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Top 10 Tuesday: Best Books of 2014

December 16, 2014 by brooke 2 Comments

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I’ve been very excited for this TTT, although it was extremely difficult to narrow my list down to only 10 books. (As you can see below, I’ve cheated a bit, counting each complete series I’ve read as only one entry.)

BEST SERIES

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1. Vampire Academy series / Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead

2. The Raven Boys series by Maggie Stiefvater

3. The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

4. Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas

BEST CONCLUSION TO SERIES

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5. Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

6. The One by Kiera Cass

Honorable mentions: The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan, City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare

BEST FIRST IN SERIES

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7. Born of Illusion by Teri Brown

8. Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong

BEST STANDALONE

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9. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

10. Smart Girls Get What They Want by Sarah Strohmeyer

Honorable mentions: On the Fence by Kasie West, Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson, Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge, The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

 

What were your favorite books of 2014? Please share! I always love recommendations. 

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  1. Taylor Lynn says

    December 20, 2014 at 12:40 pm

    Yay for the Raven Boys!! I adore those books, and was thrilled with Ruin and Rising, too. As for the rest of the titles on this list, I haven’t read them, but a few are on my to-read list, like Sea of Shadows and Throne of Glass. Looks like you had a good reading year!! 🙂

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    • brooke says

      December 23, 2014 at 9:12 am

      Thanks! I had a great reading year – couldn’t even believe how many incredible books and authors I was introduced to these past 12 months 🙂

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