Happy New Years to you all! Thanks again for following. Below you will find my wrap-up post for 2011.
This year I ended up reading 288 books, that is more than 2010 where I read 277 books. So it was a great year for reading. You can go to the full list of books read here. I have also broken them down into category below by genre and age group.
I also had some great author interviews and participated in a lot of blog hops, book hops, and giveaways this year! If anyone has any suggestions of other additions they'd like to see to this blog please comment below. I do plan on keeping this blog review focused though and hope to continue giving you all 4-5 book reviews a week.
By Genre:
Fantasy: 65
Urban Fantasy/Paranormal: 112
Steampunk: 18
Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic: 20
Science Fiction: 10
Horror/Thriller: 7
Graphic Novel: 38
Historical Fiction: 4
General Fiction: 12
Non-fiction: 2
By Age Group:
Adult: 142
Young Adult: 82
Middle Grade: 58
Children's: 6
Reading Challenges:
I completed all but one of my reading challenges this year. The one the wasn't completed was the Show Me the Free Reading Challenge. When I signed up for this challenge I thought it was for reading any book you got free; lately it was modified so that only books that everyone could get for free qualified for the challenge. Unfortunately I just had too many review books to read to read a lot of additional free books.
Anyway I am looking forward to a number of reading challenges next year as well. You can see my reading challenge stats for 2011 below.
- Horror and Urban Fantasy Challenge Goal: 24, Read: 108
- 100+ Reading Challenge Goal: Over 100, Read: 277
- The Debut Author Challenge Goal: 12, Read: 32
- Get Steampunked! Goal: 15, Read: 20
- E-book Reading Challenge Goal: 50, Read: 54
- Zombies! Reading Challenge Goal: 10, Read: 22
- Fantasy Reading Challenge Goal: 20, Read: 57
- Show Me the Free Challenge Goal: 12, Read: 6
- Audio Book Challenge List Goal: 20, Read: 37
- Graphic Novels Challenge List Goal: 10+, Read: 41
Showing posts with label Best of 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Best of 2011. Show all posts
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Friday, December 23, 2011
Best of 2011 - General Fiction and Young Adult Paranormal
The next best of 2011 list is the Best of General Fiction (I didn't read a ton of general fiction this year) and the best of Paranormal Young Adult. You can click on the image to go to Amazon to read a synopsis or on My Review to read my review; all of these are young adult books.
Best of General Fiction
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Best of Young Adult Paranormal
The Unearthly Trilogy by Cynthia Hand
Unearthly, Book 1 (My Review)
The Demon Trappers series by Jana Oliver
Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Steifvater
Forever, Book 3 (My Review)
The Witches War by Andrea Cremer
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Best of 2011 - Young Adult/Middle Grade Fantasy
I read a lot of really wonderful fantasy books at the young adult and middle grade age level this year. You can see them below. Click on the picture to go to Amazon to read a synopsis or click on My Review to go and read my thoughts on the book!
Hope you enjoy the list and find it helpful :-)
River of Time series by Lisa M. Bergren
Waterfall, Book 1 (My Review)
The Changeling Sea by Patricia McKillip
The Apothecary by Malie Meloy
The Invisible Order series by Paul Crilley
The Fire King, Book 2 (My Review)
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Chime by Fanny Billingsley
Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier
A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
The Beyonders series by Brandon Mull
A World Without Heroes, Book 1 (My Review)
The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley
Eona by Alison Goodman
The Last Apprentice by Joseph Delaney
Rage of the Fallen, Book 8 (My Review)
The Books of Beginning by John Stephens
The Emerald Atlas, Book 1 (My Review)
Monday, December 19, 2011
Best of 2011 - Best Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic
Dystopian and zombie/post-apocalyptic books are all the rage right now. There were quite a few I read this year that were very good. Please check out the list below.
Click on the picture to go to amazon for a synopsis or on My Review to read my review. Also click on My Review to find out the age appropriateness of a book.
Ashes Trilogy by Ilsa J. Bick
Click on the picture to go to amazon for a synopsis or on My Review to read my review. Also click on My Review to find out the age appropriateness of a book.
Ashes Trilogy by Ilsa J. Bick
Ashes, Book 1 (My Review)
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
The Newsflesh Trilogy by Mira Grant
Deadline, Book 2 (My Review)
The Chemical Garden Trilogy by Lauren DeStefano
Wither, Book 1 (My Review)
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E Pearson
Dustlands series by Moira Young
Blood Red Road, Book 1 (My Review)
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth
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