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My Favorite Reads of 2012

I can't believe that December is already half over and that Christmas is just a week away. I can't believe that a new year will be starting soon and that I will yet again get tripped up for a month on what year to write on paperwork and checks. I can't believe that 2012 is almost done.

But I also can't believe just how much I have read this year. Since this blog is fairly new (I started it in March) and this is the first year that I have actually tracked or paid attention to what I've read and how much I've read, I was surprised to look at my "Read in 2012" page and count that I have read 50 books so far this year (I still have two weeks of December left and am reading a lot, so it'll be more than 50 by the actual end of the year!). I never would have guessed that that's how many I read. I knew I read a lot, but to have a number to make it real is kinda crazy. And kinda cool at the same time. I am actually pretty impressed with myself (is that bad or prideful?) for having read that much this year. And even more for actually having kept track of it so that I can look back on it and see how the years to come will change and grow my reading habits or preferences.

So with that said, here are my Top 10 (plus a few) favorite reads of 2012:

The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson (books 1-3... still waiting on 4 to come out)
Here Burns My Candle by Liz Curtis Higgs
Mine is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs
Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett
Little Women (a re-read), Little Men and Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott
Girl Soldier by Faith McDonnell & Grace Akallo
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (a re-read) by JRR Tolkien

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  1. Somewhere Only We KnowDecember 18, 2012 at 5:23 PM

    I loved Redeeming Love! And I've started Jane Eyre but haven't focused on it lately. Great list!

    Check out my TTT.

    Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know

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  2. oDecember 19, 2012 at 5:48 AM

    I'm looking forward to reading Phantom of the Opera next year :)

    And yep, Secret Garden - lovely lovely book!

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