When Ginger at GReads! first approached me about participating in the ‘Best Of 2014’ book giveaway she was hosting, I couldn’t have been more excited! There’s absolutely nothing I love more than to give back to my readers, the ones who make all the hard work and countless hours of time and effort worth it, and what better time to do so than during the season of giving?
While I didn’t always read as much or as often as I would have liked this year, I did read a number of novels that will remain lifelong favourites and that I’ll continue to share with my loved ones for many years to come. Some books, like Sharon Biggs Waller’s A Mad, Wicked Folly and Jenny Han’s To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, introduced me to new, wonderful voices I had never heard before. Some books, like Julie Murphy’s Side Effects May Vary and Courtney C. Stevens’ Faking Normal, challenged me to step outside of my comfort zone and confront hard, uncomfortable truths that I will forever be made better for experiencing. Some books, like Tara Dairman’s All Four Stars and Heidi Schulz’s Hook’s Revenge, helped me to rediscover a love for a genre I thought lost to me forever and remind me that magic and whimsy are perfect for any age. And some books, like Morgan Matson’s Since You’ve Been Gone and Rainbow Rowell’s Landline, were simply perfect for me in every conceivable way.
Please read on to find the complete details of the giveaway and which books you’ll have an opportunity to win!
Now here comes the fun part! This giveaway will run from Wednesday, December 3rd until Wednesday, December 31st, at which point two lucky winners will be chosen. These two winners will each be given their choice of any two books from the ‘Best of 2014’ list shown above. Best of all, this contest is open internationally, provided that The Book Depository will ship to your country.
So, what are you waiting for? Go enter!
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Hello! Omg, I can’t believe i! This giveaway is awesome. Thank you so much ♥. Also, I love the Goodreads winners.
I’m looking forward to Fairest and Winter by Marissa Meyer. And Winds of Winter by George R. R. Martin (if he decides publish it on 2015).
Once more: thank you too much!
I’m most looking forward to Winds of Winter by George RR Martin (please George, don’t leave me hanging any longer, release in 2015)
Choosing one book is way too hard … from the top of my head, I’d have to say I’m looking forward to The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord. I loved Open Road Summer a little too much :p
Amaris recently posted…Waiting on: I Was Here by Gayle Forman
ToG #4, “The Heir” by: Kiera Cass, or “Becoming Darkness” by: Lindsay Brambles!
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas is definitely my most anticipated book so far! But it’s at the top of a very long list, haha.
I have soooo many books I’m looking forward to next year! But I’m probably most excited about Leila Sales’s new novel! The cover is to die for! <3
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Looking forward to the Diviners #2!
I’m so looking foward to reading THIS WE KNOW BY HEART, and SAINT ANYTHING by Sarah Dessen, because I love her books so much! Thanks for the giveaway!
2015 will be a great year of reading as I have far too many books I can’t wait to read! But I am most looking forward to Winter by Marissa Meyer and Black Iris by Leah Raeder. This is such a wonderful giveaway. Thank you! <7
So many great books coming out but I believe I am looking forward to My Heart and Other Black Holes and A Court of Thorns and Roses the most. Have a great holiday season!
I’m most looking forward to Miranda Dickinson’s new book, I’ll Take New York!
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I’m looking forward to so many great books coming out next year but one of the ones I’m most looking forward to is, I’ll Take New York by Miranda Dickinson.
Amy recently posted…November Happy/Loved List
There are so many I’m looking forward to. Probably A Court of Thorns and Roses.
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I’m looking forward to reading The Miniaturist next year. I’ve been waiting for a library hold forever, and I’m near the top of the wait list now 🙂
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I’m looking forward to I Was Here
by Gayle Forman
The Heir by Kiera Cass
Oooh! Since You’ve Been Gone and A Mad, Wicked Folly have caught my eye! Currently my most anticipated read is A Court of Thorns and Roses but there are many books already out that I really want to make time for.
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Golden Son!
There are so many 2015 releases that I’m looking forward to reading… but I think I’m most excited for A Court of Thorns and Roses and A Darker Shade of Magic!
I’m most looking forward to Armada by Ernest Cline for 2015, because I absolutely love his novel Ready Player One. Thank you for the giveaway! 🙂
Krystianna @ Downright Dystopian
Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I’m most looking forward to Shadow Study by Maria V Snyder! I loved her Study series and can’t wait for more 🙂
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I really want to read A.S. King’s Ask The Passengers, though now that I think about it there are a couple of her books that I’ve been meaning to get to, like Reality Boy and her latest one, Glory O Brien’s History of the World.
I’m dying for End of Days by Susan Ee. I’m so in love with this series and I’m so sad to see it end!
At the minute my most anticipated read is Confess by Colleen Hoover. Thanks for the chance to win!
It’s so hard to choose just one that I’m excited for, but I guess if pressed, I’m going to have to go with A Court of Thorns and Roses and Untitled Throne of Glass #4 by Sarah J. Maas! 🙂
I can’t choose just one; my three highly anticipated ones are The Heart of Betrayal, An Ember in the Ashes, and The Raven Cycle #4. 🙂
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Oh, gosh, I’m looking forward to so many books next year–new Sarah J. Maas, new Jennifer Lynn Barnes, THE HEIR…I can go on forever! Also, I’ve read three of the books on your list–A MAD, WICKED FOLLY, HOOK’S REVENGE, and THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY–all of which I really liked, with the latter probably being my number one book of the year. Thanks for the giveaway!
THE START OF ME AND YOU! I NEED IT NOW! As well as Never Always Sometimes, Persuasion, and Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between!
I’m really looking forward to Con Academy and Red Queen.
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Probably Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman – or The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon. But there’s a bunch of great books coming out in 2015! Can’t wait 🙂
Thanks for hosting the giveaway! Have a great holiday season!
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This giveaway is incredible, so many good books to choose from!
I’m definitely looking forward to ‘Red Queen’ by Victoria Aveyard and ‘Vanishing Girls’ by Lauren Oliver.
I am most looking forward to Winter by Marissa Meyer and Sarah J Maas’ new book
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I’m most looking forward to A Court of Thorns and Roses and Untitled Throne of Glass #4 by Sarah J. Maas in 2015! 🙂
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I looking forward for I Was Here by Gayle Forman !
I’m super excited for An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir and Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.
Thanks for a giveaway! 🙂
I can’t wait for Illusionarium by Heather Dixon! Thanks for the giveaway.
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I’m looking forward to
The Diviners: Lair of Dreams
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16060716-lair-of-dreams
I really love the first book and hope to enjoy the 2nd one
(omg I really dislike the cover change)
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I think I’m most looking forward to the two new Sarah J. Maas books – A Court of Thorns and Roses and the next Throne of Glass book! EEEEK!
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I’m definitely excited to read udrey Niffenegger’s The Chinchilla Girl in Exile.
I am dying for Kelly Creagh’s Oblivion! I am so in love with the series. Thanks for the giveaway!
So many but my tops are Throne of Glass 4 and Raven Cycle 4 and Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
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Throne of Glass 4 & Raven Cycle 4! Also Truthwitch by Susan Dennard and six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
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I’m most looking forward to Rick Riordan’s “The Sword of Summer”.
Wow, such a great list! Thanks for the opportunity!
I can’t wait for Oblivion by Kelly Creagh and various last books in some series (Winter by Marissa Meyer, Burn by Paula Weston, the unnamed one from the Starbound Trilogy by A. Kaufman and M. Spooner ) and probably many more 🙂
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Wow, I must suck so much because I’ve only read one book from the list and that’s Landline. Although, most of this books are on ny TBR already.
For 2015, well I’ve got a lot of books looking forward to, but I’d say it’s I Was Here by Gayle Forman. 🙂
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Nobody doesn’t know Sarah J. Maas. And I’m excited for her release of ACOTAR! Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
I’m looking forward to a lot of books next year: Throne of Glass #4, The Start of Me and You, The Devil You Know, A Court of Thorns and Roses, The Remedy…and I’m sure there would be others if I thought about it.
I’m looking forward to most in 2015 the new series of Cassandra Clare in English and Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins in Hungarian.
I’m looking forward to P.S.: I Love You by Jenny Han!
I’m looking forward to “Winter” by Marissa Meyer. Thanks for the giveaway!
I’m joining! So excited ah! <3
I followed you on Bloglovin' (for the giveaway, but also because I love your blog)! Would mean a lot if you followed me as well but don't feel pressured to… 🙂
Good luck to everyone! x
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I’m really looking forward to A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas!
I can’t believe I haven’t read any of these books yet! I just wanted to read Hook’s Revenge based on the cover, haha! It’s so awesome. The book that I’m most looking forward to next year is the sequel to Iloana Andrews’ Burn for Me! I cannot wait for it to even have a release date! Thank you for having such an awesome giveaway! =D
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waiting for more of Keira Cass’!
Looking forward to:
Charlie, Presumed Dead
Even When You Lie to Me
Joyride
…and the list goes on.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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I’m really looking forward to Tara Dairman’s sequel to All Four Stars, The Stars of Summer, in 2015!! Can’t wait!
Merry Christmas!!
when it comes to books i am looking forward to not setting myself a reading goal on goodreads in 2015, as i think that will be kinda liberating 🙂
I am about to start reading this book, but I think I’m most excited for ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES. So very excited about it and I’ve heard great, great things! <3
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Thank you sooo much for this wonderful giveaway! The books i’m most looking forward to in 2015 are:
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand
The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey
The Cage by Meghan Shepherd
….. And soooo many more!!
The book I’m most looking forward to for 2015 is The First Bad Man by Miranda July. I’ve actually already read it, and loved it so much, that I can’t wait for it’s official release so that I can tell everyone else to go read it!
Thanks for the chance to enter your giveaway 🙂
I’m anticipating so many 2015 books, but SIMON by Becky and Pieces of Sky by Aussie, Trinity Doyle, are two I cannot wait to read!
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Lion Heart by AC Gaughen
I’m looking forward to both of SJM and Marissa Meyer’s books!
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Stand-Off! The Second Book in the Winger series!!!
There are three books that I wish were out NOW!!
The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick (June can not come soon enough!!)
The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West
The Secrets of Attraction by Robin Constantine
Off the top of my head…new ones from
Gayle Forman, Emery Lord, Kasie West, Paula Stokes
I am in awe at how beautiful the covers are for the 2015 books!
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I’m most looking forward to The Fill- In Boyfriend. I’m a HUGE Kasie West fan 🙂 Thanks for the chance!
I’ve been lucky enough to get the opportunity to read some of my most-anticipated titles for 2015, so I’m going to pick one I have yet to read — Truthwitch by Susan Dennard! I’m looking forward to a fresh new story from one of my favorite authors.
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Wait! I have a list! (Yes lol)
-Like a Flower in Bloom by Siri Mitchell
-Fairest by Marissa Meyer
-Winter by Marissa Meyer
– Dearest by Alethea Kontis
– Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
– The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
– The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Gray
– The Heir by Kiera Cass
-The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows
– P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
– After a Fashion by Jen Turano
– Sorceress by Claudia Gray
– Ensnared by A.G. Howard
-Shadowscale by Rachel Hartman
– Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski
– The Revolution of Ivy by Amy Engel
Phew … I feel like there’s more xD
Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
What an amazing giveaway! Thank you!
I forgot to mention what book I’m looking forward to in 2015. I would have to say Moonpenny Island.
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Oh, that is a hard question… but probably Winter by Marissa Meyer!
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That’s such a hard question… umm.. The Fill In Boyfriend by Kasie West, Sarah J. Maas’s new book… Liars, INC by Paula stokes… there is SOOO many 😛 Thanks for the giveaway!!
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I recently heard about Love, Lucy or Ghosts of Heaven, which are being released soon. Can’t wait!
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Sweet Surprise by Candis Terry 🙂
Great titles!
Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. Everyone is reading it right now and loving it!!
I think I’m most looking forward to Winter. I can’t wait to see how the series ends!
And I’m so glad you like All Four Stars because my sister’s been wanting to read that book.
Finally, I’d pick Broken Hearts, Fences, and Other Things to Mend. Thank you for the giveaway!
I’m looking forward to P.S.: I Love You by Jenny Han the most!!!!! 🙂 Thank you for the awesome giveaway 🙂
My own- The Next Together by Lauren James. Yay!
I’m looking forward to getting my hands on Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 1: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
Thanks for the giveaway!!
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This giveaway is fantastic! There were SO many good books in 2014 <3
Only just discovered this blog but it is literally so pretty and really interesting, and I’ll definitely keep following it now! 🙂
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Im excited about P.S I Still Love You by Jenny Han. The first book was amazing, and i have no doubt that the second one will be even better!
Oh gosh! So many! But the highlights would have to be the new Lunar Chronicles books, The Winner’s Curse, The Heir, and The Ruby Circle. Thank you!
I’m really excited for Red Queen and A Court of Thorns and Roses!
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I would definitely want to read Rainbow Rowells landline. I’m a big fan of all of her books
Oh my gosh, I can’t possibly choose just one! But I am particularly excited for both of Marissa Meyer’s releases, as well as Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke by Anne Blankman and A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab!
I’m looking forward P.S I Still Love You by Jenny Han
I’m looking forward to Red Queen and Joyride! Thank you for this amazing chance! 🙂