My book tally for the year of 2008 is crazy! I can’t believe I read as much as I did. I know I read a lot each week but when you look at the totals it’s a real eye-opener. At least it was for me!
I read:
280 novels
72 novellas
49 short stories
Wow.
So after reading sooooo many stories it was extremely hard to choose my favorites but I’m gonna give it the old college try. Not all of these books were released in 2008 – some are older:
Favorite Paranormal: Demon Bound by Meljean Brook
second place goes to Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh
Favorite Historical: The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne
second place goes to Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Favorite Contemporary: Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
second place goes to Letters to A Secret Lover by Toni Blake
Favorite Fantasy: The Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop (ok, I cheated on this one since it’s 3 books)
second place goes to King of Sword and Sky by CL Wilson
Favorite Sci-Fi: The Host by Stephenie Meyer
second place goes to Games of Command by Linnea Sinclair
Favorite Suspense: Over the Edge by Suzanne Brockmann
Favorite Urban Fantasy: Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
second place goes to One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Favorite Novella: Alpha and Omega by Patricia Briggs
second place goes to I Spy Something Bloody by Josh Lanyon
Favorite M/M: Death of a Pirate King by Josh Lanyon
second place goes to My Fair Captain by JL Langley (and believe me it wasn’t easy to choose between the two!)
Besides the ones I’ve mentioned above these are some of my other favorite reads for the year:
Novels:
Retreat from Love by Samantha KaneCry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas
Lord of the Fading Lands by CL Wilson
Lady of Light and Shadows by CL Wilson
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Dark Needs at Night’s Edge by Kresley Cole
A Perfect Match by Shelley Bradley
Dark Desires after Dusk by Kresley Cole
Scions: Perception by Patrice Michelle