books only

Well the New Year is over and things have quieted down.  One of my New Year resolutions is to push myself and read more books especially some classics that I never got around to reading.  In this post I am going to list some of my favorite books of the past year.
My Best Books of 2013 not in any particular order; (All books Can be found on Amazon.com)
The Round House Louise Eldrich  good but sad

The lifeboat Charlotte Rogan different read in about 24 hours
If you Lived Here I would Know your Name Heather Lende true story by a woman who lives in a small town in Alaska
Benediction Ken Harrup beautiful book about a man near the end of his life in Nebraska
The Edge of the Earth Christine Swartz a woman and her husband live in a lighthouse off the coast of California at the turn of the century and the other people that live there after them
The Interestings Meg Holister 4 kids who meet at summer camp and then what happens to them over the next 40 years -a very good book and great read
The Woman Upstairs Claire Messud another great read a book you can really get into
The Burgess Boys Elizabeth Strout great ,part of it takes place in Maine a place she knows well living there her last book won the Pulitzer Prize
love Anthony Lisa Genova this book is probably chic-lit but has a place in my heart since one of the women has a child with autism
OVER RATED
A Tale For The Time Being Ruth Ozewki
The Twelve Tribes Of Hattie Ayana didn't get the point
The Goldfinch Donna Tartt
TERRIBLE
Enon Paul Harding depressing
& Sons David Gilbert ridiculous
Whit Heat M.J. McGrathra Eskimo mystery pretty bad
The Pretty One Lucinda Rosenfeld  ridiculous

Paperwhites  this Holiday