End of Year List #4- Favourite Books Read in 2011 published before

I read a lot of great books in 2011. Many of which weren’t brand new, but still. In no particular order, here are the best books that I read this year that weren’t fresh off the press.  Links go to the review on Death Books and Tea.  

• Chain Mail Addicted to You by Hiroshi Ishizaki
• Nekropolis by Tim Waggoner
• Unwind by Neal Shusterman
• Christine by Stephen King
• The Declaration  by Gemma Malley
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (did not review)
• The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
• Boys Don’t Cry by Malorie Blackman
• Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
• Hetalia Axis Powers #2 by Hidekaz Himaruya

What did you think of all these books? Did you read them when they were out, or only recently, or not at all? Do you agree with me on these?

Book Review- Hetalia Axis Powers volume 2

Title:Hetalia Axis Powers vol. 2

 Author: Hidekaz Himaruya

Series:  Hetalia Axis Powers #2

Published:  28 December 2010  by Tokyopop

Length:  176 pages, of which 14 are character intros and 32 are adverts.   Relatively not many pages of actual manga

Warnings: profanity, possible implied racism, alcohol,  (us)  non sexual non descripit nudity (a bath scene), mild violence, moderate language, mild fanservice, alcohol use (tokyopop)

Source: Bought

Other info:  This series is also known as Hetalia, APH:Hetalia, and some other names. Since Tokyopop went, it’s been fairly impossible to get hold of any volumes of Hetalia. There are two volumes published in English, with another two in Japanese and possibly more to come. Hidekaz Himaruya has also written Chibisan Date.

Summary : More history, more countries, more Hetalia.
World War what? It’s all about getting to know eachother (or at least trying to) in this hilarious second volume of Hetalia Axis Powers. And with the Hetalia Academy, tonnes of new character introductions along with preparing for the Olympics, there’s no time left for the battlefield! But leave it up to Italy’s ancestor, “that jerk” England, and pushy America to stir things up while good old Canada, quiet Japan and sweet little