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Random Thoughts #5: 2012 Year in Review

Well it's been a great year! A lot has changed and I'm so thankful to everyone who has followed, or even glanced at my blog once. I never thought I'd get so many books to review or even a single follower. So, a huge thank you to everyone who has supported me and looked at my blog I really appreciate it. Without you  guys there is no me!
I've come across some great books this year, WAY too many to put in a single list, but I will do my Top 12 books of 2012! This was an extremely hard list to put together and it actually took a lot of deliberation and took me a few days to finally decide on which were my favorites. Some of these books were not released in 2012, but I still read them this year. So, here is my final list:

1. Over You by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
book cover of 

Over You 

by

Nicola Kraus and 

Emma McLaughlin
Check out my review here!

2. Easy by Tammara Webber
book cover of 

Easy 

by

Tammara Webber

3. Forbidden by Syrie James and Ryan James
book cover of 

Forbidden 

by

Ryan M James and 

Syrie James
Check out my review here!

4. (I'm sort of cheating on this one, it's actually a series of three books) Life As We Knew It, The Dead and the Gone, and This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Life As We Knew It review here!
The Dead and the Gone review here!
This World We Live In review here!

5. Casey Barnes Eponymous by E. A. Rigg

Check out my review here!

6. Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulburg
book cover of 
Prom And Prejudice 
by
Elizabeth Eulberg
Check out my review here!

7. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
book cover of 
Unwind 
 (Unwind, book 1)
by
Neal Shüsterman
Check out my review here!

8. The Giver by Lois Lowry
book cover of 

The Giver 

 (Giver Quartet, book 1)

by

Lois Lowry
Check out my review here!

9. Animal Farm by George Orwell

Check out my review here!

10. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey


11. The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James
book cover of 

The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen 

by

Syrie James
Check out my review here!

12. To Catch a Pirate by Jade Parker
book cover of 
To Catch a Pirate 
by
Jade Parker
Check out my review here!

And some close one's that almost made the list include

Confessions of a Teenage Hermaphrodite by Lianne Simon
Cover of Confessions of a Teenage Hermaphrodite by Lianne Simon
Check out my review here!

Nocturne by Syrie James


Fallen by Lauren Kate
book cover of 

Fallen 

 (Fallen, book 1)

by

Lauren Kate
Check out my review here!

And the biggest disappoint for me that I read in 2012 was

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Check out my review here!

Again, thank you all for such a wonderful year and I can't wait to get back to doing reviews for you guys. Here's to a wonderful New Year.
See you soon,
Paige
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November Book Haul

Sorry this is so late! I didn't get any books in October, so I got a few more than I normally would in November. Here's what I got:

Tan Lines by Katherine Applegate (Paperbackswap.com)
book cover of 

Tan Lines 

 (Summer)

by

Katherine Applegate

Spring Break by Katherine Applegate (Paperbackswap.com)
book cover of 

Spring Break Reunion 

 (Summer)

by

Katherine Applegate

The D.U.F.F. by Kody Keplinger (Paperbackswap.com)
book cover of 

The Duff 

Designated Ugly Fat Friend 

by

Kody Keplinger

Envy (The Luxe #3) by Anna Godbersen (Paperbackswap.com)
book cover of 

Envy 

 (Luxe, book 3)

by

Anna Godbersen

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han (Paperbackswap.com)
book cover of 

The Summer I Turned Pretty 

 (Summer I Turned Pretty, book 1)

by

Jenny Han

It Had To Be You: The Gossip Girl Prequel by Cecily von Ziegesar (Paperbackswap.com)
book cover of 

It Had to Be You 

The Gossip Girl Prequel 

 (Gossip Girl)

by

Cecily von Ziegesar

City of Angels (Hollywood Royalty #3) by Zoey Dean (Paperbackswap.com)
book cover of 

City of Angels 

 (The A-List: Hollywood Royalty, book 3)

by

Zoey Dean

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (Target, Black Friday!)
book cover of 

Th1rteen R3asons Why 

(Thirteen Reasons Why) 

by

Jay Asher

Divergent by Veronica Roth (Target, Black Friday!)
 

Elixir by Hilary Duff (Amazon.com, Cyber Monday!)


Devoted (Elixir #2) by Hilary Duff (Amazon.com, Cyber Monday!)
book cover of 

Devoted 

 (Elixir, book 2)

by

Hilary Duff

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin (Amazon.com, Cyber Monday!)


Jenna and Jonah's Fauxmance by Emily Franklin (Amazon.com, Cyber Monday!)
book cover of 

Jenna & Jonah's Fauxmance 

by

Emily Franklin and 

Brendan Halpin
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