2012's Worst Cliffhanger

Last year my worst cliffhanger was:

The Son of Neptune

Heroes of Olympus #2

by Rick Riordan

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It was so bad I had the urge to throw the book across my room. Like, you-only-need-one-step-and-that's-it type of cliffhanger, but no, I had to wait for a really, really long time before Percy takes that step. Ugh! My sister was reading this last year and I was outside doing something when she suddenly went out of the room and I sneaked inside to know which part she was. I saw that she was really close to the ending but there are still a handful of pages left (little did she know she'll be seeing the glossary after a few turn of the page!), so I told her: "Don't shout". She looked at me confusingly and replied: "Whyy??" I just sighed and said in my ultra-bored voice: "Nevermind.." A few minutes later, I heard her shouting like mad. Me? Ha. *evil laugh*

   This year it's:

Opal

Lux #3

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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Yup. So that's it. I'm dying to read the sequel. Emphasis on DYING! Some of my sister's friend whom I introduced this series has finished Opal,too, and we pretty much had the same reaction. My sister, however, hasn't read it yet. Hearing our frustrations, she says she won't let herself be THAT affected with the ending. We'll see.

On a side note, I think this will be my last post for 2012! I'm sure these last days will be very busy. I won't be having much time to do another post so I guess I'll just greet you in advance. Happy New Year! I don't have any plans yet for my birthday, you know. LOL! But anyway, see you in 2013! :)

2012 Books That Made Me Cry

You know it's a good book if it spills out heartfelt emotions from you. I'm not talking about heartfelt dislike or hatred for the book; I'm pretty sure you know what I mean. I do feel a lot when I get carried away reading especially ones that are so skillfully written and gives me the heart-clenching, punch-in-the-gut-feeling, making me scream, gasp, teary-eyed..

But there are only a select few of those books that made honest-to-goodness bucketful of tears stream down my face. Books that I consider really special and memorable. That's why I'm putting them in my 2012 list, because they certainly made a place in my heart this year!

The Fault in Our Stars

by John Green

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Of course I cried. I cried A LOT. But the part where I cried so hard I was having difficulty breathing was Augustus' letter. Reading it is like looking at the bigger picture of the entire journey you've had with this book up until the time where you are reading that letter.

My Top 10 Books of 2012

This is an amazing year! I've read a lot of good books this 2012 but of course, there are those that really stood out. So without further ado, here are 10 of my favorite books this year:

10. Awry (The Archers of Avalon #2) by Chelsea Fine | Review

I liked Anew but this one is much, much better! The fact that the first book ended with a cliffhanger made me want this so bad. It did not disappoint me like most of us worry about when it comes to sequels.

9. Obsidian (Lux #1) 

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 

Review

I know. I can't believe I've set this aside for who-knows-how-long before I finally picked it up. I really thought this isn't my type of book, turns out I'm missing something amazing. I was crazy afterwards and suggested to my sister that she has to read it immediately. She said she doesn't want to so I told her to try just one chapter, see if she likes it. When I checked back on her, she's halfway through. See?