Since discovering the world of indie authors and self-published novels, I have made a point of trying to include plenty of these books in my reading. I also just this year discovered the existence of websites that advertise when eBooks are on sale for free. As a result, I have read a TON more books than usual this year, more than doubling my total count from last year! (Keeping track is easy thanks to Goodreads and its annual reading challenge). I have read 50 books so far this year, with a few more weeks to go.

Out of those 50 books, here are some of my favorites of the lot. (Note that, although these are books I read in 2014, a few were actually published in previous years)

TRADITIONALLY PUBLISHED NOVELS

 

 

 

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

 http://www.emilylockhart.com/

 

 

 

 

 

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

 http://www.pierce-brown.com/

 

 

 

 

 

The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester – how did I never hear of this classic before?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euphoria by Lily King

 http://www.lilykingbooks.com/

 

 

 

 

 

Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge

 http://www.rosamundhodge.net/

 

 

 

 

Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

 

 

 

 

NONFICTION

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman

 http://barclayagency.com/fadiman.html

SELF-PUBLISHED NOVELS/INDIE AUTHORS

 

 

 The Touchstone Trilogy by Andrea K Host

 http://www.andreakhost.com/

 

 

 

 

 

Sparrow Man by M.R. Pritchard

 http://mrpritchard.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 The Final Formula by Becca Andre

 http://beccaandre.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 Thorn by Intisar Khanani

 http://booksbyintisar.com/

 

 

 

So tell me – what were your favorite reads from 2014?