Fave Five Books 2010

All this week I will be posting 2010 fave five lists. Today’s list is books. These are the five books I read this year that stuck with me long after I put them down. (not in any particular order) Remember that they may not all have been published this year.

If I Stay, by Gayle Forman

Can I just say WOW! I loved everything about this book. I often get the interview question, “Which book do you wish you wrote?” I’ve never been able to answer that question, because there are so many books that I adore. But now I have an answer. If I Stay is beautifully written, but not flowery. The characters jump off the page because Gayle is able to paint us such a complete picture of them without boring us with minutia. She finds the perfect balance. And, yes, I cried.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

This book is pure genius. I laughed out loud throughout the entire book, even though the subject matter was pretty serious. The writing is that good.

The Duff by Kody Keplinger

Not only is Kody about the cutest and nicest person I’ve ever known, but she writes a killer story with a totally delicious man-whore who I’m still lusting after ten months after reading the thing.

I hate to say it, but Mockinjay by Suzanne Collins still has me picking it up to re-read sections, just to make sure…

And, I’m going to cheat a little and lump two books by the same author in at number five. I read Nightshade by my fabulous critique partner, Andrea Cremer last year, so I can’t include it here. But I can include Wolfsbane and Bloodrose, which are both OMG! And that’s all I’m allowed to say about them =)

So, there's the list! Happy reading! Tomorrow's list will be 2011 books I'm dying for!