Top 10 of 2013: Best Books

This tour of fun is co-hosted by Fiktshun, A Life Bound by Books, Confessioins of a Bookaholic, Two Chicks on Books, & Magical Urban Fantasy Reads.

So I came across this and decided I wanted to participate. It's a week worth of Top Ten's from 2013. Some are from anything I might've read in 2013 while others are for book strictly released in 2013. Today it's my Top Ten favorite books I read in 2013. If you saw our Best Books of 2013 giveaway hop, you've already seen my top 'ten' but here we go again.


My Top Ten is actually a Top Eleven because I couldn't narrow my last two books down so I'm calling it tie at the #10 spot. These books are ones I've read from January - November of this year.

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

I am obsessed with these books. I fell in love last year with Throne of Glass and now I've fallen harder with Crown of Midnight. I'm not sure I'm going to last waiting for the next book - I'm already dying for it! Team Chaol FTW!

Endless Knight by Kresley Cole

The first book, Poison Princess, took me by surprise but I didn't think I'd love the second book as much as I did. Especially the last half of the book. Oh, I am such a fangirl for Death.

Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers

Grave Mercy started out slow for me but ended on such a high note that I had actually contacted the publisher to get an ARC of this book (one of my first I requested) and I devoured it. I fangirled so hard over this book and I fangirled so hard over Robin LaFevers when I met her.

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

The Infernal Devices is SO much better than The Mortal Instruments (imo) and Jem is one of my all-time favorite fictional characters and this was a fantastic conclusion to a favorite trilogy of mine. The Epilogue was full of all sorts of emotions.

Dare You To by Katie McGarry

I've read both Dare You To and Crash Into You but, while I loved them both, Dare You To sticks with me more. Maybe because I was never a fan of Beth's to begin with but after reading her book, I adore her? I already loved Isaiah so it was hard to love him much more (though it happened).

The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd

This was the very first book I read in 2013 and it still among my favorites. I am staring at the second book, with my fingers twitching to read it. Almost time, my precious, almost time. This is a book I've recommended to almost anyone who asks for good books to read. It will continue to be a book I pimp.

Cress by Marissa Meyer

Cinder was excellent, Scarlet was better and I am excited to say that Cress was even better. I didn't really think it was possible for these books to get better than Scarlet (which I loved so much) but I've learned to expect the unexpected. I shouldn't be so surprised and when this book comes out in February, I'm reading it again (it's that good).

The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson

Hector, oh Hector I love thee. I've loved you from the beginning and you'll go down as one of the greatest book boyfriends of all time. But he's the icing on this epic cake; this book is filled with adventure, fantasy and one hell of a heroine. Did I mention a fantastic, yummy man named Hector?!

Horde by Ann Aguirre

This is another trilogy that just got better as it went along. This was the epic conclusion to this dystopian trilogy. Epic is putting it mildly. There were so many things that happened, so many feels that occurred and so many tears (both happy and sad). I still get emotional just thinking about this one scene in this book, even after months of trying to recover, my heart still can't take it.

Reboot by Amy Tintera & A Little Too Far by Lisa Desrochers

Reboot too me by surprise. I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did but I am counting down the days (literally) for Rebel to arrive at my door. I read A Little Too Far on a whim because the publisher offered a review copy of the second book. I figured I'd try the first book, see how I liked it. Well, I stayed up until 7 am reading it so I'm going with it was fan-freaking-tabulous. Needless to say, I read the second book the following day.