We’ve read. We’ve loved. We’ve conquered a massive TBR pile. So now we’re happy to have sifted through our reviews of ’08 to present our favorite reads among them. Thank you for reading and loving books as much as we do! We’re announcing fun changes and improvements to Athena’s Bookshelf tomorrow!
From Kathy Wheeler, A/B Reviewer:
Best Romance:
Passion & Pleasure in London by Melody Thomas
Some Like it Wicked by Teresa Mederios
Before the Scandal by Suzanne Enoch
From A/B editor Malena Lott:
Best General Fiction:
The Letters by Luanne Rice and Joseph Monninger
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilynn Jackson
Best Women’s Fiction:
The Opposite of Love by Julianne Buxbaum
My Husband’s Sweethearts by Bridget Asher
Best Debut Novel:
Falling Under by Danielle Young-Ullman
Best Mom Lit:
Mrs. Perfect by Jane Porter
Best Non-Fiction:
Where Did I Leave My Glasses by Martha Weinman Lear
To Hell with All That, Loving & Loathing Our Inner Housewife, by Caitlin Flanagan
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
The Meaning of Sunglasses, Hadley Freeman
Best Inspirational Non-fiction:
More Notes from the Universe by Mike Dooley
Best Memoir:
Books: A Memoir by Larry McMurtry
