Here are our picks for 2015! These are based off of our opinions and books that we read in the year 2015. Some books might have been published in other years and some might be ARCs we received and aren't being released till 2016. To see our 2014 picks Click here.
Cover Lust:
(Favorite book cover)
Angela: The Fall Up by Aly Martinez
Leah: Darken the Stars by Amy Bartol
Page to Premiere:
(Favorite book to film)
Leah: Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl
Favorite Middle Grade or Graphic Novel:
Leah: The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan
One Isn't the Loneliest Number:
(Best stand-alone)
Angela: Confess by Colleen Hoover
Leah: The Coldest Girl in Cold Town by Holly Black
Favorite Short Story:
Angela: Never Never by Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher
Leah: Never Never Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher
Favorite Novella:
Angela: Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover
Leah: Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover
Favorite Sci-Fi or Fantasy:
Leah: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E Schwab
Favorite Series Start:
Angela: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Leah: Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
End of an Era:
(series that sadly ended)
Angela: Every Last Breath by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Leah: Every Last Breath by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Highest Tissue Count:
(Books that made us cry the hardest. In no order.)
Angela: Me Before You, Confess, Slammed.
Leah: Slammed, Maybe Someday, Confess
Out of this World:
(Favorite Alien books)
Leah: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Favorite Steamy Reads:
(Guilty pleasures)
Angela: Dark Wild Night by Christina Lauren
Leah: Diamonds by K.A. Linde
Favorite New Adult
Angela: Confess by Colleen Hoover
Leah: Slammed by Colleen Hoover
Favorite Contemporary
Angela: Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
Leah: Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
Judging a Book by It's Cover:
(a cover we judged but ended up loving)
Angela: The Deal by Elle Kennedy
Leah: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Biggest Twist:
Angela: Fractured Suns by Theresa Kay
Leah: Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
Biggest Surprise Ending:
Angela: Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
Leah: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Favorite Leading Ladies:
Angela: Inej Six of Crows, Celaena Queen of Shadows, Feyre ACOTAR
Leah: Nina Six of Crows, Celaena Heir of Fire, Mare Red Queen
Favorite Leading Males:
Leah: Roth Every Last Breath, Lir Fractured Suns, Tamlin ACOTAR
We Ship It:
(Favorite book couple)
Angela: Celaena and Rowan Throne of Glass Series
Leah: Layla and Roth The Dark Elements Trilogy
Three Worst Reads:
(In order)
Angela: Snare Clarissa Wild, Beautiful Disaster Jamie McGuire, 3 AM Kisses Addison Moore
Leah: Black Iris Leah Raeder, The House Christina Lauren, How to Say I Love You Out Loud Karole Cozzo
Top 3 Favorite Reads:
(In order)
Angela: Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo, Confess Colleen Hoover, Wild Seasons Series Christina Lauren- Yes I cheated and choose them all
Leah: Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo, Red Queen Victoria Aveyard, Slammed Colleen Hoover
A Little Self Love:
(We choose our favorite post by our co-blogger)
Leah: Angela's review of Snare! I love when Angela review hates a book. They are absolutely hilarious and this one takes the cake!
Viewer's Choice:
We asked our followers on social media to vote on their favorite book of the year from these six novels...
Red Queen-Victoria Aveyard An Ember in the Ashes- Sabaa Tahir Six of Crows- Leigh Bardugo
Queen of Shadows- Sarah J. Maas November 9- Colleen Hoover A Court of Thorns and Roses- Sarah J. Maas
and the winner is!
November 9 by Colleen Hoover
See you all in 2016!
-A&L