Another year has come and gone and the best part of the reading year is upon me as I get to look back and evaluate what I read and how my stats measured up. Once again, 2011 found me reading less than I did in 2010. I read 45 books and gave up on 9. Though I did not meet my reading goal, on the upside, I gave up on less books in 2011.
2011 also brought some changes in my reading tastes. Chick-Lit dropped by more than half from 2010 which surprised me quite a bit as it is one of my favorite genres. Cozy mysteries also dropped by more than half and mysteries/suspense/thrillers also dropped. Paranormal romance was up in 2011 by half while the young adult quadrupled and other fiction remained the same. The urban fantasy title could be considered paranormal romance or science fiction too, so again a lot of books cross genre lines and it isn’t always clear which genre some books fall under. Here's how 2011 stacked up: Chick-Lit: 8 Contemporary Romance: 3 Cozy Mystery: 5 Mystery / Suspense / Thriller: 11 Paranormal Romance: 12 Young Adult: 12 Other Fiction / Literature: 2 Urban Fantasy: 1 A big shout out to the authors who were new to me and the authors that made multiple appearances in my reading year: New To Me Authors In 2011 Theresa Alan Amanda Ashby P.C. Cast Johanna Edwards Valerie Frankel Leslie Langtry Mari Mancusi Wendy Markham Rhonda Pollero Michelle Rowen Kathryn Stockett Authors Read Multiple Times In 2011 Janet Evanovich Jeaniene Frost Julie Kenner Sherrilyn Kenyon Victoria Laurie J.D. Robb Karen Rose J.K. Rowling My selections for the best reads of 2011 in the order they were read are: Deeper Than The Dead by Tami Hoag First Drop Of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost Your Big Break by Johanna Edwards Have You Seen Her? By Karen Rose Death Perception by Victoria Laurie Slightly Single by Wendy Markham At Grave’s End by Jeaniene Frost The Postcard Killers by James Patterson I’m Watching You by Karen Rose Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon Nothing To Fear by Karen Rose The Confession by John Grisham No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon Boys That Bite by Mari Mancusi You Can’t Hide by Karen Rose I Only Have Fangs For You by Kathy Love Knock Off by Rhonda Pollero Destined For An Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost Eternal Kiss Of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost Kindred In Death by J.D. Robb Goodnight Tweetheart by Teresa Medeiros Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling The Help by Kathryn Stockett Smokin’ Seventeen by Janet Evanovich Missing In Death by J.D. Robb Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling Here's hoping 2012 will be a more productive year! Sherri Currently reading THE SHACK by William P. Young & listening to STILL LIFE by Joy Fielding Up Next: FANTASY IN DEATH by J.D. Robb What am I babbling about? Check out my blog: http://sharalsthoughtsandramblings.blogspot.com/ http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1318571455 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: [email protected] [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/
