Feature and Follow Friday


Yay! It's time once again for Feature and Follow Friday, an awesome weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. I haven't been able to participate in many of these lately due to other commitments, so it's nice to be back on the book blogging circuit again and to be able to participate two weeks in a row. If this is your first visit here, welcome! Kathryn's Inbox is a book review blog with a bit of a twist, I like to talk about comics and cartoons as well, and sometimes I got off on another tangent entirely. (I usually label those posts "Off Topic" so that every one knows what they're getting themselves into if they choose to keep reading.) I'm also an author and have four novels, three of which you can see in the sidebar. Anyway, enough of the shameless self-promotion, a bit part of Feature and Follow Friday is to answer a question so with no further ado ...

What were your favourite books of 2013?

Ooh. Big question this time around ... I'll try to narrow it down to just a few ...

The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead
Soul Fire by Aprille Legacy
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosch
Mimi by Lucy Ellmann
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
White Walls by HMC
Jump by Sean Williams (Published as Twinmaker outside of Australia.)

And ...

 Behind the Scenes by Kathryn White. (Don't mind me, it's not really a shameless promotion ... I'm just being silly. Then again, I think I'm allowed at least some personal bias.)

Comments

Hellen said…
I had to narrow down my list, too. I haven't read any of your list, but I've heard of a few of them.

My FF
3 January 2014 at 23:11
Kate Maxwell said…
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Returning the Follow!
4 January 2014 at 03:03
Eva @ All Books Considered said…
New follower via GFC. Thanks for stopping by my FFF

I am also giving away any of my 2013 favorites here! Please enter!
4 January 2014 at 03:34
Eva @ All Books Considered said…
The Fiery Heart made my list, too!
4 January 2014 at 03:35
Andrew Leon said…
Favorite book of 2013?
Probably Doc by Mary Doria Russell.
4 January 2014 at 06:15
Unknown said…
I have yet to read The Fiery Heart. It's on the top of my list for 2014.

Thanks for stopping by my FF :)

Marilyn @ Marilyn's Mystery Blog
4 January 2014 at 11:26
Emily said…
The Fiery Heart is on my list as well! And Hyperbole and a Half was awesome!

My FF. New follower via .

Emily @All in a Book
4 January 2014 at 14:58
Unknown said…
Hi Kathryn,
Thanks for visiting my blog. I'm now following you back on GFC and G+.
5 January 2014 at 05:16
Kathryn White said…
Awesome! I thought that the Fiery Heart got off to a slow start, but it soon proved itself to be the best book (so far) in the series.
7 January 2014 at 20:10
Kathryn White said…
Never heard of that one, tell me more!
7 January 2014 at 20:10
Kathryn White said…
You should check them out at some stage, each is brilliant in its own way.
7 January 2014 at 20:11
Kathryn White said…
No worries Kate :-)
7 January 2014 at 20:11
Kathryn White said…
I thought Hyperbole and a Half was brilliant!
7 January 2014 at 20:12
Kathryn White said…
Lol, not easy, is it?
7 January 2014 at 20:12
Kathryn White said…
You're welcome and thanks!
7 January 2014 at 20:13
Andrew Leon said…
Check my review of it.
8 January 2014 at 00:23
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