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My lists:Most Fave:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Next Bests:
Singles*:
The Unnaturalists by Tiffany Trent
The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Trent
The Traitor at the End of the Tunnel by Y. S. Lee
The Royal Ranger by John Flanagan
I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
Series:
Anna Series by Kendare Blake
The Immortal Empire by Kate Locke
Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas
Guilty Pleasures:
Nevermore by Kelly Creagh
Zombie Island by Lori Handeland
*Singles doesn't necessarily mean stand alone, it means I only read one book of the series this year.
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Hated:
DIAF:
Alchemystic by Anton Strout
Snoozefest:
Mortal Engines by Phillip Reeve
Empire State by Adam Christopher
Star Crossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Ripper by Stefan Petrucha
Why Do I Let Myself Be Talked Into These Things?
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Biggest Letdowns:
Johnny Alucard by Kim Newman
Dodger by Terry Pratchett
Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson by Lyndsay Faye
I read mostly ya and paranormal romance but my favorites of the year were:Young Adult:
Paranormal Romance:
Those look great, Colleen.And the fact that you liked all the God Save the Queen...I'm going to have to read those.
Nienna wrote: "I read mostly ya and paranormal romance but my favorites of the year were:Young Adult:
[bookcover:Shadow ..."I used to read the BDB but I stopped somewhere after Rhage's story, I think.
MrsJoseph (taking back my data & giving GR the middle finger) wrote: "Those look great, Colleen.And the fact that you liked all the God Save the Queen...I'm going to have to read those."
It's one of those series that I like more than I think I would, if that makes sense. Kinda like White Trash Zombie - though I was a bit disappointed in the third of those this year.
HA! I want to use Colleen's categories for the baddies. So I will. :DBesties:
I Liked It
The Fault in Our Stars
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Storms in Jars
The Devil You Know
A Dirty Job
Doctor Sleep
I Loved It
Hard Magic (Series)
Locke and Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft(Series)
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
I Want Some More Of It
NOS4A2
Joyland
Gone Girl
Nerd Do Well
Favorites I Re-read This Year:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Series
The Shining
Baddies:
DIE IN A FIRE!!! *STABSTABSTAB*
The Night Circus
Thirteen Reasons Why
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Ender's Game
Snoozefest
The Greyfriar
The Catcher in the Rye
Why Do I Let Myself Be Talked Into These Things?
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Peerless Four
Biggest Letdown
Girl of Nightmares
Dimension of Miracles
I didn't think to post re-reads! I only did the new reads, lol.
Becky wrote: "Baddies:DIE IN A FIRE!!! *STABSTABSTAB*
The Night Circus Thirteen Reasons Why The Unbearable Lightness of Being Ender's Game (The Ender Quintet, #1)
The Night Circus
Thirteen Reasons Why
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Ender's Game
Tell me how you really feel, lol.
MrsJoseph (taking back my data & giving GR the middle finger) wrote: "I didn't think to post re-reads! I only did the new reads, lol."Ditto.
MrsJoseph (taking back my data & giving GR the middle finger) wrote: "Tell me how you really feel, lol. "I didn't like them. ;)
Absolute FavoriteNOS4A2 by Joe Hill
The Best of the Rest (5-stars)
Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton
A Memory of Light by Jordan & Sanderson
The Crown Tower & The Rose and the Thorn by Michael J. Sullivan
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
14 by Peter Clines
The Walking Dead Compendium 1 by Robert Kirkman
Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks
The Best of the Four-Stars
The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Unteachable by Leah Raeder
Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
Double Feature by Owen King
Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry
What Doesn't Kill Her by Max Allan Collins
Harlequin by Bernard Cornwell
The Iron King by Maurice Druon
...and the Disappointments
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
1356 by Bernard Cornwell
Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
Game by Anders de la Motte
Star Wars: Razor's Edge by Martha Wells
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
V-Wars by Jonathan Maberry & others
Ooooo I liked 14. That was a fun easy fast paced read. It's one of those great feeling books. I don't remember everything about it but I remember the feeling/texture of that book and it was a great. The same texture I remember for The Dark Tower books. *sigh* I could go for that again.
You know, Clines does have a series out...It starts with Ex-Heroes. That might be a good followup to Steelheart.
Aww, I'm sad so many of yall weren't fans of The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown. Those were some of my favorites as a kid. And now. Though I haven't read The Hero and the Crown in at least a decade and I can't remember the ending...
What?!? Dude! Don't put ideas in my head.
Felina wrote: "What?!? Dude! Don't put ideas in my head."Sorry. Just un-read that comment.
Felina wrote: "I liked The Blue Sword."I liked it ok, too, though it wasn't one of my faves for the year.
I don't think I would say it was a fav this year. I did like the 'main character female isn't a total waste of space damsel in distress love sick idiot' quality of the book. :)
Agreed. I didn't like as much the (view spoiler) or whatever thing, though.("Or whatever" is my new default for when I only vaguely remember something.) ;)
Ha ha. That is a pretty big trope. (view spoiler) But this was written some time ago. I wonder if it was as bad a trope back then.
I really didn't dislike The Blue Sword. Those that I listed as disappointments were just books I thought I'd like better than I did. I think the only one I really hated was The Shadow of the TortureChris.
Mayhap not. I don't really know. I would probably have liked it better if I'd read it when I was younger, before I got so jaded. ;)
I would have probably liked it better when I was a teenager.Of course, that's when I was loving movies like Beverly Hills Cop and Howard the Duck.
Don't diss Howard the Duck. It's a classic! ;)
I love Howard the Duck! It gets so much crap.
Chris wrote: "I think the only one I really hated was The Shadow of the TortureChris. "Puts this one on the list of things to avoid.
Chris wrote: "I would have probably liked it better when I was a teenager.Of course, that's when I was loving movies like Beverly Hills Cop and Howard the Duck."
I still like them. Classics!
Chris wrote: "I really didn't dislike The Blue Sword. Those that I listed as disappointments were just books I thought I'd like better than I did. I think the only one I really hated was The Shadow of the Tort..."
Did I not warn you? I powered through the whole series. It left scars on my soul.
o_O wrote: "Did I not warn you? I powered through the whole series. It left scars on my soul. "
O_o
Yes, you warned me. You also warned me of Fionavar and Perdido Street. One day I shall learn to listen.
Best book of 2013:Bitter Seeds (and the two sequels)
Top five other reads
1. Cold Days
2. Heroes Die
3. Wool Omnibus
4. Stardust
5. Old Man's War
Best book that I wasn't expecting to like:
Dark Eden
Most disappointing books:
1. Heart of the Mirage
2. Stray Souls
3. The Lives of Tao
4. Ack-Ack Macaque
Nice list, Paul. I've been meaning to check out that Milkweed series.
Chris, step away from the series. You can do it. We have your back.
Emily wrote: "Chris, step away from the series. You can do it. We have your back."lol!
lol!Hey, I have a credit now!
Chris wrote: "Nice list, Paul. I've been meaning to check out that Milkweed series."Emily wrote: "Chris, step away from the series. You can do it. We have your back."
lol. At the risk of sounding like a drug pusher here I'm going to point out that the Milkweek series is only three books in total (hardly sounds like a series at all...right?). They are also quick reads (I finished them all in one week), so when you think about it, it's really just like reading one book....perhaps.... :)
Paul, you will fit in well here. We're all series pushers.
See, Emily? It's just one book.with three covers...
It's just an omnibus that's been divided into three volumes?
Chris wrote: "It's just an omnibus that's been divided into three volumes?"Haha. That's my argument for the Belgariad as well. Not my fault I could only find the five individual books...
Emily wrote: "Chris wrote: "It's just an omnibus that's been divided into three volumes?"Haha. That's my argument for the Belgariad as well. Not my fault I could only find the five individual books..."
lol!!
I just converted my 5 book sets to the omnibus this year.
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Sometimes it works well. Some times I'm flabbergasted.
This year...I'm gobsmacked. I have no clue what I read this year, lol! With the Amazon sale and my removing my book catalog I'm clueless.
So, here is my "what I can remember" list for 2013!
The Good
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The "Meh"
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And the WTF?!