Top 5 Monday Rants

Hey fellow readers! It's a posting of Top 5 Monday Rants! Since the year's almost over, I decided to do a Top 5 Rant listing some of my favorite reads through out the year. They might not necessarily have been published this year, but I happen to have stumbled upon this year and loved. So, on to the list!


1) The 50 Shades of Grey Trilogy by E.L. James. Not particularly a fan of the erotic part of the story, I was more fascinated with the back story of how Ana and Christian came to be, and all the drama that got me sucked into it as well. This series was literally a major cause of commotion this year.

2) Slammed and Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover. I loved this story. More of a romantic based novel, it had a more forbidden relationship between a student and the youngest teacher at the school. It also has a unique tie in with poetry. I adored this series, and can't wait to read more from this author.

3) All These Things I've Done and Because It Is In My Blood by Gabrielle Zevin. Another interesting series. I loved the uniqueness behind this dystopian, where chocolate is banned, and a girl named Anya Balanchine is trying to restore her father's good name as well as her father's chocolate factory. It also has an interesting mob aspect to it and I can't wait for the next installment.

4) Between The Lines by Jodi Picoult. I loved how different it was than most other novels. And the fact that a girl was able to have a conversations with characters in the novel was something I've always imagined too. I loved how the girl in the novel also tried to save one of the characters from his unhappy role. A very different take on the fantasy genre, I also adored the beautiful illustrations that came along with it.

5) And, last but not least, The Trylle Series by Amanda Hocking. It was the first fantasy genre that I really enjoyed. I'm not much one for fantasy, and this series definitely got me back into it. I loved how it was set in a magical world, but instead of teleporting or doing something magically, it's still set within the states, within car traveling distance. And though there is a love triangle involved, I enjoyed the magical aspect to it as well.

Well, that's it for my Top 5 Monday Rants. Obviously there's a bigger list of great books that were read in 2012, but these were the ones that really stood out to me. Feel free to leave your list too in the comments section so I can check out your interesting list too. Have a happy Monday :)