- Water for Elephants by Sara Guen (Review): I absolutely loved this book. I had been avoiding it because I didn't want to be disappointed by the hype. No worries in this department. I watched the movie recently and fell in love with Rosie all over again. I enjoyed myself immensely but couldn't hold a candle to the book.
- Exposure by Therese Fowler (Review): I really enjoyed this well written book concerning real life issues in parenting, technology, and other "stuff." As a law student, I could easily envision how something like this could come to pass, while recognizing that sexting is a much bigger and harder problem to solve because of the lasting effects.
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Review): I don't know what took me so long to read this book. I must hang my head in shame. I tumbled into this book with no idea how attached I would find myself to the characters. I'm so attached, that I am afraid to continue with the rest of the trilogy. I just can't let them go.
- Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (Review...coming soon): I'm a sucker for good characters and I love the fire and grit of Lina. I also love and respect the triumph of the human spirit during tough times. I just can't get enough of a well-told, stylistically sound review.
Hi all! I'm back again to share my "Best of 2011." Since I don't usually read books as soon as they come out, my list includes books that I enjoyed in 2011 rather than a list of amazing books that came out this year. So in no particular order, here goes.