Favorite Reads

If you asked me the question, I'd probably spout back at you that "I could no sooner choose a favorite star in the heavens"* but the truth is, I do have some favorites.

This is by no means a full list, but these are my absolute favorites from the last three years of tracking my reading (edited to add a few new standouts that I remember, despite no longer tracking my reading). They're also in no ranking order - though I did put series at the top and authors I more or less obsess over at the bottom.

• The Leviathan Series by Scott Westerfeld
• "Leviathan," 
• "Behemoth" 
• "Goliath" 
• and the bonus chapter on the author's website
• The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
• "Cinder," 
• "Scarlet," 
• "Cress" 
• "Winter"
• "Fairest" and "Stars Above" (companion novels)
• The Benny Imura Series by Jonathan Maberry
• "Rot and Ruin," 
• "Dust and Decay," 
• "Flesh and Bone," 
• "Fire and Ash"
• "Bits and Pieces" (companion novel)
• The Curse Workers by Holly Black
• "White Cat,"
• "Red Glove," 
• "Black Heart" 
• Clockwork Century series by Cherie Priest
• "Boneshaker," 
• "Dreadnought," 
• "Ganymede"
• "The Inexplicables" 
• "Fiddlehead"
• Blackthorn and Grim Series by Juliet Marillier
• "Dreamer's Pool"
• "Tower of Thorns" 
• "Den of Wolves"
• The Beka Cooper Series by Tamora Pierce 
• "Terrier"
• "Bloodhound"
• "Mastiff"
• Protector of the Small Series by Tamora Pierce 
• "First Test"
• "Page"
• "Squire"
• "Lady Knight" 
• The Finishing School Series by Gail Carriger 
• "Etiquette & Espionage"
• "Curtsies & Conspiracies"
• "Waistcoats & Weaponry"
• "Manners & Mutiny"
• An Ember in the Ashes Series by Sabaa Tahir
• "An Ember in the Ashes" 
• "A Torch Against the Night"
• "A Reaper at the Gates" (coming out soon) 
• and I know there's at least 1 more to come...
• His Fair Assassins Series by Robin LaFevers
• "Grave Mercy" 
• "Dark Triumph" 
• "Mortal Heart" 
• and  "Courting Darkness" (book 4) comes soon (I can't wait) 
• and I think there's another in the series coming after that! 
• "Vessel" by Sarah Beth Durst
• "The Privilege of the Sword" Ellen Kushner
• "Thirteenth Child" Patricia C. Wrede
• "Forgotten" Cat Patrick
• "Every Day" David Leviathan
• Especially "The Blue Sword," "Spindle's End," and "Chalice" by Robin McKinley (but you can hardly go wrong)
• Especially "The Fairy Godmother," "Serpent's Shadow," "Black Swan," and "Exile's Honor" by Mercedes Lackey (I think it's hard to go wrong here too, but not everyone feels that way)

*from "Ever After"