Books of the Year 2012

So, another year has passed and it’s been another good one here at Judging Covers. A number of talented new reviewers have joined the team, meaning we’ve been able to share even more book reviews than we did last year. It seems like a good time to thank all of the authors, publishers, and PRs that have worked with us throughout 2012, and an even bigger thank you to our readers – your comments, emails and positive feedback mean a lot. We are a few days away from the second birthday of Judging Covers and the site only continues to grow because of your regular visits to the site. You are great.

Last year we posted our Books of the Year 2011, and a few of our reviewers have shared their favourites again. These aren’t necessarily books that were published during 2012 – simply the books that we most enjoyed reading this year. What would be your Book of the Year?

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Books of the Year 2011

Judging Covers opened in the beginning of January, which means we’ve been open (very nearly) a whole year! And what a lovely little adventure it’s been. We’ve reviewed over 100 books, expanded the team, been shortlisted for a Cosmopolitan Blog Award and had some amazing compliments from some of our favourite authors.

In celebration, we’re looking back over 2011 with some of our favourite books this year. These weren’t necessarily released during 2011, but each of them stuck in our minds as being the best book we read over the last 12 months…

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