It’s been a great year – I read 47 great books, but unfortunately did not meet my reading goal of 50. (2014, maybe?) Below I’ve listed (in no particular order) the best books I read in 2013. Click on the links to read my review of the book.

*Several of the books on this list were published in years prior to 2013, but are included merely because I read them for the first time this year.

Clockwork Princess (Cassandra Clare)

The Host (Stephanie Meyer)

Mind Games (Kiersten White)

Shadow and Bone (Leigh Bardugo)

Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)

The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)

Just Listen (Sarah Dessen)

The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)

The Cuckoo’s Calling (Robert Galbraith)