Class of 2012 Blogfest: Popularity Contest

And we're back for day two of the Class of 2012 Blogfest!

Thanks to Katy Upperman, Alison Miller, Jessica Love, and Tracey Neithercott for hosting!  Check out their blogs for more info or to join up!

Class Clown: 

 
Iko from Cinder by Marissa Meyer.  This goofy little android totally stole the show at every turn.  Some would say she has a busted personality chip; I say I want one just like her.








Most Likely to Become a Rock Star:

I've put together something of a supergroup from the historical novels I read this year.  After all, being a rockstar is all about attitude, and these four have it in spades.  Ismae from Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers is rocking out on bass while also keeping an eye on things because she doubles as the security detail.  "Verity" (that's her stage name) from Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein is the fearless, glamorous lead guitarist. Catherine Howard from Gilt by Katherine Longshore is the shining lead singer every guy has his eye one.  And Cecily from The Wicked and the Just by J. Anderson Coats is the snarling drummer.


Mostly Likely to Start a Riot :
   

America Singer from The Selection by Kiera Cass.  She's already found herself at the center of some political unrest, and also, please: it's like, the Royal Wedding plus a reality show that people actually care about plus weird caste issues?  I don't think she's seen the last of people absolutely freaking out.








Biggest Flirt  :
 

Catherine Howard from Gilt by Katherine Longshore.  Sadly, and this is not so much a spoiler as a matter of historical record, this did not work out super-well for her.  Poor Catherine.








Fashion King and/or Queen:

 Friday Woodcutter from Enchanted by Alethea Kontis.  This was one of my favorite reads this year: it focuses on the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter who falls in love with a frog who (spoiler alert) is actually a prince.  But her six sisters each have something remarkable about them, and Friday is gifted with a needle, making brilliant patchwork skirts out of the scraps left over from her charitable sewing projects.  And you should see the gowns she whips up for the ball!





Girl You’d Most Want For Your BFF:

"Verity" from Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein.  Talk about a loyal, brave, all-around perfect bestie.  You can't do better than her.  But I'm afraid I've already said too much.  Just read it, please?  All I want for Christmas is for everyone to read this book.








Boy You Wish You’d Dated in High School:   

 Giddon from Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore.  Ok, so he's an adult now, and I guess I didn't like him as much before this book, but if you could take the Giddon from Bitterblue and just age him down into a teenager, he'd have totally been my type.  (Although of course, he would have a hopeless crush on one of my best friends.  Because that was invariably my type in high school.  Sigh.) 






Most Likely to Become President:    

Gansey from The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater.  I mean...do I need to explain?  (I will, however, take this space to ask if anyone else can ONLY picture a young Matt Czuchry when they think of Gansey.  Fellow Gilmore Girls fans?  Anyone?)








Quirkiest Character:   

 Sunday from Enchanted by Alethea Kontis.  The afore-mentioned seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, Sunday is quite the odd duck.  She's not so keen on her circumstances and seeks solitude for writing whenever she can.  Then of course there's the whole business of falling in love with that frog...anyway, Sunday's story is as far from ordinary as it gets.








Villain You Love to Hate:   

Mrs. Cavendish from The Cavendish Home For Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand.  Technically MG, but creepy enough for YA readers, I think.  The truly horrible Mrs. Cavendish is a villain for the ages. She makes this one of the most squirm-inducing books I can think of.   Ewwwwww.  (Read it!)








Favorite Parental Figure: 

Colby's Dad from Starting From Here by Lisa Jenn Bigelow.  This was a quiet little book, and I liked it all, but Colby's relationship with her long-haul trucking dad after her mom's death leaves the two of them alone together really stood out to me.  Her struggles with when and how to come out to him and her wish to have him around more often felt very real, and so did his love for her.






Coolest Nerd:    

 Death from Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore.  This ill-tempered librarian just wants to be alone with his books!  Definitely a standout supporting character.