YA Superlative Blogfest: Day 1

It's that time of year...when the year is almost over. And when the year starts wrapping up, people typically share their favorite whatevers of the year. For us bookish folk, the Class of 2013 YA Superlative Blogfest is one way to do that. The Fest takes place over four days, with four themes and over forty categories. And of course it's all bookish! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show, or participate yourself! Today's Day One, and it's going to be good with the topic of...

Head of the Class

-If I got a genre wrong, don't kill me (I'm mostly going off of Goodreads)!
-I may cheat and mention some that aren't, but I will only be choosing books released in 2013 (and will try not to have repeats).
-I'm not the best at picking and choosing, but I'm going to try!

Favorite Dystopian

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Here's the deal. I got to the point where I had all the categories narrowed down and mentioned most of the books I wanted to mention...and then there was this one. Not only was I have a very hard time choosing just one book, but I knew that choosing one meant that the other wouldn't be on this at all. So I'm cheating and mentioning them both. They're both strong sequels with great stories and fantastic characters, and I love them (and NEED their sequels).

Favorite Science Fiction

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This series is seriously effed up. But this book reminded me of how much I love the series. And it was a fantastic series ending, one of the best I've read.

Favorite Fantasy

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I don't know if this is really fantasy, but I didn't have much else to put in this category. (I'm actually starting to get into fantasy, but what I really liked wasn't released this year, like Angelfall and Cress.) However, I really liked Evolution, more so than Unbecoming. But oh my gosh, when can I read about Mara Dyer's freaking Retribution?! I need to know things.

Favorite Contemporary

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Actually, it's basically my favorite everything.

Favorite Action/Adventure

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This book is vastly underrated. I don't I've ever read anything like it. And it's beautifully heartbreaking and magnificent.

Favorite Historical Fiction

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I surprisingly read two historical fictionish novels this year (this and The Madman's Daughter). While this is set in the 80s, it's still historical! And it is so, so good, and most definitely one of my favorite books of the year.

Favorite Comedy

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I haven't really read any comedies this year. However, there's a reason why I put this book on here (after anything else that could've been here was put into a different category). This book is 100% totally and completely safe. It's a quick, fun, easy read, great for when you need to just read something. It's got romance and mystery and comedy and thrills and action, but nothing's too much or overdone--it's that simple, light book for when you need just that.

Favorite Mystery

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This book was practically flawless. It was extremely well-done, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and it was like an episode of Criminal Minds. What's more mysterious than searching for a killer?

Favorite Romance

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TOO CUTE TOO CUTE TOO CUTE.

Favorite Paranormal

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Another one that's a favorite everything (favorite series alert!).

Favorite Family Drama

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Family Drama: When you're put into the Witness Protection Program for something your father did (you don't know what), you have to keep changing your name and look (maybe I'll dye my hair blue next time), your sister is fragile (be careful with her), and your mom's got some issues (maybe with alcohol, among other things). But it sure makes a great story. (And one I quite enjoyed.)

Favorite Genre Bender

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I'm not really sure what exactly a genre bender is, but I had to put this book somewhere. This book could be called NA (for the ages, not the bow chicka wow wow), though it's typically classified as YA. Either way, it's a wonderfully written story about more than love: it's about before and after, being a teen mom, and what to do when the person you loved is suddenly back in your life.

Whew! That was hard! It took me quite some time to narrow the categories down to just one book, but I had somehow did it (with one exception). Have you read any of these, and if so, what did you think? And if you participated in the Class of 2013 YA Superlative Blogfest (if not, you still can!), let me know; I want to see your picks!