Winners of the Biggest, Bestest, Book Awards

It has been awesome sitting on this side of the computer seeing all the votes coming in for the Biggest, Bestest, Book Awards. Here are the winners:

Best Male Protagonist

Four from ALLEGIANT by Veronica Roth

Best Female Protagonist

Colette from UNTIL THAT DISTANT DAY by Jill Stengl

Best Male Antagonist

Pascoe from UNTIL THAT DISTANT DAY by Jill Stengl

Best Male Secondary Character

Peeta from MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins

Best Female Secondary Character

Christina from ALLEGIANT by Veronica Roth

Best Character Development (Individual Character)

Foxbrush from SHADOW HAND by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

Best Character Development (As a Cast) *Tie

OUTCASTS by Jill Williamson

THE LUNAR CHRONICLES (Cinder, Cress, Scarlet) by Marissa Meyer

Best Beginning/ First Chapter *Tie

HALF BAD by Sally Green

ALL GOD’S CHILDREN by Anna Schmidt

STEELHEART by Brandon Sanderson

Best Ending/ Last Chapter

SHADOWHAND by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

Best Cover

FOR DARKNESS SHOWS STARS by Diana Peterfreund

Best World-Building

CAPTIVES by Jill Williamson

Best Debut Novel

MONSTER by Mirriam Neal

Best Futuristic Technology

SCARLET by Marissa Meyer

Best Historical Representation

A NOBLE GROOM by Jody Hedlund

*Spoiler Alert*

Best Death

Lioness from SHADOW HAND by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

*End Spoiler*

Thanks to all who voted!

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