So here’s the post you’ve all been waiting for (or at least some of you have)!
First off, here’s the numerical breakdown of the voting/nominating for the Best Blogs of 2009!
- In the preliminaries, 115 blogs were nominated and received a total of 209 votes.
- In the tie-breaking polls, 592 votes were cast.
- The final voting (polls) were to decide the best 10 out of 13 blogs.
I won’t make you guys wait any longer. Here are the best 10 blogs of 2009 as chosen by my readers!
BEST BLOGS OF ‘09
- Kristi @ The Story Siren
2. Alyssa, Jake, and Gregory Kirk @ Teens Read and Write
3. J. Kaye @ J. Kaye’s Book Blog
4. Kristen @ Bookworming in the 21st Century
5. Cindy @ Princess Bookie
6. Carolyn @ Book Chick City
7. Rachel @ Parajunkee’s View
8. Tynga @ Tynga’s Reviews
9. Eleni @ La Femme Readers
10. Kate @ The Neverending Shelf
HONORABLE MENTIONS
11. Taschima @ Bloody Bookaholic
12. Juju @ Tales of Whimsy
13. Doug @ SciFiGuy
A HUGE congrats to all of these wonderful bloggers. You guys are awesome, and it shows. Also, thanks to all of you guys who voted. I couldn’t have hosted this contest without your participation! Also, thanks to ReaganStar @ Star Shadow Creative Mishaps for making the button at the top of this post!
Very deserving winners! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners!! I read and love almost all of those blogs, so I definitely agree with the nominations. And thank you, Natalie, for hosting this awesome event! :) (Is it an event? I don't really know what to call it, lol.)
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays!
Holy cow! I haven't had time for my morning coffee before reading this. What a fantastic way to wake up. :) Thank you so very much!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the winners! You are truly the best of the best.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you Natalie for thinking of and hosting this! You pulled it off beautifully.
Congratulations, everyone! They are all wonderful and deserving blogs. Nice job with the contest, Natalie!
ReplyDeleteSome fine winners there!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Winners, very deserving in deed.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Natalie
Wow. I am just amazed! Congrats to all the other winners and honorable mentions!
ReplyDeleteWow, thank you very much! I am truly stunned and what a way to wake up on Boxing Day! Thanks to all who voted and congrats to all winners and honorable mentions :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Natalie for hosting this event, it was a great surprise to find out I was nominated. It makes me feel the love <3
ReplyDeleteThank you to everyone who voted and congrats to all the blogs listed, I was already following them all! Love you guys!
Thank you so much for my honorable mention :) I feel so honored. I'm SO glad to see some of my favorite bloggers on this list :)
ReplyDeletevery cool. I just found 2 new blogs to follow :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations all! :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the winners! Its a wonderful community!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I just seen this on J Kayes blog and had to come check it out!
ReplyDeleteFantastic - and congratulations to the winning blogs. I see many on that list I visit frequently!
Wow I'm so honored!!!! Thank you to Natalie for hosting this awesome vote, also thanks to everyone who voted for me :) I love pretty much all the blog winners, congrats!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all! Well-deserved awards!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the winners! :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful company to be with. Thanks so much for the Honorable mention and congrats to the Top 10!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all of the wonderful blogs listed! Know and visit most of them, and looking forward to visiting the two I'm not familiar with. Great job Natalie!
ReplyDeleteNatalie! I just have to say you rock. I really do appreciate this. Between your new blogger forum on book blogs, I feel like you helped me plow through blogging 101. Thanks chick and I really can't believe this. I'd like to thank all my followers... *Kayne jumps in front* ♥ ya! - Parajunkee
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this list. Many new blogs I have yet to discover here. Now, if only someone would take down the tree so I could peruse them all right now. :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
ReplyDeleteAnd I have an award for you here!
wow! how did i miss this! this is so cool! i so very much appreciate this! what a great group of bloggers! so awesome! i'm stunned!
ReplyDeleteWOW! what a great start to my day! thanks Natalie!
I couldn't agree more!
ReplyDeleteA couple of my favorite book blogs! Congratulations to all the winners!
ReplyDeleteGreat list. I agree, those are all great blogs.
ReplyDeleteHoly Cow! We are so excited! We were off line due to the holidays and just got back on today!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for voting for us. Thanks Natalie for doing this. You are the best! So generous!
What wonderful blogs are listed here. Congrats to all the winners. These are some of our favorite blogs and we are thrilled and honored to be named among them!
Thanks again and Happy New Year! We look forward to more great things to come in 2010!
Alyssa, Jake and Gregory
Thanks for the list - I'm now following several of these blogs! :)
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