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