Books Read by Me in 2012 {and 2011, 2010, 2009...}

 Books started and finished in 2012
I did a much better job in 2011 reading books than I did in 2010.  2010 I read 54 novels - not including the hundreds of childrens books I read both to my grandchildren, kids in the afterschool program and students in the library classes I host. In 2011 I was able - somehow- to increase my reading from 54 novels to 65 {assuming I remembered to write down each book I read}.  Once again this number does not include any novels or children's books that I've read to my grandchildren, afterschool children or library children.  That would seriously bring up the number, but I rarely keep track of those books.  Too much to remember to do.
I wonder if I can increase the number of books this coming year?  I'm surprised that I read more this year than last - it wasn't a lot more, 11 more - but still.  To me it's amazing that I even read ONE more. :)
This year I'm keeping two lists - books I've started and then when I've finished the book moves down to the finished list, complete with a link to any review I remember to post.  The first books in the started list will be any novels leftover from last year - since I fully intend to finish them sooner or later.
So here goes, Folks!
books started in 2012 (and 2011)
  1. A Soldier's Duty - Jean Johnson (SciFi) on hold 2011
  2. Afterlife - Naomi Clarke (Dark Fantasy) on hold 2011
  3. Another Kind of Dead - Kelly Meding (UF) started 2/18 - put aside for SciFi cravings...
  4. Blackbirds - Chuck Wendig - (UF) started 5/22
  5. Blood of Eden - Tami Dane (Urban Fantasy) - on hold as of 1-09-12
  6. Breakaway - Joel Shepherd (SciFi) - waiting for the first book
  7. Crossover - Joel Shepherd - SciFi (started in Feb)
  8. Day by Day Armageddon - J.L. Bourne (Horror) on hold 2011
  9. Deadworld - J.N. Duncan (UF) set aside for now
  10. Defiant - Mike Sheppard (SciFi) started 1/17/12;misplaced...
  11. Dead Head - Rosemary Harris (Murder Mystery) misplaced feb 2o12
  12. Except The Queen - Jan Yolen/Midori Snyder (fantasy) started 5/21/12
  13. Hexed - Kevin Hearne (Fantasy) on hold 2011
  14. Kindling The Moon - Jen Bennett (UF) on hold 5/5
  15. Mirror Space - Marianne de Pierres - started 4/10
  16. Quantum Thief, the - Hannu Rajaniemi (Feb 2012)
  17. Sharpshooter - Marianne De Pierres on hold 2011
  18. Spirit Thief {the} - Rachel Aaron (Fantasy)on hold 2011
  19. StarDoc - S.L. Viehl (SciFi) - on hold as of 1-09-12 - On hold second time.....
  20. Stars Blue Yonder - Sandra McDonald (SciFi) on hold 2011
  21. To Walk the Night - E.S. Moore (UF) started 2/12 (can't find as of 5/12)
  22. Trance (#1) - Kelly Meding (SciFi{?}) - on hold for now (gave away)
  23. With The Lightenings - David Drake - on hold, may never finish.
books finished in 2012
  1. Angel Town (Kismet#6) - Lilith Saintcrow -(UF) 1/22/12
  2. As Lie The Dead (Dreg City #2) - Kelly Meding - (UF) 2/12/12
  3. Boneyards - Kristine Kathryn Rusch (SciFi) 3/18/12
  4. Chaos Space (Sentients of Orion #3) - Marianne de Pierres (SciFi) 4/10/12
  5. Dark Space (Sentients of Orion #2)- Marianne de Pierres (SciFi) re-read
  6. Discount Armageddon - Seanan McGuired (UF) 3/28
  7. Fuzzy Nation - John Scalzi (SciFi) 5/7/12
  8. Flesh Circus (Kismet#4) - Lilith Saintcrow - (UF) 1/17/12
  9. Graveminder - Melissa Marr - (Fantasy) 5/3/2012
  10. Heaven's Spite (Kismet#5) - Lilith Saintcrow - (UF) 1/20/12
  11. Magic Lost, Trouble Found (#1) - Lisa Shearin (fantasy) 2/3/12
  12. Mortal Bone, The - Marjorie M Liu (Hunter Kiss #4) (UF) 3/30/12
  13. Myriad, The (Tour of the Merrimack #1) - R.M. Meluch (SciFi) 2/24/12
  14. Ninth Circle, the (Merrimack #5) - R.M. Meluch (SciFi) 5/5/12
  15. Old Man's War - John Scalzi (SciFi) 5/20/12
  16. Plague Town (Ashley Parker #1) - Dana Fredsti (UF-horror) 4/8/12
  17. Redemption Alley (Kismet#3)- Lilith Saintcrow (dark UF) 1/12/12
  18. Rivers of London (#1)- Ben Aaronovitch (fantasy) 1/14/12
  19. Sacrificial Magic (Downside #4) - Stacia Kane (U.F. ) 4/21/12
  20. Sagittarius Command, The (Merrimack #3) - R.M. Meluch (SciFi) 3/9/12
  21. Strength and Honor (Merrimack#4) - R.M. Meluch (SciFi) 3/15/12
  22. Wolf Star - (Tour of the Merrimack #2) - R.M. Meluch (SciFi) 2/20/12
  23. Zoe's Tale - John Scalzi  (SciFi) 5/15/12
children's books I Love
  4. SkippyJonJones; Class Action - 
  5. Where's My Cow? - Terry Pratchett   Audio youtube
Novella/Shorts
  1. Doc, The Vampire Hunting Dog - J.A. Campbell (horror/Fantasy) 1/29/12 (re-read)
  2. Desert Dreams - J.A. Campbell (fantasy)
  3. Westward, Home! - J.A. Campbell (fantasy)
2011
Well - a new year....a new list...(rubbing hands gleefully...).  I'm simply going to add the new year to this page, rather than beginning a whole new page.  It'll work.  So I managed to finish reading 54 books in 2010 - that's novels, not including the books I read in the library at school, and it's separate count from the short story collections.  I tend to read one or two shorts at a time in an anthology so it might take me a couple YEARS to finish reading an anthology.  Sounds weird when I put it like that.  :)

only this time, I might add the date that I finished reading...or at least, close to the date. 
Books read in the year 2011:
** - denotes novels started in 2011 but not yet finished when 2012 rolled through town.  Short term goal is to finish reading these novels - the reasons why I haven't yet finished reading them vary from not being in that particular genre mood at the time to misplaced to just plain ol' forgot. Because my plan is to eventually finish reading them, they will be listed as a separate section in 2012.  I'm going to have a started books list and a finished books list - I love lists. :)
  1. **A Soldier's Duty - Jean Johnson (SciFi, military)
  2. A Song For My Mother - Kat Martin (fiction) 3/14/11
  3. **Afterlife - Naomi Clark (Fantasy)
  4. Aftermath - Ann Aguirre (SciFi) 9/12/11
  5. Better Part of Valor, the - Tanya Huff (Sci-Fi) 7/03/11
  6. Bitter Seed of Magic {the} - Suzanne McLeod (Urban Fantasy) 2/14/11
  7. Black Wings - Christina Henry (UF) 4/2/11
  8. Bleeding Violet - Dia Reeves (YA/Fantasy) 5/08/11
  9. Bloodlands - Christine Cody (UF) 7/31/11
  10. Blood Song - Cat Adams (UF) 3/05/11
  11. Bone Song - John Meaney (fantasy) 2/07/11
  12. Children of Scarabaeus - Sara Creasy (SciFi) 4/09/11
  13. Command Decision - Elizabeth Moon (SciFi) 8/24/11
  14. Dark Space - Marianne De Pierres (space opera...scifi) 3/22/11 
  15. **Day by Day Armageddon-J.L. Bourne (horror)
  16. **Dead Head - Rosemary Harris (Murder Mystery)
  17. Dead In The Family - Charlaine Harris  (UF) 6/06/11
  18. Dead Iron - Devon Monk (Steampunk) 6/19/11
  19. Defiance - Lili St.Crow (YA, urban fantasy) 4/26/11
  20. Doc, the Vampire Hunting Dog - J.A. Campbell (fantasy) 12/2011
  21. Engaging the Enemy - Elizabeth Moon (SciFi) 8/1/11
  22. Fate's Edge - Ilona Andrews (UF)
  23. Garden Spells - Sarah Addison Allen  (fiction) 7/31/11
  24. Ghellow Road - T.H. Waters (factual fiction? fiction based on true events) 7/11
  25. Hammered - Elizabeth Bear (SciFi) 8/27/11
  26. Heart of Valor, the - Tanya Huff (SciFi) 7/7/11
  27. **Hexed - Kevin Hearne (fantasy)
  28. Hunger Games, The - Suzanne Collins (YA/dystopian?) 10/28/11
  29. Iron Witch{the}  - Karen Mahoney (fantasy, YA) 3/21/11
  30. Jemma7729 - Phoebe Wray (SciFi) 6/11/11 
  31. Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove{the}-Christopher Moore (found in fiction in bookstores) 5/07/11
  32. **Magic Lost, Trouble Found - Lisa Shearin (fantasy)
  33. Magic On The Hunt - Devon Monk (Urban Fantasy) 4/21/11
  34. Magic On the Line - Devon Monk (Urban Fantasy) 12/03/11
  35. Magic Slays - Ilona Andrews (UF) 6/05/11/
  36. Marque and Reprisal - Elizabeth Moon (SciFi) 7/18/11
  37. Married With Zombies - Jesse Peterson (urban fantasy) 5/14/11
  38. Maybe This Time - Jennifer Crusie 11/20/11
  39. Mob Rules - Cameron Haley (UF) 6/03/11
  40. MoxyLand - Lauren Beukes (sci-fi) poc 1/20/11
  41. My Life as a White Trash Zombie - Diana Rowland  (UF) 7/29/11
  42. Nocturne - Syrie James (adult, fantasy) 1/11
  43. Outback Stars, The - Sandra McDonald (scifi) 5/31/11
  44. Pathfinder - Laura E. Reeve (SciFi) 10/23/11
  45. Peacekeeper  (#1)- Laura E. Reeves (SciFi) 10/14/11
  46. Principles of Angels - Jaine Fenn (SciFi)  10/16/11
  47. Reckoning - Lili St. Crow (YA, UF) 11/23/11
  48. Red Hot Liberty - Devin O'Branagan (fiction) 7/11
  49. Red Hot Property - Devin O'Branagan (fiction) 2/22/11
  50. Right Hand Magic - Nancy A Collins (fantasy) 8/2/11
  51. River Marked - Patricia Briggs (urban fantasy) 4/11/11
  52. Santa Olivia - Jacqueline Carey (fantasy) 11/21/11
  53. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt - Beth Hoffman (fiction) 5/24/11
  54. Scardown - Elizabeth Bear (SciFi) 9/09/11
  55. Senior Year Bites - J.A. Campbell (YA, UF, e-book) 6/28/11
  56. **Shady Lady - Ann Aguirre (Urban Fantansy)
  57. Shotgun Sorceress - Lucy A. Syder (urban fantasy) 9/20/11
  58. Snuff - Terry Pratchett  (Fantasy) 11/12/11
  59. **Spirit Thief {the} - Rachel Aaron (fantasy)
  60. Stars Down Under, The - Sandra McDonald (SciFi) 11/07/11
  61. Sugar Queen {the} - Sarah Addison Allen (fiction) 6/08/11
  62. Threshold - Devin O'Branagan 12/16/2011
  63. Tiger Eye - Marjorie M. Liu (paranormal romancer)  7/01/11
  64. Trading In Danger - Elizabeth Moon (SciFi) 7/13/11
  65. Truth of Valor, the - Tanya Huff (SciFi) 8/20/11
  66. Valor's Choice (from A Confederation of Valor) - Tanya Huff (SciFi) 6/20/11
  67. Valor's Trial - Tanya Huff (SciFi) 7/11
  68. Vigilante - Laura E. Reeve (SciFi) 10/22/11
  69. Victory Conditions - Elizabeth Moon (SciFi) 8/27/11
  70. Wild - Naomi Clarke (Fantasy) e-book 7/02/11
  71. Worldwired - Elizabeth Bear (SciFi) 9/18/11
  72. Zoo City - Lauren Beukes (urban fantasy) 1/16/11

  1. A Bad Case of the Stripes - David Shannon
  2. Alligator Baby - Robert Munsch
  3. {the} Cat and the Bird In The Hat - Norman Bridwell 6/19
  4. Dog Breath - Dav Pilkey
  5. Falling For Rapunzel - Leah Wilcox 6/19
  6. Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies
  7. Junie B Jones & a Little Monkey Business - Barbara Park finished 7/03/11
  8. Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Home - Dr. Seuss 6/19
  9. Metro Cat - Marsha Diane Arnold (most recently read) 7/09/11 (read many, many times)
  10. Mischeif Monster, the - Bruce Coville (early chapter books) 7/08/11
  11. More Pies! - Robert Munsch
  12. Murmel, Murmel - Robert Munsch
  13. {the} Nose - Nikolai Gogol, retold by Catherine Cowan
  14. Princess and the Frog, the - adapted by Lisa Marsoli 7/15/11 (& about 50 times in the last year)
  15. Skippy Jon Jones - Judy Schachner
  16. SkippyJonJones and the Big Bones - Judy Schachner
  17. SkippyJonJones in the Dog House - Judy Schachner
  18. SkippyJonJones Lost in Spice - Judy Schachner
  19. SkippyJonJones In Mummy Trouble - Judy Schachner
  20. Smelly Socks - Robert Munsch 
  21. Stanley's Wild Ride - Linda Bailey
  22. The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs - Jon Scieszka
  23. Where's My Cow? - Terry Pratchett
Short Stories read in 2011
HEXED:
Magic Dreams - Ilona Andrews 9/22/11
INTO THE WEST:
Desert Dreams: Into the West #4 - J.A. Campbell (mg/ya fantasy) 4/14/11
Range Feud; Into the West #2 -  J.A. Campbell  (mg/ya fantasy) 4/17/11
Sagebrush Song: Into the West #5 - J.A. Campbell (mg/ya/fantasy) 1/27/11
Silver Rush, Into the West #3 - J.A. Campbell (mg/ya fantasy)  6/03/11
Westward, Yo! ; Into the West #1 - J.A. Campbell (mg/ya fantasy) 3/16/11

This is simply for my inner ocd geek, because I love to make lists.....
I just want to keep track on one page all the books I've read for 2010 - in alphabetical order.  Complete with links.  I also like having a separate page to do so.  and I like lists.  I also like lists of lists.  

 Novels read in 2010:
  1. A Wild Light #3- Marjorie M. Liu POC/Spec Fic
  2. Anything But Typical - Nora Baskin (YA) 2010 countdown
  3. Bayou Moon - Ilona Andrews
  4. Better Part of Darkness, The - Kelly Gay  spec/2010 countdown
  5. Church Folk - Michele Andrea Bowen - poc/2010 countdown
  6. City of Ghosts  Downside #3- Stacia Kane
  7. Daniel X: Watch the Skies - James Patterson and Ned Rust (YA)/2010 countdown/spec
  8. Darkness Calls #2- Marjorie M Liu  poc/spec/ryob
  9. Dead to Me - Anton Strout 
  10. Dust of 100 Dogs, the - A.S. King (YA)/spec/countdown/
  11. the Enchantment Emporium - Tanya Huff
  12. Fearless Fourteen - Janet Evanovich  countdown/J.E/
  13. Glory - Devin O'Branagan
  14. Grave Witch #1- Kalayna Price
  15. Half-Made World, The - Felix Gilman
  16. Hell Fire #2- Ann Aguirre - speculative/2010 countdown/poc
  17. The Help - Kathryn Stockett - poc/2010 countdown
  18. Herbert's Wormhole - Peter Nelson (MG) 
  19. I Shall Wear Midnight Tiffany #4- Terry Pratchett (YA, spec fic)
  20. Jasmyn - Alex Bell  spec.fic/typ. Brit
  21. Jealousy #3- Lili St. Crow (YA, spec fic)
  22. Killbox - Ann Aguirre
  23. Life As We Knew It - Susan Beth Pfeffer (YA)
  24. Magic Bleeds - Ilona Andrews   2010 countdown/speculative/cat book
  25. Magic At the Gate - Devon Monk
  26. Magic on the Storm - Devon Monk
  27. Mind Games - Carolyn Crane
  28. Moonshine - Alaya Johnson  (POC/SpecFic)
  29. Need - Carrie Jones (YA)
  30. Only the Lonely - Susan Gabriel
  31. The Pack - L.M. Preston
  32. Pegasus - Robin McKinley
  33. Personal Demons - Stacia Kane
  34. Rally Fever - Crea Jones
  35. Red-Headed Stepchild - Jaye Wells
  36. Replacement, The - Brenna Yovanoff  (YA, spec fic)
  37. Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire
  38. Silver Borne - Patricia Briggs
  39. Sister Chicas -
  40. Spellbent - Lucy A Snyder
  41. Spin State - Chris Moriarty
  42. Song of Scarabaeus - Sara Creasy
  43. Stormwalker - Allyson James - poc/speculative/2010
  44. Street Magic - Caitlin Kittredge
  45. The Sweet Scent of Blood - Suzanne McLeod
  46. Tempest Rising - Nicole Peeler
  47. The Dead & The Gone - Susan Beth Pfeffer (YA)
  48. Three Days to Dead - Kelly Meding
  49. Truly, Madly - Heather Webber
  50. Undomestic Goddess - Sophia Kinsella
  51. Unholy Ghosts - Stacia Kane
  52. Unholy Magic - Stacia Kane
  53. Waking the Witch - Kelley Armstrong
  54. When Blood Calls - J.K. Beck

Short Stories:

  1. Angelic - Kelley Armstrong (review coming up {why haven't I done this already?})
  2. Beer With a Hamster Chaser - Devon Monk (A Cup of Normal)
  3. Blind Spot - Meljean Brook (Must Love HellHounds)
  4. Catwings - Ursula LeGuin  (children's)
  5. Dusi - Devon Monk (A Cup of Normal)
  6. Magic Mourns - Ilona Andrews (Must Love HellHounds)
  7. Probe - Devon Monk (A Cup of Normal)
  8. Robber Bride  - Marjorie M. Liu  {Huntress anthology}
  9. That Saturday - Devon Monk {A Cup of Normal}
  10. The Wishing Time - Devon Monk (A Cup of Normal)
Read in 2009;
  1. Amazon Ink - Lori Devoti
  2. Betrayals  #2- Lili St. Crow
  3. Black and White - Kessler/Kittredge
  4. Blood Noir - Laurell K Hamilton
  5. Blue Diablo #1- Ann Aguirre
  6. Bone Crossed - Patricia Briggs
  7. {the} Bridegroom - Linda Lael Miller
  8. Child of Fire #1- Harry Connelly
  9. {the} Cold Kiss of Death #2- Suzanne McLeod
  10. Crome Yellow - Aldous Huxley
  11. Dead and Gone #9 - Charlaine Harris
  12. Demon Bound - Meljean Brook
  13. {the} Demon's Librarian - Lilith Saintcrow
  14. Dirty Little Angels - Chris Tusa
  15. Doubleblind #3 - Ann Aguirre
  16. Dying Bites #1 - DD Barant
  17. Green Angel - Alice Hoffman
  18. Hunter's Prayer #2 - Lilith Saintcrow
  19. Island of the Sequinned Love Nun - Christopher Moore
  20. Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand #5- Carrie Vaughn
  21. Magic In the Blood #2- Devon Monk
  22. Magic in the Shadows #3 - Devon Monk
  23. Magic Strikes #3 - Ilona Andrews
  24. Magic To the Bone  #1- Devon Monk
  25. Midnight's Daughter #1- Karen Chance
  26. Mona Lisa Blossoming #2 - Sunny
  27. Mona Lisa Craving #3 - Sunny
  28. My Lover's Lover - Maggie O'Farrell
  29. Night Child #1 - Jes Battis
  30. On the Edge #1 - Ilona Andrews
  31. Prey #4 - Rachel Vincent
  32. Pride #3 - Rachel Vincent
  33. Red #1 - Jordan Summers
  34. Remember Me? - Sophia Kinsella
  35. Sins and Shadows #1 - Lyn Benedict
  36. Skinwalker #1 - Faith Hunter
  37. Spiral Hunt #1 - Margaret Ronals
  38. Strange Angels #1 - Lili St. Crow
  39. {the}Summoning #1 - Kelley Armstrong
  40. {the} Sweet Scent of Blood #1- Suzanne McLeod
  41. Unclean Spirits  #1 - M.L.N. Hanover
  42. Unfinished Desires - Gail Godwin
  43. White Witch, Black Curse #7 - Kim Harrson
  44. Wizard's Daughter - Catherine Coulter

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)