Books Read 2014

[maverick_weirdo]

Picked up from Almeda. I'm going to track which books I read this year. Last year I read 30

• 'Date' below means the date I finished reading it;
• Origin abreviations: [ARC] means advanced reading copy; [G] means gift or giveaway (free); [L] means Loan, from a friend or from the library; [N] means new book (retail); [O] means online/electronic book; [P] means proofreading; [R] means a re-read; [S] means secondhand.



1. Jan 11: Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik, 2006, Del Rey (Random House), Period Fantasy, [G]
   Took tale in an exciting new direction (far east)
2. Jan 22: Red Rising by Pierce Brown (Class Colors #1) 2014, Del Rey (Random House), SF, [ARC]
   Like Hunger Games on Mars
3. Feb 16: Blameless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate #3) 2010, Orbit (Hachette), Period Urban Fantasy, [S]
   Equitable book
4. Feb 26: Shadow Ops: Control Point by Myke Cole (Shadow Ops #1) 2012, Ace (Penguin), Urban Fantasy, [N]
   I liked everything except the protagonist
5. Apr 05: Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal (The Glamourist Histories #1) 2010, Tor (Macmillan), Period Fantasy, [R]
   A good book to share
6. Apr 27: Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal (The Glamourist Histories #2) 2012, Tor (Macmillan), Period Fantasy, [OR]
   Still a tear-jerker at the end
7. May 25: Without a Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal (The Glamourist Histories #3) 2013, Tor (Macmillan), Period Fantasy, [NR]
   A little more Dickens than Alcott
8. June 14: Little, Big by John Crowley, 1981, Bantam (Random House), Fantasy, [S]
   A long meandering tale
9. Jun 16: Valour and Vanity by Mary Robinette Kowal (The Glamourist Histories #4) 2014, Tor (Macmillan), Period Fantasy, [NR]
   She totally pulled it off.
10. July 13: Writers of the Future edited by Dave Wolverton (Volume 30) 2014, Galaxy Press, Spec. Fic. Anthology, [G]
    Stories by the contest winners were good
11. July 28: Among Others by Jo Walton, 2011, Tor, Fantasy, [RS]
    The bibliography is half the reason to read
12. Aug 12: City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett, 2014, Broadway Books (Random House), Fantasy, [G]
    The author sets out some challenging themes
13. Aug 29: Heartless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate #4) 2011, Orbit (Hachette), Period Fantasy, [S]
    It is almost a series of short stories happening at the same time
14. Aug 29: Confessions of a reluctant father by Matt Schwartz TBD, TBD (TBD), Non-fiction, [P]
    One of the best writers you've never heard of
15. Sep 14: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, 1869, Roberts Brothers, YA, [L]
    Charming in spite of the heavy handed moralizing
16. Sep 14: Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra #1) 2005, Luna (Harlequin), Fantasy, [S]
    A secondary world "urban fantasy" packaged as a "paranormal romance".
17. Sep 27: Wyrd Sisters by Terry Prachette (Diskworld series) 1988, Roc (Penguin), Fantasy, [R]
    Still breaks me up every time
18. Oct 15: Conflict of Honors by Steve Mikker & Sharron Lee (Liaden #1) 1988, Del Rey (Random House), Space Opera, [R]
    I still get choked up after all these years
19. Nov 16: Soulless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate #1) 2009, Orbit (Hachette), Period Fantasy, [R]
    Racier than I remember
20. Nov 17: The Merchant of Dreams by Anne Lyle (Night's Masque #2) 2012, Angry Robot, Genre, [S]
    Good, but not as magical as the first one.
21. Dec 02: Cast in Courtlight by Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra #2) 2006, Luna (Harlequin), Fantasy, [S]
    Exploring the world and the character equally well.
22. Dec 05: The Martian by Andy Weir 2011, Self-Published, SF, [S]
    Brilliant book, brutal foreshadowing
23. Dec 21: Cast in Secret by Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra #3) 2007, Luna (Harlequin), Fantasy, [S]
    Storytelling with Depth and Breadth
24. Dec 28: The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper (Dark is Rising #2) 1973, Collier Books (Macmillan), Fantasy, YA, [R]
    Still powerful
25. Dec 29: Cast in Fury by Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra #4) 2008, Luna (Harlequin), Fantasy, [S]
    A heart-wrenching conundrum