Top Five Books of 2014

Tanya-dogearedcopy: An unapologetically violent and dark story about Jorg of Ancrath who goes on a rampage born of unholy motives in a world where people struggle to survive in a feudal landscape fraught with sinister magic. There is a jaw-dropping twist about three-quarters of the way through the book.

Tanya-dogearedcopy: An Urban Fantasy set in current-day London rich with vivid, "synesthesiac" descriptions, and an original premise that I can't tell you about without spoiling it...

Tanya-dogearedcopy: Urban Fantasy about a RC in modern-day London who discovers that he has wizarding skillz; The author was a scriptwriter for Doctor Who, and the story is very fast, funny, and quintessentially British.

Tanya-dogearedcopy: Sally Lockhart is a 16-year old woman finding her way in and through the vicissitudes of Victorian Era London. This is the first of a mystery series ostensibly written for Young Adults, but both the writing and the narration (Anton Lesser is the reader for the audiobook editions) are superb and will entertain adult audiences as well.

Tanya-dogearedcopy: The zenith of the series, it all leads up to this and goes downhill from here on out.