Top 10 of '10: My Top Book Picks of 2010

Remember in lower school when reading logs were kept in

bright colored journals?! Oh how the times change…

Here is my list of recommendations for books published in 2010:

10. Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares, by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

            I loved this book because it was set in New York, and even better, during CHRISTMASTIME!! Lily, an awkward, optimistic girl, hides a red moleskin notebook in her favorite second hand bookstore containing a scavenger hunt. When Dash, a mysterious boy and a loner, finds it, he is immediately interested, and so begins a series of dares that may or may not lead to romance…

            For fans of: 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist

9. Matched, by Allie Condie

            My sister introduced me to this book saying that it would be the next Hunger Games. Although it did not completely live up to that standard, it was a great read anyways. Matched is set in a dystopian society called “The Society,” (hehe) where your jobs and your spouses are picked for you. In this book, Cassia must choose between Ky and Xander, which causes her to question the Society’s power. The love triangle was interesting, but there really wasn’t much action, just a lot of inner struggle.

            For fans of: The Hunger Games, Uglies

8. The Sisters Grimm: Book Eight: The Inside Story, by Michael Buckley

             I am probably way too old to still be reading this series, but hey, they are so good I just can’t stop now! In this story, The Grimm Sisters and Puck the fairy must travel into the book of Everafter in order to save their baby brother and capture the leader of the Scarlet Hand, an evil band of fairy tale characters intent on taking over the world (what else is new?)

            For fans of: Inkheart, any fairy tales!!

7. Spells, by Aprilynne Pike

            In this sequel to Wings, Laurel sees Avalon, her home-fairyland, for the first time and actually goes to school there! (My dream come true…) She spends some quality time with one of her love interests, Tamani, the hot fairy. Did I mention she also has a boyfriend on Earth (David) who loves her as well? This girl has got it goin’ on. Good thing Miley Cyrus was cast to play her in the movie…

            For fans of: Twilight (because of the supernatural love triangle), Miley Cyrus (hahaha) (just kidding)

But really, I'm not kidding - http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2009/07/miley-cyrus-wings-away-to-new-movie-possible-franchise/

6. Heist Society, by Allie Carter

            In this girly version of Ocean’s Eleven, Kat is trying to get out of the family business of high-end thievery. This stops when she must steal certain paintings back from an infamous thief to save her father. This was an all around great read, with lots of action and romance.

            For fans of: Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy, Ocean’s 11

5. Bright Young Things, by Anna Godberson

            Set in Manhattan during the Roaring Twenties, this book includes everything I love: New York, small-town girl trying to make it on Broadway (NYC… just got here this morning ;) ), flappers, and speakeasies (just because Chuck likes them on Gossip Girl…)

            For fans of: The Luxe, Gossip Girl

4. The Iron Fey Series, by Julie Kagawa

            THIS SERIES IS AMAZING!!! I don’t want to spoil it, but basically it is a fantasy book set in the world of faeries (aka Oberon, Puck, and Queen Mab) from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Meghan Chase finds out she is very important in this world and the books are all about her adventures to save it. The best part is that there is another supernatural love triangle… (that might be better than Twilight? :0

            For fans of: Twilight, Wings

3. Across the Universe, by Beth Revis

            I know what your thinking, but this book has NOTHING to do with the movie. I mean no relation, at all. Also, it technically isn’t published until Jan. 11, 2011, so you will just have to wait. (Woohoo sources in publishing world for giving it to me early… shout out, sis!!) It’s set on a ship bound for another planet 300 years away. Elder, the second-in-command, is exploring secret parts of the ship, when he discovers a girl that has been frozen-in-time since the original departure from Earth, and he finds out there are 99 people also like her, and someone is trying to kill them. It may sound super sci-fi, but it is SO GOOD!!!

            For fans of: Avatar, Titanic, “I’m on a Boat” (haha)

2. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

            The last book in the Hunger Games was just as fantastic as the first two. In the last part of the story, Katniss accepts her role as the leader of the Revolution, with a final attack on the Capitol. Must. Read.

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            What was YOUR favorite book of 2010?