There are so many books which I have read over the past year, but I just felt like I should share my top 9 (I wanted to be a bit different) which I have read all with reasons why. The idea of this is to allow others to get a feel for these books so that they could then read them in the future.
There may also be books on this list which you have been debating to read, so hopefully this will give you the push forward to reading them.
These are in no particular order:
1.
George R.R. Martin, Song of ice and fire- Also known better as "Game of Thrones". As many people will know, this is a popular TV show which is aired by HBO/Sky depending on where in the world you live. I started watching the show and realised that I would prefer to read the books first so that is what I did, it took me a while to hunt them down (I brought them off my friends mum for £1!!). I enjoyed the show so much and the books did not disappoint (Apart from the huge amounts of death.. Thanks George). I was hardly able to put them down I even took them to school with me and read them in lessons. oops. The amount of detail which is included in these books really captures your imagination and it is like you are standing there with the characters. This is a huge must on the recommendation list, if you have the time for it, just don't get too attached as the next book will not be out for at least another year.
2.
Derek Landy, Dying of the light- I am a HUGE fan of the Skylduggery Pleasant series, and for me this book really did wrap up and finish this series in an amazing way. The only fault which I have with this book is the fact that it is the end of an amazing series which I am sad to see gone as I believe it to be the end of an era. For my full book review this can be seen earlier on in my blog.
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Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, hush - Normally, I do not like books which follow the normal pattern of boy meets girl, they fall in love but there is something which in the way of them being together and they go through a series of events which allows them to be together in the end and all is well. However, there is something about this book and how it is written that really captivated me and made me read to the end of the series so i could see what happened in the end.
4.
J.R.R Tolkein, The Hobbit - I had read this book before, but due to my love of the films I really wanted to read this book again before the last movie came out. If you have not watched all of the Hobbit films, then this is a definite read for you. The book is so much better if it is read before watching the films (Like most books) as it means that you are able to picture the characters and events as you want without the film playing through your head. The one thing which I did not like about this book is that there is not much detail on the battle of the five armies which occurs, however, this could be a positive for some people if they do not like long battles which drag on. This book is even that good that I own two copies.
5.
Richelle Mead, Vampire academy- I would say this book is on my Top 10 reads of 2014 but it is in fact the whole series which gets a mention as it is a twist on the normal vampire books which there are so many of at the moment, it involves vampire legend as well as the more modern take on vampires including the forbidden love which is in a lot of books now a days. This is a series of books which never bores, it is very fast-paced and there are always events which are going on which could then lead to something bigger later on. This is a huge recommendation for those who love their books which include vampires as it is just that little bit different.
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Veronica Roth, Divergent- I got Insurgent and Allegiant for Christmas last year so I thought that I would read the whole series again meaning that technically I did read this book this year. As soon as I picked up Divergent, it was so hard for me to put it down again, it is a book which is completely different to anything which I have ever read before, the story line was completely original and the ending to this series of books was soul destroying. I am not ashamed to say that I cried, multiple times. I am sure many people are likely to of read this book, but if you are reading this blog and you have not, stop reading right now and buy a copy as this is something that I would recommend to anyone and I have even recommended this to one of my teachers. Dare I say it but this was so much better than The Hunger Games.
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Maria V. Snyder, Poison study- This has got to be one of my all time favourite books. I have kind of cheated with this one as I first read it a few years ago but I did read it again earlier on in the year. This was one of the books which really got my into reading in the first place. I have only met one other person in my existence which owns this book and had read the whole 2 series. However, this is a definite book which should be on everyone's book list as there are twists and turns around every corner and each chapter ends with a cliffhanger which just leaves you wanting more and more. You will never be able to put these books down once you have turned to the first page and started reading. there are so many things which are involved in this book from action to magic which develops more and more as the series goes on.
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Josephine Angelini, Goddess- I started this series a while ago when I ran out of books to read while I was on holiday. I was able to finally finish this series when I brought Goddess earlier on in the year. There is a twist on the normal books which are about the Olympus gods which are in these books and I would strongly recommend this to someone who liked them kind of books as it is completely original and something a bit different.
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Fated, Alyson Noel- This is a book which I read just before the end of the 2014 year and it has already been added to the top 9 of 2014 books which were read. This is an indication of how good this book is and how much I enjoyed it. I will not rant too much about this as there is my full book review which I have written and posted on this blog.
