This year I have surpassed my goal of reading 50 books by reading 58 total. Earlier this month, I was hoping maybe I’d make it to 60 but didn’t quite make it. Fifty-nine is a possibility but 60 probably is not (especially since I haven’t wanted to read books that are too terribly short since I’m 6 reviews behind right now and need to get caught up). A little over a week ago, I posted my favorite books from 2009 […]

The first half of 2009 is officially over so I’ve been thinking about my favorite books read so far. So far this year I’ve read 28 books and reviewed 27 (all of them except for Last Argument of Kings, which I may just skip other than putting up a few thoughts since it’s been pretty thoroughly covered on other blogs and I haven’t had much time lately). Here are my top 10 so far regardless of publication date: 1. The […]

This is really just for my own benefit since I want to keep a list of books read in 2009 (I’m obsessive that way). I’ll update this as I read more. Last updated: May 17 Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold (space opera) Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey (fantasy) Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke (science fiction) Inside Straight edited by George R. R. Martin (science fiction) The Charmed Sphere by Catherine Asaro (fantasy) Dead Witch Walking by Kim […]

Happy 2009! 2008 was a pretty good year for reading some good books and here’s hoping 2009 will be even better. There are some books coming out I can’t wait for, especially Corambis by Sarah Monette, Hope’s Folly by Linnea Sinclair, and Kings and Assassins by Lane Robins. Elizabeth Bear also has a new Edda of Burdens book (By the Mountain Bound) coming out later in the year and the next of Ann Aguirre’s Sirantha Jax series (Doubleblind) will be […]