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We challenged you to tell us about your favorite 2010 books to recommend, along with your own passionate annotations, and you came through, making every one sound irresistible.
Please, check out the suggestions and add your own.
Below are the covers of some of the titles:
December 7th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey (Digital/Audio only)
Shades of Milk & Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
Triumff: Her Majesty’s Hero by Mr. Dan Abnett
The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook (along with her novella “Here There Be Monsters” in the Burning Up anthology)
December 8th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Gendarme by Mark Mustian
December 8th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Loved loved loved THE TOWER, THE ZOO AND THE TORTOISE. Very charming read. Other favorites were THE DISTANT HOURS by Kate Morton, MATTERHORN by Karl Marlantes and ROOM by Emma Donoghue.
December 14th, 2010 at 11:51 am
Loved MAJOR PETTIGREW. Also loved THE INVISIBLE BRIDGE – great sprawling read. Am eagerly awaiting THE DISTANT HOURS.
December 17th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
For me it was Still Missing by Chevy Stevens and Room by Emma Donoghue–they feel like two sides of the same coin in many ways.