YAY! I get to gush about my favorite reads of 2012 so far…
Um, I can haz a Khalil? Seriously, Oracle’s Moon rocked my face off. Khalil and Grace were both fantastic characters. I really enjoyed Khalil’s complete ignorance of human interactions and the like. He is truly older than dirt and humans are but a speck of his lifetime. Learning to better interact with them via Grace and the children was beautiful to watch. His uber caring and calm temperament with the kids will make your heart melt. Oh, and he’s damn good with his hands…you have no idea.
Room was an incredibly haunting read that will sit with you for days after. The characters are presented with some ugly psychological issues, as expected, and you are left wondering if they will ever recover. One thing that never faltered, no matter how irritated or depressed or overwhelmed or fearful Jack or Ma became, was their undying, unconditional love for one another.
The Last Bastion of the Living: A Futuristic Zombie Novel will smack you across the face with awesome. Frater lights up the plot with conspiracies, treachery, coups and a bucket load of political fucktards to last through a nuclear explosion (since, you know, they are like roaches). She also delivers a touching love story that stands strong through a milieu of WTFckery! It releases on 6/12 and if you love zombie fiction, I highly suggest you pick up a copy. You should also read Frater’s As the World Dies trilogy while you’re at it. They are also on my list of incredibly good reads this year!
Stolen is a book that will slowly seep into your mind and stick there, growing roots and taking hold of your emotions. It sneaks up on you at times and leaves you wondering how and why you could even be feeling a certain way. But you do, and that’s why it is brilliant. It will take you on a wild ride of emotions, spit you out and kick dirt in your face. It is powerful and should come with a warning: All thee who tread through this vast Australian outback – BEWARE – it’s mindfuck time.
This book surprised me beyond belief. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a brilliantly written account of an adolescent boy as he experiences the trials and tribulations of life. The author highlights many, many different struggles that every-day people face. Viewing these social problems and mental health issues through Charlie’s eyes was incredible and really reminded me of why I love working with children and adolescents. They can heal if provided a safe, non-judgmental environment in which to do so.
Inhale continues to permeate my mind. Maybe it’s the intense world-building, incredible characterization, the snarky, smoldering couple or the verah, verah sexy Sinnder.
Whoa. Hot. The kind of hot that could make a woman feel like she needed a month-long vacation in a nunnery after one night with him.
Yay. I’ve got my habit and robe ready. Holla!
I definitely enjoyed Blood Red Road way more than expected. The language took some getting used to, as did the non-existent quotation, but the story and setting grabbed me by the lady balls and held on tightly. This world is scary. As the cover suggests, the landscape is bleak, dry, dusty, desert. Barren. Food is scarce and the future is grim for the characters. The description of the landscape and the horrid society is absolutely fascinating and equally disgusting. Plus, Saba is a BAMF!
Other equally awesome 2012 reads!
But nothing has beat this book yet…
I have way too much to say about it, so just read my review! 
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Oh the Immortal Rules really soaring to very EPIC level, eh?! I’m sooo glad you love Blood Red Road too! I super loved it. Like to the highest degree. : )
Happy Day Two of Armchair BEA!
Check out my Best of 2012
The Immortal Rules made my YA to try list! Missie is book bullying me into that one
Room–wasn’t that just so disturbingly real? I mean I know it can happen (I watch Investigation Discovery) but the kid was so heartbreaking. I wonder (not that I want to ever test it) if I would have the mettle to live through something like that.
I’m guessing since you didn’t stick to just books that were published in 2012, then I don’t have to either.
Mine won’t be posted till this afternoon, but almost half of yours are on my list too.
I read Room for my book club last year – what an interesting book. Great discussions came from it.
Happy Day 2 of Armchair BEA!!!
Check out my best of 2012
I love Hounded especially the audio version. I’m in the middle of The Last Bastion, and after hearing sooo many great reviews about Inhale I’m buying it today! Love, how all the proceeds are going to raise awareness to whales. You have soo many great books I want to read from your list.
Fab list. Checked out The Immortal Rules for the summer I will for sure tackle it soon.
I need to read… a lot of these. But YAY for Perks of Being a Wallflower! In fact, I should re-read it soon.
Loved The Immortal Rules! Descended By Blood I’ve heard good things about.
I haven’t read any of these book but Oracle Moon sounds the most interesting to me. Stolen is on my Nook although I do not remember buyit it.
ZOMG! You can’t start with Oracle’s Moon. You HAVE to read the entire series. It is SO GOOD! http://www.goodreads.com/series/55645-elder-races
See, I’ve started PERKS about a million times, and always stop about 10 pages in. I feel like I know it’ll be good, but I’m too hesitant to actually read it because of all the hype. When there’s THAT much hype about a book, it makes me wary. :/
But great list! I’ve recently added Stolen to my TBR list.
Wow, I haven’t read any of your faves of 2012. I’ll have to rectify this by going to Goodreads immediately.
I have Insurgent and Shine on my nightstand, though. My fellow Litbrarians have read and loved The Immortal Rules; maybe I’ll get to it one of these days. *le sigh*
I hope you have a great BEA-filled week!
~Christina (and the other Book Hookup Litbrarians)
The Book Hookup’s Best of 2012
The Immortal Rules is next on my TBR list and then Thea Harrison’s series. Argh, so many books so little time!
Great list homegirl
These are my faves of 2012.
♥Isalys / Book Soulmates
I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO READ THEM!!!!!
I have been wanting to get to Rhiannon’s books! I keep hearing good things!! I so agree with you about The Immortal Rules, I loved that story so much!
Dooooooo iiiiiiittttttttt.
A-Ha! Stolen. I totally wanna read it, I’ve been promising myself I will find the time since like last year. Now I wanna read it that much more
The Immortal Rules was a really cool read, I totally agree. But Inhale, what is this? A hot read I missed? This must be corrected at once!
*storms off to get it*
YES! Inhale is part of a trilogy by awesome India author Kendall Grey. It is steamy, action-packed and full of wicked world-building!
Awww, I want to read The Perks of Being a Wallflower since forever!! I should really do it once my exams are over! Great post!! Enjoy aBEA!!
It is TOTALLY worth it. A tough book but so touching.
I’ve heard from a lot of bloggers that Blood Red Road is good!
If you can get past the absence of quotes and the strange language, it is PHENOM!
Oooh YES! I totally LOVED The Immortal Rules!!!!
As you should!