Reading Summary
I read 88 books or novellas in 2013–way down from my 2012 total (118 books). I think the main reason for this is that I started my blog which took quite a bit of my reading time. I would like to’ve read at least 100 books which I’ve done for the last several years, but I’m enjoying blogging so I’m going to accept my reading speed plus I read some great books! When I’m reading a book I love I sometimes so down my reading so I can enjoy the happiness and joy of a great book!
Over half the books I read (60 books or 68%) were fantasy or science fiction. This includes paranormal and fantasy romance as well as young adult fantasies and science fiction. Most of the books I read were fantasies–either urban fantasies or just fantasies.
In 2012, I read many more historical romances than fantasies. This year I read 29 romances–including contemporary romance, historical romance and paranormal and fantasy romance. Most of the novellas I read were romances.
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Without further ado…in the order I read the books…
My favorites of 2013:
God Save the Queen by Kate Locke
Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
Terms of Enlistment by Marko Kloos
Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
Written in Red by Anne Bishop
Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Cinder started me reading more young adult books the latter part of the year)
Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews
The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya Huff
Stray & Lab Rat One by Andrea K. Höst (I’m counting this as one book even though it’s a trilogy, because the books are really just one continuous wonderful book!)
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
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Honorable Mention
Really any of these books could be in my top ten. I loved them, too!
A Hint of Frost by Hailey Edwards
Death Masks by Jim Butcher
Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
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I could continue with a number of other books…I had a great reading year! The above books aren’t always my highest rated books, but these are books which stayed with me through the year. Sometimes after I read a book I can’t even remember exactly what it was about by the next week! The above books are books are really remember and enjoy remembering…lol…not books I hated so much I remember them.
All my favorites are fantasy/science fiction. I’m loving fantasy and don’t see that changing anytime soon!
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What about you? What have you been reading? Have you done a “Best of…” post?