It’s time for an end-of-year roundup! With this post, I’m introducing the Emerald City Book Review Gem, to be awarded to my favorite books of the year in various genres and categories. (Note that books were read and reviewed, but not necessarily published in 2014.) Click on each title to be taken to my original review, or click here for a page that lists all of them. Visit Top Ten Tuesday for many, many more best-of-2014 lists.
2014 Releases: Fiction: Hild Nonfiction: In the Kingdom of Ice
Rereads: Witch Week
Fiction: My Brother Michael
Classic Fiction: Barchester Towers and The Brandons
Historical Fiction: The White Witch
Fantasy: The Islands of Chaldea
Children’s: All-of-a-Kind Family
YA: A Solitary Blue
Memoir/Biography: Strings Attached and My Life in Middlemarch
Nonfiction: The Age of Wonder
Do you have a Best of 2014 list? Please share it in the comments!
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Thanks for sharing! Here's my Favorite Books of 2014.
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Thanks for stopping by!
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Wonderful list, Lory! Several of these are books I want to read (Hild, the 2 DWJ books, and All of a Kind Family, which I'm embarrassed to say I've never read.) And of course I love Mary Stewart's books! I will have to check out a few of the others.
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I was so glad to finally read All of a Kind Family this year, a book that just passed me by somehow.
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This is an interesting list. You're books didn't really overlap with other lists, which is nice because it gives me more to add to my TBR list. 🙂
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I used to read more current releases, but this year I've tended to read older books. I'll get to the new ones eventually. . .
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I like your categories idea – I may have to steal that for another time. I do want to branch out of contemporary fiction – the Advance Review Copies completely took over this year. Still, I think we've both struck very lucky with our reading this year 🙂
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Yes, I'm glad I branched out in some new directions this year.
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Wow, I haven't even heard of most of these! That's okay, as I love adding interesting new titles to my TBR list.Happy TTT!
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That's why these lists are so much fun — and dangerous! Thanks for visiting.
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I've been wanting to read Hild but was on the fence–you may have just pushed me over to the "must-read-this" side. You know, just as soon as I find more hours in a day. Great list!
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It took me a long time because it required a certain degree of attention that I don't always have available. Hope you can find the time though — it's worth it.
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Thanks Lory – have ordered Hild, which looks just my sort of thing.
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Wonderful, I hope you love it.
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Very interesting gems – I'm happy to see Mary Stewart among them!
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Thanks to your Reading Week! : )
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I haven't read any of these but a lot of the covers/titles are grabbing my eye.
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That happens to me to with other people's lists. Lots of attractive books out there.
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That's a wonderful list. I loved My Brother Michaels, and, though I haven't read those books. I love Trollope and Thirkell
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I found so many books and authors through other blogs, including Mary Stewart and Angela Thirkell. I'm looking forward to Margery Sharp Day in 2015.
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I like the Gem Award–nice way to do a best of list! My Brother Michael is so good, I want to reread it myself!
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It's a keeper for sure.
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