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The first half of 2009 has been an amazing six months of reading. Since January I have read a total of 156 books and out of these 156 I have read:
1. Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh- B+
2. As Shadows Fade by Colleen Gleason- B+
3. Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre- A-
4. Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran- A-
5. Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh- B+
6. Breaking the Silence by Katie Allen- A-
7. Butterfly Tattoo by Deidre Knight- A-
8. Demon Forged by Meljean Brook - A
9. Don’t Let It Be True by Jo Barrett- B+
10. Don’t Tempt Me by Loretta Chase- A-
11. Eve of Darkness by S.J. Day- A-
12. Fast and Hard by Erin McCarthy- B+
13. Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan- B+
14. Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr- A-
15. Ghostland by Jory Strong- B
16. Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare- A-
17. Kiss of the Demon King by Kresley Cole- A-
18. Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland- B+
19. Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James- A
20. Ransom My Heart by Meg Cabot- A-
16 A books
24 B+ books
65 B to B- books
22 C+ to C books
29 D and lower books
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The average book I have read in the past 6 months has been a "B" graded book. Not too bad! If I keep reading around twenty books a month, by the end of 2009 I will have read close to 300 books.
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The list of 28 books below are in the running for my final top 20 for the year. They are in alphabetical order by title and the grades I have given to each.
1. Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh- B+
2. As Shadows Fade by Colleen Gleason- B+
3. Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre- A-
4. Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran- A-
5. Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh- B+
6. Breaking the Silence by Katie Allen- A-
7. Butterfly Tattoo by Deidre Knight- A-
8. Demon Forged by Meljean Brook - A
9. Don’t Let It Be True by Jo Barrett- B+
10. Don’t Tempt Me by Loretta Chase- A-
11. Eve of Darkness by S.J. Day- A-
12. Fast and Hard by Erin McCarthy- B+
13. Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan- B+
14. Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr- A-
15. Ghostland by Jory Strong- B
16. Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare- A-
17. Kiss of the Demon King by Kresley Cole- A-
18. Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland- B+
19. Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James- A
20. Ransom My Heart by Meg Cabot- A-
21. Renegade by Sarah Parr- A-
22. Scandal by Carolyn Jewel- A
23. Shades of Dark by Linnea Sinclair- B+
24. So Enchanting by Connie Brockway- B+
25. Tangled Up in Love by Heidi Betts- B+
26. The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley- B+
27. The Tsar’s Dwarf by Peter Fogtodal- B+
22. Scandal by Carolyn Jewel- A
23. Shades of Dark by Linnea Sinclair- B+
24. So Enchanting by Connie Brockway- B+
25. Tangled Up in Love by Heidi Betts- B+
26. The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley- B+
27. The Tsar’s Dwarf by Peter Fogtodal- B+
28. What Happens in London by Julia Quinn- A
I have already decided on my top three favorite books and unless another book comes along and blows my mind away, these three will stay at their current standing. Can you figure out which three?
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One very special book on this list hasn't been mentioned in any of my past books read posts. It is a not yet released mystery book and my number one favorite book for 2009.
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How does your list compare to mine? What are some of your favorite books of 2009 that I have failed to mention?
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Before I forget...
One book Mho Fho is anxious to read this year is Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith. Our good friend Ana from The Book Smugglers sent it to us and recommended I give it a go even though I wasn't all gung ho on the idea. Darcy and Elizabeth fighting zombies? How could this work?
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Mho heard that it takes place in the English countryside and assumes there must be Regency sheep involved some how. *KB smacks head*
22 comments:
Going to guess Branded by Fire which technically doesn't go on sale until Tuesday???
Nope. :P
That is almost a book a day! You are a madwoman!
I am guessing Demon Forged :D
Lisa T.
Yes, I wish I could read as much as you!!
I agree with all of yours (at least with what I have read) except Kiss of a Demon King.
I would add Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs!!! You need to read that series!!
As Shadows Fade, Scandal, Lord Ian, Angels' Blood, Blue Diablo...
And I have read the new Singh, Chase, Quinn, or Duran but I know I will love them :)
Lots of catching up to do [I want me some Meljean!]. Have a review I've done for Blue D that I have languishing in my PC somewhere. Need to post that up.
What does happen in London, besides lots of rain? I'm still in denial there's actually a heat wave! The sunshine's so shocking.
Is it Jill Sorenson's Set the Dark on Fire!?
Just kidding. That was a bit of blatant self promo. Sorry!
I can't guess.
Jill: We still have another 6 months to go, so when I get my hands on it, perhaps it will be on the second half of 2009 list.
I really think I need to have a top 30 list. So many great books still to come!
I've only read a couple on your list! But, in my defense--I'm usually reading about a year behind new releases.
I'm still stuck at the top of this post and that cute kitten photo!
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I envy you so much for having read Demon Forged. I am all green. Head to toes.
Great list!
And Oh, KingMhoFo you stud.
A not-yet-released mystery book...hmm. Is it on this list? If so, I'm guessing the Meljean Brook one as you gave it a perfect 'A' and Julia Quinn and Carolyn Jewel write historical romance. But I thought Meljean Brook wrote paranormal...
If it's not on this list and it's a mystery, perhaps Chelsea Cain's 'Evil at Heart' or the new Karin Slaughter? OK, I'm stumped.
Wow that's a lot of books! So far I've only read 77 books this year, it's also my first year blogging and keeping count so I don't have any other years to compare it to.
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Wow! Ms. Katiebabs, you are too kind to include Practice Makes Perfect among your favorites for the first half of 2009. This made my day.
One of my personal favorites so far this year, that is also included in your list, would have to be Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh. It was my first paranormal (I know, where have I been?) and I was just blown away by the world she created.
Thanks again!
Julie
That's amazing! I wish I could read this fast, too. Not that I'm doing too bad either : so far, I've read "only" 73 books this year, which is usually what I read in a year!
Many of the titles on you're list are books I want to read.
156 books so far?! *dies* *dies again*
Wish I had your stamina lol! My sister's reading the zombie Jane Austen book and is loving it.
156! Wow! I would have to agree with much of your list (at least the one's I've read!). I think I would add Darkness Calls by Marjorie Liu. Just finished it and loved it.
I'm with Ana, am very very VERY green that you already got to read Demon Forged!
Mho: You need to behave so I can see you at RWA!
Some (a lot) of those books are still on my TBR shelf.
You forgot to mention Perfect Chemistry! Okay, I know you haven't read it, but you should. :)
That is one amazing number of books - the total and the ones in you top 20 list!
As for your mystery book...can I assume that if it is you favourite book to date then it received a very high grade? (Am trying to do this logically :)
Oh, and I picked up Branded By Fire yesterday. Ohhhh, it's good! And there are sightings of our favourite Psy *happy dance*
Hey! Thanks for talking about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies! I love the picture with the can of bud light. amazing! I’m with Quirk Books, and I wanted to let you know that we’re coming out with a hardcover deluxe edition of the book in November – with 30% more zombies and full color illustrations! Visit our Quirk Classics Facebook page to learn more and to find out the newest title in the Quirk Classic Series on July 15! Fans of the page will receive a special Facebook update at 12:00 a.m. EST. And you can always check out QuirkClassics.com. Thanks again, and happy reading!
Great list, KB. I loved Angels' Blood and have quite a few of the others you mention on my TBR pile. I'm just hoping I actually read them in 2009!!! LOL
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