Book-lovin'

You know what I love? When you discover you have more in common with someone than you originally thought. For example, you're talking to someone you've known for a while and the conversation turns to books. All of a sudden, you realize you've read the same books, like the same authors, etc. Then one of you says "oh, have you read....?" and you both end up adding a whole bunch more books to your Must-Read List.

Books I read in 2012:

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh (highly recommended)

Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple (highly recommended)

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (highly recommended)

The House at Tyneford by Natasha Solomons

The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson

The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen

A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson (highly recommended)

House Rules by Jodi Picoult

The Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

Cute Little Store by Adeena Mignona

Here's what's on my Must-Read List for 2013:

• Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
• The Middlesteins by Jamie Attenberg
• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
• Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult

What were your favorite books in 2012? And what's on your Must-Read List for next year?