Showing posts with label 2013 books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2013 books. Show all posts

Monday, December 30, 2013

2013 Reads in Review

Here's my 5th annual report on my favorite books this year. I can't of course choose just one (I did read 334 after all) Check out the 20082009,2010, 2011, and 2012 posts. It's a mix of kids. tween, teen, and adult books.  These are the books I've read this year and not only 2013 books. Also there are several books I could have used for many categorizes, but I chose not to duplicate them too much because there were SO many great books that I read this year. All of them hold a place in my heart! Enjoy the list!

Movie Related: 
Dear Mr. Potter: Letters of Love, Loss, and Magic

TV Related:  
Teen -Something Real (review coming soon)
Adult: Deadly Heat 
Something RealDeadly Heat (Nikki Heat, #5)

Picture Book: 
Day the Crayons Quit
The Day the Crayons Quit

Royalty:
The Elite (The Selection, #2)

Craft
InstaCraft: Fun and Simple Projects for Adorable Gifts, Decor, and More

Dystopian
Steelheart (Reckoners, #1)Never Fade (The Darkest Minds, #2)

Timetravel:
Infinityglass (Hourglass, #3)

Haunting but Inspiring Read: 
Love Letters to the Dead (Review coming soon)
Love Letters to the DeadThe Prince of Denial


Fun Nonfiction: 
Kids: Everything Battle Book

Ye Olde Weird but True: 300 Outrageous Facts from HistoryMug Cakes: 100 Speedy Microwave Treats to Satisfy Your Sweet ToothDancers Among Us: A Celebration of Joy in the EverydayNational Geographic Kids Everything Battles: Arm Yourself with Fierce Photos and Fascinating Facts

Serious Nonfiction: 
Teen: Bomb
Adult: History Decoded (review coming soon)
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous WeaponHistory DecodedOne Times Square: A Century of Change at the Crossroads of the World

Completed Series: 
United We Spy (Gallagher Girls, #6)Home for Christmas (Canterwood Crest Super Special, #2)

Beginning Series: 
 Adult: From Notting Hill with Love Actually 

From Notting Hill with Love... Actually (Actually #1)The NaturalsCloche and Dagger (Hat Shop Mystery, #1)Boy Nobody (Boy Nobody, #1)

Current Series: 
Teen: The Elite
Teen: Fiery Heart (review coming soon)
The Elite (The Selection, #2)The Fiery Heart (Bloodlines, #4)The Bride Wore Size 12  (Heather Wells #5)

Fantasy
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)

Paranormal: 
Adult: House Rules
Unbreakable (The Legion, #1)House Rules (Chicagoland Vampires, #7)

Historical Fiction: 
Teen - Dark Triumph
Adult: One Good Earl Deserves a Lover
Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, #2)Maid of Secrets (Maids of Honor, #1)One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (The Rules of Scoundrels, #2)If You Give a Rake a Ruby (Jewels of the Ton, #2)

Mythology
Sweet Legacy (Medusa Girls, #3)Awaken (Abandon Trilogy, #3)The Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders, #1)

Trilogy Finished: 
Adult: Ocean Breeze
Tween: Stolen Magic
The Grass Is Always Greener (Belles, #3)Sea Glass Island (Ocean Breeze, #3)Stolen Magic (Kat, Incorrigible, #3)

Holiday
Adult: Starry Night
Sleigh Bells in the Snow (O'Neil Brothers, #1)Starry NightHome for Christmas (Canterwood Crest Super Special, #2)

Food
Teen:  Taste Test
Taste TestSprinkles and SecretsThe Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe


Best Library: 
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's LibraryMidnight Frost (Mythos Academy, #5)Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for ChildrenRead It and Weep (Library Lover's Mystery, #4)

Spies: 
Adult: True Spies
Spies and PrejudiceTwo Lies and a Spy (Two Lies and a Spy, #1)True Spies (Lord and Lady Spy, #2)The Wig in the WindowDouble Vision: Code Name 711

Stand Alone: 
Lost in LondonThe Ashford AffairFalling For You


Not Yet Published: 
Teen: Something Real
Something Real

Mystery
Teen: Confessions: Private School Murders
Confessions: The Private School Murders (Confessions, #2)Capture the Flag (Capture the Flag, #1)Fonduing Fathers (A White House Chef Mystery, #6)Oak and Dagger (A White House Gardener Mystery, #3)

Summer Book
Adult: Somebody to Love
All I NeedHow Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come TrueSomebody to Love

Favorite Authors (most read this year) 
Jill Shalvis (6)
The Sweetest Thing

Best Covers: Check out my previous post

Best Books I Waited to Read
Adult: When Dashing Met Danger
Tween: Genius Files
Just One Day (Just One Day, #1)When Dashing Met Danger (Spies, #1)Mission Unstoppable (The Genius Files)

Heist Books
Adult: The Heist
The Heist (Fox and O'Hare #1)Perfect Scoundrels (Heist Society, #3)

Revenge
This is W.A.R.

New Adult
Roomies

Dragon
Scorched (Scorched, #1)

Emotional Thriller:
Six Months Later

The Feels:
Kids: One and Only Ivan
We'll Always Have Summer (Summer, #3)Take Me Home for Christmas (Whiskey Creek, #5)The One and Only Ivan

Animal
Adult Nonfiction: Grumpy Cat
Kids: Snatchabook

Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy BookMurder, She Barked (A Paws and Claws Mystery)Storm WatcherThe Snatchabook

Small Town
The Case of the Time-Capsule BanditCatch of the Day

Jane Austen Inspired
The Trouble with FlirtingJane Austen Goes to HollywoodThe Sum of All Kisses (Smythe-Smith Quartet, #3)

Authors New to Me and I Need More Books:
 Teen: Kelly Fiore
Adult: Sarah Morgan
Taste TestSleigh Bells in the Snow (O'Neil Brothers, #1)

What were your favorite reads of 2013?