Kirkus Review's Best Fiction Books 2014

1.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,356 ratings
2.
Station Eleven
Station Eleven 4.07 avg rating — 590,192 ratings
3.
Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 281,844 ratings
4.
The Bone Clocks
The Bone Clocks 3.84 avg rating — 99,252 ratings
5.
The Son
The Son
by: Jo Nesbø
4.08 avg rating — 48,327 ratings
6.
The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,238,593 ratings
7.
Tigerman
Tigerman 3.93 avg rating — 5,726 ratings
8.
The Blazing World
The Blazing World 3.71 avg rating — 8,677 ratings
9.
The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing
The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13,982 ratings
10.
The Children Act
The Children Act 3.73 avg rating — 82,666 ratings
11.
Bird Box (Bird Box, #1)
Bird Box (Bird Box, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 205,114 ratings
12.
Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #1)
Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 360,860 ratings
13.
Euphoria
Euphoria
by: Lily King
3.86 avg rating — 97,928 ratings
14.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 3.47 avg rating — 6,199 ratings
15.
Dominion
Dominion 3.86 avg rating — 13,809 ratings
16.
Broken Monsters
Broken Monsters 3.59 avg rating — 23,644 ratings
17.
Redeployment
Redeployment
by: Phil Klay
3.96 avg rating — 24,885 ratings
18.
An Unnecessary Woman
An Unnecessary Woman 3.82 avg rating — 13,758 ratings
19.
The Secret Place
The Secret Place 3.85 avg rating — 92,290 ratings
20.
The Stories of Jane Gardam
The Stories of Jane Gardam 4.14 avg rating — 583 ratings
20.
Lock In (Lock In, #1)
Lock In (Lock In, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 70,453 ratings
22.
Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies 4.31 avg rating — 1,089,179 ratings
23.
The Magician's Land (The Magicians, #3)
The Magician's Land (The Magicians, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 80,883 ratings
24.
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage 3.87 avg rating — 197,454 ratings
25.
How to be Both
How to be Both
by: Ali Smith
3.66 avg rating — 26,692 ratings
26.
The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist, #1)
The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 150,485 ratings
27.
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher 3.44 avg rating — 11,189 ratings
28.
Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover (The Rules of Scoundrels, #4)
Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover (The Rules of Scoundrels, #4) 3.97 avg rating — 22,479 ratings
29.
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Neapolitan Novels, #3)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (Neapolitan Novels, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 183,597 ratings
29.
Lila (Gilead, #3)
Lila (Gilead, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 35,151 ratings
31.
The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10)
The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10) 4.07 avg rating — 77,360 ratings
32.
The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 287,370 ratings
32.
A Map of Betrayal
A Map of Betrayal
by: Ha Jin
3.42 avg rating — 2,107 ratings
34.
Boy, Snow, Bird
Boy, Snow, Bird 3.34 avg rating — 30,810 ratings
35.
An Untamed State
An Untamed State 4.07 avg rating — 19,599 ratings
35.
All My Puny Sorrows
All My Puny Sorrows 4.01 avg rating — 31,458 ratings
37.
Night Heron (Philip Mangan #1)
Night Heron (Philip Mangan #1) 3.79 avg rating — 2,064 ratings
38.
The Paying Guests
The Paying Guests 3.45 avg rating — 82,658 ratings
39.
Afterparty
Afterparty 3.73 avg rating — 3,847 ratings
39.
Three Weeks With Lady X (Desperate Duchesses, #7; Desperate Duchesses by the Numbers, #1)
Three Weeks With Lady X (Desperate Duchesses, #7; Desperate Duchesses by the Numbers, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 9,790 ratings
39.
Children of the Revolution (Inspector Banks, #21)
Children of the Revolution (Inspector Banks, #21) 3.92 avg rating — 7,038 ratings
42.
A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall
A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall 3.43 avg rating — 586 ratings
42.
Barracuda
Barracuda 3.69 avg rating — 9,238 ratings
44.
Broadchurch (Broadchurch, #1)
Broadchurch (Broadchurch, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 3,134 ratings
45.
Nora Webster
Nora Webster 3.62 avg rating — 22,989 ratings
46.
The Woman Who Borrowed Memories: Selected Stories
The Woman Who Borrowed Memories: Selected Stories 3.98 avg rating — 708 ratings
46.
Min kamp 3 (Min kamp, #3)
Min kamp 3 (Min kamp, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 15,134 ratings
48.
Defenders
Defenders 3.61 avg rating — 1,717 ratings
48.
Eyrie
Eyrie 3.60 avg rating — 7,032 ratings
50.
Family Life
Family Life 3.53 avg rating — 9,860 ratings
51.
All Our Names
All Our Names 3.61 avg rating — 4,890 ratings
52.
Hiding in Plain Sight
Hiding in Plain Sight 2.89 avg rating — 683 ratings
52.
Thunderstruck & Other Stories
Thunderstruck & Other Stories 3.90 avg rating — 2,516 ratings
54.
The Bones Beneath (Tom Thorne, #12)
The Bones Beneath (Tom Thorne, #12) 4.01 avg rating — 4,022 ratings
55.
The Moor's Account
The Moor's Account 4.04 avg rating — 12,546 ratings
56.
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing 3.48 avg rating — 13,673 ratings
57.
Florence Gordon
Florence Gordon 3.67 avg rating — 4,199 ratings
58.
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 3.62 avg rating — 5,170 ratings
59.
The Remedy for Love
The Remedy for Love 3.26 avg rating — 2,048 ratings
60.
The Fever
The Fever 3.10 avg rating — 26,468 ratings
61.
Accidents of Marriage
Accidents of Marriage 3.63 avg rating — 5,750 ratings