Year in Books
Posted on April 13th, 2009
Because of an increasinginly busy schedule and the lure of other forms of entertainment such as the internet and game consoles, I have not been reading as much as I used to (not to mention I like new books so it’s a pretty costly passion to mantain). Starting from 2008 I’ve decided to take part in the 50 book challenge (to read at least 50 books in one year). This page will be keeping track of the books I have read for the challenge starting from my first attempt!
The 50 Book Challenge (bolded are the ones I enjoyed most)
2010
1. The Magnificent Rogue – Iris Johansen
2. To Ride Hell’s Chasm – Janny Wurts
3. Scandal – Amanda Quick
4. Wicked Widow (Vanza 3) – Amanda Quick
5. Seduction – Amanda Quick
6. Slightly Shady (Lake/March 1) – Amanda Quick
7. Mistress – Amanda Quick
8. Affair – Amanda Quick
9. Reckless – Amanda Quick
10. Into the Wilderness – Sara Donati
11. Heart Mate (Celta 1) – Robin D. Owens
12. Heart Thief (Celta 2) – Robin D. Owens
13. His Majesty’s Dragon (Temeraire 1) – Naomi Novak
14. Dragonflight (Dragons of Pern 1) – Anne MacCaffrey
15. Obernewtyn (Obernewtyn Chronicles 1) – Isobelle Carmody
16. Once Upon A Winter’s Night (Faery 1) – Dennis L McKiernan
17. The Ideal Bride (Cynster 11) – Stephanie Laurens
18. The Serpent’s Shadow (Elemental Masters 2) – Mercedes Lackey
19. Across the Nightingale Floor 2: Journey to Inuyama (Tales of the Otori) – Lian Hearn
20. On A Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality 1) – Anthony Piers
21. Requiem For The Devil – Jerri Smith-Ready
22. Cloud of Sparrows – Takashi Matsuoka
23. Archangel’s Kiss (Guild Hunter 2) – Nalini Singh
24. Whitechapel Gods (Whitechapel 1) – SM Peters
25. All About Passion (Cynster 7) – Stephanie Laurens
25. Devil’s Bride (Cynster 1) – Stephanie Laurens
26. The Promise In A Kiss (Cynster prequel) – Stephanie Laurens
27. On a Wicked Dawn (Cynster 9) – Stephanie Laurens
28. A Secret Love (Cynster 5) – Stephanie Laurens
29. All About Love (Cynster 6) – Stephanie Laurens
30. A Rogue’s Proposal (Cynster) – Stephanie Laurens
31. Magic Burns (Kate Daniels 2) – Ilona Andrews
32. Red Hood’s Revenge (Princess Series 3) – Jim C Hines
33. Nicholas (Lords of Satyr 1) – Elizabeth Amber
2009
1. Resenting the Hero (Source/Shield 1) – Moira J Moore
2. It Happened One Autumn (Wallflowers 2) – Lisa Kleypas
3. The City of Dreaming Books – Walter Moers
4. Dragon Heat (Dragons 1) – Allyson James
5. A Witch’s Beauty (Mermaid 2) – Joey W. Hill
6. The Chalice and the Blade – Glnna Mcreynolds
7. Scandal in Spring (Wallflowers 4) – Lisa Kleypas
8. Mine Till Midnight (Hathaways 1) – Lisa Kleypas
9. Devil in Winter (Wallflowers 3) – Lisa Kleypas
10. The Dragon Master (Dragons 3) – Allyson James
11. Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers 1) – Lisa Kleypas
12. The Black Dragon (Dragons 2) – Allyson James
13. Psychopath – Keith Ablow
14. My Immortal – Erin McCarthy
15. Dream Warrior (Dark Hunter 27) – Sherrilyn Kenyon
16. Empress Orchid – Anchee Min
17. Heir to the Shadows (Dark Jewels 2) – Anne Bishop
18. Queen of the Darkness (Dark Jewels 3) – Anne Bishop
19. The Spymaster’s Lady – Joanna Bourne
20. Sunshine – Robin McKinley
21. Some Like It Wild – Teresa Medeiros
22. Some Like It Wicked – Teresa Medeiros
23. Mermaid’s Kiss (Mermaid 1) – Joey W. Hill
24. Norwegian Wood – Haruki Murakami
25. Staying Dead (Retrievers 1) – Laura Anne Gilman
26. Seduce Me at Sunrise (Hathaways 2) – Lisa Kleypas
27. Angel’s Blood (Guild Hunter 1) – Nalini Singh
28. The Hero Strikes Back (Source/Shield 2) – Moira J Moore
29. Heroes Adrift (Source/Shield 3) – Moira J Moore
30. The Asassin’s Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy 1) – Robin Hobb
31. The Last Heiress (Friarsgate Inheritance 4) – Beatrice Small
32. Fallen Angel – Margaret Weis & Lizz Weis
33. Murder Imperial – Paul Doherty
34. Enchanting the Lady (Relics of Merlin 1) – Kathryne Kennedy
35. What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries 1) – CS Harris
36. The Tale of Murasaki – Liza Dalby
37. A History of Japan – RHP Mason & JG Caiger.
38. Magic Bites (Kate Daniels 1) – Ilona Andrews
39. Ill Wind (Weather Warden 1) – Rachel Caine
40. Mao’s Last Dancer – Li Cuxin
41. Through the Veil – Shiloh Walker
42. Lord of the Fading Lands (Tairen Soul 1) – CL Wilson
43. Lady of Light and Shadows (Tairen Soul 2) – CL Wilson
44. King of Sword and Sky (Tairen Soul 3) – CL Wilson
45. Queen of Song and Souls (Tairen Soul 4) – CL Wilson
46. The Stepsister Scheme (Princess Series 1) – Jim C Hines
47. Countess Confidential – Babara Dawson-Smith
48. A Year in Provence – Peter Mayle
49. The Fifth Victim – Beverley Barton
50. Pale Immortal – Anne Frasier
51. Death of A Thousand Cuts – Barbara D’Amato
52. Kiss Me While I Sleep – Linda Howard
53. Acid Row – Minette Walters
54. The Mermaid’s Madness (Princess Series 2) – Jim C Hines
55. Once a Warrior – Karyn Monk
56. Across the Nightingale Floor 1: Sword of a Warrior (Tales of the Otori) – Lian Hearn
57. Full Moon Rising (Guardian 1) – Riley Jensen
2008
1. Bloodring – Faith Hunter
2. The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible – AJ Jacobs
3. The Undead Next Door – Kerrelyn Sparks
4. Hokkaido Highway Blues – Will Ferguson
5. White Tiger (Dark Heavens 1) – Kylie Chan
6. Red Phoenix (Dark Heavens 2) – Kylie Chan
7. Blue Dragon (Dark Heavens 2) – Kylie Chan
8. Dragon Prince – Melanie Rawn
9. Dark Moon Defender – Sharon Shinn
10. The Smoke Thief – Shana Abé
11. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal – Christopher Moore
12. Vampire Interrupted – Lynsay Sands
13. The Accidental Vampire – Lynsay Sands
14. Dream Chaser (Dream Hunter 3) – Sherrilyn Kenyon
15. The Duke Next Door (Heiress Brides 2) – Celeste Bradley
16. Slave to Sensation – Nalini Singh
17. Visions of Heat – Nalini Singh
18. Caressed by Ice – Nalini Singh
19. Let Sleeping Rogues Lie (School for Heiresses) – Sabrina Jefferies
20. Desperately Seeking a Duke (Heiress Brides 1) – Celeste Bradley
21. Duke Most Wanted (Heiress Brides 3) – Celeste Bradley
22. The Invisible Ring (Black Jewels 4) – Anne Bishop
23. Knight Tenebrae – Julianne Lee
24. Twilight – Stephanie Meyer
25. Daughter of the Blood (Black Jewels 1) – Anne Bishop
26. Rhapsody: Child of Blood (The Symphony of Ages 1) – Elizabeth Haydon
27. Divine by Blood (Partholon 3) – PC Cast
28. The Word Spy – Ursula Dubosarsky
29. Bloodfever (Fever 2) – Karen Marie Moning
30. Notes from The Teenage Underground – Simmone Howell
31. Scandal’s Bride (Cynster 3) – Stephanie Laurens
32. Acheron (Dark Hunter 25) – Sherrilyn Kenyon
33. Long Way Round – Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman
34. Spring Snow – Yukio Mishima
35. To Reign in Hell – Steven Burst
36. Prophecy: Child of Earth (The Symphony of Ages 1) – Elizabeth Haydon
37. Yakuza Moon – Shoko Tendo
38. The Dream Thief – Shana Abé
39. Mine to Possess – Nalini Singh
40. Hostage to Pleasure – Nalini Singh
41. A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers – Xiaolu Guo
