2009 in Review

2009 – A Look Back

2009 started out with a bang.  I read 11 books in January, fell behind in February, but regained momentum in March.  Somewhere between August and September, I lost my steam, fell into a reading rut that lasted for the rest of the year.  I didn’t quite make some of my reading goals for this year, but overall I am pleased with my reading.

Here are my reading stats for 2009:

Books:
Books read: 102
Pages read: 29,977

Authors:
Female: 51
Male: 6
New-to-me: 28

Most read author:  Kate Brian, with 14 books

Genre:

• Fiction
  Fiction (general): 20
  African-American: 1
  Chick Lit: 9
  Children’s: 10
  Romance: 6
  Sci-Fi/Fantasy: 1
  Young Adult: 33
• Mystery
  Cozy: 9
  Suspense/Thriller: 9
• Non-Fiction
  Christian Living/Inspirational: 3
  Self-Help: 1
  

Favorite Reads:

• Move On, Move Up by Paula White
• Life Without Summer by Lynne Griffin
• If I Stay by Gayle Forman
• Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
• Real Life and Liars by Kristina Riggle
• The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
• After You by Julie Buxbaum
• The Secret of Joy by Melissa Senate
• Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler

Book Type

Library books: 77
My books:  13
Audio books:  12

Year Published:

2009:  45
2000-2008:  56
before 1960:  1

New series I started in 2009:

1. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
2. Private by Kate Brian
3. Privilege by Kate Brian
4. A Dog Walker Mystery by Judi McCoy
5. An Advice Column by Roberta Isleib
6. Cedar Cove by Debbie Macomber
7. Magic in Manhattan by Sarah Mlynowski

Series I finished or caught up with in 2009:

1. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot (finished Feb. 2009)
2. Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
3. Michael Bennett by James Patterson
4. Alex Cross by James Patterson
5. The Women’s Murder Club by James Patterson
6. A Flower Shop Mystery by Kate Collins
7. Soap Opera Mystery by Eileen Davidson

Completed Challenges

1. 1st in a Series Challenge – 12/12 books
2. 2nds Challenge – 12/12 books
3. 100+ Challenge – 102/100 books
4. Audio Book Challenge – 12/12 books
5. Chunkster Challenge – 4 books
6. On the Porch Swing Challenge – 4/4 books
7. Pub 2009 – 45/9 books
8. Romance Reading Challenge – 6/5 books
9. Sarah Dessen Mini-Challenge 2/2 books
10. Spring Reading Thing – 5/5 books
11. Support Your Local Library Challenge – 77/25 books
12. Themed Reading Challenge – 4/4 books
13. What an Animal Challenge – 6/6 books
14. Winter Reading Challenge – 3/3 books
15. Young Adult Challenge – 33/12 books

Incomplete Challenges

1. 999 Challenge – 60/81 books
2. A to Z:  Authors – 17/26; Titles – 20/26
3. Buy One Book – 9/12 books
4. Chick Lit Challenge – 9/10 books
5. Clear Off Your Shelves – 2 books out of 9 total (22%/30%)
6. Countdown Challenge – 41/45 books
7. Cozy Mystery – 4/6 books
8. Fall Into Reading 9/10 books
9. Mystery Reader Cafe – 2/4 books
10. New Authors – 28/30 authors
11. Read Your Own Books – 13/25 books
12. TBR Challenge – 1/12 books
13. What’s in a Name – 3/6 books
14. Young Reader’s – 10/12

Abandoned Challenges

1. 2009 Mini-Challenges