My Favorite Reads of 2014

With the year almost over I thought I'd post my favorite reads of 2014. Unlike my earlier Year's Best in Crime Fiction list which focused on that genre and books published in 2014, this list is more eclectic and contains both new and older books. 

A couple of caveats: firstly, I didn't include re-reads nor did I include multiples of 'series' (with a certain trilogy being the exception).

Without further preamble and in no particular order, of the 150-ish books I read in 2014 - these were the cream of the crop: 

*click on the links below the covers for reviews

    

A SWOLLEN RED SUN by Matthew McBride

AMERICAN PSYCHO by Bret Eastern Ellis

EL GAVILAN by Craig McDonald

    

SEAL OF THE WORM by Adrian Tchaikovsky

THE FEVER by Megan Abbott 

LOST THINGS by John Rector

    

MONA by Dan Sehlberg

THE COLD COLD GROUND by Adrian McKinty (audio)

THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS by M. R. Carey

and... lastly, The Southern Reach Trilogy:

    

ANNIHILATION by Jeff Vandermeer

AUTHORITY by Jeff Vandermeer

ACCEPTANCE by Jeff Vandermeer