Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Top Ten Books 2013


My Top Ten Books I Read The 2nd Half of 2013:
I couldn't choose just 10 books for the whole year and I have a Top Ten Tuesday post on my favorite books so far. These are my Top 10 books from June through December. 


1. Fly Away by Kristin Hannah- The sequel to Firefly Lane. This book got me through a really hard time and I loved to just get lost in their world. I think this book handled grief really well and I hope to reread it next year. 
2. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins- This book was amazing. I couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen next and I fell in love with St. Clair. 
3. Divergent by Veronica Roth- I put off this book for a long time because of the hype, but I'm so glad I read Divergent. I loved the world Roth created. I loved the character relationships and just fell in love with Divergent. 
4. Looking for Alaska by John Green- I have major book hangover from this book. This book touched me in so many ways I never thought a book would. It brought me to tears. 
5. If I Stay/Where She Went by Gayle Forman- I tried not to cheat on this list, but as far as favorites go it is impossible to decide between these two. They were both raw, emotional, amazing novels. 
6. Towering by Alex Flinn- I love the story of Rapunzel and I love Flinn's twist on the classic tale. I really loved that Wyatt was the main character and the mystery of the story.
7. The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen- Her newest book was great. Emmaline was an amazing character. I have always loved the name Emma so I was quick to fall in love with her name. She had a strong personality that really made the novel. 
8. Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu- Looking back I really loved the themes of this novel and how the novel changed the story of The Snow Queen. Read this book and then go see Disney's Frozen. They are both amazing. 
9. The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks- His newest novel was a great addition. Although I don't think this is my favorite novel by Sparks. It kept me up late in the night and ending blew my mind. 
10. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare- This is still my favorite book in the mortal instruments series. It was so action packed and changed everything for this series. City of Glass made the next book in the series City of Fallen Angels a disappointment.


2013 was a great year for reading. I have many more wrap up posts coming in the next week. I hope you had a great reading year and here is to 2014 being an even greater year for reading. 


Rachael 



18 comments:

  1. I also loved Anna and the French Kiss, If I Stay/Where She Went and Divergent! Great picks :) And I haven't read the others on your list, but I'm definitely curious about a few of them!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks for stopping by. These books were so amazing.

      Delete
  2. Glad to see an opinion on The Longest Ride! It seems quite different from some of his other books, so I'm interested to read it. Also, Anna and the French Kiss is such a wonderful book!!! :D

    My TTT:

    http://diamondinroughcoal.blogspot.com/2013/12/top-ten-tuesday-17-or-my-top-ten-books.html

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It is quite different and I myself was a bit skeptical at the beginning, but I thought it deserved a place on this list for how late it kept me up to find out the ending alone.

      Delete
  3. Breadcrumbs! I want to read that so badly!
    Thanks for stoppin' by!
    Happy New Year!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I really wanted to read it badly too. I don't know why it took me until December to finally pick it up. The beginning is a bit slow, but the imagination in this novel is superb.

      Delete
  4. I really enjoyed The Moon and More, and I'll have to check out Breadcrumbs! :)
    Thanks for stopping by my post!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Please do check out Breadcrumbs it was great. I would love to read more books off that central theme of friendship in a fairy tale land.

      Delete
  5. I loved Towering and Looking for Alaska as well! I think I will have to try to pick up Breadcrumbs this year and I just found out The Moon and More ties in with Along for the Ride, so I will probably pick that up too. I agree with City of Glass, it was my favorite in the TMI series and sometimes I wish I had stopped with it. It will be interesting to see how it ends though.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I think City of Lost Souls really redeemed the series for me, but yes City of Glass has so far been my favorite. You will have to give The Moon and More a try. It has some interesting characters in it. I also think you will enjoy Breadcrumbs as you enjoy fairy tale retellings.

      Delete
  6. The only one I've read of these is Anna and the French Kiss. Which I have to agree was a great book! I've gone back and forth on whether or not to read Towering. I love fairy tale books, but there were just so many negative reviews for it :/

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. You should just give Towering a try and make your own opinion.

      Delete
  7. Great list. You've got some really amazing books on your list. I loved If I Stay & Where She Went when I read them, those books made me so emotional! Happy New Year :) My TTT.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Very emotional. I loved the character development. I can't wait to read more by Forman. Many of my favorite authors will be releasing another book this year. I'm looking forward to drafting a few more authors I love posts.

      Delete
  8. I am shocked to see Fly Away, it was such a let down for me but I loved Firefly Lane. I understand a book helping with grief though. Lovely Bones helped me last year with grief.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It wasn't so much grief I was talking about. I was talking about 7 credits in one month at college. It was a stressful time, but at the end of the day I always knew I could curl up in the world of Firefly Lane. I think that is one of the reasons Fly Away became so special to me. I am hosting a Kristin Hannah reading challenge this year in hopes of rereading Firefly Lane and Fly Away.

      Delete
  9. I have The Moon and More, but haven't read it yet :( Need to do that soon!! I also DNF'd If I Stay a while back. I was like wait why is it so sad already??? So I stopped, but I do want to give it another try before the movie comes out for sure. Cool list... Happy reading in 2014!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes please do read The Moon and More and If I Stay both were excellent.

      Delete

Hi my name is Rachael and I want to thank you for commenting on my blog. I appreciate every single comment I receive and I reply back to all comments.