Well, as 2014 has come to a close (in my timezone anyway), I thought it'd be a good time to talk about my favourite books/series I've read this year. Let me start by saying that this year was an amazing reading year for me. I've been in a massive reading slump since about 2012 and I have finally re-discovered my love for books. Also, I beat my reading challenge by a tonne (I read 75 when I was aiming for 50, yay!). But anyway, my top 5 books for this year are as follows:
#5: A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin
I think this is a favourite half because I genuinely enjoyed and half because I'm so glad I have finally caught up on this series. I started reading it back in 2011 so it has taken me a good 3 years to read it. It wasn't because I wasn't enjoying, but that the books are so long and the story is so heavy that sometimes it can become overwhelming. But I need Winds of Winter right now!
#4: Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss
This series is really unique. It puts a bit of a different spin on fantasy and the writing is just gorgeous. I fell in love with it and I wish Rothfuss could give us an idea of when he will release the last book because the wait is killing me.
#3: Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness
Not only do I associate this series with my first booktube-a-thon but I will never forget how fast I read these books. If I remember correctly, I read all 3 books in 2 days. I am a relatively fast reader but that is still insane, I just couldn't put them down. The story just caught me so hard and it has definitely become one of my all-time favourite series.
#2: Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas
So I'd never really heard about this book series until I found the book community online and while I don't think the first book lived up to the hype, the next two (and the series as a whole) definitely do. It has easily become one of my favourite both this year and in general. I'm so glad I started this series and I can't wait for the next book. I couldn't recommend this one enough for fantasy lovers!
#1: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Not only do I love this book a whole lot but I mark this book as a tipping point in my reading. It brought me out of my huge reading slump and it was the first book in a long while that I read for the first time in one sitting. Also, it introduced me to the amazingness that is Rainbow Rowell. If you want more of my thoughts of this one, check out my review here (it was my first review I ever posted on this thing, too!).
How was your reading this year? What were your favourites? Let me know in the comments!
Until next time,
Jess, xxx
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