These are some of the fantasy books I read in 2014 that I really liked. I limited this list to books published in 2013 & 2014, first because I didn’t want to count re-reads, but more importantly, because it limits the list.
 
 
 
Supernatural Fantasy

Mercy Thompson

Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson (2014) Patricia Briggs  (9/10)
Night Broken (2014) Patricia Briggs  (8/10)

I love the Mercy Thompson series.

Black Arts (2014) Faith Hunter  (9/10)

The latest installment of the Jane Yellowrock series. Another favorite.

London Falling (2013) Paul Cornell (9/10)
Downfall (2014) Rob Thurman  (8.5/10)

I adore Rob Thurman’s Cal Leandros series. I hesitated to read this, because I was afraid it might end in Cal and Niko, well, ending. The fact that the story was split between Cal and Robin reinforced this fear. But it was really good and worth the wait.

Iron Night (2014) M.L. Brennan  (8.5/10)
Broken Homes (2014) Ben Aaronovitch  (8.5/10)

This series is good, but the narration by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is AMAZING.

Known Devil (2014) Justin Gustainis  (8/10)

This is a fun series. Police unit that investigates magical crimes. Set in Scranton. No, it’s good. Really!

The Grendel Affair (2013) Lisa Shearin  (8.5/10)

This is another supernatural mystery and I liked both the premise and characters.
 
 
 
Young Adult

Eternal: Shadow Falls: After Dark (2014) C.C. Hunter  (8.5/10)

I like this series (the second series in the same world with overlapping characters).

Blue Lily, Lily Blue (2014) Maggie Stiefvater  (8.5/10) (points lost for the epilogue)

This is an EXCELLENT series. I can’t wait for the next (and hopefully final) book.
 
 
 
Anthology

Magic City: Recent Spells (2014) Paula Guran  (8.5/10)

I love anthologies, and this is good one. A lot of variety and authors I love.

Night Shift (2014) Nalini Singh; Ilona Andrews; Lisa Shearin; Milla Vane  (8/10)

Just to be clear, I only read half the stories–the other authors didn’t interest me.