Favorite Reads of 2010

[Lisarenee]

Every year I discover a new book, author, or series that I just love. What are your favorite books, series, and/or authors of 2010? Let us know. Feel free to add to the list as we progress through the last 3 months.

[Lisarenee]

My Favorites of 2010(in no specific order) so far are:

1)Kelley Armstrong
2)Jeaniene Frost
3)Studies series by Maria V. Snyder
4)House of Night series by P.C. Cast &Kristin Cast
5)Heist Society by Ally Carter
6)Elemental Assassin series by Jennifer Estep
7)Moorehawke Trilogy by Celine Kiernan
8)Hannah Howell
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[Lacy♪ ♫Movements of a Demigod ♪ ♫]

My faves of 2010...

1. Sign of the Zodiac Series by Vicki Pettersson
2. Soul Screamers Series by Rachel Vincent
3. Inside Out by Maria V Snyder
4. Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning
5. Sabina Kane Series by Jaye Wells
6. The Goddess Summoning Series by PC Cast
7. The Partholon Series by PC Cast
8. Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
9. The Wolves of Mercy Falls Series by Maggie Stiefvater
10. The Caster Chronicles by Kami Garcia (not finished with the first book yet but loving it)

[Lisarenee]

Lacey, I loved Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side too. Did you read The Wedding of Antanasia Jessica Packwood and Lucius Valeriu Vladescu? The author wrote up a freebie on her website. Here's a link:

http://www.bethfantaskey.com/wedding/...

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Lisarenee, I did read the freebie on her website and I really like her writting style. I am going to request Jekel Love Hyde from my library probably next month once I get some of my current library book finished.

[Sans]

In absolutely no particular order. And I'll have to add more when I figure out what I've read this year that I loved.

Alissa Johnson (Providence Series)
Eileen Dreyer (Drake's Rakes series)
Sara Mackenzie (The Naked series)
Sarah McCarty (Hell's Eight and Wild series)
Fushigi Yugi: Genbu Kaiden by Watase Yuu (manga series)
Lynsay Sands (I know she's been around for a while, but I just started reading her books this year)
Bella Andre (her firefighter series)
Sherrilyn Kenyon (again, she may have been writing for years but I finally got around to her books)
Lynn Kurland (I love time travel romances)

[Lisarenee]

Sans, I know you've been reading Lynsay Sands' historicals, but have you tried her vampire series yet? I still need to try them.

I got 2 Bella Andre books from the library, but I haven't read them yet.

[Sans]

Not yet. I have two of them at home but I think they're from the middle of the series. You know how OCD I am about reading in order!

Which Bella Andre did you get?

[Lisarenee]

I got Game for Anything andWild Heat

[Sans]

I really liked Wild Heat. My library doesn't have any of her other books though! I'd love to hear what you think of Game for Anything.

[Sashana]

I always feel like I'm doing a test when I do these top ten things. They're so hard! Way too many great books out there.

1)The Hunger Games
2)Catching Fire
3)All I Ever Wanted
4)The Dark Divine
5)Beautiful Creatures
6)Return to Paradise
7)The Kite Runner

Brain freeze...I have to think about the rest.

[Katherine]

My absolute favorite this year has been: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

I've also enjoyed new to me authors:
Lisa Kleypas the Wallflower series
Julia Quinn the Bridgerton Series

[Lisarenee]

I've been debating on whether to add Nine Rules or to just go ahead and put down Sarah Maclean. Did you read The Season? It had a more sophisticated feel to it. I loved it as well.

[Katherine]

No I haven't but I really need to. I'm glad to know that you liked it.

[Sans]

Lisa, you know how much I enjoyed The Season! I'm still hoping she writes a sequel to that. I lent my copy of Nine Rules... to my mom and she hasn't given it back yet. I might have to wage war on her bookshelves and find it myself.

[Lisarenee]

Her next book comes out October 26th. It looks good.

[Katherine]

Yes I can't wait!!!!

[Kris]

So far, in no specific order...

-The Art of Racing in the Rain
-The Book Thief
-Beneath the Marble Sky
-The Help
-The Kitchen House
-Magic Hour
-Hidden Wives
-Born Under a Millon Shadows
-Magic Hour

Sarah's Key would be in there if she hadn't totally screwed up the ending!

[Lisarenee]

I never made it to the end of Sarah's Key. I'm going to attempt to read it, but at the time that I had the book I just wasn't in the mood for that type of book.

[Kris]

If you enjoyed the beginning at all, don't read the end. Honestly, it doesn't make any sense and doesn't fit the story at all. There were so many better places for it to go. Just dumb.

[Lauren]

Lisarenee wrote: "I never made it to the end of Sarah's Key. I'm going to attempt to read it, but at the time that I had the book I just wasn't in the mood for that type of book."

Oh I really liked this one... I love historical fiction.

[Jane]

I really enjoyed The Passage by Justin Cronin. It's a post-apocalyptic type novel involving secret experiments, zombie-like creatures and it's very exciting. Apparently it's the first in a trilogy as well although the next one's not out for ages. I'd recommend it.

[Jennifer W]

The best book I read this past year was Catching Fire. Mockingjay was only so-so for me. I also really loved Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies, it was very funny, but also honest. I think my surprise book of the year was The Reincarnationist. I was in a reading funk at the beginning of the year, and this book was the only one I could read. I don't know if I would have picked it up ordinarily, but I was desperate.

[Stacy]

I think my favorite book of 2010 has been Under the Dome. It was LONG.... over 1,000 pages but it was really, really good. If you like Stepehn King it's a must read.

There have been several other books that I really enjoyed. I've gotten to know a lot of new authors and I've been reading in a lot of different genres.

Favorite Contemporary Fiction:
Peace Like a River (by the way I have this book available for swap)

Favorite PNR:
No Mercy (Dark-Hunter, #19) - I have to go back and read the other books in the series

Favorite UF:
The Outlaw Demon Wails - LOVE Kim Harrison. I'm going to read the rest in the series before the end of the year.

Favorite Romance:
The Rescue - gotta love Nicholas Sparks

Favorite Mystery/Suspense:
The Bone Collector - I heard several other Lincoln Rhyme novels on audiobooks so I wanted to go back to the first in the series.

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[Sashana]

I'm planning on reading Bruiser next year, Erika.

[Ellen]

Erika wrote: "My favourites so far have been:

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SWEET! Thank you for the props Erika!! :-)
I need to re-read Jane Eyre -- it's been so long since I read it!

[Sheila]

My favorite books and new authors this year were:

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

New authors discovered Alex Kava

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Lisa Kleypas
I loved Friday Harbour and can't wait to read more of her books. I can't believe it took me this long to read any of her novels. Thanks so much for introducing her to me. It really paid off to be a Hedgehog!