like to Go to War and they said it hasn't been published in Australia yet, which sounds like bollocks to me.

its possible that there is a delay in having it released in australia - have you thought about trying bookmooch.com or a website like that to get books...you can list your books on there you want to get rid of, and ppl mooch them, then you can mooch books back

Thanks Dee, I will look into that!

I started a bookshelf for this in the group, so feel free to populate it - http://www.goodreads.com/group/booksh...

The Hunger Games series of course! And also I read The Book Thief by Markus Zusak which is really unique and amazing. (I have no idea how you guys put the cover of the books into your posts since I am not very talented with tech-y things lol.)

Katie, The Book Thief is one of my favourite books of all time! Such an amazing story. I bawled by eyes out first time I read it, and I am not one for crying while reading.

and to put covers of books in posts, click the 'add book/author' button above the box you write your comment in, then before you type the name of the book you want, make sure you click the 'add: cover' toggle at the bottom of that box. Then search for your book, and click add. It will then add some text that is in [], which turns into the picture.

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Thanks Bec. And I know what you mean about the Book Thief, I've never cried during a book, I think ever. But this one made me bawl like a baby. Definitly want to re-read it

Jessica B wrote: "My favourites so far this year:

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My FAVORITE book in the Elizabeth Hoyt series is the third one, "To Beguile A Beast". Love, love, loved it <3

Samantha wrote: "Jessica B wrote: "My favourites so far this year:

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So I spent some time going over and over again what my 5 top books would be for this year. In order they are as follows. I just have to say book #1 is Book 2 from the Legend of the Four Soldiers series and I have to say my favourite moment from the entire book is as follows:

“Each time it was like a stray bit of glass pressed into the softness of her heart, grinding, grinding, oh so silently until she no longer noticed when she bled.”

Oh wait!!! There can't just be one:

“Melisande blinked rapidly, then looked back to the little box with garnet earrings. Her ears weren't even pierced. She touched one of the garnets with a fingertip and wondered if he'd ever looked-really looked- at her at all.”

2012 has been an amazing reading year for me so far My top 5 are as follows:





P.S.
Samantha I honestly can say loved every book in the LotFS series!! To Beguile a Beast was amazing. I wish Elizabeth Hoyt had more books out that I could read, Unfortunately I have to wait for July.... oh man!

The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson.