Top 10 Characters in 2011

Here I am with my Top 10 Characters in 2011! I cheated a little bit and chose some ensembles from books. Oops.

1. The characters from the Jack Daniels series by J.A. Konrath

Jack Daniels, Phineas Troutt, Harry McGlade, Herb Benedict--I love you all. If I remembered all of your names, that means I really loved you all. 

2. The Warden from the Escape from Furnace series 

by Alexander Gordon Smith

You’re a super creep, but it’s awesome.

3. A from the Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard

This series would be nothing without you and your penchant for leaving weird notes.

4. Wendell from the Hero series by Jaime Buckley

Come back into my life! I miss you and your self-deprecating humor.

5. All of the people who submitted to 

Dear Mr. Potter: Letters of Love, Loss, and Magic 

edited by Lily Zalon

You all made my life. I will cherish this book until the end of time.

6. Benny and Tom Imura from the 

Rot & Ruin series by Jonathan Maberry

Such a good team. I never thought I would like zombie books. This is huge.

7. The boys from The Maze Runner series by James Dashner

I need to read the final book... like yesterday.

8. The desk from Cryer’s Cross by Lisa McMann

You are also a super creep.

9. Bernie Kosar from the I Am Number Four series by Pittacus Lore

I love you.

10. Sean Griswold’s Head from 

Sean Griswold’s Head by Lindsey Leavitt

Never has the back of someone’s head inspired so much thought.

There you go! Who were your favorite characters from 2011?

Top 10 Book Boyfriends in 2011

Wooo just this one and then I’m all caught up! This one is going to be difficult.

1. Eric Northman from the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris

There will never be a year when a Sookie Stackhouse novel releases that Eric wouldn’t make this list. I don’t care what kind of stupid things he does.

2. Shane Collins from the Morganville Vampire novels by Rachel Caine

Okay, so I have about three books to catch up on in this series, but I. Love. Shane.

3. Sean Griswold from Sean Griswold’s Head by Lindsey Leavitt

Totally crush-worthy.

4. Ron Weasley from the Harry Potter novels by JK Rowling

I don’t care. He will always make my list. Always.

5. Puck from the Iron Fey novels by Julie Kagawa

I like how he’s mischievous. 

Drawing (which is awesome) from Deviantart

6. Finnick Odair from the Hunger Games novels by Suzanne Collins

Okay, so this isn’t technically 2011, but I DON’T CARE. Finnick is too good to not be on this list. What a babe.

7. Will from the Ghost and the Goth novels by Stacey Kade

Love him!

8. Neville Longbottom from the Harry Potter novles by JK Rowling

Since the movie came out in 2011, he counts...right?

9. Thomas from the Maze Runner novels by James Dashner

He always tries to do the right thing. <3

10. Ben from the Elixir novels by Hilary Duff

I know. But, he’s totally swoon-worthy! 

Tomorrow is Top 10 Characters in 2011--tough decisions there!

Who were your book boyfriends from 2011? Did we share any?

Top 10 Book Covers in 2011

Unlike my first post, these will all be 2011 releases! Once again, in no particular order...

1. Hereafter by Tara Hudson

Love how she fades into the water--fits so well with the story!

2. Wither by Lauren DeStefano

I want this girl’s hair. So much.

3. The Death Cure by James Dashner

I LOVE THIS.

4. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

Like Hereafter, this one is just so pretty.

5. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

The lipsticks make this cover for me.

6. Dust & Decay by Jonathan Maberry

I love how this one fits in so well with Rot & Ruin. Must read!

7. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

I still haven’t read this, but this cover is amazing. She. Is. Hovering.

8. Hourglass by Myra McEntire

I haven’t read this one either, but the cover is amazing.

9. Fury by Elizabeth Miles

For obvious reasons, I love when redheads get cover love. This reminds me that I need to read this still.

10. The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

Love the Greek letters!

Coming up next is the Top 10 Book Boyfriends in 2011! Tomorrow I’ll bring you the Top 10 Characters in 2011. What were your favorite covers from the year?

Top 10 Books I’ve Read in 2011

Sorry these are late--I’ve had an awful cold all week. So I’m going to post Days 1-3 today and then get back to the normal schedule tomorrow. For me, these don’t have to be 2011 releases, but I made them books that I’ve read for the first time in 2011. Also, these are in no particular order since there is no way I could have decided on that!

1. Gone by Michael Grant

This was such a good book and I can’t believe I haven’t started the rest of the series yet. I need to change that in 2012.

2. Sean Griswold’s Head by Lindsey Leavitt

I’m sure you’ll see Sean again on my crush list. This was a very, very cute book!

3. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

I can’t wait to finish this series. These books leave me with about 1,000 questions. I also don't know why I never review these. Hm.

4. Lockdown: Escape from Furnace by Alexander Gordon Smith

This book was creepy. Super creepy. Awesome.

5. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

Ah, I was obsessed with this book! You’ll probably see this on the cover love post as well.

6. The Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard

Two words: Guilty pleasure.

7. Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

I never thought I would like a zombie book, but here you go!

8. Stirred by J.A. Konrath

Obsessed with this series and sad that this is the last one. However, I’m glad it was left open for new spin-offs!

9. Hobin Luckyfeller's Fieldguide: Demoni Vankil by Jaime Buckley

These books are awesome. I also find it interesting that half of my list has male lead characters! Yay!

10. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Yay for dystopians! I’ve only read the first two, but I must finish these!

This was really hard. I'm going to come at you with the Top 10 Book Covers in 2011 in a little bit and then finish off the day with the Top 10 Book Boyfriends in 2011! Did any of these make your list? Let me know!

Most Wanted List: 2011 Part 2

I showed you the books I am most looking forward to this summer at the beginning of the week and now I am here to tell you which ones I am super excited about for the rest of the year! Once again, I'm sure I will be adding 8,232,398,423,249 (yes, that's an exact number... you can quote me) more to my list in the near future. Also, these dates may not be quite exact, but it should be somewhat close. Goodreads and Amazon say two different things for a couple of them... but you know how that goes.

September

September 1: Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver

September 1: Underdogs (3 book bind-up) by Markus Zusak

September 5: Shut Out by Kody Keplinger

September 6: Envy (Empty Coffin #1) by Gregg Olsen

September 12: Blood Wounds by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Septermber 13: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

September 13: Perfect (Impulse #2) by Ellen Hopkins

September 20: Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey

September 27: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

October

October 1: Bruiser by Neal Shusterman

October 1: Deadly Cool by Gemma Halliday

October 11: Ashfall by Mike Mullin

October 11: The Death Cure (Maze Runner #3) by James Dashner

October 11: Devoted (Elixir # 2) by Hilary Duff

October 18: Beautiful Chaos (Caster Chronicles #3) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

October 25: Scored by Lauren McLaughlin

November

November 1: Last Breath (The Morganville Vampires #11) by Rachel Caine

November 8: Cinder and Ella by Melissa Lemon

November 15: The Pledge by Kimberly Derting

November 21: The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler

November 29: Legend (Legend #1) by Marie Lu

December

December 5: Witch & Wizard: The Fire by James Patterson and Jill Dembowski

December 6: Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices #2) by Cassandra Clare

December 6: Ruthless (Pretty Little Liars #10) by Sara Shepard

December 20: Still Waters by Emma Carlson Berne

Some really good titles in there! Lots of series continuations, some first in a series books, and even a few standalone! What books are you looking forward to the MOST for the rest of the year? Hard to pick, isn't it?