Reading 2009 - inspired by meganbmoore

[estara]

Not being a paid account I can't make a poll - not that many people read me anyway, heh, but I am quite proud to have read quite a lot of books and short stories this year, even though I have troubles with my right cornea. I loved it when meganbmoore did it last year, so this year I wanted to do it for myself (and see if I read much less... looking at the list I can't think I did, actually). Manga/manhwa are not included.

The overwhelming majority of these were new reads and ebooks. We have fantasy, science fiction, non-fiction, romance of various versions, erotic romances of the straight and m/m variety as well as menage.The books are listed according to grade, from best to worst (A+,A- to D and DNF):


A-Books:

Ann Somerville Falling from the Tree (Landing Softly)
Elizabeth Vaughan Dagger-Star
Ilona Andrews On the Edge
J. L. Langley Without Reservation
Joan Wolf A Double Deception
Joan Wolf Fool's Masquerade
Joan Wolf The Pretenders
Joan Wolf The Rebellious Ward
Lauren Dane Trinity
Leigh Bridger Solomon's Seal
Lesley-Anne McLeod Carolina's Walking Tour
Lesley-Anne McLeod Comet Wine
Linnea Sinclair Finders Keepers
Lois McMaster Bujold The Curse of Chalion
Lynne Connolly Harley Street
Lynne Connolly Alluring Secrets
Martha Wells Death of the Necromancer
Martha Wells The Element of Fire
Meg Benjamin Love & Scones
Nina Kiriki Hoffmann The Thread that binds the Bones
Patricia Briggs Hunting Ground
Robin D. Owens HeartMate
Robin D. Owens Heart Change
Sharon Shinn Mystic and Rider
Sherwood Smith Inda
Tamora Pierce Beka Cooper: Terrier
Tanya Huff The Enchantment Emporium
Lilith Saintcrow Steelflower
Ann Somerville A Fuzzy Tale
Ann Somerville Kei's Gift
Ann Somerville Home Ground (Bearing Fruit)
Ann Somerville On Wings, Rising
Ann Somerville Reaching Higher
C. J. Cherryh Conspirator
Denise Rossetti The Flame and the Shadow
Eileen Wilks Mortal Sins
Gail Dayton New Blood
Jacqueline Carey Naamah's Kiss
Jo Goodman Never Love a Lawman
Kylie Chan White Tiger
Kylie Chan Blue Dragon
Laura London Lightning that lingers
Leigh Bridger Beginnings
Lynne Connolly Venice
Lynne Connolly Tantalizing Secrets
Martha Wells Bad Medicine
Meg Benjamin Venus in Blue Jeans
Meljean Brook Demon Forged
Mercedes Lackey The Lark and the Wren
Michelle Sagara Cast in Silence
Nalini Singh Branded by Fire
Patricia Briggs Masques
R.A MacAvoy The Lens of the World
Robin D. Owens HeartQuest
Sharon Shinn Reader and Raelynx
Sherwood Smith Once a Princess (Sasharia en Garde I)
Denise Rossetti Tailspin
Lauren Dane Relentless
Loretta Chase The Mad Earl's Bride

B-Books:

Ann Somerville Staying Power (Freely Given)
Anne Gracie His Captive Lady
Deborah J. Ross, editor Lace and Blade 1
Deborah Smith Just a Little Bit Guilty
Denise Rossetti Strongman
Ilona Andrews Magic Strikes
J. D. Robb Promise in Death
J. L. Langley With Caution
J. R. Langley My Fair Captain
J. R. Langley The Englor Affair
Joan Smith Lace for Milady
Joan Wolf My Lordship's Mistress
John Scalzi You're not fooling anyone when you take your laptop to the coffee shop
John Scalzi Your Hate Mail will be graded
Karen Harbaugh Cupid's Kiss
Lois McMaster Bujold The Hallowed Hunt
Lynne Connolly Seductive Secrets
Lynne Conolly Yorkshire
Lynne Conolly Devonshire
Mercedes Lackey Fiddler Fair
Pamela F. Service Tomorrow's Magic
Pamela Stephenson Conolly Billy
Patricia Briggs Bone Crossed
Robin D. Owens HeartThief
Sharon Shinn The Thirteenth House
Sharon Shinn The Dream-Maker's Magic
Sharyn November, editor Firebirds Rising
Sherwood Smith Short Stories Volume 1
Tamora Pierce In the Hand of the Goddess
Tamora Pierce The Woman who rides like a Man
Tamora Pierce Wild Magic
Tamora Pierce The Realms of the Gods
Tamora Pierce Protector of the Small: Page
Tamora Pierce Protector of the Small: Squire
Toby Bishop Airs and Graces
Toby Bishop Airs of Night and Sea
Sharon Shinn Dark Moon Defender
Ann Somerville Bound to Fall
Catherine Asaro The Fire Opal
Elaine Isaak The Eunuch's Heir
J. L. Langley His Convenient Husband
Jane Lindskold Legends Walking
Jeri Smith-Ready Voice of Crow
Joan Smith Imprudent Lady
Kathleen Eagle Mystic Horseman
Loretta Chase Don't Tempt Me
Madeleine Urban & Abigail Roux Warrior's Cross
Maria V. Snyder Storm Glass
Martha Wells Wolf Night
Mercedes Lackey Foundation
R.A MacAvoy The King of the Dead
Robin D. Owens Echoes in the Dark
Sharon Shinn The Truth-Teller's Tale
Sharon Shinn Fortune and Fate
Sherwood Smith CJ's Second Notebook
Simon R. Green Blue Moon Rising
Tamora Pierce Wolf-Speaker
Tamora Pierce Protector of the Small: Lady Knight
Toby Bishop Airs beneath the Moon
Z. A. Maxfield Drawn Together
Harris, Singh, Andrews, Brook Must Love Hellhounds
Anne Bishop Belladonna
Anne Bishop Dreams Made Flesh (1st novella)
Bettie Sharpe Like a Thief in the Night
Charles de Lint Tapping the Dream Tree
Charles de Lint Medicine Road
Denise Rossetti Gift of the Goddess
Elizabeth Vaughan White Star
Ilona Andrews Silent Blade
J. D. Robb Salvation in Death
J. D. Robb Strangers in Death
Jane Lindskold Changer
Jeri Smith-Ready Eyes of Crow
Joan Smith Blossom Time
Joan Smith Reluctant Bride
Joan Wolf A London Season
Joan Wolf The American Duchess
Joan Wolf Margarita
Judith Marillier Heart's Blood
Kylie Chan Red Phoenix
Lauren Dane Undercover
Leslie Barringer Shy Leopardess
Lois McMaster Bujold Sharing Knife: Horizons
Lynn Flewelling Shadow's Return
Mary Burchell A Song begins
Mercedes Lackey The Fire Rose
Michele Jerott Albert Absolute Trouble
Nora Roberts Vision in White
Nora Roberts Bed of Roses
Patricia Briggs Dragon Bones
Roberta Gellis Fortune's Bride
Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan Beyond Heaving Bosoms
Sherwood Smith Twice a Prince (Sasharia en Garde II)
Sherwood Smith The Fox
Sherwood Smith King's Shield
Tamora Pierce Alanna - The First Adventure
Tamora Pierce Emperor Mage
Tamora Pierce Protector of the Small: First Test
Tamora Pierce Beka Cooper Bloodhound
Various Firebirds Soaring

C-Books:

Ann Bishop Tangled Webs
C. J. Cherryh The Chanur Saga
Catherine Asaro The Night Bird
Elizabeth K. Burton The Ugly Princess
Erastes Frost Fair
J. L. Langley With Love
Jules Jones Promises to Keep
Lauren Dane Triad
Martha Wells Thorns
Mercedes Lackey Four and Twenty Blackbirds
R.A MacAvoy The Belly of the Wolf
Tera Lynn Childs Oh.My.Gods
Will Wheaton Memories of the Future Vol. 1
Connie Brockway So Enchanting
Susan Grant Moonstruck
C. J. Cherryh Chanur's Homecoming
Cherry Wilder and Katya Reimann The Wanderer
Elaine Isaak The Singer's Crown
Jeri Smith-Ready The Reawakened
Joan Wolf Lord Richard's Daughter
Julia Quinn What happens in London
Martha Wells The Fall of of Ile-Rien: 1st Book
Mercedes Lackey The Snow Queen
Michele Jerott Albert A Great Catch
Naomi Kritzer Fires of the Faithful
Tamora Pierce Lioness Rampant
Wen Spencer Brother's Price

D - and DNF books:

Ann Herendeen Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander
Judith Ivory Black Silk
K L Richardson Heart Sense
Katie Davies Lessons in Love
Zelma Orr The Yearning Heart
Elizabeth Peters Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody 1)
Carry Vaughn Kitty and the Midnight Hour

Comments

[estara.livejournal.com]

Considering this was a bad eye year for me, so am I. I do wonder what my numbers were in regular years... - hmmm, come to think of it some of the ebooks where novella length - not really short stories but probably only half the length of novels, so that changes the equation.. then again Moriah Jovan or Ann Somerville regularly come to about 2000 pages on my Sony Reader... so I guess it evens out.

Maybe I'll do a list for my manga and manhwa this year, too ^^.

[estara.livejournal.com]

Also - I am single and this is my main hobby, every other interest comes after reading, I am sure that makes a difference, too.

[ewein2412]

i am agog even if you had 20/20 vision and your eyes never hurt!

being single does make a difference, I think. Do you read a dozen books at once, or one at a time? Part of the reason I never finish any is because I am always reading about ten.

[estara.livejournal.com]

I only read one fiction book at a time, or else I lose the thread of immersing myself.

I occasionally have non-fiction books on the side, when I'm not in the right mood but want something I can put aside easily (My current non-fiction book is The Year of Living Biblically, which is quite fun ^^ - last year the Scalzi blog post collections and Wil Wheaton's takes on the first season of STTNG were part of that).

[estara.livejournal.com]

There are exceptions: when I'm emotionally not stable enough to read certain harrowing parts coming up, I can put books aside for quite a long time. I did that with Winter Prince and with the last Inda book by sartorias which I still haven't finished. I still haven't finished Joshua Palmatier's first novel because of the child abuse the heroine has to suffer for half the book. I peeked ahead and know she'll get out of that situations, but still.