Top Ten Books I Read in 2014 + IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!

This is a very special Top Ten Tuesday, and if you didn't guess it by the title, I TURN A YEAR OLDER TODAY. I'm officially 23 (and I graduated last Friday). Oh, hello there real life. All of these changes are both exciting and terrifying. And since 2014 was such a huge year for me what better way to celebrate my birthday than with books?

I also just found out minutes ago that Theo James and I have the same birthday. JEALOUS? YOU SHOULD BE.

Top 10 Books I Read This Year:

  

1. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

2. To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

3. Unbreakable by Kami Garcia

Under the Never Sky was a very recent and surprising read. I forgot all forms of reading material at home one day (along with my phone) and all I had was my nook. So I pick one of my random ebooks and this one happened to be it. AND OMG AM I GLAD. The love I developed for these characters was on another level.

To All the Boys I've Loved Before...there's not much to explain about this. I may or may not have an unhealthy obsession with everything Jenny Han writes. Refer to later part of the post for more fangirling.

Unbreakable was the perfect thing to help me form an even crazier obsession with Supernatural than the one I already had. This one is definitely for fans of Supernatural. Brothers, demons, exorcisms, OH MY!

4. Dangerous Boys by Abigail Haas

5. Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas

I'm forever indebted to Racquel from The Book Barbies for making me pick up Dangerous Girls earlier this year. It feels like so long ago! But YESSSS! Abigail Haas is a mastermind at twisted psychological thrillers. You need to pick these up if you haven't (btw they aren't part of a series or even companions. Very different, but very worth it.) and I need more from her!

6. The Summer I Turned Pretty

It's Not Summer Without You

We'll Always Have Summer

All by Jenny Han. Jenny Han is a goddess when it comes to writing and developing characters. I count all three of these as one because I'm a cheater, but also because I read all of these books in the span of about three days. There was no jerky pause between books. I felt like I grew up with Belly, Jeremiah and Conrad in just a few days.

7. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

8. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

This section should be called the Rainbow-Rowell-Can-Do-No-Wrong section. I read Eleanor & Park last December and since then I've been hooked on her characters. They are some of the most relatable characters I've ever read. Let's be honest, Landline would have probably made it on this list if I had already read it *stares longingly at shelf*.

9. Torn Away by Jennifer Brown

10. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

These two are the extremely emotional books of the bunch. I suggest you have a pack of tissues handy when you pick up Torn Away. It literally ripped my heart out and threw my emotions all over the place. I wish more people knew about this one.

As always, there are some VERY honorable mentions:

 


Have you read any of these? What was your number one book of the year?