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 |genre=General Fiction
 |summary=We ''loved'' Everything I Never Told You, a book which gets its claws into you and just won't let go and we've got more great books in our [[Top Ten General Fiction Books of 2014]].  If thrillers are your bag then try [[Believe No One by A D Garrett]] or [[Your Beautiful Lies by Louise Douglas]].
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 |genre=Fantasy
 |summary= Yo probably know her without the 'M' as the author of books such as [[Chocolat by Joanne Harris|Chocolat]], but we loved her first adult foray into the world of Norse mythology.  And we'e used to Mal Peet writing for Teens, but we think you'll love [[The Murdstone Trilogy by Mal Peet|The Murdstone Trilogy]].  There's lots more to love in our [[Top Ten Fantasy Novels of 2014]].  Lovers of science fiction will enjoy [[The Suicide Exhibition: The Never War by Justin Richards]] and its 5* sequel [[The Blood Red City (Never War 2) by Justin Richards|The Blood Red City]]
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+|isbn=Harris_Loki
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 |genre=Crime
 |summary= We think this is one of the best crime series around at the moment (with more to come in 2015), but if you're looking for something from the present day then have a look at our [[Top Ten Crime Novels of 2014]]. Going back to historical fiction, 2014 saw the long-awaited sixth [[Lamentation (Matthew Shardlake) by C J Sansom|Matthew Shardlake novel]] and it doesn't disappoint.
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 |genre=Confident Readers
 |summary= We think that Opal Plumstead will be a classic of the future and you'll find similar books in our [[Top Ten Books for Confident Readers 2014]].  Children just starting to read will enjoy [[The Bonkers Banana by Allan Plenderleith]] and don't forget children who are struggling with their reading: the books in our [[:Category:Dyslexia Friendly|Dyslexia Friendly Section]] might be the help they need - and there are books there they will ''love'' reading. And we have to admit that we can understand why [[Awful Auntie by David Walliams]] is selling so well!
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 |genre=For Sharing
 |summary=It was difficult to chose our [[Top Ten Books For Sharing 2014|Top ten picture books]] but we thought ''This Book Just Ate My Dog'' was great fun and ''different''. [[Tin by Chris Judge|Tin]] by one of Bookbag's favourite author/illustrators, Chris Judge, will appeal to boys and girls - and robots.  If you'd like an introduction to nature than you need look no further than [[A First Book of Nature by Nicola Davies and Mark Hearld]].  [[The Wonder by Faye Hanson]] arrived too late to be inluded in our top ten picture books for 2014 but we loved the way that it encourages children to use their imagination.
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 We know that you could do your Christmas present book shopping from Amazon's best seller lists, but we like to suggest more unusual books that we've enjoyed over the year. Hopefully you'll find something for everyone here.
-''This Year's Quirky Big Seller'''
+'''This Year's Quirky Big Seller'''
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 |rating=4.5
 |genre=Literary Fiction
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+|summary= The book which is being tipped to be this year's surprise big seller with over sixteen thousand copies sold in just over six week after publication is this little gem, which enthralled our reviewer:
 ''The Guest Cat'' had me at the cover. The reflective green material makes the cat's eyes glow and glint eerily in the light. There is something ethereal and otherworldly about this novella and that is before I've even read a single word. This simple story about a Japanese couple and the cat that decides to adopt them has become an international best-seller and I was keen to find out why.

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 We know that you could do your Christmas present book shopping from Amazon's best seller lists, but we like to suggest more unusual books that we've enjoyed over the year. Hopefully you'll find something for everyone here.
 ==Children's Books==

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-|author= Philip Kerr
+|author= Sarah Crossan
-|title= The Winter Horses
+|title=Apple and Rain
 |rating= 5
 |genre= Teens
-|summary= ''The Winter Horses'' is a story where history and magic co-exist and teens who enjoy this will also love one of the big books of the year - [[Five Children on the Western Front by Kate Saunders]] - and there are many more in our [[Top Ten Teen Books of 2014]].  Over the years we've come to love Skulduggery Pleasant and this year saw the [[Skulduggery Pleasant: The Dying of the Light by Derek Landy|ninth and final]] book in the series.
+|summary=For our favourite book it was difficult to decide between [[Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan]] and [[The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick]]: we loved them both! We liked [[The Winter Horses by Philip Kerr]], a story where history and magic co-exist and teens who enjoy this will also love one of the big books of the year - [[Five Children on the Western Front by Kate Saunders]] - and there are many more in our [[Top Ten Teen Books of 2014]].  Over the years we've come to love Skulduggery Pleasant and this year saw the [[Skulduggery Pleasant: The Dying of the Light by Derek Landy|ninth and final]] book in the series.
-|amazonuk= <amazonuk>1406359831</amazonuk>
+|amazonuk= <amazonuk>140885306X</amazonuk>
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