6 Month Statistics

Here are my monthly statistics, organized a little differently this time around. All reviews, including the DNFs, are hyperlinked within each month listed below. After that they're all listed by subgenre. As always, my goal is to read 100+ titles per year, although I've not managed that since traditional regencies have pretty much gone out of print.




January

February

March

April

May

June


Total Books Read~ 41

Books by Subgenre

Chick Lit, paranormal- 1
Christian Thriller- 1
Christian Women's Fiction- 1
Diet- 0
Fantasy-8
Fictionalized Memoir- 2
Historical Fiction- 0
Horror- 0
Humor- 0
Literary Criticism- 1
Metaphysics- 1
Mystery, Contemporary- 3
Mystery, Historical- 4
Science Fiction- 4
Sociology- 2
Women's Fiction- 1


Romances


Contemporary Suspense- 0
Fairytale- 0
Fantasy Anthology- 0
Fantasy- 1
Historical (Incl. long format Regencies)- 3
Medieval-1
Mythology- 0
Paranormal- Vampire- 3
Paranormal- Faery- 0
Paranormal- Mythological Being- 0
Science Fiction- 1
Time Travel- 0
Traditional Regencies- 2

YA Vampire Romance- 1


DNF~ 2

Historical Fiction, WW I- 1
Historical fiction, Mythological character- 1

6 month synopsis

Listed below are the titles I read between July and December of 2008. This is not a linked list. In addition are six titles that were either DNFs (did not finish) or wallbangers. Most of the titles have been reviewed and can be found in the archive listing in the column on the left. Roughly 14 of the titles I finished and a few of the DNFs were not reviewed. If I can find my notes I plan to eventually review the ones I finished in 2009.



1.Jewels of the Sun; Nora Roberts

2.Tears of the Moon; Nora Roberts

3.Heart of the Sea; Nora Roberts

4.Lord of Scoundrels; Loretta Chase

5.Five Quarters of the Orange; Joanne Harris

6.Ladies of Liberty; Cokie Roberts

7.Komarr; Lois McMaster Bujold

8.A Civil campaign; Lois McMaster Bujold

9.Diplomatic Immunity; Lois McMaster Bujold

10. People of the Book; Geraldine Brooks

11. Miss Perfect; Loretta Chase Not Reviewed

12. The Sinner; Madeline Hunter

13. Heart of the Hunter; Tina St. John

14. Heart of the Flame; Tina St. John

15. Atlantis Rising; Alyssa Day

16. Where’s My Hero; Quinn, Kleypas, MacGregor

17. The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever; Julia Quinn

18. Sins of the Night, Sherrilynn Kenyon Not Reviewed

19. Passion; Lisa Valdez

20. The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox; Maggie O’Farrell

21. Dark Curse; Christine Feehan Not Reviewed

22. Mindless Eating; Brian Wansink Not Reviewed

23. Words in a French Life; Kristin Espinasse

24. Angus, Thongs & Full Frontal Snogging; Louise Rennison

25. Secrets of a Summer Night; Lisa Kleypas Not Reviewed

26. It Happened One Autumn; Lisa Kleypas Not Reviewed

27. Devil in Winter; Lisa Kleypas Not Reviewed

28. Lookin’ Back, Texas; Leanna Ellis

29. The Eye of Jade; Diane Wei Liang Not Reviewed

30. Miss Wonderful; Loretta Chase

31. Swallowing Darkness; Laurell K Hamilton Not Reviewed

32. The Queen of Sleepy Eye; Patti Hill

33. Immortal Warrior; Lisa Hendrix

34. Skeletons at the Feast; Chris Bohjalian

35. Dirt; Mark LaFlamme

36. Silent Night; Mary Higgins Clark

37. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society; Shaffer and Barrows Not Reviewed

38. How Not to Die; Dr. Jan Garavaglia Not Reviewed

39. I'm Not Scared (unabridged audiobook); Niccolo Ammaniti Not Reviewed

40. Letter to my Daughter; Maya Angelou Not Reviewed

41. The Wild Hunt; Elizabeth Chadwick Not Reviewed




DNFs and/or Wallbangers

1.Seducing the Prince; Patricia Grasso

2. Cherished; Elizabeth Thornton

3. To Hell With Love; Sherri Erwin

4. This Charming Man; Marian Keyes

5. Simply Magic; Mary Balogh

6. The Love Knot; Elizabeth Chadwick


Total Books Read~ 41



Numerical breakdown by genre and/or subgenre:


Chick Lit- 0
Christian Inspirational- 2
Diet & Health- 2
Fantasies- 0
Historical Fiction- 0
Historical Mysteries- 0
History, American- 1
Horror- 0
Humor- 0
Literature- 6
Mystery- 2
Science Fiction- 3
Thrillers- 1
Travelogue/ex-pat adventure- 1
Erotica- 1

Romances~


Contemporary Suspense- 0
Medieval- 1
Mythology-
Fairytale- 0
Fantasy Anthology- 0
Time Travel- 0
Traditional Regencies- 0
Historical (Incl. long format Regencies)- 10
Paranormal- 9

YA Paranormal/fantasy-
YA romance-
YA chicklit- 1

DNF~ 6

The numbers are off by one, but I'm too tired to figure out what went wrong, so it'll just have to stay wrong. :P

6 Month Stats/MidYear Synopsis

The linked list below runs from January 2008 through the end of June 2008. The list doesn't include four titles I read over the winter but neither listed nor reviewed but only mentioned in passing. I won't count them in my totals. I’m feeling hopelessly inadequate. :{

I checked my midyear stats for the other two years I’ve done them. End of June’07 46 books. End of June ’06 67.

This year is a scant 37. How pathetic can you get ?!

I checked the archives and in the January '08 posts I discovered I didn't post a reading goal for this year or an annual summary for 2007. Or, if I did, it's buried in a post and wasn't tagged. After a few minutes hunting and totting, I finished 64 books last year. In January 2007 I totted up 104 books read in 2006.

So, the goal this year is to, at a bare minimum, read more than last year (65+). Preferably I'd like to meet or exceed 2006's 104 books read. Not likely to happen, but it's always nice to shoot for the stars and land on the moon.

1. The Snow White Bride by Claire Delacroix Not reviewed

2. A Splendid Indescretion by Elizabeth Mansfield Not reviewed


3. Love Me Forever by Donna Fletcher Not reviewed


4. When I Fall in Love by Lynn Kurland Not reviewed


5. Love Came Just in Time by Lynn Kurland Not reviewed


6. A Well Favored Gentleman; Christina Dodd

7. Stronger Than Magic; Heather Cullman

8. Goddess of the Rose, P.C. Cast

9. Wicked, Shannon Drake

10. Even Vampires Get the Blues, Katie Mac Alister


11. A Lady of his Own, Stephanie Laurens

12. Much Ado about You, Eloisa James

13. Sword of Shame, Medieval Murderers

14. A Rose for the Crown, Anne Easter Smith

15. A Perfect Rake; Anne Gracie

16. Tangled Webs, Anne Bishop

17.The Invisible Ring, Anne Bishop

18. Perfect Waltz, Anne Gracie

19. Kiss of Midnight, Lara Adrian

20. A Kiss of Crimson; Lara Adrian

21. The Queen in Winter; Kurland, Delacroix,
Shinn & Monette

22. Dragon's Kin; Anne & Todd McCaffrey

23. The Duel; Barbara Metzger

24. An Invitation to Sin; Suzanne Enoch

25. To Love A Princess; Patricia Grasso

26. Just in Time; Judith Lansdowne

27. Kushiel’s Mercy; Jacqueline Carey

28. Mystic and Rider; Sharon Shinn

29. The Thirteenth House; Sharon Shinn

30. Dark Moon Defender; Sharon Shinn

31. Reader and Raelynx; Sharon Shinn

32. Wrapt in Crystal; Sharon Shinn

33. Summers at Castle Auburn; Sharon Shinn

34. Force of Nature; Suzanne Brockmann

35. All Through the Night; Suzanne
Brockmann

36. Just Perfect; Judith Lansdowne

37. Just Impossible; Judith Lansdowne



Total Books Read~
Chick Lit-
Diet-
Fantasies-10
Historical Fiction- 1
Historical Mysteries- 1
Horror-
Humor-
Literature-
Science Fiction-
Thrillers-

Romances
Contemporary Suspense-2
Medieval-2
Mythology- 1
Fairytale-
Fantasy Anthology- 1
Time Travel- 2
Traditional Regencies- 1
Historical (Incl. long format Regencies)- 11
Paranormal- Vampire- 3
Paranormal- Faery- 1
Paranormal- Mythological Being- 1

YA Paranormal/fantasy-
YA romance-

DNF~

Contemporary Romance- 1

6 Month Statistics & June Synopsis

Below is a compilation of everything I've read this month (in the order I read them), also listed are three DNFs. Below is a little breakdown of what I've read by genre & subgenre. The goal was to have completed 55 books by July 1st.Which I failed by 9 titles.



1.The Perfect Husband, Jeanne Savery

2.A Sprinkle of Fairy Dust, Elizabeth Bevarly, et al

3.The Curse of Chalion, Lois McMaster Bujold

4.Valiant, Holly Black

5.Paladin of Souls, Lois McMaster Bujold

6.The Hallowed Hunt, Lois McMaster Bujold

7.The Dragon King's Palace, Laura Joh Rowland

8.The Sharing Knife:Beguilement, Lois McMaster Bujold

9.If Angels Burn, Lynn Viehl

10.Once A Knight, Christina Dodd

11.Ithaka, Adele Geras

12.The Wind Dancer, Iris Johansen

13.My Wicked Fantasy, Karen Ranney

14. Clerk's Tale, Margaret Frazer

15. To The Castle, Joan Wolf

16.A Play of Isaac, Margaret Frazer

17.The Bastard's Tale, Margaret Frazer

18.The Widow's Tale, Margaret Frazer

19.The Hunter's Tale, Margaret Frazer

20.The Semptster's Tale, Margaret Frazer

21.Hunter's Moon, O.R. Melling

22.The Summer King, O.R. Melling

23.Wildwood Dancing, Juliet Marillier

24.They Call Me Naughty Lola, ed. by David Rose

25.The Traitor's Tale, Margaret Frazer

26.Blood Red Horse, K.M. Grant

27.P.S. I Love You, Cecilia Ahern

28.The Faery Reel, ed. Datlow and Windling

29.Oceans of Fire, Christine Feehan

30.Green Jasper, K.M. Grant

31.The Dark Mirror, Juliet Marillier

32.Waifs and Strays, Charles de Lint

33.The Summer Country, James A. Hetley

34.Dreaming of You, Lisa Kleypas

35.Hannah's Garden, Midori Snyder

36.Monsoon Summer, Mitali Perkins

37. Fortune's Fool

38.Skinny Bitch, Barnouin and Freedman

39.Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman

40.Turtle Diary; Russell Hoban

41.A College of Magics; Caroline Stevermer

42.Dangerous Tides; Christine Feehan

43.Face Down Beside St. Anne's Well; Kathy Lynn Emerson

44.American Gods; Neil Gaiman

45.Assassin's Apprentice; Robin Hobb June read

46.Deadly Game; Christine Feehan June read


DNFs

1.Dream Hunter; Sherilynn Kenyon

2. A Factory of Cunning; Philippa Stockley

3. Secrets of the Night; Jo Beverley


Total Books Read- 46
Chick Lit- 1
Diet-1
Historical Mysteries- 11
Horror-0
Fantasies-11
Humor-1
Literature- 1
Thrillers- 0
Mythology based romances- 0
Fairytale Romance- 1
Fantasy romances- 1
Traditional Regencies- 1
Historical Romances (Incl. long format Regencies)- 3
Paranormal Romances- Vampire-1
Paranormal Romances- Wicca- 3
YA Paranormal/fantasy-7
YA romance-1

DNF- 3

I'm off by 1 & can't figure out what I miscounted or forgot. I'm too cranky to sit here and recalculate a third time- so like it or lump it! LOL ;) Husband wanted to know how many pages it adds up to, but I'll have to go back later & add that in.

June Summary & YTD Stats

June Summary:

I only managed six titles this month & that only because of the TBR Challenge over at Romantic Times (on the Reader's Roundtable message board). All were romances, no mysteries or fantasy/sci fi this month.

1.My Heart Stood Still by Lynn Kurland- Time travel paranormal

2.The Wedding Clause by Debbie Raleigh- Traditional Regency

3.A Scandalous Marriage by Debbie Raleigh- Traditional Regency

4.Lord Nightengale's Triumph by Judith Lansdowne- Traditional Regency

5.The Captain's Castaway by Christine Scheel- Traditional Regency

6.Road to the Isle by Megan Davidson- Historical romance


YTD Stats

Total Books Read- 67
Mysteries- 1
Horror- 2
Fantasies- 8
Thrillers- 2
Mythology based romances- 1
Fantasy romances- 2
Traditional Regencies- 21
Historical Romances (Incl. long format Regencies)- 10
Paranormal Romances- 15
DNF- 5

Not very many, I know. Too, I accept that I'm shallow & lack the attention span to read classics or literary fiction. Even so, I only read 102 books in 2005 & I'm well on track to out pace myself this year. Thanks for the great idea, Tara!