Tuesday, December 31, 2013

My Best of 2013


Top 13 Books of 2013
1.  CROWN OF MIDNGIHT
2.  THE BITTER KINGDOM
3.  SCARLET
4.  THE BOOK OF BROKEN HEARTS
5.  JUST ONE DAY
6.  DARE YOU TO
7.  EXILE
8.  OUT OF THE EASY
9.  SIEGE AND STORM
10.  THIS SONG WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE
11.  CONJURED
12.  ROOMIES
13.  TAKEN

Best Female Main Character
Josie from OUT OF THE EASY

Best Male Main Character
Isaiah from CRASH INTO YOU

Most Realistic Male Main Character and Must Amusing Main Character
Ryan Dean West WINGER

Most Realistic Female Main Character
Mary Shelly Black IN THE SHADOWS OF BLACKBIRDS

Most Badass Main Character
Celaena Sardothien from CROWN OF MIDNIGHT

Best Supporting Male Character
Morris from THE MOON AND MORE

Best Supporting Female Character
Reagan from FANGIRL

Best Character You Love to Hate 
Sawyer from HOW TO LOVE

Best Fictional Family
The Hernandez family from THE BOOK OF BROKEN HEARTS

Best Bookish Character
Cath from FANGIRL

Best BFF's
Rory and Savannah from RACING SAVANNAH
Aria and Roar from THROUGH THE EVER NIGHT

Most Swoonworthy

Best Novel Title

Best Multiple POV

Best Villain

Best Horror

Best Sci-Fi

Best Mystery

Best Paranormal

Best Dystopian

Best Fantasy

Best Romance

Best Historical

Best Contemporary

Best Middle Grade

Best Standalone

Best Writing
Lauren Oliver - REQUIEM

Best Setting / World

Best Ending to a Series / Trilogy

Best WTF Moment (Novels with the Best Plot Twists or Surprises)

Best Sequel

Best Book I Read in 2013 (But Published Much Earlier)

2013 Book I Regret Not Reading

Best Under-The-Dust-Jacket Design

Best Interior Artwork

Best Covers of 2013

The Must-Read Novels of 2013


What were the best books you read this year? 

What novels are you looking forward to reading in 2014?



Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Happy Holidays!



Hope you all celebrate with a good book, family, and friends!

Have a great holiday season, everyone! 

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Top Ten Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Bringing Me

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish



1.  ASK THE PASSENGERS: Or, any AS King book. I recently finished and loved EVERYBODY SEES THE ANTS so I'm slowly hunting down other books by AS King.

2.  WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (original paperback cover): I love this book!

3.  The new HP Paperback Boxed Set: The new set looks fabulous. My originals are falling to pieces, so it would be nice to upgrade.

4.  QUINTANA OF CHARYN (hardcover): I'm waiting until I get this book in HC before I catch up and start FROI.

5.  VICIOUS: It sounds so good! *wants*

6.  WINGER: I read about one hundred pages before I had to return it, but I loved what I read. It would be nice to own a copy so I could finish!

7.  #SCANDAL: Yes, I know it's not out yet, but I'm sure Santa could pull some strings.

8.  THE GOLDEN LILY: I liked the first novel, so I'm curious to see what happens next!

9.  THE ARCHIVED: I read a preview, loved it, and now this is the one book I try hunting down but never quite find in bookstores.

10.  Honestly, I'd be happy to receive any book. Santa rarely brings me books. He just gives me practical items that are useful but no fun.

What top ten books are you hoping to receive from Santa?


Monday, December 2, 2013

Short Blogging Break



Hey everyone!

I am going to be taking a short blogging break while I'm finishing up this semester in college. I thought I could balance everything, but I would rather take a little blogging time off and come back after I'm done with final essays / projects.

If you're stuck in finals week too, best of luck to you! Hope you all have a great week.