2010 in Review: Books

I set myself a goal to read 52 books (one book per week) for the whole of 2010. I honestly had no idea if I could do it or not. I rely on audio books for my reading. I listen to them on my commute as well as when I’m doing tedious sort of work at the office and when I’m falling asleep at night. But, surprisingly, it was a very easy goal to accomplish. As of today, I’ve finished 62 books and I think I’ll easily finish 2 or 3 more before the end of the year.

I really enjoyed almost every book I picked up, with one or two exceptions. Most of the books I read were light and fluffy with happy endings, but a couple were more thinking and I enjoyed them very much as well.

Favorite Fiction Book: Cutting for Stone … this was an amazing story and really really well written
Favorite Non Fiction Book I LOVED Born to Run. It tackled everything from history to anthropology and was a really stellar read.
Favorite Author: Susan Elizabeth Philips – I read 16 books of hers this year and greatly enjoyed every single one; JD Robb/Nora Roberts was a close second – I read 15 of her books.
Most Overrated Book: People LOVED Liar, but it just irritated me.
Book I couldn’t Finish: I barely made it a quarter for the way through A Reliable Wife … it was dark, cold, depressing and the big “surprise” I saw coming from a mile away.
Most Anticipated Book: toss up between Happy Ever After, the last book of The Bride Quartet, and Mockingjay, the last book of the Hunger Games Trilogy. I LOVED both of them.

I definitely plan to keep reading at this pace next year. There are so many great books out there!!

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