This December I am doing an end of the year feature with not only my picks as the most anticipated books of 2012 but also 20 other blogger’s picks. Today I present to you 5 more awesome bloggers’ choices!
This is a most difficult task because there are a good handful of books that I am dying to read at this very moment, but since I must narrow it down to one I will have to give that honor to the one that I have waited for the longest. BITTERBLUE by Kristin Cashore is a novel I have been waiting for over two years to read and I know I am not the only one. Many readers that have enjoyed this series/companion novels have been eagerly awaiting this next installment. I was so happy when it was announced that BITTERBLUE was coming out in 2012 that I did a happy dance at work, much to the confused looks upon my co-workers faces but I did not care. I adored Kristin’s previous two novels and want to see this new story come to life on the pages before me and I cannot wait to see Katsa and Po, Fire and Brigan…ahhh I cannot wait. I will probably sit at my indie book store chanting “open, open, open” then rush in buy the book and pet it lovingly for a bit before devouring it with a good cup of coffee.
My biggie for 2012 is Bethany Griffin’s Masque of the Red Death. Come on! The original Poe story reimagined into a historical post-apocalyptic novel with plague, boys, and the word “debauchery” worked into the jacket copy.
Most anticipated 2012 release: another tough question, but… I’d have to say… the third installment in the Lorien Legacies: The Rise of Nine!
Most Anticipated Book of 2012:
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Itβs been pitched as: The Hunger Games meets The Bachelor which sounds frigging AWESOME.
I’m really looking forward to Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore. Fire blew me away, and it seems as though Cashore’s writing just gets better and better with each novel. I’m also a huge fan of the fantasy world she has created, and I was really intrigued to hear that Cashore hired a linguist to create a language in the book. It should be awesome!
Highly anticipating THe Selection too. Lots of great books coming out in 2012.
Oooh, I’m really excited for The Selection too, it sounds awesome!
~ Jen @ A Book and a Latte
P.S. I know you’re not a big audiobook fan, but I think you should CHALLENGE yourself and sign up for my 2012 YA Audiobook Challenge! Heeheee, you know I had to try! Come’on it will be fun :).
Highly anticipating THe Selection too and Masque of the Red Death.
I’m really looking forward to The Selection. The Bachelor usually isn’t my thing, but man, it just sounds so good here!
Masque was awesome!! I love this author – she knows her Poe perfectly too π
Bitterblue met reader hype, according to your review, so that’s good! π