2008 has come and gone and with it another year's worth of reading. Some awesome reads and some real stinkers. In total I read 49 books which doesn't count the 16 that I gave up on. I'm in a state of shock at the number I gave up on. Amazes me that my reading taste has become, to some, quite picky. Sad that my reading totals would have been much higher had it not been for those lost causes.
Overall, my selections this year ranged across the spectrum of genres and are as follows: Mystery / Suspense / Thriller: 17 Cozy Mystery: 6 Anthologies: 3 Paranormal Romance: 5 Chick-Lit: 14 Other Fiction / Literature: 3 Biography / Memoir: 1 Definitely went for more of the mystery genre last year instead of romance which I attribute to trying to catch up on the In Death series by J.D. Robb. My picks for the best books for the year in the order they were read are: Witness In Death by J.D. Robb Bitter Is The New Black by Jen Lancaster Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore Judgment In Death by J.D. Robb Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon A Total Waste Of Makeup by Kim Gruenenfelder The Ghost And Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly Betrayal In Death by J.D. Robb The Prada Paradox by Julie Kenner Seduction In Death by J.D. Robb Judge & Jury by James Patterson Reunion In Death by J.D. Robb Welcome To The Real World by Carole Matthews Sex, Murder & A Double Latte by Kyra Davis Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Purity In Death by J.D. Robb Better Read Than Dead by Victoria Laurie N Is For Noose by Sue Grafton Demons Are Forever: Confessions Of A Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner Cheating At Solitaire by Ally Carter Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich Portrait In Death by J.D. Robb 7th Heaven by James Patterson Jack With A Twist by Brenda Janowitz The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen Here's hoping 2009 brings even more excellent books! Sherri Currently reading DON'T TALK BACK TO YOUR VAMPIRE by Michele Bardsley& listening to O IS FOR OUTLAW by Sue Grafton Up Next: YOU'VE BEEN WARNED by James Patterson What am I babbling about? http://sharalsthoughtsandramblings.blogspot.com/ http://myspace.com/sharalsbooks See the books I have set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/sharalsbooks Swap Your Paperback Books - PaperBackSwap.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
