2014 - In Books

This year I challenged myself to read 25 books (because last year I slacked a bit). And I'm happy to say that I read 37! beating my challenge.

1. The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
2. Tenderness - Robert Cormier
3. After the First Death - Robert Cormier
4. Esquire's Big Book of Fiction - Various
5. The Color Purple - Alice Walker
6. Wintergirls - Laurie Halse Anderson 
7. Someday, Someday, Maybe - Lauren Graham
8. 1984 - George Orwell
9. Elixir - Hilary Duff
10. Devoted - Hilary Duff
11. True - Hilary Duff
12. The Moon and More - Sarah Dessen
13. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury 
14. The Green Mile - Stephen King
15. Delirium - Lauren Oliver
16. Pandemonium - Lauren Oliver
17. Requiem - Lauren Oliver
18. Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver
19. Burn for Burn - Jenny Han, Siobhan Vivian
20. Fire with Fire - Jenny Han, Siobhan Vivian
21. Icons - Margaret Stohl
22. Let the Sky Fall - Shannon Messenger
23. Let the Storm Break - Shannon Messenger
24. Cinder - Marissa Meyer
25. Scarlet - Marissa Meyer
26. Cress - Marissa Meyer
27. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
28. Lone Wolf - Jodi Picoult 
29. The Things They Carried - Tim O'Brien
30. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender - Leslye Walton
31. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Saenz
32. In Perfect Light - Benjamin Alire Saenz
33. Hush, Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick
34. Crescendo - Becca Fitzpatrick
35. Silence - Becca Fitzpatrick
36. Finale - Becca Fitzpatrick
37. Beautiful Lies - Jessica Warman

Favorite: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

Least Favorite: Lone Wolf & Before I Fall

Surprising Like: The Color Purple
Surprising Hate: Before I Fall
Beloved Re-Read:The Things They Carried
Would Re-Read: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Wondered Why You Bothered Finishing It: Lone Wolf
Made You Cry: The Fault In Our Stars
Made You Laugh: Someday, Someday, Maybe
Want to See it Turned into a Movie: Tenderness would make a good thriller
Overrated: The Catcher in the Rye
Underrated: The Green Mile
Best/Most Promising Series: The Lunar Chronicles
Started Good but Petered Out: Hush, Hush Series & Delirium Series
Started Slow but Stuck the Landing: The Color Purple
Author to Watch Out For: Leslye Walton
Best Book Cover: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender & Aristotle and Dante Discover the Universe
Bad Cover, Good Book: The Fault in Our Stars (I would never have picked up the book if I didn't already know and love John Green.)
Made You Think: Dante and Aristotle Discover the Secrets of the Universe & The Things They Carried
Guilty Pleasure: Sky Fall Series
Best YA: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
Best Adult: The Things They Carried
Favorite Character: Cinder - Cinder
Least Favorite Character: Everyone in Lone Wolf
Most Hated Antagonist: Percy - The Green Mile
Most Hated Protagonist: Sam - Before I Fall
Fictional Crush: Alex - Delirium Series

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