Run by Daisy Whitney at daisywhitney.com

I probably read a book a week in 2009 and as the year draws to a close, here are the ones that stood out the most. Though I read a handful of books this year that I adored, such as “Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks” and “The Lovely Bones,” I’m going to focus on books published in 2009 for this list. Here goes!

• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins: A spectacular follow-up to the equally amazing Hunger Games. I am dying to know what happens next
• Twenty-Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler: A lyrical, summer romance that breaks your heart and mends it again
• If I Stay by Gayle Forman: A beautiful, powerful story about a teenage girl who must decide whether to live or to move on with her family. (I was the girl crying on the plane as I read through this and finished it in one flight)
• Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers: This book releases Jan. 5 so I’m using that to justify fitting it on this list. That and the fact that is as insanely good as it is nerve-wracking.
• Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl: A gorgeous, literary, inventive supernatural romance that’ll make you swoon.
• Beautiful by Amy Reed: I don’t think I read a better written book all year. Amy is a true master craftswoman with words.
• Far From You by Lisa Schroeder: If you’re not reading Lisa Schroeder, you’re missing out. Her books are divine.