A list of my 2014 book reviews by title. Click the letter to jump to the corresponding section.

• B
• C
• D
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• S
• T
• V
• W

B

• The Bat by Jo Nesbø, translated by Don Bartlett, read by John Lee–1 Star
• The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde–4 Stars
• The Bite of the Mango by Mariatu Kamara and Susan McClelland–4 Stars
• Blubber by Judy Blume–3.5 Stars
• The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka, read by Samantha Quan with Carrington MacDuffie–3 Stars

C

• City of Thieves by David Benioff, read by Ron Perlman–3 Stars

D

• Dark Fire by C. J. Sansom–4 Stars
• Dreadnought by Cherie Priest, read by Kate Reading–4 Stars

F

• Found: The Missing: Book One by Margaret Peterson Haddix–4 Stars
• Fun Home by Alison Bechdel–4 Stars

G

• The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson–4 Stars
• Good Harbor by Anita Diamant–3 Stars

H

• His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik–4 Stars

I

• I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb–4 Stars
• In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak–4 Stars
• The Innocent by David Baldacci, read by David McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy–3 Stars

J

• Jane by April Lindner–3 Stars

L

• Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges, translated by various–2 Stars
• Life After Life by Kate Atkinson–4 Stars
• Lisey’s Story by Stephen King–4 Stars

M

• The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan, read by Joshua Swanson–4 Stars
• More Than You Know by Beth Gutcheon–4 Stars
• Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, read by Ari Fliakos–4 Stars
• The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, read by Katherine Kellgren–4.5 Stars

N

• NPR Favorite Driveway Moments: Radio Stories That Won’t Let You Go–4 Stars

O

• The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin, read by Mark Bramhall–3 Stars

P

• The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg–4 Stars
• The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi–4 Stars
• The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall, read by Susan Denaker–4 Stars

S

• Salt by Isabel Zuber–3 Stars
• Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz–4 Stars
• Season of the Dragonflies by Sarah Creech–2 Stars
• Seraphina by Rachel Hartman–4 Stars
• The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan, read by Joshua Swanson–4 Stars
• Sovereign by C. J. Sansom–3 Stars
• Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews, read by Kathleen McInerney–4 Stars
• The Sunday Wife by Cassandra King–4 Stars
• Sweet Nothings by Janis Thomas–4 Stars

T

• Testimony: The Legacy of Schindler’s List and the USC Shoah Foundation–3.5 Stars
• This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash–4 Stars
• Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik–4 Stars

V

• Vintage by Susan Gloss–3 Stars

W

• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin–4 Stars
• Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple–4 Stars
• The Witches by Roald Dahl–4 Stars

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