Making a top anything
list is hard. If you’re asked to pick 5,
you want 6. Asked for 10, you want
11. Well, I couldn’t even pick 10. I ended up picking my favorite 13 of
2013. And even with such a big number, I
cheated – some of my picks are part of a series so I combined them into one
entry. These are the books that stayed
with me for days after, that I could yell endlessly from the rooftops about, and
absolutely positively LOVED!!!!!
Are they in order? Kind of. Pepper Winters is hands down my favorite of the year (so much so, I want to trade my sister for her). Everything after is in order, but I could argue my rankings all day long, change them 50 more times, and still not be satisfied. So.... yes, they are in order but I could move them around a thousand times and they'd still be in order.
Regardless of how hard it was to choose, I'm really excited to share my list with you!
Regardless of how hard it was to choose, I'm really excited to share my list with you!
(Click on any of the book covers for Amazon purchase links.)
Top Reads of 2013
Tears of Tess/Quintessentially Q (Monsters in the Dark #1, #2)
Pepper Winters
“Tears of Tess is exquisite, raw, intense, and unputdownable – everything that makes a book PHENOMENAL! It’s emotional and gripping, and it had my heart beating out of my chest. Yes, it’s dark, edgy, and it WILL make you uncomfortable; but, Pepper Winters was able to strike the perfect balance between dark and passionate.”
“Pepper Winters pulls you back into the world of Tess and Q, deeper than you ever thought possible. QQ is simply unforgettable. It will play with your mind, haunt you for days after, and tattoo itself in your thoughts. When I close my eyes I can picture every single image that Pepper Winters has laid out between the pages. She creates something beautiful from something so horrible. She brilliantly walks the fine line between too much and not enough.”
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Songs of Submission
CD Reiss
“STUFF THIS HOT AND ENGROSSING SHOULD BE ILLEGAL”
“Seriously, this serial is like crack for bookworms that like it HOT!! I can't get over how addictive this is!!!! I feel like I'm going crazy every time an episode comes to an end.....”
“IT’S A DAMN SHAME…………
…………… this author isn’t a millionaire let alone signed by a publisher!!!!”
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With You/Torn From You (Tear Asunder #0.5, #1)
Nashoda Rose
"This is not a page-turner, it’s a
nail-biter."
"According to the Urban dictionary, in Boston when you
need to describe something as being really awesome you say it's wicked pisser.
(pronounced piss-ah) For example, The
Sox game last night was wicked pisser.
With You/Torn From You is WICKED PISSER."
"This book will have
your heart beating out of your chest, panting for air, and burning from the
anticipation. The feelings Nashoda
elicits from the reader are unreal.
Nashoda Rose has created the perfect @&^%@&$#^$^#! Logan is a total and utter a-hole. And, I don’t mean conceited and full of
himself, I mean full out A-S-S-H-O-L-E. "
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There Is A Light
belladonnacullen
(yes, this is fanfic but it is the
most brilliant piece of writing that I just had to include it)
"THIS STORY IS EPIC!!!!
I. HAVE. NEVER. IN. MY. LIFE. READ.
A. BOOK. LIKE. THIS."
"This book is so
unbelievably amazing and perfect in every single way. Writing a review that
would do it justice is damn near impossible, so I'm not even going to attempt
it.
You know how
most books you can compare to another and say it gave you the same feeling???
Well, not this one. This is book has nothing. It is the most original piece of
writing I have ever read. It's truly one of a kind."
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Losing Hope (Hopeless #2)
Colleen Hoover
“After reading every Colleen Hoover book out there, I think from now on my review for any of her books will be: Duuuuuhhhhh@!&!%#!? It's a Colleen Hoover book. Why do you even need to read a review???? JUST BUY IT!”
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Evan Arden Trilogy
Shay Savage
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Unspoken (The Woodlands #2)
Jen Frederick
“Beautiful Disaster fans will ABSOLUTELY love this!"
"Wow! Just….WOW!!!! This totally caught me by surprise. Unspoken is knock your socks off AMAZING ! I FREAKING loved the hell out of this book! Every single minute from start to finish was simply fantastic. I haven't enjoyed a book this much in quite a while.”
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Inky/Cole (The Leaves #1, #2)
JB Hartnett
“THE STORY IS JUST AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE COVER!"
"Wow!!!! Just wow! (sigh) I really really love this book!! No, I ADORE it!!! Inky is one of those hidden gems everyone needs to discover.”
“Cole is full of passion, emotion, healing, drama, laughs, heartache, joy, and of course hot sex. I absolutely adore books that are this passionate and real that I become so lost in them I can't tell where I end and the characters begin. I love everything about this series: the story, the characters, and the writing…. everything.”
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The Cityscape Series
Jessica Hawkins
"This is exactly what I have been searching
for!!!!! Move over Christian and Gideon…….you ladies need to meet David."
"Once it grabbed me, it did not let go. It
got under my skin, and I.COULD.NOT.PUT.IT.DOWN."
"The level of writing is amazing and the
story is so well thought out and captivating; and it only got better with Come
Alive. This is the most angst-tastic series. The buildup and anticipation is
painfully wonderful."
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Marked. Part 1: The Missing Link
J.M. Sevilla
"I have been on a roll lately choosing books and thoroughly enjoying them, but Marked is off the charts. I cannot fully describe how much I loved this book. This is so effing original and mind-blowingly impressive."
“I feel bad having only paid 99 cents for this work of shear brilliance that I’m almost embarrassed to admit what I paid for it. 99 cents buys you practically nothing these days. I can’t even ride the subway in Boston for what I paid for this book. Amazon needs to give you the option to pay additional money to an author as sort of a tip for great reading instead of great service. I gladly would have paid five times the price for this one.”
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The Art of Control (Art of D/S #3)
Ella Dominguez
“Christian Grey? Who’s that? DYLAN YOUNG
IS THE MAN YOU NEED TO MEET!!!!!
AMAZING, FABULOUS, PERFECT!!!!!
At first this was going to be my review
because no words will ever do this justice:
Love it, love it, fucking love it!!!! Read
this series now!
I decided to at least try to get my
thoughts down on paper only because I ♥ this series so much!”
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Breach/Dissolution/Infraction (Breach Series)
KI Lynn
“This book is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. with a capital A (all capitals for that matter). I don’t know what to say other than this is really really reeeeally super good! (well, it’s better than good) Soooooooo good that you won't want to put it down -- you'll be dying to find out what happens between Nathan and Delilah and what the hidden secrets are that you’ll be saying "just one more chapter, I promise........". The night I started this, I literally forced myself to turn the Kindle off at 3AM, or I would have been totally useless in the morning.”
“Breach oozed sex. Infraction oozes emotion. It’s the kind of emotion that will have your feelings running wild and your heart left in pieces. My heart truly ached for Nathan and Lila. I felt every single ounce of their hurt and pain.”
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Cursive
Phoebe Lane
“O.U.T.S.T.A.N.D.I.N.G. Cursive is a
breath of fresh air!!!”
"Phoebe Lane has hit a homerun, kicked the
winning goal, scored a touchdown……..whatever you want to call it, Phoebe Lane
has done it with Cursive!!!!"
“It is filled with endearing characters, heartache, laughs galore, heart melting moments, and palpable sexual tension all mixed into a gloriously wonderful story. The dialogue is smart, sexy, fun, and witty, and Phoebe Lane' s writing style…. well, I JUST LOVE IT!!! The writing is solid and the level of maturity is remarkable, it will hook you from the very beginning.”
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I know! I know! It was supposed to be thirteen but I absolutely could not leave this one out........
Access Restricted (Access #2)
Alice Severin
“CRAZY SEXY, BEAUTIFUL, INTENSE, PURE
ARTISTRY”
EPIC!!!! If you haven’t been reading Alice Severin, YOU SHOULD
BE!!!!!!!
“There are books you read and books you
savor. Access Restricted is one you savor. I found myself reading slower just
to make sure I took it all in – every word Alice Severin writes has meaning and
purpose.”
"And, that ending!!! One of the most
amazing EVER! I LOVE IT!"
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