Favorites from 2011

Since this post is going around a lot in the blogging scene, I thought it might be fun to add my own post to that list of bloggers. I feel like I am putting this together on a whim, so it is not likely to be very organized, and for that I do beg your indulgence. This winter, I plan on doing a more "complete" list and have some fun with it, but until then... read on below to find out what some of my favorites were - including books and movies from 2011. 

Books:

Although I have dozens still to read on my "T.B.R stack," here are just a few of the books that I read this year that I most enjoyed.

Heiress was a dark fairy-tale that was somehow really enchanting. Susan is a first-class author and I am eagerly looking forward to the sequel, Baroness.

Debut author Michelle Madow enchanted me with her novel Remembrance. I thought her writing has room to "grow" but I thoroughly enjoyed this wholesome teen novel.

There You'll Find Me was also a new teen release for 2011. Written by Christian author Jenny B. Jones, I thought it was simply lovely. A beautiful tale set against Irish beauty.

Bristol Palin is likely a household name because of the mistake she made as a teenager in the public eye. Her biography, Unafraid of Life was released this past year and it is a candid look at what went on in her life.

Movies:

• Beastly - since I love fairy-tales this was a must-see, and the film is better than the book
• Captain America - what more can be said about this was but; "bring on the fun!"
• Footloose - although I haven't seen the oldie version, this is a dazzling re-make
• The Help - a tender, moving story
• Jane Eyre - truly beautiful adaptation 
• Monte Carlo - this one is my "cute" chick-flick pick, it was so sweet
• Pirates 4 - loved this latest "pirates" film, what more can be said about Captain Jack?
• Red Riding Hood - this one is my "unique" pick of the past year
• Sherlock Holmes 2 - this movie was awesome!
• Soul Surfer - great family film

Television I discovered in 2011:

• Downton Abbey 
• Hawaii Five-O 
• Sherlock (BBC Series)
• White Collar 

As incomplete as I am sure this list is, that is all I can come up with for now - I am truly out of time to be sitting here typing. Perhaps, I will add more to in the next couple of days, but for now, you must forgive me. 


Tell me, what were some of your favorites? 

Now... for what I am super excited about in the 2012 world of blockbusters; 

•  The Avengers - awesome Marvel superhero movie
• Mirror, Mirror - big-screen adaptation re-telling of Snow White
• The Vow - romantic drama starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams (have I mentioned before how much I like her?? *grin*)

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