2011 Yearly Break Down

Total Books Read – 236 (One audio book was completed this year)
Month with most books read – August (31)
Month with least books read – May (11) (My nephew was born and I started working again after 9 months off)

There was a big drop in the numbers of graphic novels and non-fiction read.  I had limited access to graphic novels, as my copies were in storage for most of the year, and there were library access issues after the Chch earthquakes.  As for non-fiction, I’m afraid it fell prey to the fact that I now read most of my books on an iPod Touch.  Non-fiction just isn’t as appealing when there are so many fiction books easily accessible!

2011 Genre Break Down

Fantasy – 132 (56%)
Science Fiction – 22 (9%)
Romance – 66 (28%)
Graphic Novels – 8 (3%)
Other Fiction – 7 (3%)
Non-Fiction – 1 (1%)

January (28)

  • Demon Night by Meljean Brook
  • Demon Bound by Meljean Brook
  • Demon Forged by Meljean Brook
  • Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare – DNF
  • Barefoot by Michelle Holman
  • Mistwood by Leah Cypess
  • Alien Tango by Gini Koch
  • An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire
  • Blonde Bombshell by Tom Holt
  • Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
  • The Empress of Mars by Kage Baker
  • Magic Below Stairs by Caroline Stevermer
  • Fools Rush In by Kristan Higgans
  • The Native Star by M K Hobson
  • The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
  • Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
  • Stroke of Enticement – four novellas by Nalini Singh, Lora Leigh, Erin McCarthy and Linda Winstead Jones
  • Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle
  • Ghost of a Chance by Simon R Green
  • Anything For You by Sarah Mayberry
  • Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl
  • Too Good To Be True by Kristan Higgans
  • Start Me Up by Victoria Dahl
  • Catch Of The Day by Kristan Higgans
  • Just One Of The Guys by Kristan Higgans
  • The Next Best Thing by Kristan Higgans
  • Skin Tight by Ava Gray
  • The Princess And The Hound by Mette Ivie Harrison
  • Death Most Definite by Trent Jamieson

February (26)

  • Tempest’s Legacy by Nicole Peeler
  • Princess Of The Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
  • Princess Of Glass by Jessica Day George
  • The Princess And The Bear by Mette Ivie Harrison
  • Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
  • Femme Metal by Nathalie Gray
  • Hot Target by Nathalie Gray
  • Cold Fusion by Nathalie Gray
  • Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
  • Demon Blood by Meljean Brook
  • The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross
  • The Madness Of Lord Ian Mackenie by Jennifer Ashley
  • One Good Turn by Carla Kelly
  • Reforming Lord Ragsdale by Carla Kelly
  • Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard
  • Skin Heat by Ava Gray
  • The Unladylike Adventures of Kat Stephenson by Stephanie Burgis – DNF
  • Double Cross by Carolyn Crane
  • Can’t Get Enough by Sarah Mayberry
  • Take On Me by Sarah Mayberry
  • Labyrinth by Kat Richardson
  • All Over You by Sarah Mayberry
  • Hot For Him by Sarah Mayberry
  • Song of Scarabaeus by Sara Creasy
  • Cold Magic by Kate Elliott
  • Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
  • Burning Up by Sarah Mayberry

March (25)

  • River Marked by Patricia Briggs
  • Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas
  • Crazy For Love by Victoria Dahl
  • Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire
  • Archangel’s Consort by Nalini Singh
  • Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs by Molly Harper
  • Nice Girls Don’t Date Dead Men by Molly Harper
  • Jane by April Lindner
  • Undercover by Lauren Dane
  • The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
  • All I Ever Wanted by Kristan Higgins
  • Talk of the Ton – four novellas by Eloisa James, Julia London, Rebecca Hagan Lee, Jacqueline Navin
  • Hard Day’s Knight by Simon R Green
  • The Grimrose Path by Rob Thurman
  • In Enemy Hands by K S Augustin
  • A Lot Like Love by Julie James
  • Nice Girls Don’t Live Forever by Molly Harper
  • How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
  • You’re So Vein by Christine Warren
  • Even Vampires get the Blues by Katie MacAlister
  • The Last of the Red Hot Vampires by Katie MacAlister
  • The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
  • Mr Cavandish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
  • Lady Isabella’s Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley
  • How to Seduce a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper

April (26)

  • The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
  • Mr Impossible by Loretta Chase
  • Green-Eyed Demon by Jaye Wells
  • His At Night by Sherry Thomas
  • Archer’s Goon by Diana Wynne Jones
  • Discord’s Apple by Carrie Vaughn
  • Maybe This Time by Jennifer Cruisie
  • Hearts At Stake by Alxyandra Harvey
  • Blood Feud by Alxyandra Harvey
  • Out for Blood by Alxyandra Harvey
  • And One Last Thing by Molly Harper
  • Hunted by the Others by Jess Haines – DNF
  • Your Planet Or Mine? by Susan Grant
  • My Favorite Earthling by Susan Grant
  • Wild Cards and Iron Horses by Sheryl Nantus
  • Fast Women by Jennifer Crusie
  • Cruise Control by Sarah Mayberry
  • Con and Conjure by Lisa Shearin
  • The Unthinkable by Amanda Ripley
  • Relentless by Lauren Dane
  • Starjacked by Karin Shah
  • My One and Only by Kristan Higgins
  • Silent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn
  • The Mane Event by Shelly Laurenston
  • The Beast in Him by Shelly Laurenston
  • The Mane Attraction by Shelly Laurenston
  • The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham

May (11)

  • The Mane Squeeze by Shelly Laurenston
  • Last Night’s Scandal by Loretta Chase
  • Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard
  • Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick
  • Island Heat by Sarah Mayberry
  • Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn
  • Mr Imperfect by Karina Bliss
  • Games of Command by Linnea Sinclair
  • Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
  • The Android’s Dream by John Scalzi
  • Beast Behaving Badly by Shelly Laurenston

June (12)

  • Big Bad Beast by Shelly Laurenston
  • Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
  • Children of Scarabeaus by Sara Creasy
  • One Touch of Scandal by Liz Carlyle
  • Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love by Chris Roberson
  • Can’t Get Enough by Shelly Laurenston
  • The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect by Roger Williams
  • Jack of Fable Vol 8: The Fulminate Blade by Bill Willingham
  • Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
  • The Five Fists of Science by Matt Fraction – DNF
  • Lucifer Vol 1: Devil in the Gateway by Matt Carey
  • Nine Layers of Sky by Liz Williams
  • The Mammoth Book of Regency Romance ed Trisha Telep

July (12)

  • Bone: Tall Tales by Jeff Smith and Tom Sniegoski
  • Tea with the Black Dragon by R A McAvoy
  • Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C Wrede
  • Searching for Dragons by Patricia C Wrede
  • Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones
  • Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
  • A Loyal Companion by Barbara Metzger
  • Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
  • Dead Iron by Devon Monk
  • Ex Machina Vol 9: Ring Out the Old by Brian K Vaughan
  • Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
  • Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh

August (31)

  • A Lady’s Lesson in Scandal by Meredith Duran
  • The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer
  • Rule 34 by Charles Stross
  • Skin Dive by Ava Gray
  • Graveminder by Melissa Marr
  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol 3: Century 1910 by Alan Moore
  • Madame Xanadu Vol 2: Exodus Noir by Matt Wagner
  • Storm’s Heart by Thea Harrison
  • At Grave’s End by Jeaniene Frost
  • Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
  • First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
  • Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
  • Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk
  • Magic in the Blood by Devon Monk
  • Stuff Christians Like by Jonathan Acuff
  • Red Glove by Holly Black
  • Sins and Shadows by Lyn Benedict – DNF
  • The Bride Wore Scarlet by Liz Carlyle
  • Bitter Night by Diana Pharaoh Francis
  • Crimson Wind by Diana Pharaoh Francis
  • Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
  • Blood of the Demon by Diana Rowland
  • Angelic by Kelley Armstrong
  • The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley
  • The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran
  • A Little Bit Wild by Victoria Dahl
  • Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
  • Naked City ed Ellen Datlow
  • Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill
  • A Treasury of Adoption Miracles by Karen Kinsbury
  • Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews
  • Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

September (17)

  • Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
  • The Bird of the River by Kage Baker
  • Working Stiff by Rachel Caine
  • Hounded by Kevin Hearne
  • Hexed by Kevin Hearne
  • Hammered by Kevin Hearne
  • Archangel’s Blade by Nalini Singh
  • One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire
  • Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews (novella in Hexed)
  • The Dragon Who Loved Me by G A Aiken
  • Grave Witch by Kalayna Price – DNF
  • The Wild Marquis by Miranda Neville
  • Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill – DNF
  • Supernatural – four novellas by Larissa Ione, Alexandra Ivy, Jacquelyn Frank and G A Aiken
  • The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
  • Good Girls Don’t by Victoria Dahl
  • The Atrocity Archive by Charles Stross
  • The Dangerous Viscount by Miranda Neville
  • Bad Boys Do by Victoria Dahl

October (14)

  • Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
  • Improper Relations by Janet Mullany
  • Serpent’s Kiss by Thea Harrison
  • Wild and Steamy  – three novellas by Meljean Brook, Jill Myles and Carolyn Crane
  • Angels of Darkness – four novellas by Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Sharon Shinn and Meljean Brook
  • Nightingale Wood by Stella Gibbons
  • Blood Rights by Kristen Painter
  • Insatiable by Lauren Dane
  • Mr Bishop and the Actress by Janet Mullany
  • Flesh and Blood by Kristen Painter
  • The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton by Miranda Neville
  • Demon Marked by Meljean Brook
  • The Admiral’s Penniless Bride by Carla Kelly
  • Morning Light by Abigail Reynolds

November  (18)

  • For Heaven’s Eyes Only by Simon R Green
  • Counterfeit Magic by Kelley Armstrong
  • Snuff by Terry Pratchett
  • The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook
  • The Orb of Atrios by Kate Steele
  • Heart of Steel by Meljean Brook
  • My Lord and Spymaster by Joanna Bourne
  • The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne
  • The Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams
  • The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance ed Trisha Telep
  • In Search of the Green Lion by Judith Merkle Riley
  • The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons by Katie MacAlister
  • The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
  • Never Resist Temptation by Miranda Neville
  • Beauty and the Werewolf by Mercedes Lackey
  • Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
  • Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
  • Faefever by Karen Marie Moning

December (15)

  • Silent Blade by Ilona Andrews
  • The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde
  • Gladius by Nathalie Gray
  • How to Marry a Millionare Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
  • Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman
  • Ghost of a Smile by Simon R Green
  • Dragon Actually by G A Aiken
  • Proof by Seduction by Courtney Milan
  • My Immortal Assassin by Carolyn Jewel
  • My Dangerous Pleasure by Carolyn Jewel
  • My Wicked Enemy by Carolyn Jewel
  • My Forbidden Desire by Carolyn Jewel
  • Primal – four novellas by Michelle Rowan, Ava Gray, Jory Strong and Lora Leigh
  • What I Did for a Duke by Julie Anne Long
  • Blood of the Wicked by Karina Cooper

Audiobooks (1)

  • Weatherchild by Philippa Ballentine