2010 In Review

Another year has come and gone and the best part of the reading year is upon me as I get to look back and evaluate what I read and how my stats measured up. Unfortunately, 2010 found me reading less than I did in 2009. I read 50 books and gave up on 12. Not good at all to see that I read less and gave up on more.

2010 brought some changes in my reading tastes. Other fiction dropped way down while chick-lit and cozy mystery more than doubled. Mystery is up a tiny bit, paranormal romance dropped a little and young adult remained the same. Contemporary romance can be a little subjective. The titles I read this year in that category actually straddle multiple genres. For example, I consider Sizzling Sixteen a contemporary romance, but other readers may consider it a mystery or general fiction. I didn’t read any anthologies this year so that’s down too from last year, but as they aren’t my preferred genre, I’m feeling OK with it. :o) Here's how 2010 stacked up:

Chick-Lit: 17

Contemporary Romance: 3

Cozy Mystery: 12

Mystery / Suspense / Thriller: 17

Paranormal Romance: 8

Young Adult: 3

Other Fiction / Literature: 2

Something new for my annual review is a shout out to the authors who were new to me and the authors that made multiple appearances in my reading year:

New To Me Authors In 2010

Lorna Barrett

Gail Carriger

Caprice Crane

Tate Hallaway

Gemma Halliday

Kristin Harmel

Melanie Lynne Hauser

Richelle Mead

Jane Porter

Karen Quinn

Daria Snadowsky

Ayelet Waldman

Authors Read Multiple Times In 2010

MaryJanice Davidson

Emily Giffin

John Grisham

Alice Kimberly

James Patterson

J.D. Robb / Nora Roberts

Elaine Viets

Best reads of 2010 in the order they were read are:

Born In Death by J.D. Robb

Tall, Dark & Dead by Tate Hallaway

The 8th Confession by James Patterson

Wife In The Fast Lane by Karen Quinn

Innocent In Death by J.D. Robb

Undead And Uneasy by MaryJanice Davidson

Eternity In Death by J.D. Robb

Creation In Death by J.D. Robb

Flirting With Forty by Jane Porter

Undead And Unworthy by MaryJanice Davidson

Strangers In Death by J.D. Robb

Bite Me by Christopher Moore

Ritual In Death by J.D. Robb

Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen

Q Is For Quarry by Sue Grafton

One Foot In The Grave by Jeaniene Frost

Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison

Fatal Truth by Robin Burcell

Confessions Of Super Mom by Melanie Lynn Hauser

Salvation In Death by J.D. Robb

Run For Your Life by James Patterson

Forget About It by Caprice Crane

Learning To Play Gin by Ally Carter

Soulless by Gail Carriger

Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin

When You Wish by Kristin Harmel

Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

The Pink Ghetto by Liz Ireland

Promises In Death by J.D. Robb

You Drive Me Crazy by Carole Matthews

Charley’s Web by Joy Fielding

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

The Ghost And The Dead Man’s Library by Alice Kimberly

Here's hoping 2011 will be a more productive year!