January 2009 Reading

1. Dreams Underfoot - Charles de Lint
   Newford Novels, Book 1; Urban Fantasy; eBook; 9/10
2. Thirteen Orphans - Jane Lindskold
   Breaking the Wall, Book 1; Fantasy; Library Book; 8/10
3. Greenwitch - Susan Cooper
   The Dark is Rising, Book 3; Children's Fantasy; Audiobook; Reread; 8/10
4. In the Forests of Serre - Patricia A. McKillip
   Fantasy; eBook; 8/10
5. Soul Deep - Lora Leigh
   Breeds, Book 5 (Coyote Breeds, Book 1); Erotic Romance; eBook; 8/10
6. In the Bleak Midwinter - Julia Spencer-Fleming
   Miller's Kill, Book 1; Mystery; Library Book; 7/10
7. Kiss of Midnight - Lara Adrian
   Midnight Breed, Book 2; Paranormal Romance; eBook; 7/10
8. Rosewater and Soda Bread - Marsha Mehran
   Arminpour Sisters, Book 2; Fiction; Library Book; 9/10
9. Larklight - Philip Reeve
   Larklight, Book 1; Children's Fantasy; Library Book; 9/10
10. The People of Sparks - Jeanne duPrau
    The Books of Ember, Book 2; YA SF; eBook; 7/10
11. The Dreaming Place - Charles de Lint
    Newford Novels, Book 2; YA Urban Fantasy; 7/10
12. Ashling – Isobelle Carmody
    Chronicles of Obernewtyn, Book 3; YA Fantasy; eBook; 9/10

January Reading:
Books read this month = 12
DNFs this month = 0
10/10 reads this month = 0
New reads this month = 10
Rereads this month = 2
paper books : eBooks = 5 : 6 = 55% : 45%

January Challenges Progress:
100+ Reading Challenge = 11
Support Your Local Library Challenge = 4
Romance Reading Challenge = 2
YA Reading Challenge = 3
eBook Reading Challenge = 5
Patricia A. McKillip Reading Challenge = 1

January Non-Challenges Progress:
SF/Fantasy books read = 8
Audiobooks listened to = 1

SFF and Audiobooks

Since the challenges I've joined mean I'll be keeping a record of books I read in a number of categories (eg library books, YA books, ebooks), I've decided to add a couple more just for my own interest.

While I listen to audiobooks and really like them, I'm a slow listener (since I usually only get to listen at night and I fall asleep), so I decided not to join the actual challenge which I felt would stress me unnecessarily. I also didn't find a challenge I liked for reading Science Fiction and Fantasy and I read a lot of both of those. So I shall make lists of both here, to satisfy my own sense of completeness.

My 2009 Science Fiction/Fantasy reading list (reviews over on Saving My Sanity...):

1. Dreams Underfoot - Charles de Lint
   
2. Thirteen Orphans - Jane Lindskold
   
3. Greenwitch - Susan Cooper
   
4. In the Forests of Serre - Patricia A. McKillip
   
5. Larklight - Philip Reeve
   
6. The People of Sparks - Jeanne duPrau
   
7. The Dreaming Place - Charles de Lint
   
8. Ashling - Isobelle Carmody
   
9. A Thousand Words for Stranger - Julie E. Czerneda
   
10. Starcross - Philip Reeve
11. Shades of Dark - Linnea Sinclair
12. The Sharing Knife: Horizon - Lois McMaster Bujold
13. The Prophet of Yonwood - Jeanne duPrau
14. The Eye of Night - Pauline J. Alama
15. Angel's Pawn - Nalini Singh
16. Bone Crossed - Patricia Briggs
17. V: The Second Generation - Kenneth Johnson
18. Mothstorm - Philip Reeve
19. Ties of Power - Julie E. Czerneda
20. The Grey King - Susan Cooper
21. The Diamond of Darkhold - Jeanne duPrau
22. Lear's Daughters - Marjorie B. Kellogg
23. The Vorkosigan Companion - Lilian S. Carl
24. The Ordinary Princess - M. M. Kaye
25. Alphabet of Thorn - Patricia A. McKillip
26. The Forest of Hands and Teeth - Carrie Ryan
27. The Night Bird - Catherine Asaro
28. Silver on the Tree - Susan Cooper
29. Giants of the Frost - Kim Wilkins
30. The Initiate - Louise Cooper
31. The Warlord's Daughter - Susan Grant
32. Shards of Honor - Lois McMaster Bujold
33. The Keeping Place - Isobelle Carmody
34. Dead After Dark - Sherrilyn Kenyon et al
35. Half Magic - Edward Eager
36. Branded by Fire - Nalini Singh
37. Angels' Blood - Nalini Singh
38. The Invisible Ring - Anne Bishop
39. The Stars Blue Yonder - Sandra McDonald
40. Diamond Star - Catherine Asaro
41. Memory and Dream - Charles de Lint
42. Strange Brew - P. N. Elrod (ed)
43. The Shadow Queen - Anne Bishop
44. The Long Run - Daniel Keys Moran
45. Hunting Ground - Patricia Briggs
46. To Say Nothing of the Dog - Connie Willis
47. Harrowing the Dragon - Patricia A. McKillip
48. To Ride Hell's Chasm - Janny Wurts
49. Must Love Hellhounds - Charlaine Harris et al
50. Soulless - Gail Carriger
51. Blaze of Memory - Nalini Singh
52. Daughter of the Forest - Juliet Marillier
53. Nightlife - Rob Thurman
54. Barrayar - Lois McMaster Bujold
55. The Warrior's Apprentice - Lois McMaster Bujold
56. Leviathan - Scott Westerfield
57. The Vor Game - Lois McMaster Bujold
58. Cetaganda - Lois McMaster Bujold
59. Ethan of Athos - Lois McMaster Bujold
60. Heart Change - Robin D. Owens
61. Brothers in Arms - Lois McMaster Bujold
62. Daughter of the Blood - Anne Bishop
63. Heir to the Shadows - Anne Bishop
64. Queen of the Darkness - Anne Bishop
    

My 2009 Audiobook listening list (reviews over on Saving My Sanity...):

1. Greenwitch - Susan Cooper
   
2. The Grey King - Susan Cooper
3. Silver on the Tree - Susan Cooper
4. Georgette Heyer's Regency World - Jennifer Kloester
5. Inner Harbor - Nora Roberts
6. Gaudy Night - Dorothy L. Sayers
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Cumulative Totals - December 2008

Here are my final reading totals for 2008:

Books read in 2008 = 127
DNFs in 2008 = 19
10/10 reads in 2008 = 15
New reads in 2008 = 100
Rereads in 2008 = 27

December 2008 Reading

1. Six Geese A-Slaying - Donna Andrews
   Meg Langslow, Book 10; Cozy Mystery; 8/10
   
2. Pomegranate Soup - Marsha Mehran
   Arminpour Sisters, Book 1; Fiction/Magical Realism; 8/10
   
3. Garden Spells - Sarah Addison Allen
   Magical Realism; 9/10
   
4. Silent in the Grave - Deanna Raybourn
   Lady Julia Grey, Book 1; Historical Mystery; 7/10
   
5. Dragon Rider - Cornelia Funke
   YA Fantasy; DNF
   
6. Obernewtyn - Isobelle Carmody
   Obernewtyn Chronicles, Book 1; YA Fantasy; 8/10
   
7. The Sugar Queen - Sarah Addison Allen
   Magical Realism; 7/10
   
8. Queen of Sorcery - David Eddings
   Belgariad, Book 2; Fantasy; Audibook; Reread; 8/10
   
9. The Farseekers - Isobelle Carmody
   Obernewtyn Chronicles, Book 2; YA Fantasy; 9/10
   
10. The First Betrayal - Patricia Bray
    The Chronicles of Josan, Book 1; Fantasy; DNF
    
11. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
    Twilight Saga, Book 2; YA Fantsy; 7/10
    
12. Spin State - Chris Moriarty
    SF; DNF

December reading:
Books read this month = 9
DNFs this month = 3
10/10 reads this month = 0
New reads this month = 8
Rereads this month = 1

Patricia A. McKillip Reading Challenge

Lenneth over on Livejournal is holding a Patricia McKillip reading challenge for 2009 that I just can't resist joining. Her guidelines are beautifully simple.

Read 3 novels by Patricia A. McKillip between January 1st and December 31st 2009.

My planned 2009 Patricia A. McKillip reading list (reviews over on Saving My Sanity...):

1. In the Forests of Serre - finished 9-01-09
   
2. Alphabet of Thorn - finished 1-04-09
   
3. Harrowing the Dragon - finished 5-10-98

Challenge completed on 5th October 2009.

eBook Reading Challenge

And yes, J. Kaye does it yet again. I've also signed up for her 2009 eBook Reading Challenge. I admit that this one is going to be easy for me. I already read a lot of eBooks, but it will certainly be interesting to see just how many I read in a year.

Challenge Guidelines:
1. You can join anytime as long as you don’t start reading to your books prior to 2009.
2. Read 10 eBooks in 2009.
3. Overlaps with other challenges are fine.
4. You do not have to list your books ahead of time. If you decide to, you can change them as you go. Feel free to remove or add titles as needed.

My 2009 eBook reading list (reviews over on Saving My Sanity...):

1. In the Forests of Serre - Patricia A. McKillip
   
2. Soul Deep - Lora Leigh
   
3. Kiss of Midnight - Lara Adrian
   
4. The People of Sparks - Jeanne duPrau
   
5. Ashling - Isobelle Carmody
   
6. A Thousand Words for Stranger - Julie E. Czerneda
   
7. Secrets of a Summer Night - Lisa Kleypas
   
8. Shades of Dark - Linnea Sinclair
9. The Prophet of Yonwood - Jeanne duPrau
10. The Eye of Night - Pauline J. Alama
    
    Challenge officially completed: 24th February 2009

11. The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever - Julia Quinn
12. V: The Second Generation - Kenneth Johnson
13. Ties of Power - Julie E. Czerneda
14. The Vorkosigan Companion - Lilian S. Carl
15. Alphabet of Thorn - Patricia A. McKillip
16. Born in Fire - Nora Roberts
17. Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches Guide to Romance Novels - Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan
18. Born in Ice - Nora Roberts
19. Megan's Mark - Lora Leigh
20. Giants of the Frost - Kim Wilkins
21. The Initiate - Louise Cooper
22. It Happened One Autumn - Lisa Kleypas
23. The Warlord's Daughter - Susan Grant
24. Shards of Honor - Lois McMaster Bujold
25. The Keeping Place - Isobelle Carmody
26. What Happens in London - Julia Quinn
27. Branded by Fire - Nalini Singh
28. The Invisible Ring - Anne Bishop
29. Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs
30. Silent in the Sanctuary - Deanna Raybourn
31. Memory and Dream - Charles de Lint
32. The Long Run - Daniel Keys Moran
33. The Mummy Case - Elizabeth Peters
34. Harrowing the Dragon - Patricia A. McKillip
35. Harmony's Way - Lora Leigh
36. Soulless - Gail Carriger
37. Christmas Angel for the Billionaire - Liz Fielding
38. Nightlife - Rob Thurman
39. Barrayar - Lois McMaster Bujold
40. The Warrior's Apprentice - Lois McMaster Bujold
41. The Vor Game - Lois McMaster Bujold
42. Cetaganda - Lois McMaster Bujold
43. Ethan of Athos - Lois McMaster Bujold
44. Heart Change - Robin D. Owens
45. Brothers in Arms - Lois McMaster Bujold
46. Tanner's Scheme - Lora Leigh
47. Daughter of the Blood - Anne Bishop
48. Heir to the Shadows - Anne Bishop
49. Queen of the Darkness - Anne Bishop
50. Heart Change
51. Brothers in Arms
52. Tanner's Scheme
53. Daughter of the Blood
54. Heir to the Shadows
55. Queen of the Darkness

YA Reading Challenge

J. Kaye is holding another challenge I've decided to join. This time it's the 2009 YA Challenge. I like her challenges as I'm not required to choose books in advance. Instead, I can list them as I go. So in a way, it ends up a list of what I've read in a certain category instead of a millstone around my neck. I like YA and while I don't read heaps and heaps of it, I read enough to feel I can manage the challenge.

Challenge Guidelines:

1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.

2. Read 12 Young Adult novels. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.

3. Challenge begins January thru December, 2009.

My 2009 YA reading list (reviews over on Saving My Sanity...):

1. The People of Sparks - Jeanne duPrau
   
2. The Dreaming Place - Charles de Lint
   
3. Ashling - Isobelle Carmody
   
4. Princess of the Midnight Ball - Jessica Day George
   
5. The Prophet of Yonwood - Jeanne duPrau
6. The Diamond of Darkhold - Jeanne duPrau
7. The Forest of Hands and Teeth - Carrie Ryan
8. The Keeping Place - Isobelle Carmody
9. Leviathan - Scott Westerfield