I also find myself a bit more critical as I'm reading and perhaps maybe 3 books out of the 119 I've read have really stood out for me.
My top 20 with their grades, in no particular order, goes as follows:
Shalador’s Lady by Anne Bishop- A
Sing Me to Sleep by Angela Morrison- A-
Promise Me Tonight by Sara Lindsey- B+
Archangel’s Kiss by Nalini Singh- B+
Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale- B+
Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole- A-
Blood of the Demon by Diana Rowland- A-
Jazz Baby by Lorelie Brown- B+
Changeless by Gail Carriger- A-
Mind Games by Carolyn Crane- A-
The Lord of White Hell by Ginn Hale- A
Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep- A-
The Forbidden Rose by Joanna Bourne- A
Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch- B+
Song of Seduction by Carrie Lofty- A-
Wicked Becomes You by Meredith Duran- A-
Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione- B+
Gold Mountain by Sharon Cullars- B+
The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker by Leanna Renee Hieber- B
Enlightened: Little Boy Lost by J.P. Barnaby- B+
And the spare: In and Out by LB Gregg- B+
For the first time ever, I have a self-published book in my top 20 with Enlightened: Little Boy Lost.
My top 3 favorite debut authors for 2010 are:
Lorelie Brown (Jazz Baby)
Carolyn Crane (Mind Games)
Gini Koch (Touched by an Alien)
My top 3 favorite reads so far for are:
The Lord of the White Hell by Ginn Hale
Changeless by Gail Carriger
Mind Games by Carolyn Crane
The Lord of the White Hell by Ginn Hale now holds the number 1 spot for me. This is the first time ever a GLBT novel has been my favorite read of the year.
Some future releases I have my eye for the second half of this year that may make my final best of 2010 list are:
The Lord of White Hell: Part 2 by Ginn Hale
Demon Blood and The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook
Double Cross by Carolyn Crane
A Wild Light by Marjorie Liu
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Blameless by Gail Carriger
Last Night's Scandal by Loretta Chase
In December I will have my final list of my favorites, as well as those books that disappointed.
What books have brought you joy for the first 6 months of 2010, and what future releases do you look forward getting your hands on?
7 comments:
You have some of my favorites in your list including Little Boy Lost. I still haven't read Mind Games. I really need to do that. Great list KB
Ooo, did my mid year summary today as well. :D
It's been a tough reading year for me so far. I can't believe how few books I've read! Gaahh!
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to a lot of books, like Shotgun Sorceress by Lucy Snyder; Cold Magic by Kate Elliot; Warrior by Zoe Archer; Play of Passion by Nalini Singh; Marked by the Moon by Lori Handeland; Right-Hand Magic by Nancy A. Collins - SO MANY.
Very nice roundup, Babs. :)
I too adored Touched By An Alien. I shall check out these other reads. Thanks!!
oooh..must read Lord of the White Hell!!!! Thanks for the rec :)
Great list KB! I can't wait to read The White Lord of Hell. I'm waiting for the second part to be released and then I'm ordering both! Saves postage...plus then I can read them back-to-back! The waiting is torture though :)
Favourite reads this year?
* The last two books in Sarah Monette's Doctrine of Labyrinths series - The Mirador and Corambis. Amazing IMHO!
* JB McDonald's By Degrees and Amy Lane's Keeping Promise Rock. My two favourite GLBT books (although the Adrien English books are not far behind :) Those two books put me through the wringer...and I'd gladly go again! Out of this world! *gets off soap box*
* Carol Berg's Lighthouse Duet (Flesh & Spirit and Blood & Bone). WOW! Just...WOW!
I also loved Shalador's Lady. I'm hanging out for the anthology!
Wow, I'm very impressed with your system and just that you actually look back. I tend to read, note, then forget. Because I think if I LOOK at what I read I'll freak out by the quanitity (which = $) so I pretend it's not that much. :-)
I'm looking forward to that Ginn Hale book.
FV: Go read Mind Games! Two hot men to choose from in that book.
Kmont: The Kate Elliot book looks fabulous! And Nalini is pretty much a given.
Amber: Martini *sigh*
Mandi: Yes! You must.
Orannia: I'm dying for part 2 like you wouldn't believe.
Tam: I keep a concentrated system. heh.
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