2013 was my debut year as an author. Somehow in between signings and guest bloggings and trying to write another acceptable manuscript, I found the time to read 75 books, including a whole bunch of other 2013 debuts:
The Nightmare Affair – Mindy Arnett
The Rules for Disappearing – Ashley Ellison
Straightjacket – Meredith Towbin
Mila 2.0 – Debra Driza
Linked – Imogen Howson
Taken – Erin Bowman
Maid of Secrets – Jenn McGowan
Alienated – Melissa Landers
Some Quiet Place – Kelsey Sutton
Odd Men Out – Matt Betts
Belle Epoque – Elizabeth Ross
Not a Drop to Drink – Mindy McGinnis
Project Cain – Geoffrey Girard
Doon – Carey Corp & Lorie Langdon
Sidelined – Kendra Highly
Canary – Rachele Alpine
The Memory of After – Lenore Applehans
In the After – Demitria Lunetta
The Oathbreaker’s Shadow – Amy McCulloch
Six Months Later – Natalie Richards
45 Pounds (more or less) – KA Barson
Me, Him, Them and It – Caela Carter
Some other favorite reads were The Book Thief (Markus Zusak), Dodger (Terry Pratchett), The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch), The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Rae Carson), and Never Fall Down (Patricia McCormick).