Favorite Books Read in 2013

Here are my favorite books read last year, in no particular order. The lineup is pretty varied, and includes books that surprised me because they gave me more than I expected. I won't tell you which ones did that. You'll just have to investigate them. They weren't all published in 2014, and a couple are firsts in completed series I've since read or am working through now. Click on the cover to read the book's description on Amazon. Now, what shall I read in 2014?