TOP TENS of 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! (Well, almost anyway...) As today is the last day of the year 2010, I thought we at the Oasis for YA could do a little reminiscing about the books that characterized our year in reading. I asked my Oasis Sisters what their top picks for the last year were.

(Some we agreed one, some we did not **cough** Firelight **cough**)

Jessica said:
Can I cheat and name a series? The Hunger Games series, I'd have to say was the best. If not, I'd have to say Bad Girls Don't Die. LOVED , loved that book! Also, want to note that the Mortal Instruments series was pretty darned close to The Hunger Games series and...I'm having a hard time picking just one. Sorry! :D
Sheri said:
Wow!! Tough. Hmm...I have to go with Radiant Shadows. I know some folks don't like the Wicked Lovely series because of how Melissa Marr focuses on different couples, different aspects of the world she's built, but for me I like that. I LOVED the two main characters in RS. Oh, also have to plug an older book, but I just finished reading it - Vampire Diaries~The Awakening & The Struggle.
Jessie said:

I have a tie in favorite books this year. I loved both Firelight (I know, not on the top of your list, A.E.) and The Eternal Ones. Heart-stopping romance with a little action thrown in gets me every time.
Then Jessie said in response to Sheri's email:

Oh yeah, The Wicked Lovely series would totally be on my top list. I know some are older than 2010, but I think I read them all this year Wow!
Nikki said: Ooh tough one. I read a TON of books this year!! I guess I'll go with Anna and the French Kiss. But The Mockingbirds is a close second!
Then Nikki said in response to Jessie's email:

Funny, I didn't like Firelight either!! Did like eternal ones though :)
Me: I'm choosing MATCHED as one of the most amazing books I read--period--for overall awesomeness. I loved THE REPLACEMENT to for it's atmosphere. And, PARANORMALCY was a blast to read.

Now, here a few other TOP TEN/TOP READS of 2010 that I found while poking around the internet. Seems the Oasis girls picked a few of the books on the following lists.

According to Young Adult Library Serives Association the Top Ten YA novels (by teen's choice) were:

The Teens' Top Ten 2010 is:

1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
2. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
3. Heist Society by Ally Carter
4. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
5. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
6. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
7. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
8. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
9. Fire by Kristin Cashore
10. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Forever Young's blog had a list, too:

1. The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

2. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

3. Some Girls Are / Fall For Anything by Courtney Summers

(See, I told you I cheated a little bit on this list. I love everything Courtney Summers writer, and these both came out in 2010! There's no way I could choose!)

4. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

5. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

6. Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

7. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

8. Sea by Heidi R. Kling

9. Forget You by Jennifer Echols

10. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins / Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

And Hobbitsies has a list of Top Ten Anticipated novels of 2011:

1. ACROSS THE UNIVERSE BY BETH REVIS

Okay. I could do a stupid Old Spice impression (look at the cover, now look at the blurb, now back at the cover, etc.) but really, I don’t have any words. I’ve been hearing awesome things about this one, and now I’ve heard that the finished copy is going to be even more awesome, and I can’t wait for it!

2. BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY BY RUTH SEPETYS

Have you guys seen the video? This book is going to be heart wrenching, I just know it. And I’m always up for a little heart wrenching, especially when it highlights actual events.

3. THE DAY BEFORE BY LISA SCHROEDER

Intense! This one looks intense! Even the cover itself is intense. And I love dark and mysterious men.

4. ENTWINED BY HEATHER DIXON

Yess! The Twelve Dancing Princesses is one of my FAVOURITE fairy tales ever. Really. I know there’s a couple of other books on it, but I haven’t read them, and I’m really looking forward to this one!

5. FALLING UNDER BY GWEN HAYES

Again with the dark and mysterious men. What are you trying to do to me, 2011?!

6. THE IRON WITCH BY KAREN MAHONEY

I’m really not a fey fan. I have yet to be converted. But this one looks really good and interesting, and I love the cover!

7. LIKE MANDARIN BY KIRSTEN HUBBARD

I am beyond excited for this one! I love the cover, and I love that it’s a contemporary, and it has a very intriguing plot. I can’t wait to see what happens, and I already can’t wait to see more from Kirsten Hubbard!

8. THE NEAR WITCH BY VICTORIA SCHWAB

Eeeh, have you guys read this blurb? The blurb rocks, truly. I can’t wait to get my hands on this book. It sounds super original, the cover is pretty, and it’s got a romantic bit as well as sounding super creepy.

9. OTHER WORDS FOR LOVE BY LORRAINE ZAGO ROSENTHAL

I am so excited for this book. I rambled about it a bit in my Waiting on Wednesday post about it, but it just sounds like it’s going to be awesome. New York City, prep schools, love, and angst? Plus it’s a contemporary. Sounds like it has all the right elements to me!

10. PAPER COVERS ROCK BY JENNY HUBBARD

Yes, yes, yes. Boarding schools are automatic “yes”s for me! Plus, boy POV. And the cover? He’s kind of a babe. I will definitely be picking this one up!

So, what about you, Oasis reader? Have a favorite read this year? Now of any other Top Ten YA lists out there?? Please share!