The Top 20 books of 2014 as rated by BookBrowse subscribers

Top 20 Best Books of 2014

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Each year, BookBrowse subscribers rate their favorite books of the year to choose our Top 20 Best of Year titles. More about how the books are selected.

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr

Hardcover: May 2014 | Paperback: Apr 2017

Critics' Consensus:

A stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Winner of the 2014 BookBrowse Award for Fiction.

I'll Give You the Sun

by Jandy Nelson

Hardcover: Sep 2014 | Paperback: Oct 2015

Critics' Consensus:

A brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell. Winner of the BookBrowse 2014 Award for Best Young Adult Novel.

100 Sideways Miles

by Andrew A. Smith

Hardcover: Sep 2014 | Paperback: Sep 2015

Critics' Consensus:

Destiny takes a detour in this heartbreakingly hilarious novel from the acclaimed author of Winger, which Kirkus Reviews called "smart" and "wickedly funny."

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy

Four Women Undercover in the Civil War

by Abbott Kahler

Hardcover: Sep 2014 | Paperback: Sep 2015

Critics' Consensus:

Karen Abbott tells the stories of four courageous women - a socialite, a farmgirl, an abolitionist, and a widow - who were spies during the Civil War.

The Secret Place

A Dublin Murder Squad Novel

by Tana French

Hardcover: Sep 2014 | Paperback: Aug 2015

Critics' Consensus:

The sensational new novel from "one of the most talented crime writers alive" (The Washington Post)

The Long Way Home

A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, #10

by Louise Penny

Hardcover: Aug 2014 | Paperback: Jul 2015

Critics' Consensus:

Happily retired in the village of Three Pines, Armand Gamache, former Chief Inspector of Homicide with the Sûreté du Québec, has found a peace he'd only imagined possible. Until his neighbor seeks him out, when her artist husband...

The Book of Strange New Things

A Novel

by Michel Faber

Hardcover: Oct 2014 | Paperback: Jun 2015

Critics' Consensus:

A monumental, genre-defying novel over ten years in the making, Michel Faber's The Book of Strange New Things is a masterwork from a writer in full command of his many talents.

The Romanov Sisters

The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra

by Helen Rappaport

Hardcover: Jun 2014 | Paperback: Jun 2015

Critics' Consensus:

They were the Princess Dianas of their day - perhaps the most photographed and talked about young royals of the early twentieth century. The Romanov Sisters captures the joy as well as the insecurities and poignancy of those young lives.

Station Eleven

by Emily St. John Mandel

Hardcover: Sep 2014 | Paperback: Jun 2015

Critics' Consensus:

An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse, Station Eleven tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the ...

In the Kingdom of Ice

The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

by Hampton Sides

Hardcover: Aug 2014 | Paperback: May 2015

Critics' Consensus:

New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides returns with a white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and survival in the Gilded Age. Winner of the 2014 BookBrowse Award for Nonfiction.

A Spy Among Friends

Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal

by Ben Macintyre

Hardcover: Jul 2014 | Paperback: May 2015

Critics' Consensus:

Master storyteller Ben Macintyre's most ambitious work to date brings to life the twentieth century's greatest spy story.

Everything I Never Told You

by Celeste Ng

Hardcover: Jun 2014 | Paperback: May 2015

Critics' Consensus:

A profoundly moving story of family, history, and the meaning of home, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait.

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