What Did I Read in 2010?
I don't normally keep New Year's resolutions but I did have the hope way way back in January that I would be able to keep a list of all the books I read in 2010. And I did! Less successful was the hope that I'd sum them up here every month. I did manage to post way more than in previous years but not all 12 months. Perhaps a goal for 2011!
Never the less I was very curious to see just how many books I read in a year. I really had no idea. Judging from the lists other people have posted on my flist in the past week where I've seen a range from 40 - 140 books read in 2010, I seem to read an average amount for a person who likes to read. I read 85 books last year, 13 of those were rereads.
January 2010 http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_narcissa_/181697.html
1. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (2009) [Paranormal Literature]
2. Storm Born (Dark Swan #1) by Richelle Mead (2008) [Suburban Fantasy]
3. Thorn Queen (Dark Swan #2) by Richelle Mead (2009) [Suburban Fantasy]
4. At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh (2009) [Historical Romance]
5. The Magicians and Mrs. Quent (2008) [Regency Fantasy]
6. Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher (2000) [Urban Fantasy]
7. Urban Shaman (The Walker Papers #1) by C.E. Murphy (2005) [Urban Fantasy]
February 2010 http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_narcissa_/183475.html
8. The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family by Mary S. Lovell (2001) [Biography]
9. Midnight Angel by Lisa Kleypas (1995) [Historical Romance]
10. Into the Fire (Troubleshooters #13) by Suzanne Brockmann (2009) [Romantic Suspense]
11. Catherine Howard: A Tudor Tragedy by Lacey Baldwin Smith (1961) [Biography]
12. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (2009) [Children's Literature]
13. The Luxe (Luxe #1) by Anna Godbersen (2007) [Young Adult Historical Romance]
14. The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly (1928) [Children's Historical Literature]
March 2010
15. Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter #1) by Nalini Singh (2009) [Paranormal Romance]
16. The Awakening (Vampire Diaries #1) by L.J. Smith [Young Adult Paranormal Romance] reread
17. The Dead Travel Fast by Deanna Raybourn [Gothic Romance]
18. Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter #2) by Nalini Singh (2010) [Paranormal Romance]
19. Angelology by Danielle Trussoni [Paranormal Fiction]
20. The Return: Shadow Souls (Vampire Diaries #6) by L.J. Smith (2010) [Young Adult Paranormal Romance]
April 2010
21. Succubus Shadows (Georgina Kincaid #5) by Richelle Mead [Urban Fantasy]
22. Fired Up (Arcane Society, In Dreamlight Trilogy #1) by Jayne Ann Krentz (2009) [Paranormal Romance]
23. Fantasy Lover (Dark-Hunters #1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2002) [Paranormal Romance]
24. Night Pleasures (Dark-Hunters #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2002) [Paranormal Romance]
25. Night Embrace (Dark-Hunters #3) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2003) [Paranormal Romance]
26. Dance with the Devil (Dark-Hunters #4) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2003) [Paranormal Romance]
27. Kiss of the Night (Dark-Hunters #5) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2004) [Paranormal Romance]
28. Acheron (Dark-Hunters #15) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2008) [Paranormal Romance]
29. Night Play (Dark-Hunters #6) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2004) [Paranormal Romance]
30. Seize the Night (Dark-Hunters #7) by Sherrilyn Kenyon [Paranormal Romance]
May 2010
31. Sins of the Night (Dark-Hunters #8) by Sherrilyn Kenyon [Paranormal Romance]
32. Dark Side of the Moon (Dark-Hunters #10) by Sherrilyn Kenyon [Paranormal Romance]
33. One Silent Night (Dark-Hunters #16) by Sherrilyn Kenyon [Paranormal Romance]
34. Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy #5) by Richelle Mead (2010) [Young Adult Paranormal Romance]
35. Something About You by Julie James [Contemporary Romance]
36. On the Edge (The Edge #1) by Ilona Andrews [Rural Fantasy]
37. Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona Andrews [Urban Fantasy]
June 2010
38./39./40. Darkfever (Fever #1) by Karen Marie Moning [Urban Fantasy] 2 rereads
41./42./43. Bloodfever (Fever #2) by Karen Marie Moning [Urban Fantasy] 2 rereads
44./45./46. Faefever (Fever #3) by Karen Marie Moning [Urban Fantasy] 2 rereads
47./48./49. Dreamfever (Fever #4) by Karen Marie Moning [Urban Fantasy] 2 rereads
50. Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse #1) by Charlaine Harris (2001) [Rural Fantasy]
51. Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse #2) by Charlaine Harris (2002) [Rural Fantasy]
52. Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #3) by Charlaine Harris (2003) [Rural Fantasy]
53. Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse #4) by Charlaine Harris (2004) [Rural Fantasy]
54. Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse #5) by Charlaine Harris (2005) [Rural Fantasy]
July 2010
55. Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #6) by Charlaine Harris (2006) [Rural Fantasy]
56. All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #7) by Charlaine Harris (2007) [Rural Fantasy]
57. From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse #8) by Charlaine Harris (2008) [Rural Fantasy]
58. Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse #9) by Charlaine Harris (2009) [Rural Fantasy]
59. Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse #10) by Charlaine Harris (2010) [Rural Fantasy]
August 2010 http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_narcissa_/193638.html
60. The Immortal Highlander (Highlander #6) by Karen Marie Moning (2004) [Paranormal Romance]
61. Spell of the Highlander (Highlander #7) by Karen Marie Moning (2005) [Paranormal Romance]
62. Beyond the Highland Mist (Highlander #1) by Karen Marie Moning (1999) [Time Travel Romance]
63. To Tame a Highland Warrior (Highlander #2) by Karen Marie Moning (1999) [Paranormal Romance]
64. The Highlander's Touch (Highlander #3) by Karen Marie Moning (2000) [Time Travel Romance]
65. Kiss of the Highlander (2001) (Highlander #4) by Karen Marie Moning [Time Travel Romance]
66. The Dark Highlander (2002) (Highlander #5) by Karen Marie Moning [Time Travel Romance]
67. From A Clear Blue Sky: Surviving the Mountbatten Bomb by Timothy Knatchbull (2009) [Biography]
68. Blackout by Connie Willis (2010) [Science Fiction]
69. Hubbub: Filth, Noise, and Stench in England, 1600-1770 by Emily Cockayne (2008) [English History]
September 2010 http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_narcissa_/197380.html
70. Into the Blue by Robert Goddard (1990) [Mystery]
71. Huddle With Me Tonight by Farrah Rochon (2010) [Contemporary Romance]
72. Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake #5) by C.J. Sansom (2010) [Historical Mystery]
October 2010 http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_narcissa_/201681.html
73. 100 Cupboards (100 Cupboards Trilogy #1) by N.D. Wilson (2007) [Children's Fantasy]
74. The Iron Duke (A Novel of the Iron Seas) by Meljean Brook (2010) [Steampunk Romance]
75. Bayou Moon (The Edge #2) by Ilona Andrews (2010) [Rural Fantasy]
76. The Legend of Sleepy Hallow by Washington Irving (1820) [Short Story - Fiction]
77. The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles #1) by Rick Riordan (2010) [Children's Fantasy]
November 2010 http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_narcissa_/203930.html
78. A River in the Sky (Amelia Peabody #19) by Elizabeth Peters (2010) [Historical Mystery]
79. Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (2004) [Regency Fantasy]
80. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #7) by J.K. Rowling (2007) [Children's Fantasy] reread
December 2010 http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_narcissa_/204477.html
81. Songs of Love and Death - All Original Tales of Star Crossed Love, edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois (2010) [Anthology of Short Stories - Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, and Fantasy Romance]
82. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia #3) by C.S. Lewis (1952) [Children's Fantasy] reread
83. Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy #6) by Richelle Mead (2010) [Young Adult Paranormal Romance]
84. The Dark is Rising (Dark is Rising #2) by Susan Cooper (1973) [Children's Fantasy] reread
85. 4:50 From Paddington (Miss Marple Mystery) by Agatha Christie (1957) [Mystery] reread
A list of sorts:
Best Book Read in 2010: That is tough! Hmm maybe Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke.
Favorite Book Read in 2010: Heartstone by C.J. Sansom. All my favorite things in one lovely book.
Worst Book Read in 2010: Fired Up by Jayne Ann Krentz. Ugh it was horrible. Poorly written, boring, blah!
Most Memorable Reading Experience in 2010: Trying to read Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh on my flight to Stockholm but failing because I couldn't bring myself to read angel pr0n with a Vatican priest in the row in front of me.
Book Most Obsessed with in 2010: The Fever series by Karen Marie Moning. I read each book thee times this year and am about to embark on my fourth read this month.
Favorite Men Encountered in a Book in 2010: So easy! Eric Northman (Sookie Stackhouse series) and Jericho Barrons (Fever series)! (Don't make me choose between them!)
Favorite Women Encountered in a Book in 2010: Probably the Mitford girls in The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family by Mary S. Lovell.
Never the less I was very curious to see just how many books I read in a year. I really had no idea. Judging from the lists other people have posted on my flist in the past week where I've seen a range from 40 - 140 books read in 2010, I seem to read an average amount for a person who likes to read. I read 85 books last year, 13 of those were rereads.
January 2010 http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_narcissa_/181697.html
1. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (2009) [Paranormal Literature]
2. Storm Born (Dark Swan #1) by Richelle Mead (2008) [Suburban Fantasy]
3. Thorn Queen (Dark Swan #2) by Richelle Mead (2009) [Suburban Fantasy]
4. At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh (2009) [Historical Romance]
5. The Magicians and Mrs. Quent (2008) [Regency Fantasy]
6. Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher (2000) [Urban Fantasy]
7. Urban Shaman (The Walker Papers #1) by C.E. Murphy (2005) [Urban Fantasy]
February 2010 http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_narcissa_/183475.html
8. The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family by Mary S. Lovell (2001) [Biography]
9. Midnight Angel by Lisa Kleypas (1995) [Historical Romance]
10. Into the Fire (Troubleshooters #13) by Suzanne Brockmann (2009) [Romantic Suspense]
11. Catherine Howard: A Tudor Tragedy by Lacey Baldwin Smith (1961) [Biography]
12. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (2009) [Children's Literature]
13. The Luxe (Luxe #1) by Anna Godbersen (2007) [Young Adult Historical Romance]
14. The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly (1928) [Children's Historical Literature]
March 2010
15. Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter #1) by Nalini Singh (2009) [Paranormal Romance]
16. The Awakening (Vampire Diaries #1) by L.J. Smith [Young Adult Paranormal Romance] reread
17. The Dead Travel Fast by Deanna Raybourn [Gothic Romance]
18. Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter #2) by Nalini Singh (2010) [Paranormal Romance]
19. Angelology by Danielle Trussoni [Paranormal Fiction]
20. The Return: Shadow Souls (Vampire Diaries #6) by L.J. Smith (2010) [Young Adult Paranormal Romance]
April 2010
21. Succubus Shadows (Georgina Kincaid #5) by Richelle Mead [Urban Fantasy]
22. Fired Up (Arcane Society, In Dreamlight Trilogy #1) by Jayne Ann Krentz (2009) [Paranormal Romance]
23. Fantasy Lover (Dark-Hunters #1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2002) [Paranormal Romance]
24. Night Pleasures (Dark-Hunters #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2002) [Paranormal Romance]
25. Night Embrace (Dark-Hunters #3) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2003) [Paranormal Romance]
26. Dance with the Devil (Dark-Hunters #4) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2003) [Paranormal Romance]
27. Kiss of the Night (Dark-Hunters #5) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2004) [Paranormal Romance]
28. Acheron (Dark-Hunters #15) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2008) [Paranormal Romance]
29. Night Play (Dark-Hunters #6) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (2004) [Paranormal Romance]
30. Seize the Night (Dark-Hunters #7) by Sherrilyn Kenyon [Paranormal Romance]
May 2010
31. Sins of the Night (Dark-Hunters #8) by Sherrilyn Kenyon [Paranormal Romance]
32. Dark Side of the Moon (Dark-Hunters #10) by Sherrilyn Kenyon [Paranormal Romance]
33. One Silent Night (Dark-Hunters #16) by Sherrilyn Kenyon [Paranormal Romance]
34. Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy #5) by Richelle Mead (2010) [Young Adult Paranormal Romance]
35. Something About You by Julie James [Contemporary Romance]
36. On the Edge (The Edge #1) by Ilona Andrews [Rural Fantasy]
37. Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona Andrews [Urban Fantasy]
June 2010
38./39./40. Darkfever (Fever #1) by Karen Marie Moning [Urban Fantasy] 2 rereads
41./42./43. Bloodfever (Fever #2) by Karen Marie Moning [Urban Fantasy] 2 rereads
44./45./46. Faefever (Fever #3) by Karen Marie Moning [Urban Fantasy] 2 rereads
47./48./49. Dreamfever (Fever #4) by Karen Marie Moning [Urban Fantasy] 2 rereads
50. Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse #1) by Charlaine Harris (2001) [Rural Fantasy]
51. Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse #2) by Charlaine Harris (2002) [Rural Fantasy]
52. Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #3) by Charlaine Harris (2003) [Rural Fantasy]
53. Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse #4) by Charlaine Harris (2004) [Rural Fantasy]
54. Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse #5) by Charlaine Harris (2005) [Rural Fantasy]
July 2010
55. Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #6) by Charlaine Harris (2006) [Rural Fantasy]
56. All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #7) by Charlaine Harris (2007) [Rural Fantasy]
57. From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse #8) by Charlaine Harris (2008) [Rural Fantasy]
58. Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse #9) by Charlaine Harris (2009) [Rural Fantasy]
59. Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse #10) by Charlaine Harris (2010) [Rural Fantasy]
August 2010 http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_narcissa_/193638.html
60. The Immortal Highlander (Highlander #6) by Karen Marie Moning (2004) [Paranormal Romance]
61. Spell of the Highlander (Highlander #7) by Karen Marie Moning (2005) [Paranormal Romance]
62. Beyond the Highland Mist (Highlander #1) by Karen Marie Moning (1999) [Time Travel Romance]
63. To Tame a Highland Warrior (Highlander #2) by Karen Marie Moning (1999) [Paranormal Romance]
64. The Highlander's Touch (Highlander #3) by Karen Marie Moning (2000) [Time Travel Romance]
65. Kiss of the Highlander (2001) (Highlander #4) by Karen Marie Moning [Time Travel Romance]
66. The Dark Highlander (2002) (Highlander #5) by Karen Marie Moning [Time Travel Romance]
67. From A Clear Blue Sky: Surviving the Mountbatten Bomb by Timothy Knatchbull (2009) [Biography]
68. Blackout by Connie Willis (2010) [Science Fiction]
69. Hubbub: Filth, Noise, and Stench in England, 1600-1770 by Emily Cockayne (2008) [English History]
September 2010 http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_narcissa_/197380.html
70. Into the Blue by Robert Goddard (1990) [Mystery]
71. Huddle With Me Tonight by Farrah Rochon (2010) [Contemporary Romance]
72. Heartstone (Matthew Shardlake #5) by C.J. Sansom (2010) [Historical Mystery]
October 2010 http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_narcissa_/201681.html
73. 100 Cupboards (100 Cupboards Trilogy #1) by N.D. Wilson (2007) [Children's Fantasy]
74. The Iron Duke (A Novel of the Iron Seas) by Meljean Brook (2010) [Steampunk Romance]
75. Bayou Moon (The Edge #2) by Ilona Andrews (2010) [Rural Fantasy]
76. The Legend of Sleepy Hallow by Washington Irving (1820) [Short Story - Fiction]
77. The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles #1) by Rick Riordan (2010) [Children's Fantasy]
November 2010 http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_narcissa_/203930.html
78. A River in the Sky (Amelia Peabody #19) by Elizabeth Peters (2010) [Historical Mystery]
79. Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (2004) [Regency Fantasy]
80. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #7) by J.K. Rowling (2007) [Children's Fantasy] reread
December 2010 http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_narcissa_/204477.html
81. Songs of Love and Death - All Original Tales of Star Crossed Love, edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois (2010) [Anthology of Short Stories - Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, and Fantasy Romance]
82. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia #3) by C.S. Lewis (1952) [Children's Fantasy] reread
83. Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy #6) by Richelle Mead (2010) [Young Adult Paranormal Romance]
84. The Dark is Rising (Dark is Rising #2) by Susan Cooper (1973) [Children's Fantasy] reread
85. 4:50 From Paddington (Miss Marple Mystery) by Agatha Christie (1957) [Mystery] reread
A list of sorts:
Best Book Read in 2010: That is tough! Hmm maybe Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke.
Favorite Book Read in 2010: Heartstone by C.J. Sansom. All my favorite things in one lovely book.
Worst Book Read in 2010: Fired Up by Jayne Ann Krentz. Ugh it was horrible. Poorly written, boring, blah!
Most Memorable Reading Experience in 2010: Trying to read Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh on my flight to Stockholm but failing because I couldn't bring myself to read angel pr0n with a Vatican priest in the row in front of me.
Book Most Obsessed with in 2010: The Fever series by Karen Marie Moning. I read each book thee times this year and am about to embark on my fourth read this month.
Favorite Men Encountered in a Book in 2010: So easy! Eric Northman (Sookie Stackhouse series) and Jericho Barrons (Fever series)! (Don't make me choose between them!)
Favorite Women Encountered in a Book in 2010: Probably the Mitford girls in The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family by Mary S. Lovell.