Well it’s that time of year again when we get to review things. First up for me is always what books I’ve read. I didn’t get through as many in 2012 as I have in pervious years, but then I knew that wasn’t going to happen. Goodreads – which is a fun place – tells me that I managed 45. Here they are, grouped how much I enjoyed them rather than just a random list, and if you want any information on any of them or want to chat about them, fire away! Books are love.

Fantastic = the best of the best. The ones that I felt the urge to tell everyone bout, multiple times, including strangers on the bus. The ones that I bought other people because I had to share. The ones that I really, really enjoyed.
Great = the best of the rest. Books that I would reread, or lodged themselves in my head so thoroughly that rereading might be redundant.
Good = books that I enjoyed, but since book-lovers can't afford everything these ones you could save your money on and find them in the library.
Okay = books are books and therefore wonderful, but I can't help feeling that these ones could have been better.
The Bottom of the Pile = well if you have nothing else to read

( Big Book List 2012 )

Previous Big Book Lists: 2011, 2010, and 2009.

I’m not sure what the big book releases of 2013 are going to be, but I’m keeping an eye out for: The Rising by Kelley Armstrong, which is the last book in a YA trilogy; the first book in Kelley Armstrong’s new series; the third (and final) Divergent book by Veronica Roth; the third (and final) Justin Cronin and Patrick Rothfuss books (although I think those will be a while coming); and I believe Neil Gaiman has a new novel on the way.

I got Dodger by Terry Pratchett for Christmas and after reading Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies I hunted down the rest of that series in a discount bookstore, so those are currently at the top of my to-read pile. What are everyone else’s to-read lists looking like?