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The VBC team is hard at work on our annual best of lists, but like last year we want to include the reader favorite, too. (Last year, you picked Shadowfever.)
While we’ll announce the best books list in time for you to leverage it for shopping purposes—or just pass the link to your significant other and say “buy me this”—we need your input for the reader’s choice.
And I’ll even bribe you into participating by offering three VBC readers their choice of any book we’ve reviewed. (This is open internationally, but the Book Depository must ship to your location.)
Here’s how it works. To nominate books for the VBC Reader’s Choice Best Book of 2012, leave a comment on this post with that book. The book must have been published for the first time in 2012. Do not forget this part.
To enter the contest portion, you’ll need to fill out the Rafflecopter form below.
Nomination round and contest close on Monday, Nov. 19.
Third Grave Dead Ahead
Lothaire by Kresley Cole!
Hell’s Phoenix by Gracen Miller
Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
Shadow Bound by Rachel Vincent
Biting Cold by Chloe Neill
Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione
These were the best ones of this year so far for me!!
My faves include The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa, Bladesong by JC Daniels and Raven Cursed by Faith Hunter. Most of my other favorites were not released in 2012.
Once Burned, Jeanience Frost
Gunmetal Magic, Ilona Andrews
Firelight, Kristen Callihan
Moonglow, Kristen Callihan
My favorite so far this year is The Golden Lily.
As for what I’d want: I don’t know, I don’t know, and I don’t know!!! (But I’m willing to read someone new!)
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones. I love that series!! The audiobooks rock!
My favorite this year was Gunmetal Magic
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My favorite was “Pure” by Jennifer L. Armentrout.
Silver-Tongued Devil by Jaye Wells
My favorites were ‘Lethal Rider’ by Larissa Ione and ‘Darker After Midnight’ by Lara Adrian
Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione
Once Burned – Jeaniene Frost
Before I Wake by Rachel Vincent!!! 😀
Deadlocked by C. Harris
The Entire Kate Daniel Series by Ilona Andrews 🙂 (I finally read them this year)
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones
There’s no way I can pick just one, but my favorites were
Fair Game by Patricia Briggs
Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride.
COVETED by Shawntelle Madison
Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews, once Burned by Jeaniene Frost, Fair Game by Patricia Briggs, Cold Day in hell by Monette Michaels, Riveted by Meljean Brook. So many to chose from!
Charlaine Harris Deadlocked
This year? That’s actually a lot.
Umm, lemme go back to last year’s TBR list. 😀
Fury’s Kiss by Karen Chance (ANYTHING Karen Chance is awesome! She’s my favourite author. 😛 And the character development was astounding in this one)
Darkness Devours by Keri Arthur
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa (I never usually read teen fiction, but this was really well written! I loved the whole life journey after becoming a vampire–plus Zeke is awesome.)
Grave Memory by Kalayna Price
Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost (Need I really mention this? No doubt it’s been posted already 😉
Fair Game by Patricia Briggs
Archangel’s Storm by Nalini Singh
Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione
There were sooooooooo many awesome books this year. My absolute faves were….
City of Lost Souls – Cassandra Clare
The Golden Lily – Richelle Mead
The treachery of Beautiful Things – Ruth Frances Long
Sweet Evil – Wendy Higgins
Arise – Tara Hudson
Throne of Glass – Sarah J. Maas
Everneath – Brodi Ashton
Okay, here’s my REALLY TOP list:
Iced by Karen Marie Moning
Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione
Bloodright by Karin Tabke
Hell’s Phoenix by Gracen Miller
Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
Born of Silence bySherrilyn Kenyon
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Okay, so my absolute would have to be Death’s Rival by Faith Hunter.
But Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost is right there behind!
It was so hard to just choose one (and another)!
River Road by Suzanne Johnson….perfect, excellent wonderful urban fantasy . original and action packed it’s really an excellent book
I loved Gunmetal Magic and Oracle’s Moon. They are both action packed, fun, well written and well edited, and both (all three) authors are automatic buys for me.
Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine
Holloway Pack by J.A. Belfield
Once burned by Jeaniene Frost
arf i forgot there is also absolution by susannah sandlin! paranormal romance really weell written and captivating
Fair Game by Patricia Briggs
Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire
Blackout by Mira Grant
Urban Fantasy, Wizards, New Orleans, the Pirate Jean Lafitte, Hurricane Katrina and cover by Cliff Nielsen, a great read = Royal Street by Suzanne Johnson.
I have several books I loved this year: Fair Game by Patricia Briggs, Seraphina by Rachel Hartman, Sacrifical Magic by Stacia Kane, and Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
Do I have to pick just one? Biting Cold by Chloe Neill, Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost, Fair Game by Patricia Briggs. I bought so many books this year that was just great….I can’t think of all of them. Larissa Ione, Lara Adrian, Nalini Singh, Thea Harrison….I know there is a ton more.
My #1 pick:
Chasing Magic by Staica Kane
Honorable mentions:
Sacrificial Magic by Staica Kane
A Blood Seduction by Pamela Palmer
Full Blooded by Amanda Carlson
Iced by karen marie Moning. I ended up staying up until 2 in the morning reading this one even with class in the morning. I just couldn’t stop lol
Hmmm…tough one. I’ll say Immortal Rules bu Julie Kagawa and Once Burned by Jeanine Frost.
Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost, adore that woman;)
Once Burned – Jeaniene Frost
Chasing Magic – Stacia Kane
Darkness Unbound – Keri Arthur.
FWIW it was reallllllly hard to pick just 3!!!
Lover Reborn – J.R. Ward
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
Never Eighteen by Megan Bostic
Florence by Ciye Cho
I loved them!
xo Stephanie
P.S. Thanks for the giveaway!
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa!
Team Human by Justine Larbalestier & Sarah Rees Brennan
There were so many great books published this year. My favorites were:
Biting Cold – Chloe Neill
Gunmetal Magic – Ilona Andrews
Once Burned – Jeaniene Frost
Shadow Bound – Rachel Vincent
Third Grave Dead Ahead – Darynda Jones
Fourth Grave Beneath my Feet – Darynda Jones
Widow’s Web – Jennifer Estep
Ok, I think that’s all, but I’ve probably forgotten some.
Shadow of Night – Deborah Harkness. Love this series!
ICED By KMM
Lover Reborn by JR Ward
Shadow and Bone By Leigh Bardugo
Favorite book of 2012. I hope it’s okay to choose more than one (since i see some people did):
The Golden Lily/Richelle Mead
Thirteen/Kelley Armstrong
The Raven Boys/Maggie Stiefvater
Until I Die/Amy Plum
Hallowed/Cynthia Hand
hmm, hard to narrow it down to just one. My favourites were Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews, Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost and Shadow Bound by Rachel Vincent.
Just thought of another one I want to add: Full Blooded by Amanda Carlson. Loved this one!
Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones. Thanks for the chance to win!