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Jess | 3721 comments What are the Top Ten Books that you read from 2009?


message 2: by Amanda (last edited Dec 30, 2009 04:25am) (new)

Amanda Orlich (booknookreview) | 65 comments hmm top ten. These weren't really published in 2009...I just read them this past year.

I tried to make a list, but the thing is I read a lot of series. I read the Darkhunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon, the Darkyn series by Lynn Viehl, the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning yet again, the Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr, the House of Night series by P.C. Cast, the Seer series by Linda Joy Singleton, and the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward.


Shannon (Savhage Temptrest) (SavhageTemptress) | 83 comments This was very difficult for me to choose just ten, but I sifted through my brain and came up with the ten books that really tugged on my heart this year!

1. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
2. Dawn's Awakening by Lora Leigh
3. Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
4. Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
5. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
6. Broken Wings by Lora Leigh
7. Born of Night (Re-write) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
8. Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh
9. Rapture by Jacquelyn Frank
10. Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead



Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9) Dawn's Awakening (Breeds, #14) Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3) Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3) Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1) Broken Wings (Chronicles of Brydon, #1) Born of Night (The League, #1) Caressed By Ice (Psy-Changeling, #3) Rapture (Shadowdwellers, #2) Thorn Queen (Dark Swan, #2)


Jess | 3721 comments Yeah, I meant the books that you read during the year 2009. The books don't necessarily have to be published in 2009.


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Jess | 3721 comments I tried to pick out the PNR and UF books that were my favorite from 2009... these are in no particular order, and I'm sure I'll find some later that I'd rather have on this list. But I'm tired of searching so here we go:

1. Hotter After Midnight by Cynthia Eden
2. Here Kitty, Kitty! by Shelly Laurenston
3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
4. The Darkest Whisper by Gena Showalter
5. Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
6. Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
7. Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
8. Megan's Mark (Breeds, #7) by Lora Leigh
9. Storm Born by Richelle Mead
10. Blood Magic by Jennifer Lyon

Hotter After Midnight (Midnight, #1) Here Kitty, Kitty! (Magnus Pack, #3) The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1) Megan's Mark (Breeds, #7) Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1) Blood Magic (Wing Slayer Hunters, #1) Angels' Blood (Guild Hunters, #1) Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling, #1) The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld, #4) Born of Night (The League, #1)


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Anna (aknas22) | 348 comments I followed Jess's example and only put in my PNR and UF favorites. Though I think most if not all of the following would be UF.

1. Midnight's Daughter by Karen Chance
2. Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance
3. Storm Born by Richelle Mead
4. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
5. Soulless by Gail Carriger
6. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
7. Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
8. Night of the Loving Dead by Casey Daniels
9. Storm Front by Jim Butcher
10. The Man with the Golden Torc by Simon R. Green

Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab, #1) Curse the Dawn (Cassandra Palmer, #4) Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1) Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9) Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate #1) Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, #1) Bone Crossed (Mercedes Thompson, #4) Night of the Loving Dead (Pepper Martin, #4) Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) The Man With the Golden Torc (Secret Histories, #1)


Melodie (MelodieCO) These are my top 10 UF/PNR books:
Mean Streets, A Kiss Before the Apocalypse (Remy Chandler, #1), Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9), Carpe Corpus (The Morganville Vampires, #6), Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side, Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, #2), Fade Out (The Morganville Vampires, #7), Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, #11), Bad to the Bone (WVMP Radio, #2), Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress, #4)


Kayla | 2 comments Ooh, hard to pick...

1. White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
2. Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
3. Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
4. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
5. Catching Fire by Suzanne collins
6. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
7. Witch Craft by Caitlin Kittredge
8. Shiver by Maggie Steifvater
9. Dawnbreaker by Jocelynn Drake
10.City of Souls by Vicki Pettersson

White Witch, Black Curse (Rachel Morgan/The Hollows, #7) Bone Crossed (Mercedes Thompson, #4) Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress, #4) Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9) Catching Fire (Hunger Games, #2) Hush, Hush Witch Craft (Nocturne City, #4) Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) Dawnbreaker (Dark Days, #3) City of Souls (Sign of the Zodiac, Book 4)


Betelgeuze | 145 comments Top 10 UF & PNR 2009:

1. Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
2. Thicker Than Water by Mike Carey
3. Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
4. Dancing on the Head of a Pin by Thomas E. Sniegoski
5. Naming of the Beasts by Mike Carey
6. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
7. The Cold Kiss of Death by Suzanne McLeod
8. Deathwish by Rob Thurman
9. Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
10. Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman

Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, #11) Thicker Than Water (Felix Castor, #4) Angels' Blood (Guild Hunters, #1) Dancing on the Head of a Pin (Remy Chandler, #2) The Naming of the Beasts (Felix Castor, #5) Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, #1) The Cold Kiss of Death (Spellcrackers.com, # 2) Deathwish (Cal Leandros, #4) Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, #1) Trick of the Light (Trickster, #1)


message 10: by FlibBityFLooB (last edited Dec 30, 2009 06:54am) (new)

FlibBityFLooB | 102 comments Oooh this was too difficult for me to pick single books within series. In most cases, I liked all the books in the series, so the selection really represents the entire series. I also couldn't limit myself to 10. *laugh* I'm bad. sorry

PNR/UF Top 12:
1. Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost (loved whole series)
2. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris (loved whole series)
3. You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister (loved whole series)
4. Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson (loved most of the series)
5. Soulless by Gail Carriger
6. Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
7. Mona Lisa Awakening by Sunny
8. Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
9. Prey by Rachel Vincent (liked the entire series)
10. A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K Hamilton (love/hate relationship with this series)
11. Enchanted, Inc. by Shanna Swendson
12. Must Love Dragons by Stephanie Rowe

Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress, #4) Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9) You Slay Me (Aisling Grey  Guardian, #1) Undead and Unwed (Undead, #1) Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate #1) Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3) Mona Lisa Awakening (Monère  Children of the Moon, #1) Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1) Prey (Shifters, #4) A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, #1) Enchanted, Inc. Must Love Dragons (Immortally Sexy, Book 2)

I would have put the books from the HUNGER GAMES in this list, but I don't consider them PNR/UF. :)


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K | 51 comments my 2009 top ten UF/PNR:
Bone Crossed (Mercedes Thompson, #4) Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3) Magic in the Shadows (Allie Beckstrom, Book 3) The Cold Kiss of Death (Spellcrackers.com, # 2) Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress, #4) Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, #1) Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4) Thorn Queen (Dark Swan, #2) Santa Olivia Bitter Night  A Horngate Witches Book


message 12: by Kasia (last edited Jan 03, 2010 02:32am) (new)

Kasia My Top 10 UF books (read in 2009):


1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. White Witch Black Curse by Kim Harrison
3. Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead
4. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
5. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
6. Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
7. Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
8. Soulless by Gail Carriger
9. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
10. Bunnicula by Deborah Howe <<---it's a kiddie book, but I dare you to read it!

The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1) White Witch, Black Curse (Rachel Morgan/The Hollows, #7) Thorn Queen (Dark Swan, #2) On the Edge (The Edge, #1) Catching Fire (Hunger Games, #2) Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville, Book 1) Bone Crossed (Mercedes Thompson, #4) Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate #1) Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4) Bunnicula  A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (Bunnicula, #1)


DarkHeart "Vehngeance" (DarkHeart) | 437 comments My favorite UF/PNR releases of 2009 (in no particular order)


1. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward
2. Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
3. Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
4. Prey by Rachel Vincent
5. In the Blood by Adrian Phoenix
6. Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine
7. On the Edge by Ilona Andrews
8. Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge
9. One More Bite by Jennifer Rardin
10.Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead

Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #7) Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3) Bone Crossed (Mercedes Thompson, #4) Prey (Shifters, #4) In the Blood (The Maker's Song, #2) Carpe Corpus (The Morganville Vampires, #6) On the Edge (The Edge, #1) Street Magic (Black London, #1) One More Bite (Jaz Parks, #5) Succubus Heat (Georgina Kincaid, #4)


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Sandra | 2132 comments I haven't got a top 10 for 2009 as I'm not caught up on my pnr-uf reading, but a couple that I really, really liked were:
Angels' Blood
Just My Luck
Caressed By Ice
Go Fetch!

Angels' Blood (Guild Hunters, #1) Just My Luck Caressed By Ice (Psy-Changeling, #3) Go Fetch! (Magnus Pack, #2)


Leslie | 113 comments Shannon (Savhage Temptress) wrote: "This was very difficult for me to choose just ten, but I sifted through my brain and came up with the ten books that really tugged on my heart this year!

1. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
2...."


great list! I would have to agree.


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