2012 Official List of Awesome
Some blogs have “best of” lists, Clear Eyes, Full Shelves has an Official List of Awesome.
We’re honoring the reads that were most memorable of the year, using an extremely scientific methodology.
Favorite Debut - Something Like Normal by Trish Doller
Nominated by Sarah
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Best Under-the-Radar YA Novel - Miracle by Elizabeth Scott
Nominated by Sarah
Clear Eyes, Full Shelves List of Awesome - Miracle by Elizabeth Scott
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Book That Changed the Way I Think About Romance Novels - Can’t Buy Me Love by Molly O’Keefe
Nominated by Sarah
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Best Paranormal Not Written by Maggie Stiefvater - Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
Nominated by Laura, Seconded by Sarah
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Book That Made Me Wish More of My Favorite YA Authors Would Try Their Hand at Adult Fiction - Come See About Me by CK Kelly Martin
Nominated by Sarah
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Most Misunderstood YA Novel, Thanks to a Nonsensical Cover - The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour
Nominated by Sarah
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Book with a Character That Reminded Me Most of Myself (also, Best Satire and Best Subversive Book Club Selection) - Team Human by Sarah Rees Brennan and Justine Larbalestier
Nominated by Laura
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Best Fresh Take on a Tough Topic - Live Through This by Mindi Scott
Nominated by Sarah, Sandra & Laura
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Favorite Mystery/Favorite New-to-Me Author - Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino
Nominated by Sandra
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Best Scene Involving Hot Sauce - Ride With Me by Ruthie Knox
Nominated by Rebeca aka Renegade & Sarah
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Best Post-Apocalyptic/Best Book Not Actually About Zombies - This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers
Nominated by Laura, Seconded by Sarah
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Book That Made Me Happy I Didn’t Abandon a Series After an Unfortunate First Installment - Riveted by Meljean Brook
Nominated by Sarah
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Book That Made Me Throw Myself Headlong into a Genre I Never Thought I’d Like but Now Love - Love and Leftovers by Sarah Tregay
Nominated by Laura
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Book That Inspired a Massive Backlist Glom - Within Reach by Sarah Mayberry
Nominated by Rebeca aka Renegade
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Book Not Named Bittersweet that Filled Me with Evangelical Zeal - Holier Than Thou by Laura Buzo
Nominated by Laura
Best Book Not Actually About Cupcakes - Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler
Nominated by Sarah & Laura
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Favorite YA Novel I Kept Meaning to Review - The List by Siobhan Vivian
Nominated by Sarah
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Favorite Second Book in a Series - Shadow Bound by Rachel Vincent
Nominated by Sarah
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Best Historical Novel - Live by Night by Dennis Lehane
Nominated by Sandra
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Favorite Retelling - For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterefreund
Nominated by Sarah
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Favorite Book Y’all Should’ve Told Me to Read Years Ago - Lovestruck Summer by Melissa Walker (2009)
Nominated by Sarah
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There you have it, the official Clear Eyes, Full Shelves 2012 List of Awesome. Sooooo… what were some of your favorite reads last year?
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