OK,
yes this post is really late. 2013 was like, so last week. But better late than never, right? So in no
particular order, I bring you Rachael’s top books of 2013.
Middle Grade
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Cathrynne Valente
When I was a kid, one of the books I would constantly read over and over again was Alice in Wonderland, and honestly, I thought nothing could come close to the wonder I felt reading a land like that. I was wrong. TGWCFiaSoHOM, on top of being a mouthful, captures the wonder of being a child, wrapped in layers of a fantastical, detailed world with a cuckoo-crazy plot.
Wonder by RJ Palacio
For a book so slim, it’s crazy the amount of emotions I went through reading it. Auggie’s story of him coping with his disfigurement is a sad one, yet ultimately uplifting, and laced with a slick sense of humour.
YA
The
Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Do
I really need to say anything about this book? If you haven’t read this book,
go pick it up now! It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and it will
still resonate with you a year after you read it.
Eleanor
and Park by Rainbow Rowell
I’ve
never thought of myself as a romance fan, so it just shows how much I loved Eleanor and Park. The characters were so
alive, and their story real and painful, that I couldn’t help but falling in
love with this book.
Adult
A
Song of Fire and Ice by George RR Martin
Okay,
technically this isn’t a book, but a series. Even if you haven’t seen the TV
show, this book is worth a read. With a plot that teeters the line of a war
drama and a soap opera, set in one of the most detailed lands I’ve ever read,
these books keep you sucked in through their lengthy volumes.
Gone
Girl by Gillian Flynn
I
always bang on about how much I hate predictability in books, and Gone Girl is anything but. The twists
and turns in the insane story about Nick and his missing wife, not to mention
the crazy, and yet terrifyingly believable, characters kept me turning the pages.
Agree?
Disagree? Have links to your own top books? Tell me down below!
