(Courtesy of The Perpetual Page Turner)
So, after I saw this @Addicted to Romance, I decided to join in the fun as I have been meaning to put up my list of favorite books I read this year but I didn't get around to it before and this sounded fun. This list covers books that I read for the first time in 2013, regardless of when they were first published.
And here it goes:
1. Best Book You Read in 2013? Middle Grade: Pandora the Curious by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams YA: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick Contemporary Romance: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell Historical Romance: The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan Best Over All: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.
2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going to Love More But Didn't? Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle - don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed it tons and it was super fun and I love Frederick, Duncan and Snow (and even Briar Rose) but Liam was a douche through out most of it and it killed my buzz a little.
3. Most Surprising (in a Good Way) book of 2013? Paper Chains by Nicola Moriarty - I loved this book so, so much. The writing was beautiful and it twisted and tore at my heart.
4. Best Book you read in 2013 and that you recommended to people the most in 2013 Probably it was Rainbow Rowell's books, each time I read a new one I would rave about it and recommend it. Also, Paper Chains and If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch
5. Best Series You Discovered in 2013 MG: Confectionately Yours by Lisa Papademetriou Romance: Anchor Island by Terri Osburn YA: I don't think I started any YA series this year, actually.
6. Favorite New Author You Discovered in 2013 Rainbow Rowell, hands down.
7. Best Book that was out of your Comfort Zone or was a new genre for you? If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch - I go out of my way to avoid books that I know will have a very dark subject matter, I couldn't avoid this. Read it all in one night, and it broke my heart. Special Mention to Superman: Birthright, because I so don't like comics, but this one was pretty good
8. Most Thrilling Un-putable-down book in 2013? Courtney Milan's the Countess Conspiracy and Crash Into You by Katie McGarry.
9. Book You read in 2013 that you're most likely to re-read Next Year. Take a Bow, My Life Next Door, Fangirl and The Bride Wore Size 12
10. Favorite Cover of a book you read in 2013? Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
11. Most Memorable Character of 2013 Everyone but Liam from Hero's Guide to Storming The Castle and George from My Life Next Door
12. Most Beautifully Written book you read in 2013. Paper Chains by Nicola Moriarty and Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta
13. Book that had the Greatest Impact on you in 2013 Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
14. Book You Can't Believe You waited until 2013 to finally read. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell and Take a Bow by Elizabeth Eulberg
15. Favorite Passage or Quote of a Book You Read in 2013 "When facing unbeatable odds, just think of yourself as unbeatable odd." - Duncan (Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle)
16. Shortest & Longest Book You Read in 2013 Shortest: My Everything by Heidi McLaughlin Longest: Quintana of Charyn
17. Book that Had a Scene in it that had You reeling and dying to talk to someone about it? Fangirl
18. Favorite Relationship from a Book You Read in 2013: Friendship: Take a Bow by Elizabeth Eulberg Romantic: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell.
19. Favorite Book You Read in 2013 from an Author You had Read Before? Take a Vow by Elizabeth Eulberg and Crash Into You by Katie McGarry
20. Best Book You read in 2013 basely solely on the recommendation of someone else How to Marry a Highlander by Katherine Ashe (recommended by Daisy@Between the Pages)
21. Genre You read the most in 2013? Contemporary Romance, apparently.
22. Newest Fictional Crush from a Book You Read in 2013 Sebastian Malheur from the Countess Conspiracy, and Jase from My Life Next Door
23. Best 2013 debut you read in 2013? The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider and Riding on Air by Melissa Gilbert
24. Most vivid World/Imagery of a book you read in 2013? Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta
25. Book that was the most fun to read in 2013. Hero's Guide to Saving Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy
26. Book that Made You Cry or Nearly Cry in 2013? The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan, Paper Chains by Nicola Moriarty and If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch
27. Book You Read in 2013 that you think got Overlooked in 2013 (Or when it came out) Two of a Kind by Yona Zelda McDonough
Looking Ahead
1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2013 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2014? My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kuger, I've had it on my TBR pile for ages, but I just haven't gotten around to it.
2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2014 (non-debut)? Hero's Guide to Being an Outlaw by Christopher Healy Brown Eyed Girl by Lisa Kleypas.
3. 2014 Debut You Are Most Anticipating? I don't really follow debuts that closely, more like I find out about them as they are published.
4. Series Ending You Are Most Anticipating in 2014? Stephanie Perkins's Anna-Lola-Isla. I've been waiting for so long for Isla and the Happily Ever After that it's probably not going to meet my expectations, but I just want it to be over already.
5. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging In 2014? I I hope to read more fun stuff, to plain just read more. As for blogging, I hope I get into some sort of schedule that allows me to post regularly.
Well, that's me!!
Happy New Year everyone!! May this one be full of awesome.
