Saturday, 14 February 2009

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Monday, 2 February 2009

Cumulative Totals – January 2009

2009 Reading:
Books read this year = 12
DNFs this year = 0
10/10 reads this year = 0
New reads this year = 10
Rereads this year = 2
paper books : eBooks = 5 : 6 = 55% : 45%

2009 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

2009 Non-Challenges Progress:
SF/Fantasy books read = 8
Audiobooks listened to = 1

Sunday, 1 February 2009

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

Tuesday, 6 January 2009

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

Wednesday, 31 December 2008

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

Saturday, 20 December 2008

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.