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Top 5 Books for 2013 So Far
We're only two months away from the end of 2013. Crazypants. Which books are sitting in your top five spots for the year so far?
Re: Top 5 Books for 2013 So Far
my read shelf:
2014: 4/40
[2010: 63] [2011: 35] [2012: 23] [2013: 27]
my read shelf:

In no particular order:
my read shelf:
Reconstructing Amelia
The Eighty-Dollar Champion - Snowman, the Horse that inspired the Nation
Once by Morris Gleitzman
I gave other books 5 stars but in retrospect these are the ones that really stand out.
2. An Echo In the Bone
3. The End of your Life Book Club
4. The Chaperone
5. Gathering Blue
These are my only 5 star books this year but I would add the 2 Century trilogy (Ken Follett) & 2 GoT books to this year's list of highlights.
I only have three 5 star books so far:
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
11/22/63 by Stephen King
A Storm of Swords by George. R. R. Martin
my read shelf:
Driven by Donald Driver
The Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow by Olivia Newport
Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole
Hidden Places by Lynn Austin
The Second Empress - Michelle Moran
ETA Driven & Charlotte Farrow are my only 5 stars books but the other 3 were very good.
Books read in 2010: 153
Books read in 2011: 160
Books read in 2012: 134
Books read in 2013: 110
Books read in 2014: 151
Books read in 2015: 153
Books read in 2016: 31
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Sea of Tranquility
The Golem and the Jinni
The Rose Garden
Hopeless
The first two & last, I gave five stars.
Izzy and Baby A ~ Adorable Punks
I had no 5 star boosk this year, crazy hmm. Had quite a few 4 star, here are few of my favorites.
Hopeless
On The Island
Me Before You
The Sea of Tranquility
The Bungalow
Ugh, this is hard to pick just 5! Can't I pick the top 50?
1. An Echo in the Bone
2. Shadow & Bone
3. Days of Blood & Starlight
4. The Crimson Crown
5. Me Before You
Honorable mentions for The Sea of Tranquility, The Edge of Never, & Tell the Wolves I'm home.
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
11/22/63
Ready Player One
Reality Boy
Under the Banner of Heaven
*The Story of Edgar Sawtelle could easily bump one of these once I finish it.
Prodigy
Madame Tussaud
Light
The Scorpio Races
Sea of Tranquility
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My read shelf:

I had 11 5 stars, but several of those were HP (I read through for the first time this year). We'll say in no particular order:
1. HP
2. TFiOS
3. 11/22/63
4. Me Before You
5. The Hangman's Daughter
my read shelf:
1. If I Stay/Where She Went
2. Last Sacrifice Vampire Academy #6
3. Tell the Wolves I'm Home
4. The Fault In Our Stars
5. Horns
Honorable mention to Lover Reborn and The Lucky One
BFP 1/8/11 - U/S 2/24/11 (11wks) no heartbeat measuring 6w1d - D&C 2/28/11