Today’s BBAW topic:

Today we encourage you to blog about a book you read only because you discovered it on another book blog. Preferably, this will be a book you loved! You might also write a bit about the blog you discovered it on!

I get the books I read one of three ways, these days: I’m sent them by publishers/publicists/authors; they’re for one of the book groups I attend; or (and this really is most of them), I’ve seen them on a blog I love somewhere.

So, to specify one book that I loved is not an easy task. Primarily because I have a hard time remembering who recommended what… but also because there are so many!! I did look back through my books that I’ve read this year, and here are ten that I loved that I can remember who recommended them to me! (Aside: I’ve read a LOT of fantasy this year. Who knew?)

1. Beastly — Corinne at The Book Nest. She read this one a year or so ago, and made it sound absolutely captivating. And, because I trust her taste, I stuck it on my TBR list. It just took a while for the library to get it in, but when it finally did and I got a chance to read it, I really liked it, too.

2. The Order of the Odd-Fish — Besty at Fuse #8. Actually, Betsy didn’t review this book; she just mentioned James Kennedy and linked to one of his posts in a Fusenews. I clicked through, and it was love at first laugh. The second the library got it in, I snatched the book and fell in love with it, too. (And, yes, I know I need to go buy the darn thing.)

3. When You Reach Me — Betsy again. The only downside to Besty recommending things is that sometimes she does it SO dang early. She reviewed this one back in April, and if she hadn’t have kept bringing it up, I probably would have forgotten about it. But she wouldn’t let us forget about it. I know I saw it other places (can’t remember where), too, before I finally got a chance to read it.

4. The Year the Swallows Came Early — Natasha at Maw Books and Becky at Becky’s Book Reviews. I think they were part of a tour, which means the tour did its work: I was interested by their reviews (and author interviews), and I found the book to read.

5. Graceling — I’ll pin this one on Abby at Abby (the) Librarian, though I’m sure I saw it elsewhere. It was one of those that got buzz that I mostly ignored until Abby gave me the push I needed to read it.

6. Hunger Games — Everyone! (Click through for the actual list.)

7 and 8. Fire and Hemlock and Poison Study — Kailana at The Written World. Actually, I’m not super sure about these, but Kailana’s the one I associate with them. I don’t remember how or why, and maybe it’s just because she commented and said she loved them. But, somehow they ended up on my TBR list, and I’m SO glad they did.

9. Babymouse — Pam at MotherReader or Jen at Jen Robinson’s Book Page. I’m pretty sure it was one of these two fine ladies that blogged about Babymouse, which prompted me to get them for C, which led me to reading them myself, which led to much Babymouse love around here.

10. We Are the Ship — School Library Journal Battle of the Kids books. See? Silly award contests do have a purpose in the blogging world! I wouldn’t have picked up this book otherwise. (Well, I shouldn’t say that: I’m sure I would have picked it up, eventually. The BoB just sped up the process.)

There you have it: some of my favorites this year, and the people who recommended them to me. How about you? What have you loved so far this year?