Another year has come and gone and the best part of the reading year is upon me as I get to look back and evaluate what I read and how my stats measured up. Unfortunately, 2010 found me reading less than I did in 2009. I read 50 books and gave up on 12. Not good at all to see that I read less and gave up on more.
2010 brought some changes in my reading tastes. Other fiction dropped way down while chick-lit and cozy mystery more than doubled. Mystery is up a tiny bit, paranormal romance dropped a little and young adult remained the same. Contemporary romance can be a little subjective. The titles I read this year in that category actually straddle multiple genres. For example, I consider Sizzling Sixteen a contemporary romance, but other readers may consider it a mystery or general fiction. I didn’t read any anthologies this year so that’s down too from last year, but as they aren’t my preferred genre, I’m feeling OK with it. :o) Here's how 2010 stacked up: Chick-Lit: 17 Contemporary Romance: 3 Cozy Mystery: 12 Mystery / Suspense / Thriller: 17 Paranormal Romance: 8 Young Adult: 3 Other Fiction / Literature: 2 Something new for my annual review is a shout out to the authors who were new to me and the authors that made multiple appearances in my reading year: New To Me Authors In 2009 Lorna Barrett Gail Carriger Caprice Crane Tate Hallaway Gemma Halliday Kristin Harmel Melanie Lynne Hauser Richelle Mead Jane Porter Karen Quinn Daria Snadowsky Ayelet Waldman Authors Read Multiple Times In 2009 MaryJanice Davidson Emily Giffin John Grisham Alice Kimberly James Patterson J.D. Robb / Nora Roberts Elaine Viets Best reads of 2010 in the order they were read are: Born In Death by J.D. Robb Tall, Dark & Dead by Tate Hallaway The 8th Confession by James Patterson Wife In The Fast Lane by Karen Quinn Innocent In Death by J.D. Robb Undead And Uneasy by MaryJanice Davidson Eternity In Death by J.D. Robb Creation In Death by J.D. Robb Flirting With Forty by Jane Porter Undead And Unworthy by MaryJanice Davidson Strangers In Death by J.D. Robb Bite Me by Christopher Moore Ritual In Death by J.D. Robb Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen Q Is For Quarry by Sue Grafton One Foot In The Grave by Jeaniene Frost Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison Fatal Truth by Robin Burcell Confessions Of Super Mom by Melanie Lynn Hauser Salvation In Death by J.D. Robb Run For Your Life by James Patterson Forget About It by Caprice Crane Learning To Play Gin by Ally Carter Soulless by Gail Carriger Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin When You Wish by Kristin Harmel Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich The Pink Ghetto by Liz Ireland Promises In Death by J.D. Robb You Drive Me Crazy by Carole Matthews Charley’s Web by Joy Fielding Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead The Ghost And The Dead Man’s Library by Alice Kimberly Here's hoping 2011 will be a more productive year! Sherri Currently reading FIRST DROP OF CRIMSON by Jeaniene Frost & listening to DEEPER THAN THE DEAD by Tami Hoag Up Next: BABY PROOF by Emily Giffin What am I babbling about? http://sharalsthoughtsandramblings.blogspot.com/ http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1318571455 See the books I have set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/sharalsbooks Swap Your Paperback Books - PaperBackSwap.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
