Best Books of 2012 - My favourite fiction reads this year
I have read a large number of very good books this year. It was very hard indeed to compile a list as short as this, but I felt if I didn't limit myself a bit, I would go on forever. These were my very favourites. I'm looking forward to reading other books of the year posts and finding out what everyone else has enjoyed reading in 2012. Have you read any of these books? What were your favourites this year?
(clicking on the book titles takes you to my full review of the book)
I'd also like to give a special mention to the following books which I loved:
Dominion by C. J. Sansom, Bad Moon Rising by Frances di Plino, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce, The Holy Thief and The Bloody Meadow by William Ryan, The Flight by M. R. Hall, The Post Office Girl by Stefan Zweig, My Policeman by Bethan Roberts, The Queen's Secret by Victoria Lamb, Tom-All-Alone's by Lynn Shepherd, Tony Hogan Bought me an Ice-Cream Float before he Stole my Ma by Kerry Hudson, Vanished by Liza Marklund, Ninepins by Rosy Thornton, When Nights Were Cold by Susanna Jones, Wonder by R. J. Palacio, Season of Light by Katharine McMahon, Where the Devil Can't Go by Anya Lipska, The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey, The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain, Bereft by Chris Womersley, Killing Cupid by Mark Edwards and Louise Voss, Defending Jacob by William Landay and The Colour of Milk by Nell Leyshon.
And there are still so many more that I enjoyed very much too...!
Wishing you all lots of enjoyable, moving, challenging and rewarding reading in 2013!
Dominion by C. J. Sansom, Bad Moon Rising by Frances di Plino, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce, The Holy Thief and The Bloody Meadow by William Ryan, The Flight by M. R. Hall, The Post Office Girl by Stefan Zweig, My Policeman by Bethan Roberts, The Queen's Secret by Victoria Lamb, Tom-All-Alone's by Lynn Shepherd, Tony Hogan Bought me an Ice-Cream Float before he Stole my Ma by Kerry Hudson, Vanished by Liza Marklund, Ninepins by Rosy Thornton, When Nights Were Cold by Susanna Jones, Wonder by R. J. Palacio, Season of Light by Katharine McMahon, Where the Devil Can't Go by Anya Lipska, The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey, The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain, Bereft by Chris Womersley, Killing Cupid by Mark Edwards and Louise Voss, Defending Jacob by William Landay and The Colour of Milk by Nell Leyshon.
And there are still so many more that I enjoyed very much too...!
Wishing you all lots of enjoyable, moving, challenging and rewarding reading in 2013!
Lindsay
