Hello everyone, and Happy Holidays! To those of you that celebrate Christmas, Happy Christmas!
What better way to celebrate the season than hosting a smugglerific giveaway? We have the following up for grabs:
1 Kobo Touch eReader
1 Kobo Gift Card ($50)
As (physical) book smugglers, we have long since learned to fully appreciate and love ebooks – and we want to share the love with you, dear readers! Kobo supports EPUB, has a number of international store locations, plus has a host of apps if you have a smartphone or tablet (which is why we’ve selected Kobo for this giveaway).
The contest will run until Tuesday January 1, 2013 and is open to EVERYONE. in order to enter, use the form below and leave a comment letting us know what is YOUR favorite read of 2012!. Good luck, and Happy Holidays!
278 Comments
Navi
December 25, 2012 at 12:41 amMy favourite read of 2012 was The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller =]
Julie
December 25, 2012 at 12:48 amLoved reading Jane eyre for the first time
Donna
December 25, 2012 at 12:50 amHad a great time reading Detroit City Is the Place to Be
Mark Binelli
Ann
December 25, 2012 at 12:51 amThe Hunger Games!
Teresa N
December 25, 2012 at 1:15 amMy favorite read was finally starting the Chrestomanci series, loved them all 🙂
Grafton
December 25, 2012 at 1:50 amKindred by Octavia Butler
Gerd D.
December 25, 2012 at 1:51 am“The Night Circus” by Erin Morgenstern, was the book I loved best this year.
Have a merry christmas. 🙂
brenda c
December 25, 2012 at 2:01 amCode name verity 🙂
Raina
December 25, 2012 at 2:03 amThe Fault in Our Stars by John Green was my fav this year. Merry Christmas!
Dana
December 25, 2012 at 2:13 amMy favorite read of 2012 is “The Help”
Vicente L Ruiz
December 25, 2012 at 2:23 amWell, the Rafflecopter Gadget just says “Leave a comment”, and I don’t seem to be able to find where does it say we have to talk about our favourite book of 2012… But it’s a good question!
This year I have managed to squeeze in quite a number of books, but I’d have to say the ones I’ve enjoyed most are those by Kate Milford, The Boneshaker and The Kairos Mechanism novella, and all three of the Fairyland stories by Catherynne M. Valente. There. 🙂
Thanks for a great year of book discoveries, Smugglers, and for the Giveaway.
Annika
December 25, 2012 at 2:59 amMy favorite book this year was Redshirts by John Scalzi. Not a YA-novel I know but such a funny read.
Jenni
December 25, 2012 at 3:09 amJane Harris: Gillespie and I
Nikki
December 25, 2012 at 4:51 amMy favorite read of the year was Divergent by Veronica Roth. But Ready Player One by Ernest Cline was a close second. 😉 Thanks so much for the generous giveaway and all the hard work that you do! Merry Christmas and Happy, Healthy 2013!
Malin
December 25, 2012 at 5:01 amMy favourite non-fiction read was Let’s Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson.
My favourite fiction read was probably The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.
Tahseen
December 25, 2012 at 5:07 amIts a difficult call to find my favorite book this year. I don’t even remember all of them on top of my head. Then there’s the rereads.
I will pick “The Emperor’s Soul” by Brandon Sanderson, one of my all time favorite author. As before he had once again manage to surprise me with a superbly original backdrop & magic system in the cliche pron genre of Fantasy.
My latest read was “Keeper of the Lost Cities” by Shannon Messenger, a fabulous find a debut author. Cannot wait to read the next installment of the series or her other upcoming series.
And my most awaited book for the next year is probably the finale of “The Kingkiller Chronicle” by Patrick Rothfuss.
Allison (Allure of Books)
December 25, 2012 at 5:15 amDefinitely Death in the Floating City by Tasha Alexander.
J
December 25, 2012 at 5:16 amahh this is so tough. I’ll go with the Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall for my favourite book(s).
Joanna
December 25, 2012 at 5:30 amIf I have to choose just one then it would be The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins – I think this is the first time ever that I choose a classic as my favourite of the year! Merry Christmas!
Rebecca I.
December 25, 2012 at 5:49 amIf I have to choose just one… Code Name Verity! So good.
Clau
December 25, 2012 at 6:08 am“The Brides of Rollrock Island” by Margo Lanagan. 🙂
Brandon
December 25, 2012 at 6:21 amDefinitely the Fault in Our Stars.
A
December 25, 2012 at 6:36 amCode Name Verity, for sure!
Lauri
December 25, 2012 at 6:40 amI am vacillating between Divergent, Veronica Roth and The Fault in Our Stars, John Green. 😉
Merle D
December 25, 2012 at 6:47 amI had so many favourite reads this year, I’m not sure I could narrow it down to one! If I absolutely had to choose, it would have to be Crazy by Amy Reed. It made me cry so much.
Margaret
December 25, 2012 at 6:56 amI finally read Baltasar and Blimunda by José Saramago, a beautiful, angry, and tender novel. The Blue Light Project by Tim Taylor and Holding Still for as Long as Possible by Zoe Whittall were very impressive surprises.
Brendan H
December 25, 2012 at 6:58 amIt’s a hard pick, but I’ve got to say “Dodger” by Terry Pratchett.
Katie
December 25, 2012 at 7:14 amCode Name Verity was probably my favorite. There were a lot of good books this year, though.
AnimeJune
December 25, 2012 at 7:26 am“Shine,” by Lauren Myracle. 🙂 Merry Christmas!
Ginny Gutsell
December 25, 2012 at 7:41 amI’m torn between Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor and The City Son by Tom Pollock.
Sandyg265
December 25, 2012 at 7:47 amVessels by Sara Beth Durst
Heather S
December 25, 2012 at 8:07 amGone Girl. Couldn’t put that book down.
William S
December 25, 2012 at 8:49 amFavourite book of 2012 is Cast in Peril by Michelle Sagara. Great Series.
Lyndsey Rushby
December 25, 2012 at 8:52 amEleanor and Park was my favourite this year!
Thea
December 25, 2012 at 8:56 amOne of my favorite books of the year was Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children!
J9
December 25, 2012 at 9:05 amUnlimited ebooks!! I adore ebooks because I never run out of storage, unlike physical books. Great giveaway!
Jessica
December 25, 2012 at 9:09 amMy fave read was Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell. And then everything else he wrote!
Sumayyah
December 25, 2012 at 9:22 amMy favorite read this year has been Pamela Dean’s Tam Lin.
sharon
December 25, 2012 at 9:22 amHmmm… I just finished Falling Kingdoms and it was awesome.
Word Lily
December 25, 2012 at 9:30 amI think my favorite 2012 read was the Hunger Games trilogy.
Ellie
December 25, 2012 at 9:41 amMy favorite read in 2012 was The Fault in Our Stars by John Green!
AH@badassbookreviews
December 25, 2012 at 9:42 amSo many great books to choose from – I loved Easy by Tammara Webber.
jillheather
December 25, 2012 at 9:56 amCode Name Verity, probably, but with strong showings from Broken Harbour, Three Parts Dead, Days of Blood and Starlight and The Lost Girl.
Theresa Who
December 25, 2012 at 10:05 amMy favorite read was discovering the “In Death” series by Jd Robb! My library has them all as ebooks, which are AMAZING when you’re awake at 3a every day feeding a newborn 🙂
Joanna
December 25, 2012 at 10:06 amIt’s hard to pick one but my favourites this year were probably Tove Jansson’s The True Deceiver and Steve Kluger’s Almost Like Being in Love!
sarac
December 25, 2012 at 10:08 amI loved Gone Girl! It just sucked me right in.
peggy h
December 25, 2012 at 10:18 amDifficult to choose, but I’ll go with Susanna Kearsley’s Mariana. I glommed her backlist this year, and there wasn’t one I didn’t enjoy!
JenP
December 25, 2012 at 10:22 amI loved Jo Knowles’ See You at Harry’s.
Lisa
December 25, 2012 at 10:27 amHard to pick just one, but I’ll go with A Perfect Storm by Lori Foster. I always enjoy her stories.
Tessa
December 25, 2012 at 10:28 amits probably a tie between Graceling and the whole Chaos Walking series
Serena
December 25, 2012 at 10:35 amA draw between Genevieve Valentine’s Mechanique and Karen Lord’s Redemption in Indigo.
Stacy
December 25, 2012 at 10:40 amMy favorite read this year was Gone Girl.
Sure Thing
December 25, 2012 at 10:46 amI don’t think I have one favourite, I read a LOT this year. So I’ll go with a recent read, Hood by Stephen Lawhead.
Laura T
December 25, 2012 at 10:49 amThe Fault in Our Stars has probably stuck with me the longest.
Ringo the Cat
December 25, 2012 at 10:53 amFavorite read(s) of 2012: A.S. King’s Ask the passengers, John Green’s The fault in our starts, Adam Rapp’s The Children and the wolves and Mal Peet’s Life: An Exploded Diagram.
Connie
December 25, 2012 at 10:53 amMy favorite read of 2012 is a toss up between The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. 😀
Cindy
December 25, 2012 at 10:56 amThe Song of Achilles!
Nathan
December 25, 2012 at 11:02 amNot counting rereads of old favorites, I discovered ‘The Last Stormlord’ by Glenda Larke this year, and loved it.
de Pizan
December 25, 2012 at 11:05 amMy favorite read was Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder, a biography of Paul Farmer who founded Partners in Health, one of my favorite charities and who is just an amazing individual. Favorite fiction was probably Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea.
Michelle R.
December 25, 2012 at 11:06 amThe Racketeer, by John Grisham was my favorite page turner.
Lexi
December 25, 2012 at 11:12 amI am currently reading “Name of the Wind.” (I am a year behind on reading due to being out of the county last year). I have already shared it with family and have been passed in reading.
Shei
December 25, 2012 at 11:20 amI think it would have to be ICED by K.M. Moning. I can never get enough of the Fever World.
Cait H.
December 25, 2012 at 11:49 amWhat an amazing giveaway, thank you! I’ve read so many good books this year, but I think my favourite was probably Every Day by David Levithan, followed extremely closely by Son by Lois Lowry and Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor.
Lori
December 25, 2012 at 11:52 amCan I have several? The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is probably my favorite new book this year… But I always enjoy re-reading Jackaroo by Cynthia Voigt around this time of year as well…
Marie-Claude
December 25, 2012 at 12:13 pmMy favourite 2012 read is Forbidden by Kelley Armstrong.
MarieC
December 25, 2012 at 12:50 pmI would have to say it was Fair Game by Patricia Briggs.
Erin
December 25, 2012 at 1:12 pmMy favorite read of 2012 hands down was Code Name Verity!
ediFanoB
December 25, 2012 at 1:23 pmMy favorite read of 2012 is The Water Room by Christopher Fowler.
Amy
December 25, 2012 at 1:30 pmMy favorite read this year was Tana French’s Broken Harbor!
willaful
December 25, 2012 at 1:31 pmThe first book that came to mind was The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. I read it while a friend was dying of cancer, so it hit extra hard, but in a good way.
Ana Fonseca
December 25, 2012 at 1:34 pmMy favorite book this year was The Fault in Our Stars, I really loved it
Nadine G.
December 25, 2012 at 1:35 pmMy favorite this year was Catherynne M. Valente and her two Fairyland books. I read both in 2012 and actually liked the second one better. Definitely my discovery of the year!
MK
December 25, 2012 at 2:00 pmWow, that’s a rough one! Maybe Iced by Karen Marie Moning. Or Secrets of a Lady by Tracy Grant
Joseph Edward Ryan
December 25, 2012 at 2:32 pmHi,
My favoutie read of 2012 was Wool by Hugh C. Howey (the first book in the series). I am working my way through the rest of the series now, what a treat it is!
Joe
Yvonne
December 25, 2012 at 2:32 pmThe Hero of Ages, Brandon Sanderson
Deirdre
December 25, 2012 at 2:48 pmMy favourite read of this year was probably Shadows on the Moon by Zoe Marriott.
Lobo
December 25, 2012 at 2:50 pmCode Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein, The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker were two of my top reads this year.
Christiane
December 25, 2012 at 3:07 pmMy favorite book this year was “Nightshifted” from Cassie Alexander.
Kayla Dos Santos
December 25, 2012 at 3:11 pmThe best book I read this year was Amor Towles’ Rules of Civility. A two girls and a guys story that breaks the mold when the heroine, the narrator, finds her place in New York’s social strata in the late 1930s. The authors does a great job at capturing the ease it is to move between social positions–or rather its seemingly randomness. The heroine is also someone worth rooting for with her love of books, her sense of inner calm and her ability to take on the craziness that occurs around her. This book also begins and ends on New Year’s Eve, so it’s appropriate for this time of year.
Mindy
December 25, 2012 at 3:13 pmI Am The Messenger by Marcus Zusak.
Whitney M.
December 25, 2012 at 3:19 pmIt’s hard to pick just one, but three of my favorites I’ve read this year are, The Fault in Our Stars, The Edge of Never & You Against Me!
Amanda
December 25, 2012 at 3:21 pmCode Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. Best thing I read this year, no contest!
Kaetrin
December 25, 2012 at 3:27 pmI had 4 top reads in 2012 but I’d say the best was Easy by Tammara Webber.
Merry Christmas! 🙂
C.D.
December 25, 2012 at 3:29 pmI have three runaway favorites:
1. The Killing Moon by NK Jemisin
2. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
3. Batwoman: Elegy by Greg Rucka and JH Williams (YES IT’S A COMIC BOOK AND I’M SO CHEATING)
Sara
December 25, 2012 at 3:33 pmMy favorite book this year was Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway.
GrowlyCub
December 25, 2012 at 3:37 pmMy favorite is a toss up between Miranda Neville’s Confessions from an Arranged Marriage and Carolyn Jewel’s Not Proper Enough.
Teri
December 25, 2012 at 3:39 pmThis year I was riveted by Insurgent! there were so many great releases though and I will reread them again and again!
Joel Brown
December 25, 2012 at 3:45 pmWow, tough question! So many great reads this year. Can I pick two? Non-fic: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
Fic: The Weird Sisters.
Suz Glo
December 25, 2012 at 3:54 pmThat is a tough question! But I would say it’s a tie between “The Fault in our Stars” and “Easy”.
Vildea
December 25, 2012 at 4:13 pmIt’s a tough one, but I’ll have to say either “Unspoken” by Sarah Rees Brennan or Speechless by Hannah Harrington – both because they allowed me to get away from my own life and its troubles and let me focus on something else, something which I’ve sorely needed this year.
Lisa (starmetal oak)
December 25, 2012 at 4:25 pmMy favourite was probably The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin, although I’m reading Deathless by Catherynne Valente which may push to the top before the year’s end 🙂
Dorothy
December 25, 2012 at 4:31 pmMine was a re-read of Harry Potter.
Jen
December 25, 2012 at 4:36 pmThat’s a tough one…I’d say, either Code Name Verity or Liar and Spy.
Dace
December 25, 2012 at 4:37 pmI think it was probably The Return Man by V.M. Zito. Gory and bloody to the max but a great read
MD
December 25, 2012 at 4:59 pmMy favourite read was Russian fantasy: Vera Kamsha “The flame of Eterna” (plamia eterny). Sadly not translated into English. Great world-building and fascinating characters.
From the English books, I would say the entire Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs who I discovered this year.
Ilana
December 25, 2012 at 5:10 pmFavorite read this year? Winter’s Tale. My first Mark Helprin, and certainly not the last 🙂
heather
December 25, 2012 at 5:37 pm50 shades of grey
Anonymous
December 25, 2012 at 5:48 pmfifty shades trilogy was my fave 2012 read!
Tin
December 25, 2012 at 5:54 pmA Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly really took me by surprise. It’s a lovely book. 🙂
Summer
December 25, 2012 at 6:07 pm“The Woman Who Died A Lot” by Jasper Ffforde. He always manages to surprise me.
Debbie
December 25, 2012 at 6:17 pmMy favorite read of the year would be a toss up between Seraphina and Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance.
erinf1
December 25, 2012 at 6:18 pmThanks for the awesome giveaway! I’d have to say that I had a lot of favs this year. So It’s not “the” fav but one of, and that was the Witness by Nora Roberts.
Stacy Stew
December 25, 2012 at 6:20 pmMy favorite book that I read this year was the Hunger Games. Loved it!
Amy C
December 25, 2012 at 6:34 pmMy favorite read of the year is Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan. The heroines are amazing and I’m always gratified to see that they don’t need the men in the story to rescue them – in fact, in this story, they’re the ones rescuing the guys.
traci hicks
December 25, 2012 at 6:36 pmThere was so many good ones… a monster calls made me cry so I’m going with that one!!!
Elizabeth
December 25, 2012 at 6:37 pmHard to choose just one. One would have to be The Twelve by justin cronin.
Elizabeth
December 25, 2012 at 6:38 pmThe Twelve by justin cronin.
Elizabeth
December 25, 2012 at 6:43 pmThank you so much for this giveaway.
Very difficult to choose ONE favorite read, but my favorite read of 2012 was THE ISLAND HOUSE by Posie Graeme Evans.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
Alexandra the Great
December 25, 2012 at 6:46 pmI read a lot of great books this year, but I have to say Code Name: Verity takes the cake. I was a sobbing mess by the end and was sad into the next day – only truly wonderful books make me feel that many feelings.
livivua c
December 25, 2012 at 6:56 pmDon’t have one
Rev. Bob
December 25, 2012 at 7:23 pmIt’s hard to pick one favorite out of this year’s 151 books, so I’m going to cheat and pick three. Most obviously, Jim Butcher’s Cold Days. Middle of the road, Geekomancy by Michael Underwood. Finally, out of left field, Ken Harmon’s twisted The Fat Man: A Tale of North Pole Noir.
Linda W
December 25, 2012 at 7:27 pmMy favorite read of 2012 is The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There.
Tabitha P.
December 25, 2012 at 7:30 pmi love fifty shades
DebraG
December 25, 2012 at 7:31 pmMy favorite read this year was In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz. But if I hear another book title that may be my favorite. There are so many good books out there.
Erin K.
December 25, 2012 at 7:35 pmMy favorite was The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Thanks for the giveaway!
Steffi K.
December 25, 2012 at 7:48 pmI’ve had a busy year, so most of my reads came in this month. My favourite was Kristin Cashore’s Bitterblue, despite what it did to my poor heart.
Victoria Zumbrum
December 25, 2012 at 8:06 pmI loved Terminal Blend and the Hunt. Thanks for the giveaway. Please enter me. Tore923@aol.com
Alyssa
December 25, 2012 at 8:15 pmHmm, I read so many good books this year. I guess I’ll say The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater.
Marg K.
December 25, 2012 at 8:21 pmThanks for the giveaway! Happy Holidays!!
Hmm…sadly, I don’t really have a favorite book of 2012. None of the books I read this year (which admittedly wasn’t all that many) blew me away; they were all just “ok”.
Mary Preston
December 25, 2012 at 9:02 pmMy favorite was BORN WICKED by Jessica Spotswood.
elaing8
December 25, 2012 at 9:07 pmOne of my favorites was Bitter Blood by Rachel Caine
Margay
December 25, 2012 at 9:13 pmI read so many books, it’s hard to narrow it down. I really loved Obsidian by Jennifer Armentrout.
Greg
December 25, 2012 at 9:18 pmMy Favorite read of 2012…. City of the Lost by Stephen Blackwell
jennifer mathis
December 25, 2012 at 9:23 pmsahdow’s claim by kresley cole was one of my favorites
Kay-Kay-Bay
December 25, 2012 at 9:26 pmToo many choices… I loved “A Posse of Princesses” by Sherwood Smith, “How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy” by Orson Scott Card, and “The Winter Prince” by Elizabeth Wein. But they’re so different from each other that it’s impossible to decide.
Sara
December 25, 2012 at 10:05 pmFavorite read: The Power of Habit
Angie
December 25, 2012 at 10:24 pmTough to choose just one. If pressed, I will say THE RAVEN BOYS. If pressed.
Andrea
December 25, 2012 at 10:47 pmA toss-up between two Korean web comics for me: “Tower of God” by Slave in Utero, and “Kubera” by Currygom.
Asha from “Kubera” is by far my favourite character of the year: powerful, stoic female mage on quest for revenge and I just SO want her to somehow come out of this happy and I know it isn’t going to happen and…GAH!
mary anne
December 25, 2012 at 10:58 pmDepends on the moment and mood. I really liked “The Serpent Sea” by Martha Wells, “The Silvered” by Tanya Huff, “My Loving Vigil Keeping” by Carla Kelly. I discovered John Green and loved the character Tiny Cooper from “Will Grayson, Will Grayson”, which Green co-authored. Also discovered three very good ebook authors – Lindsay Buroker, Sabrina Chase and Andrea Host. And then of course there was the Ivan book. A good year for reading.
Anonymous
December 25, 2012 at 11:15 pmThe song of Achilles was pretty mind-blowing for me.
k.
December 25, 2012 at 11:34 pmIt’s a tie between THE FAULT IN OUR STARS and CODE NAME VERITY. I can’t choose just one!
Jatin
December 25, 2012 at 11:40 pmMy favourite read of the year was the Hour Game by David Baldacci.
Mariska
December 26, 2012 at 12:17 amDepartment 19 by Will Hill
Fiery Na
December 26, 2012 at 1:30 amI really enjoyed A Discovery of Witches.
Monica A.
December 26, 2012 at 1:41 amI didn’t think I’d like it, but I really enjoyed JK Rowling’s “Casual Vacancy.” It was a lot better than I expected and if it hadn’t been my book club’s read of the week I probably wouldn’t have picked it up. So YAY for book clubs! LOL
Catherine Mary
December 26, 2012 at 1:52 amI would have to say Unraveled by Courtney Milan.
Miss Marjie
December 26, 2012 at 2:23 amI Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits
Shweta
December 26, 2012 at 2:24 amMy best read for the year 2012 would have to be Ready Player One. It was an amazing read.
Erfa
December 26, 2012 at 2:54 amThis is one generous giveaway! 😀
About my favourite book of 2012 – I’ll say Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver – it was beautifully written and absolutely epic.
Anonymous
December 26, 2012 at 4:15 amMy favourite non-fiction book of the year was How to Supress Women’s Writing, hands down. It was eye-opening – even so long after it was published, which is a bit disheartening – and I want to use it as a reading list so my knowledge of classic women authors goes up a little.
My favourite fiction title is harder to pick, but I think I’m going to say that Wandering Son (two japanese children experimenting with their gender identity, handled in a really respectful and honest way for the most part.) was my favourite manga, and A Monster Calls (When the monster turns up, he’s disappointed. It wasn’t the one he was expecting) was the best novel.
debbie
December 26, 2012 at 4:48 amI would say ashfall.
Brie
December 26, 2012 at 4:54 amUnearthly or Crewel or Under The Never Sky. I discovered and loved all three of those books.
Robin
December 26, 2012 at 5:09 amThe one that stands out to me is Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan, although this was a spectacular year for new books.
Giada M.
December 26, 2012 at 5:15 amOne of my favourite is Chocolat by Joanne Harris. Thank you for this chance! 😀
evie
December 26, 2012 at 6:12 amMy favorite read of this year would have the be the False Prince.
Kathy Hudson
December 26, 2012 at 6:21 amLots of good reads in 2012, but my top one is still CODE NAME VERITY by Elizabeth Wein.
Dovile
December 26, 2012 at 8:36 amOrigin by Elizabeth Khoury
Ray Pratt
December 26, 2012 at 8:53 amFor 2012 pub. date, The Dirty Streets of Heaven by Tad Williams.
Fi-Chan
December 26, 2012 at 9:20 amMy favourite is Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler. It wasn’t published this year but I only read it this year, so..
Thanks for the giveaway!
Christina
December 26, 2012 at 9:50 amHmm… like others have said, I wasn’t too blown away this year, especially by the debuts. But I did enjoy Bitterblue!
Bethany
December 26, 2012 at 10:34 amFavourite read of 2012 would probably be a tie between Wolfsbane by Gillian Philip and Tin Swift by Devon Monk
Katrina
December 26, 2012 at 10:36 amCordelia’s Honor!
Natasha
December 26, 2012 at 10:45 amI really enjoyed the Russian inspired fantasy Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo and the cyborg Cinderella story Cinder by Marissa Meyer. I also really loved Flame of Sevenwaters by one of my long time favorite authors, Juliet Marillier.
Anonymous
December 26, 2012 at 10:56 amI would LOVE to win either of these gifts. I love reading. My favorite read of 2012 was an oldie…Mitch Albom’s “Tuesdays with Morrie”. Oh how I cried!! What a beautiful story!
Ellie
December 26, 2012 at 11:47 amMy favorite read of 2012 was probably Forbidden, by Tatitha Suzuma. I absolutly loved and hated that book in equal proportions
Veronika
December 26, 2012 at 11:52 amEasy by Tammara Webber
Colleen Boudreau
December 26, 2012 at 12:43 pmGone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
Robi
December 26, 2012 at 2:39 pmMy favourite read was Orlando by Virginia Woolf. God’s War by Kameron Hurley is second best.
Helle M. Larsen
December 26, 2012 at 2:49 pmRead a lot of good books this year, so it’s hard to pick just one…. But I really liked Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde and am very much looking forward to the next book in the series! 😀
fishgirl182
December 26, 2012 at 4:43 pmi really liked cinder and shadow and bone. thanks for the giveaway!
Gareth
December 26, 2012 at 4:55 pmANYTHING by Elizabeth McCoy
Alix
December 26, 2012 at 5:45 pmMy favourite read was Easy by Tammara Webber.
Steve
December 26, 2012 at 6:58 pmThe best book of the year is a tie for me, Empire State by Adam Christopher and Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig. Both are awesome Angry Robot books.
Cristina
December 26, 2012 at 6:58 pmThis is so hard! I would have to say…Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas!
Jen B.
December 26, 2012 at 7:22 pmI have a tie. I loved Iced by Karen Marie Moning and The Siren by Tiffany Reisz. They were both books I just couldn’t put down.
Joyce
December 26, 2012 at 8:33 pm“Shadowfell” by Juliet Marillier. Thanks for the give-a-way!
Veronica
December 26, 2012 at 8:40 pmReflected in You by Sylvia Day. Soo good!
Sara
December 26, 2012 at 8:52 pmFavorite read was Princess of the Midnight Ball.
Flannery
December 26, 2012 at 10:41 pmMy favorite read of 2012 was Address Unknown by Katherine Kressman Taylor. But I loved a bunch of books this year.
Gabriella
December 27, 2012 at 1:41 amEeks I’m so glad I just wrote a post on my top 10 favorite reads of 2012, so that I could actually decide what to put. Definitely 100% “The Geography of Bliss” By Eric Weiner. It’s beautiful and fun and helped me figure out that a country can be your home (even if you were never born there and have never been). 😀 Hope I win the E-Reader!
Kiara
December 27, 2012 at 5:55 amMy favorite read was A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin 🙂
Bibliotropic
December 27, 2012 at 9:11 amHaving to pick just one book is so hard! I’d have to say that for me, it comes down to a tie between Jeff Salyards’s “Scourge of the Betrayer,” Ramez Naam’s “Nexus,” or N K Jemisin’s “The Kingdom of Gods.”
Rhiannon
December 27, 2012 at 10:01 amSo hard to pick one! But I have to say, Code Name Verity stuck with me in a way few books ever have. Also I enjoyed the fact it wasn’t an “easy” read, and took some effort to get into, but that it paid you in full for your perseverance.
rissatoo
December 27, 2012 at 10:41 amThe first titles to spring to mind when I re-read this post today were Ann Aguirre’s Endgame, and Mira Grant’s Deadline. But really, I don’t have a singular favorite – I loved too many books this year!
Karen Ang
December 27, 2012 at 10:47 amMine is Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiarly Gifted Children
April V.
December 27, 2012 at 12:02 pmOnly one??? How about four?
Tin Swift, The Rook, Dragons of Wendal & Alif the Unseen
Nicole R
December 27, 2012 at 12:59 pmBecause I’m finding it difficult to choose just one:
something old: Chaos Walking Series by Patrick Ness
something new: The Twelve by Justin Cronin
something borrowed: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
something blue: Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d’Art by Christopher Moore
Tamara
December 27, 2012 at 1:20 pmMr Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore!
Kaethe
December 27, 2012 at 1:41 pmI don’t know if it’s the best book all year, but I just finished Ghost Song by Sarah Rayne and I loved every thing about it. And it fits a musical theme with Seraphina, which I also recently finished and loved.
Agata
December 27, 2012 at 1:53 pm“The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath that I discovered this year 🙂
rondah
December 27, 2012 at 3:59 pmDefending Jacob by William Landay
Hannah H
December 27, 2012 at 6:30 pmThe Target by Alain Robbe-Grillet and Jasper Johns. Surreal story relating to the art in a show? Things that have the feel of deep symbolism and nonsense at the same time? Tons of imagery? A gorgeous translation and COLOUR PLATES?! Yes, please!
bn100
December 27, 2012 at 8:34 pmlover reborn by JR Ward
Heather from Australia
December 27, 2012 at 9:08 pmI discovered the books by Kevin Hearne about Atticus O’sullivan. I loved Hounded.
Vivian
December 27, 2012 at 10:58 pmMy favorite book of 2012 was Code Name Verity!
Patrick Noel Genio
December 28, 2012 at 12:09 amTin Swift by Devon Monk
Jerome
December 28, 2012 at 12:10 am“The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green
Rene Gatdula
December 28, 2012 at 12:12 amI love the Garretts.. My Life Next Door
by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Krisha Marie Pala
December 28, 2012 at 12:16 amLeave a comment letting us know what is YOUR favorite read of 2012!
My favorite read of 2012 is probably the amazing and inspiring books of John Green 🙂 especially, The Fault in our Stars 🙂
Oneal Rosero
December 28, 2012 at 12:26 ammy favorite read for 2012 was the entire Game of Thrones series by George R. R. Martin.
James Jarillas
December 28, 2012 at 12:47 amInsurgent by V Roth. 🙂
Von erick
December 28, 2012 at 1:03 amI would love to read at that awesome machine! 😡
arra odeza
December 28, 2012 at 1:58 amGame of Thrones series by George R. R. Martin.
Clyde A. Gabriel
December 28, 2012 at 2:02 amI haven’t read a whole book this year. I just browse thru the net for infos and stuff. Hope to have this and get into reading again!
Maria Blanca D. Fuentes
December 28, 2012 at 2:10 amMy favorite read was HOW TO BE GOOD by NICK HORNBY! It was so good I even encouraged my boyfriend to read books because I read it to him (aloud) every night! 🙂
Belle B.
December 28, 2012 at 2:40 amOne of my faves will be Mitch Albom’s Five People You Meet in Heaven 🙂
Ivy Grace V. Conales
December 28, 2012 at 2:48 amGame of Thrones series by George R. R. Martin.
Riyalyn O. Gatdula
December 28, 2012 at 2:50 amBest book for me this 2012 is Miss Peregrine’s home for the peculiar children by Ransom Riggs! :))
Julius Romero
December 28, 2012 at 3:48 amMitch Albom’s Five People You Meet in Heaven
Glenn G.
December 28, 2012 at 4:04 amFavorite read for this year would be Hunger Games! I also love the movie!
Kimberly Camille Tiu
December 28, 2012 at 4:09 amThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Ainsley Laverne Flores
December 28, 2012 at 4:33 amI can’t weigh the two. John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars and Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood. They’re both good, in some levels. But I guess I’ll have to go with The Fault in Our Stars. It changed the way I view life. Man, I am lucky. We all are.
And I read them both in my phone. It doesn’t matter how small the screen is as long as I get to read every word. I know the pleasure of smelling the pages of a concrete book, but books these days are so expensive. 🙁
so yea. TFIOS! 🙂
Nimfaidea
December 28, 2012 at 4:43 amFifty Shades of Grey!
Pearl
December 28, 2012 at 5:05 amThe Alchemyst: Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel and the 5 books that followed.
Wenna Jill Dela Cruz
December 28, 2012 at 5:18 amFifty shades of Grey 🙂
by E.L James
nick kalokasides
December 28, 2012 at 7:34 amthe fault in our stars
MarchRose
December 28, 2012 at 7:54 amFifty shades darker – the 2nd in the series was the best imho….
esmaera
December 28, 2012 at 9:48 amThe Takisman by Peter Straub
esmaera
December 28, 2012 at 9:49 amThe Talisman by Peter Straub
SUMMER PLEWES
December 28, 2012 at 10:09 amDIVERGENT. I read it after my son and loved it!
Allan Reyes
December 28, 2012 at 10:41 amFifty Shades of Grey
Meghan M.
December 28, 2012 at 11:09 amI’d say my favorite read of 2012 has to be Bitterblue, by Kristin Cashore. It was thought-provoking, disturbing, and entirely wonderful and magical all at once.
Jae Lee
December 28, 2012 at 11:45 amBitterblue by Kristin Cashore definitely, with Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler close behind. I really loved the very-serious-tone that Bitterblue had but the Jane True series is just tons of fun.
Nikki Egerton
December 28, 2012 at 12:10 pmI just read Daughter of Smoke and Bone and think it might be my favourite book ever! Have also loved The Fault in our Stars and Mira Grant’s Newsflwsh swriea this year.
Ayah Capalungan
December 28, 2012 at 2:30 pmFIFTY SHADES TRILOGY
Imagine I have read a book for 3 days and finished the trilogy for one week? I found their love story cool and no way similar to others. <3 Hope to win! Love your site! I just hope I discovered it earlier huhu
@chasingayahcar
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Stephanie
December 28, 2012 at 2:43 pmMy favourite read this year is Beautiful disaster by Jamie Mcguire.
Mary
December 28, 2012 at 3:15 pmthe hunger games
Stefanie Gladden ( Ann Lyfe )
December 28, 2012 at 3:37 pmmy favorite read was the Hunger Games!
Katharine
December 28, 2012 at 3:44 pmI have a tie between Speaks the Nightbird by Robert McCammon and The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach. Thanks!
Pat Lee
December 28, 2012 at 4:08 pmBy far my best read was the Hunger Games trilogy. Could NOT put it down (I know that’s three books but couldn’t select one over the other!!)
Jasmine Stairs
December 28, 2012 at 7:29 pmI think my favourite has to be Ordinary Magic, by Kaitlyn Rabino-Bradley. (Misspelled that, I’m sure.) The characters were brilliant, the plot was lovely, and it managed to have clear right and wrong without devolving to Black and White, which is hard in a MG book. I loved it.
Christine Apple Añora
December 28, 2012 at 7:56 pmthe hunger games
Jessica F
December 28, 2012 at 9:16 pmThe Hunger Games
Maria Louella Dalistan
December 28, 2012 at 9:28 pmFifty Shades of Grey!
Karen Mae D. Teves
December 28, 2012 at 9:29 pmsarah’s key by Tatiana de Rosnay:-)
Dovi Amor Sabong
December 28, 2012 at 10:54 pmI love the Fifty Shades Trilogy of E.L James!!!! 🙂
Laira Jamille Bolinao
December 28, 2012 at 11:22 pmMy favorite read this 2012 is the Divergent Series, Insurgent! <3
Noeme
December 28, 2012 at 11:52 pmMy favorite books this year would be the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward. I can’t put down the books once I start reading… I like the series because of the continuity in the story. I already read book no. 7; can’t wait to read the next book in the series… 😉
Dodette Marei
December 29, 2012 at 1:28 amOfcourse, fifty shades of grey
Jamie Amar
December 29, 2012 at 1:38 amMy favorite is Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore!
Gwen
December 29, 2012 at 3:23 amI would have to say that my favorite read would be The Hunger Games. Thanks for this giveaway! Happy Holidays! 🙂
Maureen
December 29, 2012 at 4:12 amEasy by Tammara Webber
Leonardo Llagas
December 29, 2012 at 4:32 amHarry Potter series
Mark Angelo Acosta
December 29, 2012 at 4:38 amThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Becky C.
December 29, 2012 at 7:27 amThe Crown of Embers by Rae Carson
Amiel
December 29, 2012 at 8:07 amgimme, gimme!
Jan Karen Ku
December 29, 2012 at 8:24 amWhat Women Don’t Know and Men Won’t Tell You
Nissha G.
December 29, 2012 at 9:27 amthese two reads:
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
&
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.
*happy holidays to everyone.*
DESPINA
December 29, 2012 at 9:32 amJohn le Carré’s “Our Kind of Traitor”
Anna Marie
December 29, 2012 at 10:11 amMy favorite read for 2012 is the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy
yellaflow
December 29, 2012 at 10:42 amReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Karen
December 29, 2012 at 11:01 amFifty Shades of Grey!
Rusu Alexandru
December 29, 2012 at 11:02 amMy favourite reads in 2012 is Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy
NicoleL
December 29, 2012 at 11:57 amJust one? You’re kidding, right? Um, tie between The Freedom Maze by Delia Sherman and When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead.
Ben
December 29, 2012 at 12:00 pmAngelmaker by Nick Harkaway was my favorite book published in 2012 and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern was my favorite read in 2012.
jenmitch
December 29, 2012 at 1:09 pmwell of course this is a very difficult choice… i hate picking favorites, like so many of you. i’ll choose “the 10 pm question” for the sake of picking a single favorite — but i must say, it was quite a year for amazing books!
Julie Lynn Bickham
December 29, 2012 at 3:30 pm50 Shades of Grey by far!!
Prasert
December 29, 2012 at 4:00 pmthe choice was my favorite
Anonymous
December 29, 2012 at 5:27 pmFor 2012, Loved Sylvia Day’s books Bared to You and Reflected in you. Cant wait to read her Entwined to You which will be released in 2013
Lucy
December 29, 2012 at 5:52 pmI really liked the hunger games
Kay
December 29, 2012 at 6:00 pmloved 50 shades of grey
Lindsey
December 29, 2012 at 6:00 pmI loved Gone Girl: A Novel
by Gillian Flynn
rachel
December 29, 2012 at 8:37 pmOh gosh, so many good reads. But “Divergent” is topping my list right now.
Justin Averion
December 29, 2012 at 8:55 pmThe Hunger Games!
Kirsten W
December 29, 2012 at 9:25 pmI really liked Cinder 🙂
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December 30, 2012 at 12:01 amThe Hunger Games!
The Hunger Games!
Ashima Gupta
December 30, 2012 at 12:17 amMy fav. read of 2012 is Undercover Affair by Lilian Peake.
Gwen Marcellana
December 30, 2012 at 12:32 amThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo! 🙂
Alvina
December 30, 2012 at 2:42 amtoo many good books for 2012, especially for YA! My favorite would probably be.. It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han. Best out of her summer series, where Belly, Jeremiah, and Conrad’s love triangle peaked! 🙂
loraine
December 30, 2012 at 4:35 ami wanna win kobo
loraine
December 30, 2012 at 4:35 ammy fave read of 2012 is hunger games!
Lovely Joy Merced
December 30, 2012 at 5:38 amThe whole Twilight Saga!
Claire O
December 30, 2012 at 6:11 amJust started 50 shades and really into it.
SueSueper
December 30, 2012 at 6:48 amThe Hunger Games 🙂
Colene Cabaliza
December 30, 2012 at 7:01 amJ.K. Rowling’s Casual Vacancy. 🙂
deborah grace dano
December 30, 2012 at 8:46 amOne of my favorite book in 2012 was the false prince by Jennifer Nielsen
Lorna England
December 30, 2012 at 9:47 amPatricia Cornwell- The Bone Bed!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Rachel Despins
December 30, 2012 at 9:48 amMy favorite was A Good American by Alex George.
Rose
December 30, 2012 at 12:14 pmRead so many amazing books this year – so hard to pick!! I would have to say Game of Thrones…
Heather!
December 30, 2012 at 1:47 pmI just started the Tapestry series. So far, sooo good!
Thanks!
h4schaffer at gmail dot com
annie
December 30, 2012 at 4:22 pmThe Alchemist.
“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.”
annie
December 30, 2012 at 4:23 pmThe Alchemist.
“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.”
briana scarbrough
December 30, 2012 at 5:09 pm50 Shades of Grey!
Jaziel Oliveros
December 30, 2012 at 9:40 pmMy favorite read is Undercover Affair by Lilian Peake.
Elna Goc-Ong
December 31, 2012 at 1:46 am50 shades of grey by eljames 🙂
Jenny
December 31, 2012 at 2:05 pmThe book I like better is The Shadow of the Wind. And I must thank you to incitate me to read it.
But if I had to pick a book released in 2012, it would probably be Ruins or Cinder.
Jennifer
December 31, 2012 at 4:22 pmSadly, the rafflecopter application said the contest is already over.