Best Series Conclusions

Totally obvious choices for this category - Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins and Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead. Mockingjay finishes the Hunger Games trilogy, and the end left me feeling like the story had been wrapped up in the best possible way, where everything wasn't princesses and fairy-tale castles and happily-ever-afters, but it was perfect for the story and the world and the characters. And then there's Vampire Academy's ending, Last Sacrifice. This was such a beautiful book, just as heartwrenching and funny and romantic and shocking as Mead's other books; it finished off the series beautifully. I love both of these series, and I feel like they definitely got the endings they deserved.

What are some of your favorite endings to series? And, speaking of endings, this finishes off my Best Reads of 2010 feature. Tomorrow, I'll just be posting a list of the books I'm looking forward to reading in 2011, and then saying goodbye to a great year :)

Best Love Triangles/Squares/Etc.

This was definitely a difficult one to choose, but we have: Will/Tessa/Jem/Sophie from Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare and Dimitri/Rose/Adrian from the Vampire Academy series. Both of these love triangles are so well-written that it is impossible to decide who to choose. In CA, Will is extremely hot, quite rude, snarky, and hiding a dark secret. Jem is sweet, goodhearted, wise, and dying. This results in me being Team Undecided Until Next Book. And of course, Jem could go with either Tessa or Sophie...In VA, Dimitri is strong, brave, and good. Adrian is funny, not always appropriate, and slightly crazy. Another undecided, because Dimitri and Adrian are both so darn amazing. The VA one has been resolved with Last Sacrifice coming out recently, but the CA one is still going strong!

What are your favorite love triangles/squares/etc.? And who do you choose out of them? Also, on a side note, I've been looking for good books with girl-boy-girl love triangles, where the boy has to choose from two girls, for a change. Any suggestions?

Best Female Characters

Whoops, sorry, seems I forgot to post this yesterday! Ah well, today you get best female and male characters. So, for this category we have Mae Crawford from Sarah Rees Brennan's The Demon's Lexicon trilogy and Rose Hathaway from the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. Mae and Rose are both totally kick-a**. Seriously. Mae leads an army to save her brother and her friends, manages a demon and a demon's brother, and is the most amazing sister ever. Rose beats people up, fights for the ones she loves, and delivers witty, sardonic one-liners to boot. Both of these are such amazing characters, stubbornly strong and hesitantly vulnerable and truly real.

Who are your favorite female characters in books?