Up next are the Top 20 Books of 2012, 10-1. Most of them were released in 2012 but a few were older. PS I read a lot of young adult literature lol
Top 20 Books: 10-1
10) “The Knife of Never Letting Go” by Patrick Ness
Kid has to grow up fast and survive when he stumbles upon a girl in a world where only men exist and they can hear each others thoughts.
9) “Locke & Key, Vol 4: Keys To the Kingdom” by Joe Hill
Graphic Novel, continuation of the story of a family living in a mansion with magical keys
8) “Insignia” by SJ Kincaid
Computer savy kids picked by the government to fight a war, in space, using robots controlled through computers/the internet
7) “Shadow and Bone” by Leigh Bardugo
Soldier goes from the battlefield to royal court when her power is revealed
6) “I Hunt Killers” by Barry Lyga
Son of a serial killer helps the police track down a new killer
5) “Battle Roayle” by Koushun Takami
Students fight to the death and try to make it out alive in a government approved deathmatch
4) “The Diviners” by Libba Bray
Small town girl gets sent to New York City to live with her uncle who runs the The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult in the 1920s and the mysterious things that happen while she is there.
3) “Locke & Key, Vol 5: Clockworks” by Joe Hill
Graphic Novel, continuation of the story of a family living in a mansion with magical keys. Lots of backstory in this one and I got really emotional reading this volume it was that good.
2) “Every Day” by David Levithan
A Teenager who wakes up in a new person’s body every day but falls for a girl. When you’re in a new body every day, how can you make that work? Such a unique and great book
AND THE NUMBER 1 BOOK OF 2012 IS….
1) “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green
Girl battling cancer meets another teen who is sick and how they make their lives mean something while they struggle to live. Amazing amazing amazing book. Emotional quirky and blunt. Read this book.
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So those were the Top 20 Books: 10-1. Up next will be the Top 5 Discoveries of 2012 (really broad category)