Welcome to the Best of 2013 Giveaway Hop! This hop is hosted by BookHounds and I am a Reader, Not a Writer.
It was so, so difficult to narrow down my favorites from 2013 – there were so many great books that released this year! So I picked out my top nine favorite books!
ONE winner will get to pick ONE of the following books in their choice of hardcover OR eBook (Kindle or Nook)
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*If any of the above are NOT book one in their respective series, you may ask for book one as your prize*
*The above mentioned book, The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine, will release on December 31, 2013. If you select this book, please know you will not receive it until January*
Just a few rules:
-Giveaway is US only
-Winner has 48 hours to respond. If winner does not respond, a new winner will be selected.
-You must be 13 or older to enter OR have your parents’ permission.
-I am not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged items.
-I reserve the right to change any rules as I see fit for each individual giveaway
*The above giveaway rules were borrowed and modified from Jessica @ Just a Book Lover.
With that being said, I wish you luck! May the odds be ever in your favor!
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Jessica@ReviewsAbound
Such a hard choice! Fangirl maybe?
Meredith
Ooohhh. I still haven’t read Fangirl but it’s on my TBR!
Kaitlin
Jeez, Meredith. You ask such a tough question! I’ll go with Eleanor & Park. I loved it! Thank you for the giveaway. :)
Meredith
Haha, always! Gotta keep people on their toes! ^_^
Denise
PAWN!! Definitely Pawn. Ok that’s my favorite YA one. My favorite adult one was Written in Red by Anne Bishop. :D
Thanks for doing the giveaway Meredith. ♥
Meredith
Agreed! Pawn was really good!!! :) <3
Stacie
Hmm I guess my favorite was Splintered, but my favorite not released this year that I barely read was Pushing the Limits!
Meredith
Totally agree with both!!!! Good choices!
Em
I definitely don’t have a favorite! Although I did love Crash Into You and Scarlet by Marissa Meyer!
Meredith
Crash Into You was amazing!!! Good choice!
Orchid @ The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia
So far, it looks like The Osiris Curse is going to be my favorite YA book released this year; while Story’s End is going to be my favorite MG pick.
There were so many great books released this year, and some from last year that I’l still catching up on.
Meredith
Oohh, I haven’t heard of those, but I’ll have to look them up! There are definitely a lot of books from 2013 I still need to read!
Bethzaida (bookittyblog)
These are great picks!!!
Meredith
Thank you! ^_^
Universe of YA Books
My favorite book released in 2013 is Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi! :)
Meredith
Nice! I still have to read that! I won it and I’m waiting for it to arrive, then I’m going to read Shatter Me and Unravel Me back-to-back! :)
Ashley E
Winter Wolf by S.P. Wayne
Meredith
Awesome pick! :)
Viki S.
RUSH by Joan Swan.
Meredith
Oohh, nice!
Eva
Thief by Tarryn Fisher, Left Drowning by Jessica Park, The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt and Things I Can’t Forget by Miranda Kenneally
Meredith
Lots of good choices! :)
Tanya
So hard to pick just one but it was probably Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare. Loved that one!
Meredith
Nice choice! I still have to read ALL of her books! I’m behind :\
Ashly Hilliard
My favorite was/is The runaway king by jennifer A. neilson
Meredith
Nice!
Veronica Vasquez
“Crash Into You” was my favorite that I read. “Splintered” is at the top of my must-read list though! :)
Meredith
CIY was so, so, so good!!! Oohhh, Splintered was AMAZING! Hope you enjoy it when you can read it!
Brynna
There were sooooo many good books in 2013, but my favorite was Siege & Storm by Leigh Bardugo.
Meredith
I’ve heard really good things about that one!
Ann
Promise of Blood
Meredith
Sounds awesome! Who’s the author?
Alex U.
My favorite book was Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas.
Meredith
Yesss! I know everyone went crazy for that one!
Misti
Hi,
I’m a newbie to your site. Nice of you to participate in this giveaway. I have to give you a list. I can’t choose just one favorite. And they are Reboot by Amy Tintera, Pivot Point by Kasie West, Altered by Jennifer Rush, Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins, The Collector & The Liberator by Victoria Scott, Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken, Taken by Erin Bowman, Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi, The Program by Suzanne Young. I should probably stop now but this year was good book wise. Thank you so much. I love the theme of this giveaway and all the choices. Happy Holiday!
Meredith
Hi! Thanks so much for stopping by! You have some amazing books listed there!! I haven’t read them all, but they are ALL on my pile of book to be read!
Michelle (Pink Polka Dot Book Blog)
Picking a favorite is SO hard. I really loved Crash and Burn by Michael Hassan. And The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door and Game by Barry Lyga. Thanks for the giveaway!
Meredith
Picking a favorite is way hard! Love your picks!
Jaime Lester
Absolutely impossible question to answer. I have read some great stories that made their way to my faves list this year so picking just one? Not easy! So I will go with my most recent, which is Long Live the Queen by Kate Locke!
Meredith
Haha, very impossible! I was a little mean with that question :) Nice pick, though!
Mary
Clockwork Princess. Winger. Burning. Fangirl. Indigo Spell. United We Spy. SO many good books in 2013. Honestly impossible to narrow down to just one!
Meredith
Love your picks!
Michelle Willms
My favorite books this year were Written in Red, NOS4A2, and Doctor Sleep.
Meredith
Awesome picks!
Megan @ Unearthly Reviews
Thank you for the awesome giveaway! My favorite this year was The 5th Wave
Meredith
I still have to read that one! Awesome pick!
Jon
Winger by Andrew Smith or Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell!
Meredith
Eleanor & Park is still on my TBR!
Arial
It’s really hard to choose just one, but I think that All the Truth That’s In Me has been the best book I have read all year. The characters were incredibly memorable and the writing was so beautiful.
Meredith
I’ve heard that one was good! I have an ARC and I’d love to read it eventually!
Angie F.
Unravel Me.
Meredith
Oooh, I still have to read that! Hopefully before Ignite Me comes out!
Katie
My favorite was Night Film by Marisha Pessl.
Meredith
Awesome pick!
Sarah
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick!
Meredith
One of my friends recommended I read that. Officially added to my TBR!
Angie
HOW COULD YOU ASK ME THAT QUESTION. THERE ARE SO MANY…….but probably Siege and Storm. At least that’s the first one that popped into mind.
Meredith
I’M SORRY! Evil question! Oohhh, I’ve heard that book is awesome!
A.J.
Bully by Penelope Douglas :)
Meredith
Sounds interesting! I’ll have to look it up!
Jennifer
Reboot by amy tintera or forevermore by cindy miles. Thank you for the giveaway and happy holidays!
Meredith
Ooh, Reboot is on my TBR and I can’t wait to read it!
Katherine
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell!
Meredith
Awesome choice! I still need to read this one.. Soon, I hope!
Samantha Wallace
I loved so many of the releases in 2013 but one of my favorites was Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare.
Meredith
Awesome pick!
Danie @ The Bookish Brunette
Oh um….Crash Into You maybe? Or Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg? That’s a hard choice.
Meredith
Crash Into You!!! So many feels!!! :)
Lisa Mandina
Splintered by AG Howard.
Meredith
Yesss!!!!!! :)
Emily @ Falling for YA
In The Shadow of Blackbirds, The Dream Thieves, and The Pirate’s Wish were some of my favorites!
Meredith
Awesome picks!
Beckie
There are so many I loved but one would be Scarlet. :)
Thanks for the giveaway! Happy Holidays.
– Beckie @ Bittersweet Enchantment
Meredith
Awesome! I still have to read that series.. Happy Holidays!
sarah c.
I didnt get to read many books that were released in 2013 but the ones i did read my favorites are Unbreakable by Kami Garcia & Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins!! thanks for the giveaway!!!!
Meredith
Unbreakable is on my TBR!! So upset I haven’t to it yet! Soon, I hope!
Christina T
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi,I can’t wait for the Ignite Me I want to know how it ends. :)
Meredith
Awesome choice! I definitely need to read this series!
Kal/ Kalli
I have The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead to still read (it’s currently in my TBR books) so we’ll see how it is once I get to it. With that being said, though, one of my favorites has to be Boundless by Cynthia Hand and Asunder by Jodi Meadows. Definitely The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa.
OKAY I admit, I just can’t pick one. xD 2013 was a good year for teen fiction.
Meredith
Richelle Mead is one of my favorites! Awesome picks!
Erika
Loved Sweet Peril and Unravel Me! Thanks!
Meredith
I’m dying to read Unravel Me!
Brianna's Bookish Confessions
My favorite book from 2013 was Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.
Meredith
I’ve heard nothing but good things about Fangirl!
Lynne Clark
two of my favorites were Splintered (Splintered #1) by A.G. Howard and also The Pentrals (The Pentrals #1) by Crystal Mack (not enough people know about this book and it was really amazing!)
Meredith
Splintered was AMAZING! I’ll definitely look The Penetrals up! :)
robyn donnelly
I haven’t read in 2013 but I will make up for it this year. Need some good reads.
Meredith
2013 had some amazing releases! Definitely look them up and give it a go! :)
Rain Jeys
The House of Hades.
Meredith
I’ve heard that series is really awesome!
Rain Jeys
Absolutely! I don’t usually go for Middle Grade by it’s amazing.
Meredith
That’s awesome! I love when a book surprises you like that!
Kirsten!
Definitely Eleanor and Park :)
Meredith
have E&P sitting on my shelf! I need to get to it!
Nicole Hewitt
I can’t choose just one favorite. You can read about my favorites for the year here!
Meredith
Yeah, choosing one is hard!
Ann S
Loved Cinder, Scarlet and Unbreakable. Thanks for the giveaway!
Meredith
I still need to read ALL of those! Whoops!
Makaela
Splintered by AG Howard!
Meredith
Awesome! Loooooved Splintered!
Sarah Kalaitzidis
My favorite book of 2013 would have to be Chosen at Nightfall by C.C. Hunter! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Meredith
Oh wow, I loved that series!