2011 Reads

Happy New Years everyone!  

Hope you all had an awesome holiday. It's that time of year again. Time to share books read the year prior.

Last year (2011) I read 28 books.  

The year before last (2010) it was 44. 

In 2009 it was 32. 

In 2008 a total of 30. 

And so on...

I think what happened this year, why I had less novels on my list was I read more of my critique partners' manuscripts. 

Awesome mss btw! Can't wait to see them in print!

Anyway, all the books I've read are also listed on my Goodreads profile. 

Drop by and come connect with me on GOODREADS.

 Also you can check out my reviews on my site HERE

KIDNAP & RANSOM by Michelle Gagnon 

WICKED LOVELY by Melissa Marr

DOUBLE MINDS by Terri Blackstock

SAVE THE CAT 2 by Blake Snyder

THE DRAWING BREAKTHROUGH BOOK by John Hastings

HOW TO MARRY A DUKE by Vicky Dreiling

SHIMMER by Alyson Noël

THE BREAKOUT NOVELIST by Donald Maass

WRITING THE PARANORMAL NOVEL by Steven Harper

IN THE ARMS OF STONE ANGELS by Jordan Dane

KISS AND BLOG by Alyson Noël

HOOKED by Les Edgerton

FORSAKEN by Leanna Ellis

EVERLASTING by Alyson Noël

MY LIFE UNDECIDED by Jessica Brody

THIRTEEN REASONS WHY by Jay Asher

ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie Perkins

CITY OF BONES by Cassandra Clare

AIRHEAD by Meg Cabot

FICTION FIRST AID by Raymond Obstfeld

LIAR SOCIETY by Lisa Roecker and Laura Roecker

SAVING ZOE by Alyson Noël

RIPTIDE by Cherry Adair

Polishing the PUGS by Kathy Ide

DREAMLAND by Alyson Noël 

LAGUNA COVE by Alyson Noël

EAT PRAY LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

SILENCE by Becca Fitzpatrick

Which books have you read? 

Which do you recommend? 

If you had to pick your absolute fave book in 2010, which would it be?

2010 Reads

I've read a total of 44 books this year ~{2010}~

It seems as though I have been been gaining several books per year. Maybe I'm picking up the pace. Perhaps I've discovered some awesome books and go through them faster. Whatever the case, I definitely had the opportunity to read some pretty well-written and intriguing stories.

All the books I've read are also listed on my Goodreads profile. Drop by and come connect with me on GOODREADS.

My buddies Charli and Robin have also a list of books read for 2010 as well. Come check them out.

Now let's take a look at my 2010 list of books. I'll start first with the writing books and then finish off with memoirs and fiction. In no particular order:



• SAVE THE CAT by Blake Snyder
• STORY by Robert McKee
• THE FIRE IN FICTION by Donald Masss
• DYNAMIC CHARACTERS by Nancy Kress
• PUTTING PASSION INTO PRINT by Arielle Eckstut & David Sterry
• THE POWER OF THE DARK SIDE by Pamela Jaye Smith
• WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL WORKBOOK by Donald Maass
• GETTING INTO CHARACTER by Brandilyn Collins
• WRITING AND SELLING THE YOUNG ADULT NOVEL by KL Going
• GREAT BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS by Regina Brooks
• BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamott

Fiction Books

• THE SHIMMER by David Morrell
• THE KARMA CLUB by Jessica Brody
• FARRADAY ROAD by Ace Collins
• SWOPE'S RIDGE by Ace Collins
• PRESUMED GUILTY by James Scott Bell
• ONCE IN A BLUE MOON by Leanna Ellis
• TRY DYING by James Scott Bell
• DEADLY EXPOSURE by Cara Putman
• TRIAL BY FIRE by Cara Putman
• WINGS by Aprilynne Pike
• THICKER THAN BLOOD by C.J. Darlington
• THE DARK DIVINE by Bree Despain
• DARK FLAME by Alyson Noel
• GLASS HOUSES by Rachel Caine
• HUSH HUSH by Becca Fitzpatrick
• SHIVER by Maggie Stiefvater
• SPELLS by Aprilynne Pike
• CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Collins
• KISSES FROM HELL by Krsitin Cast, Richelle Mead, Kelley Armstrong, Alyson Noel, Francesca Lia Block
• REVAMPED by Lucienne Diver
• RADIANCE by Alyson Noel
• NIGHT STAR by Alyson Noel
• MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins
• FANGS FOR THE MAMARIES Edited by Esther Friesner featuring Lucienne Diver
• FORMULA FOR DANGER by Camy Tang
• CRESCENDO by Becca Fitzpatrick
• CLOCKWORK ANGEL by Cassandra Clare
• THE SHORT SECOND LIFE OF BREE TANNER by Stephenie Meyer
• THE JNL FITNESS DIET by Jennifer Nicole Lee
• JEN & THE FROSTED FRIENDS by Kerry Sparks

MEMOIRS:

• THIN PLACES: A memoir by Mary E. DeMuth
• ME, MYSELF & BOB by Phil Visher
• BLUE LIKE PLAY DOUGH by Tricia Goyer
• A MILLION MILES IN A THOUSAND YEARS by Donald Miller
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  Currently reading: KIDNAP & RANSOM by Michelle Gagnon

 So tell me, which ones of these have you read? What did you think about them?
You can also find some reviews on my review blog HERE
                Feel free to add to the list.                                                     HAPPY NEW YEARS!!