Books I Read In 2014

2014 is well and truly over but I couldn't truly settle into the new year without sharing all of the books that I read last year in one place. If you'd like to keep a close eye on my reading habits, you can follow me on Goodreads. Let me know if you've read any of these books this year and also feel free to let me know what you thought of them, whether or not we agree! 

THE KEY: 
★★★★★ LOVED IT! ★★★★ REALLY LIKED IT! ★★★ LIKED IT! ★★ IT WAS OKAY! ★ DIDN'T LIKE IT! 

JANUARY reads {JANUARY BOOK REVIEWS: PART ONE | PART TWO}     

1. PETER PAN BY J.M.BARRIE ★

                                                                             (01/01/14)

2. THE PIGEON BY PATRICK SUSKIND ★★★★★ 

(02/01/14) 

3. THE ASK AND THE ANSWER BY PATRICK NESS ★★★★ 

(05/01/14) 

4. DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD BY ROALD DAHL ★★★

 (08/01/14) 

5. LIGHT BOXES BY SHANE JONES ★★★

(10/01/14)

6. LOOKING FOR ALASKA* BY JOHN GREEN ★

(11/01/14) 

7. SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5 BY KURT VONNEGUT ★★★

 (13/01/14) 

8. BLACK BEAUTY BY ANNA SEWELL ★★★

(16/01/14)

9. TEN THINGS I'VE LEARNT ABOUT LOVE* BY SARAH BUTLER ★★★

(19/01/14)

10. THE ROSIE PROJECT BY GRAEME SIMSION ★★★★

(22/01/14)

11. ANIMAL FARM BY GEORGE ORWELL ★★★★★ 

(23/01/14)

FEBRUARY reads {FEBRUARY BOOK REVIEWS: PART ONE | PART TWO}

12. BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S BY TRUMAN CAPOTE ★★★★

 (06/02/14)

13. LOLITA BY VLADIMIR NABOKOV ★★★★★

 (07/02/14)

14. CORALINE (AND OTHER STORIES) BY NEIL GAIMAN ★★★★

(10/02/14)

15. THE GIRL WHO CIRCUMNAVIGATED FAIRYLAND... BY CATHERYNNE M. VALENTE ★★

 (14/02/14) 

16. THE SHOCK OF THE FALL BY NATHAN FILER ★★★★

 (15/02/14)

17. THE INSUFFERABLE GAUCHO* BY ROBERTO BOLANO ★

(16/02/14)

18. WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE BY SHIRLEY JACKSON ★★★★

(20/02/14)

19. THE WITCHES BY ROALD DAHL ★★★

(22/02/14)

20. FAHRENHEIT 451 BY RAY BRADBURY ★★★★

(23/02/14)

21. HAMLET BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ★★★★

 (23/02/14) 

22. SHARP OBJECTS BY GILLIAN FLYNN ★★★★

(25/02/14)

MARCH reads {MARCH BOOK REVIEWS} 

23. MONSTERS OF MEN BY PATRICK NESS ★★★★ 

(16/03/14)

APRIL reads {APRIL BOOK REVIEWS}

24. DARK PLACES BY GILLIAN FLYNN ★★★★★

 (16/04/14)

25. WILD ABANDON BY JOE DUNTHORNE ★★★

 (23/04/14)

26. HAM ON RYE BY CHARLES BUKOWSKI ★★★

 (26/04/14)

27. BOOKS VS. CIGARETTES BY GEORGE ORWELL ★★★

 (26/04/14)

MAY reads  {MAY BOOK REVIEWS}

28. LIFE DRAWING* BY ROBIN BLACK ★★★

 (04/05/14)

JUNE reads  {JUNE BOOK REVIEWS}

29. THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE BY NEIL GAIMAN ★★ 

(05/06/14)

30. THE HUMANS BY MATT HAIG ★★★

 (07/06/14)

31. GONE GIRL BY GILLIAN FLYNN ★★★★★

 (09/06/14)

32. ON THE ROAD BY JACK KEROUAC ★★★

 (10/06/14)

33. BRAVE NEW WORLD BY ALDOUS HUXLEY ★★★★

 (21/06/14)

JULY reads {JULY BOOK REVIEWS}

34. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EARLY EARTH BY ISABEL GREENBERG ★★★★

 (06/07/14)

35. VIVIAN VERSUS THE APOCALYPSE BY KATIE COYLE ★★★★

 (08/07/14) 

36. PRETTY DEADLY VOL 1 BY DECONNICK, RIOS AND BELLAIRE ★★

 (08/07/14)

37. ELEANOR & PARK BY RAINBOW ROWELL ★★

 (09/07/14)

38. ARIEL BY SYLVIA PLATH ★★★★

(27/07/14)

39. ORYX AND CRAKE  BY MARGARET ATWOOD ★★★★

 (30/07/14)

AUGUST reads {AUGUST BOOK REVIEWS}

40. THE EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY OF THE FAKIR...* BY ROMAIN PUÉRTOLAS ★★★

 (04/08/14)

41. SCORCH ATLAS BY BLAKE BUTLER ★★★

(05/08/14)

                                                   42. JAMAICA INN BY DAPHNE DU MAURIER ★★★★★

(09/08/14)

43. MORE THAN THIS BY PATRICK NESS ★★★★

(25/08/14)

SEPTEMBER reads {SEPTEMBER BOOK REVIEWS}

44. RAGE AGAINST THE DYING BY BECKY MASTERMAN ★★

 (08/09/14)

NOVEMBER reads {november book reviews}

44. THE COLLECTED WORKS OF  W. B. YEATS BY W.B. YEATS ★★★

 (27/11/14)

december reads {DECEMBER BOOK REVIEWS}

        45. yes please by amy poehler ★★★

                                                                            (03/12/14)

47. WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOVE BY RAYMOND CARVER ★★★★★

(05/12/14)

48. THE RESURRECTIONIST: THE LOST WORK OF DR SPENCER BLACK BY E. B. HUDSPETH ★★ 

(22/12/14)

49. THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING BY JOAN DIDION ★★★★

(24/12/14)

50. THE TINY BOOK OF TINY STORIES BY JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT & CONTRIBUTORS ★★★

(25/12/14)

51. ADVENTURE TIME VOL. 1 BY RYAN NORTH ★★★★★

(26/12/14)

52. the walking dead vol. 1 by robert kirkman ★★★

(27/12/14)

DISCLAIMER:

The majority of the books I read this year were bought by myself. However, those that were sent to me for review purposes are signposted with a *. All reviews are honest and my own. The links above are affiliate links.  If you buy the books via the links, I will earn a teeny tiny commission that I will then save up and use to take over the world buy books to review for you guys in the future. Used the link? Thank you. You're a good egg. The best kind of egg. Maybe. Poached eggs are pretty good. 

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