Jan 3 2012
My best of 2011 List. I even numbered them. I am happy with how the list turned out. There is a little of everything. One book I left off but I probably shouldn’t have was Snapped by Laura Griffin. It was good enough that I went back and read the entire series. Ditto with Cindy [...]
Jan 1 2012
The order here is me going through my reviews in reverse chronological order and listing my A- and B+ reviews (no A reviews — very sad). It was a pleasant surprise, really: I didn’t think I’d read that many good books in 2011. Shows you how memory can be a fickle thing. To keep it [...]
Dec 22 2011
This year was a bit of a crap year for me. I actually haven’t read all that much—at least in so far as romance is concerned. Between the final semester of school, exams, work and the most severe case of reading burnout I have ever had in my life, I honestly wondered if there would [...]
Dec 21 2011
Even though I’m using the Top Ten Lists tag, this year in checking over my notes, I see I have a lot of B grade books but not as many B+ or A range books of those I read that were published in 2011. Since I want the books on my list to be ones [...]
Dec 20 2011
This list encompasses the best books that I read this year. All books were published in 2011. This list is by no means complete (as there are many books published in this year that I have not read) or calculated – these are simply just books that, on reflection, are the most memorable and well [...]
Dec 15 2011
In alphabetical order, by author’s last name: Red Glove by Holly Black (my review) Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake India Black by Carol K. Carr (Jennie’s and my review) Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter The Shattering by Karen Healey (my review) Huntress by Malinda Lo (my review) Daughter of Smoke and Bone by [...]
Dec 12 2011
2011 does not stand out as one of my more memorable reading years; many books fell in the okay/mediocre range, with a whole lot of B range books and a handful of C range books. Only one D, and no Fs! – which I guess is a good thing, though I feel oddly nostalgic about [...]
Dec 6 2011
For the purposes of this list, I have excluded reissues, books published before 2011, and books which may present a conflict of interest, either because the author had a story in the Agony/Ecstasy anthology or because she assisted me with my novel-in-progress. Here then are several of my favorite 2011 releases, listed in alphabetical order [...]
Dec 31 2010
My list, in no particular order: Katrakis' Last Mistress by Caitlin Crews Review by Jane I loved the angst in this book, the somewhat imperfect hea and the dialogue. The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook – Review by Janine and Shuzluva. I’ve always felt that Meljean Brook was a great writer but, in the past, [...]
Dec 21 2010
My top 10 for 2010 reflect how idiosyncratic my reading has been this year. I read a lot of categories that were enjoyable but didn't stay with me, some of the most highly praised books of the year (cough Meljean Brook cough) are still in my TBR, and I spent much valuable reading time catching [...]
Dec 13 2010
From Jennie, a list of favorite books in 2010. The Time Weaver, Shana Abe, A- (review by Jennie) The Forbidden Rose, Joanna Bourne, B+ (review by Jane) Last Night’s Scandal, Loretta Chase, A- (review by Jayne, also on Janine’s best list) Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins, A- (review by Jia, also on Jill Sorenson’s best list) Wicked [...]
Dec 10 2010
In alphabetical order by author: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews (also on Shuzluva’s best of list, reviews by Janine and Shuzluva ) "Here There Be Monsters" by Meljean Brook, in the anthology Burning Up (review by Janine, also on the best list by Jill Sorenson and the entire anthology is on Shuzluva’s best of list) [...]
Dec 9 2010
Heidi Cullinan, Special Delivery Heidi Cullinan, Double Blind K.A. Mitchell, No Souvenirs K.A. Mitchell, Not Knowing Jack L.M. Turner, Resistance Jez Morrow, Force of Law James Buchanan, All or Nothing Harper Fox, Life After Joe Marie Sexton, Strawberries for Dessert Harper Fox, Nine Lights Over Edinburgh No order. If I had to give my favorite [...]
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