Happy New Year and Happy Anniversary! I started this blog a year ago on December 31st. What a great decision as it should remain fairly easy to remember.
In the running:
- Angela's Ashes
- Purple Hibisbus
- Wonder
- Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven
- Under the Feet of Jesus
- Vampire Academy: Book 1
- The Help
- Perks of Being a Wallflower
- Lola and the Boy Next Door
(To read my review of the above titles, please visit my Book Rants/Reviews page.)
I was torn between The Help, Bag of Bones, and Purple Hibiscus as all three are books I thoroughly enjoyed this year. They're also completely different genres, which makes choosing one even harder!
However, in the end the award for #1 Best Read of 2013 Award goes to . . .
Purple Hibiscus
(Read my full review here.)
Why I Loved It:
1) Felt a connection to the West African setting as my family is from The Gambia.
2) I fell in love with the protagonist, Kambili, as well as the other characters.
3) Adichie's writing is enchanting and I was irrevocably hooked from the very first line.
I downloaded a sample of this on my nook. :) I'll read that and if I want to read more (which I'm sure I will - read the first page) after I've paid all of my expenses I'll get the full book. :)
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