Books Reviewed 2014

This is where you can find a lovely list of all the books that have been reviewed on this site in 2014.  They are listed alphabetically by author's last name, regardless of whether they are fiction or nonfiction.  I will also list whether or not the book is in a series, whether the book is fiction or nonfiction, and what age group it typically falls in.  Clicking on a book's title will take you to that review.

Adler, Warren Trans-Siberian Express (standalone; fiction; Adult)
Adler, Warren Treadmill (standalone; fiction; Adult)

Alcorn, Randy The Treasure Principle: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Alkon, Amy Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Andrews, Mary Kay Savannah Blues (Southern, Book 1; fiction; Adult)
Andrews, Mary Kay Savannah Breeze (Southern, Book 2; fiction; Adult)
Andrews, Mary Kay Blue Christmas (Southern, Book 3; fiction; Adult)
Andrews, Mary Kay Christmas Bliss (Southern, Book 4; fiction; Adult)

Baggott, Julianna Pure (Pure Trilogy, Book 1; fiction; Adult)
Baggott, Julianna Fuse (Pure Trilogy, Book 2; fiction; Adult)
Baggott, Julianna Burn (Pure Trilogy, Book 3; fiction; Adult)

Barnes, Bill with Gene Ambaum Library Mascot Cage Match (standalone; fiction; Adult)

Barrymore, Drew Find It in Everything (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Barson, K.A. 45 Pounds (standalone; fiction; YA)

Belardes, Nick A People's History of the Peculiar: A Freak Show of Facts, Random Obsessions and Astounding Truths (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Benson, Amber The Witches of Echo Park (Witches of Echo Park, Book 1; fiction; Adult)

Beyer, Ramsey Little Fish: A Memoir of a Different Kind of Year (standalone; nonfiction; NA)

Block, Francesca Lia Teen Spirit (standalone; fiction; YA)
Block, Francesca Lia Weetzie Bat (Weetzie Bat, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Block, Francesca Lia Witch Baby (Weetzie Bat, Book 2; fiction; YA)
Block, Francesca Lia Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys (Weetzie Bat, Book 3; fiction; YA)
Block, Francesca Lia Missing Angel Juan (Weetzie Bat, Book 4; fiction; YA)
Block, Francesca Lia Baby Be-Bop (Weetzie Bat, Book 5; fiction; YA)
Block, Francesca Lia Dangerous Angels (Weetzie Bat; fiction; YA)

Byrne, Christopher Toy Time (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Cast, P.C. with Kristin Cast Awakened (House of Night, Book 8; fiction; YA)
Cast, P.C. with Kristin Cast Revealed (House of Night, Book 11; fiction; YA)

Chang, Candy Before I Die (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Chase, Nan K. with DeNeice C. Guest Drink the Harvest: Making and Preserving Juices, Wines, Meads, Teas, and Ciders (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Choldenko, Gennifer Al Capone Does My Shirts (Alcatraz, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Choldenko, Gennifer Al Capone Shines My Shoes (Alcatraz, Book 2; fiction; YA)
Choldenko, Gennifer Al Capone Does My Homework (Alcatraz, Book 3; fiction; YA)

Clare, Cassandra Clockwork Angel (Infernal Devices, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Clare, Cassandra Clockwork Prince (Infernal Devices, Book 2; fiction; YA)
Clare, Cassandra Clockwork Princess (Infernal Devices, Book 3; fiction; YA)
Clare, Cassandra City of Bones (Mortal Instruments, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Clare, Cassandra City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments, Book 2; fiction; YA)
Clare, Cassandra City of Glass (Mortal Instruments, Book 3; fiction; YA)
Clare, Cassandra City of Fallen Angels (Mortal Instruments, Book 4; fiction; YA)
Clare, Cassandra City of Lost Souls (Mortal Instruments, Book 5; fiction; YA)
Clare, Cassandra City of Heavenly Fire (Mortal Instruments, Book 6; fiction; YA)

Cokal, Susann The Kingdom of Little Wounds (standalone; fiction; YA)

Corrigan, Elizabeth Oracle of Philadelphia (Earthbound Angels, Book 1; fiction; Adult)
Corrigan, Elizabeth Raising Chaos (Earthbound Angels, Book 2; fiction; Adult)

Cowen, Diane Sunday Dinners (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Dawson, Robert The Public Library: A Photographic Essay (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

de los Santos, Marisa Falling Together (standalone; fiction; Adult)

DiTerlizzi, Tony The Search for WondLa (WondLa, Book 1; fiction; Juvenile)
DiTerlizzi, Tony A Hero for WondLa (WondLa, Book 2; fiction; Juvenile)
DiTerlizzi, Tony The Battle for WondLa (WondLa, Book 3; fiction; Juvenile)

Dunkelman, Marc J. The Vanishing Neighbor: The Transformation of American Community (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Durant, Judith Lace One-Skein Wonders: 101 Projects Celebrating the Possibilities of Lace (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Edmonds, David Would You Kill the Fat Man? (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Estes, Eleanor The Hundred Dresses (standalone; fiction; Juvenile)

Evanovich, Janet Stephanie Plum Books 1-19 (Stephanie Plum, Books 1-19; fiction; Adult)
Evanovich, Janet Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum, Book 20; fiction; Adult)
Evanovich, Janet Top Secret Twenty-One (Stephanie Plum, Book 21; fiction; Adult)

Evans, Richard Paul The Prisoner of Cell 25 (Michael Vey, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Evans, Richard Paul The Rise of the Elgen (Michael Vey, Book 2; fiction; YA)
Evans, Richard Paul Battle of the Ampere (Michael Vey, Book 3; fiction; YA)
Evans, Richard Paul Hunt for Jade Dragon (Michael Vey, Book 4; fiction; YA)

Fine, Sarah Sanctum (Guards of the Shadowlands, Book 1; fiction; YA)

Finn, Peter with Petra Couvee The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle Over a Forbidden Book (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Fishman, Allison Cooking Light: Lighten Up, America! Adventures in Good Eating From Coast to Coast (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Fitzgerald, Matt Diet Cults: The Surprising Fallacy at the Core of Nutrition Fads and a Guide to Healthy Eating for the Rest of Us (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Food Network Kitchen The Chopped Cookbook: Use What You've Got to Cook Something Great (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Forman, Gayle If I Stay (If I Stay, Book 1; fiction; YA)

Fried, Dinah Fictitious Dishes: An Album of Literature's Most Memorable Meals (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Fuentes, Laura The Best Homemade Kids' Lunches on the Planet: Make Lunches Your Kids Will Love With More Than 200 Deliciously Nutritious Meal Ideas (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Fuller, Errol Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Gosselin, Kate Kate Gosselin's Love is in the Mix (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Gray, Claudia A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird Trilogy, Book 1; fiction; YA)

Green, S.E. Killer Instinct (standalone; fiction; YA)

Hackett, Mary Curran Proof of Angels (standalone; fiction; Adult)

Harris, Joanne Chocolat (Chocolat Trilogy, Book 1; fiction; Adult)

Hart, Hannah My Drunk Kitchen: A Guide to Eating, Drinking & Going With Your Gut (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Hidier, Tanuja Desai Born Confused (standalone; fiction; YA)

Hocking, Amanda Wake (Watersong, Book 1; fiction; YA)

Hodge, Rosamund Cruel Beauty (standalone; fiction; YA)

Huckelbridge, Dane Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Jordan, Sophie Univited (Uninvited, Book 1; fiction; YA)

Kamkwamba, William with Bryan Mealer The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Karon, Jan Home to Holly Springs (Father Tim, Book 1; fiction; Adult)
Karon, Jan At Home in Mitford (Mitford, Book 1; fiction; Adult)
Karon, Jan A Light in the Window (Mitford, Book 2; fiction; Adult)
Karon, Jan These High, Green Hills (Mitford, Book 3; fiction; Adult)
Karon, Jan Out to Canaan (Mitford, Book 4; fiction; Adult)
Karon, Jan A New Song (Mitford, Book 5; fiction; Adult)
Karon, Jan A Common Life: The Wedding Story (Mitford, Book 6; fiction; Adult)
Karon, Jan In This Mountain (Mitford, Book 7; fiction; Adult)
Karon, Jan Shepherds Abiding (Mitford, Book 8; fiction; Adult)
Karon, Jan Light From Heaven (Mitford, Book 9; fiction; Adult)
Karon, Jan Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good (Mitford, Book 10; fiction; Adult)
Karon, Jan Patches of Godlight: Father Tim's Favorite Quotes (Mitford Gift Books; fiction; Adult)

Keller, Timothy Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Kerr, Jolie My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag... And Other Things You Can't Ask Martha (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Kidd, Sue Monk The Invention of Wings (standalone; fiction; Adult)
Kidd, Sue Monk The Secret Life of Bees (standalone; fiction; Adult)

Kilmeade, Brian with Don Yaeger George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

King, Stephen The Shining (The Shining, Book 1; fiction; Adult)
King, Stephen Doctor Sleep (The Shining, Book 2; fiction; Adult)

Koch, Herman Summer House With Swimming Pool (standalone; fiction; Adult)

Krulos, Tea Heroes in the Night (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Larson, Keith That Season of Hope (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Lawhead, Stephen Taliesin (Pendragon Cycle, Book 1; fiction; Adult)
Lawhead, Stephen Merlin (Pendragon Cycle, Book 2; fiction; Adult)

Lawson, Valerie Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P.L. Travers (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Lennon, Maria T. Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child (Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child, Book 1; fiction; Juvenile)
Lennon, Maria T. Watch Out, Hollywood! More Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child (Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child, Book 2; fiction; Juvenile)

Lewis, R.C. Stitching Snow (standalone; fiction; YA)

Longshore, Katherine Gilt (Royal Circle, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Longshore, Katherine Tarnish (Royal Circle, Book 2; fiction; YA)

Lowry, Lois The Giver (The Giver Quartet, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Lowry, Lois Gathering Blue (The Giver Quartet, Book 2; fiction; YA)
Lowry, Lois Messenger (The Giver Quartet, Book 3; fiction; YA)
Lowry, Lois Son (The Giver Quartet, Book 4; fiction; YA)

Lynch, Chris Little Blue Lies (standalone; fiction; YA)

Marr, Melissa Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Marr, Melissa Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely, Book 2; fiction; YA)

McGovern, Tessa Smith Book Girl's Guide To: Cocktails for Book Lovers (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

McLaughlin, Emma with Nicola Kraus Between You and Me (standalone; fiction; YA)

McQuein, Josin L. Arclight (Arclight, Book 1; fiction; YA)

Meadows, Jodi Incarnate (Newsoul/Incarnate, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Meadows, Jodi Asunder (Newsoul/Incarnate, Book 2; fiction; YA)
Meadows, Jodi Infinite (Newsoul/Incarnate, Book 3; fiction; YA)

Miranda, Megan Hysteria (standalone; fiction; YA)

Moore, Linda McCullough The Book of Not So Common Prayer: A New Way to Pray, a New Way to Live (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Moriarty, Liane The Husband's Secret (standalone; fiction; Adult)

Moyes, Jojo Me Before You (standalone; fiction; Adult)

Neville, Kati with Lindsay Tkacsik Fix, Freeze, Feast: The Delicious, Money-Saving Way to Feed Your Family (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Nielsen, Jennifer The False Prince (Ascendance Trilogy, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Nielsen, Jennifer The Runaway King (Ascendance Trilogy, Book 2; fiction; YA)
Nielsen, Jennifer The Shadow Throne (Ascendance Trilogy, Book 3; fiction; YA)

Niven, Jennifer Velva Jean Learns to Drive (Velva Jean, Book 1; fiction; Adult)
Niven, Jennifer Velva Jean Learns to Fly (Velva Jean, Book 2; fiction; Adult)
Niven, Jennifer Becoming Clementine (Velva Jean, Book 3; fiction; Adult)

Oliver, Lauren Delirium (Delirium, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Oliver, Lauren Pandemonium (Delirium, Book 2; fiction; YA)
Oliver, Lauren Requiem (Delirium, Book 3; fiction; YA)

Omartian, Stormie The Power of a Praying Wife (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

O'Rourke, Erica Torn (Torn, Book 1; fiction; YA)
O'Rourke, Erica Tangled (Torn, Book 2; fiction; YA)
O'Rourke, Erica Bound (Torn, Book 3; fiction; YA)

Parry, Barbara Adventures in Yarn Farming (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Patinkin, Erin with Agatha Kulaga Ovenly: Sweet and Salty Recipes From New York's Most Creative Bakery (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Patrick, Cat with Suzanne Young Just Like Fate (standalone; fiction; YA)

Patterson, James with Maxine Paetro Confessions of a Murder Suspect (Confessions, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Patterson, James with Maxine Paetro The Private School Murders (Confessions, Book 2; fiction; YA)

Pigza, Jessica Bibliocraft: The Modern Crafter's Guide to Using Library Resources to Jumpstart Creative Projects (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Price, Lissa Starters (Starters, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Price, Lissa Enders (Starters, Book 2; fiction; YA)

Prum, Eric with Josh Williams Shake: A New Perspective on Cocktails (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Ransaw, Dr. Theodore The Art of Being Cool (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Ray, Amy Dangerous Denial (standalone; fiction; Adult)

Revis, Beth The Body Electric (standalone; fiction; YA)

Riggs, Ransom Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Riggs, Ransom Hollow City (Miss Peregrine, Book 2; fiction; YA)

Riordan, Rick The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Riordan, Rick The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus, Book 2; fiction; YA)
Riordan, Rick The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus, Book 3; fiction; YA)

Robertson, Alan The Duck Commander Devotional (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)
Robertson, Kay Miss Kay's Duck Commander Kitchen (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Robuck, Erika Hemingway's Girl (standalone; fiction; Adult)

Rossi, Veronica Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Rossi, Veronica Through the Ever Night (Under the Never Sky, Book 2; fiction; YA)
Rossi, Veronica Into the Still Blue (Under the Never Sky, Book 3; fiction; YA)

Roth, Veronica Divergent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Roth, Veronica Insurgent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 2; fiction; YA)
Roth, Veronica Allegiant (Divergent Trilogy, Book 3; fiction; YA)

Rowell, Rainbow Fangirl (standalone; fiction; YA)

Schwab, Victoria The Archived (Archived, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Schwab, Victoria The Unbound (Archived, Book 2; fiction; YA)

Shepherd, Megan The Madman's Daughter (Madman's Daughter, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Shepherd, Megan Her Dark Curiosity (Madman's Daughter, Book 2; fiction; YA)

Sheridan, Gina I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories From the Stacks (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Shusterman, Neal Unwind (Unwind, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Shusterman, Neal Unwholly (Unwind, Book 2; fiction; YA)

Six Sisters' Stuff A Year With Six Sisters' Stuff: 52 Menu Plans, Recipes, and Ideas to Bring Families Together (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Smith, Daniel 100 Places You Will Never Visit: The World's Most Secret Locations (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Smith, Michael N. with Eric Kasum 100 of the Worst Ideas in History: Humanity's Thundering Brainstorms Turned Blundering Brain Farts (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Snyder, Christopher The Making of Middle Earth (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Squarzoni, Philippe Climate Changed: A Personal Journey Through the Science (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Stiefvater, Maggie Shiver (Wolves of Mercy Falls, Book 1; fiction; YA)
Stiefvater, Maggie Linger (Wolves of Mercy Falls, Book 2; fiction; YA)

Stratten, Scott QR Codes Kill Kittens (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Thomas, Lex The Loners (Quarantine, Book 1; fiction; YA)

Travers, P.L. Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, Book 1; fiction; Juvenile)

Van Draanen, Wendelin The Running Dream (standalone; fiction; YA)

Vaughn, Lauren Roedy OCD, the Dude, and Me (standalone; fiction; YA)

Weir, Andy The Martian (standalone; fiction; Adult)

White, Karen On Folly Beach (standalone; fiction; Adult)

Wilkie, David J. Coffee With Jesus (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)

Wilson, Budge Before Green Gables (standalone; fiction; YA)

Youngs, Claire Book Art: Creative Ideas to Transform Your Books-Decorations, Stationary, Display Scenes, and More (standalone; nonfiction; Adult)