Friday, April 30, 2010

April 2010 Reading

Considering how I’ve been feeling this month, I was surprised at how many books I read this month (although I did note that the page count was down from March, so I must have read shorter books this month). There were also two I skimmed very quickly to pick up the major plot points without reading the whole story, that that bumped things up too. All the same, I’m very pleased with myself. Still now reviews though, I’m sorry. I will try to get one done on Many Waters in the next few days since that’s for a specific challenge.

  1. The Ivory and the Horn – Charles de Lint (338pp)
    Newford, Book 6; Urban Fantasy; eBook; 7/10
  2. Except the Queen – Jane Yolen and Midori Snyder (371pp)
    Fantasy; Library Book; DNF
  3. A Civil Campaign – Lois McMaster Bujold (405pp)
    Vorkosigan, Book 12; SF; eBook; Reread; 9/10
  4. Winterfair Gifts – Lois McMaster Bujold (71pp)
    Vorkosigan, Book 12.5; SF; eBook; Reread; 9/10
  5. Howl’s Moving Castle – Diana Wynne Jones (304pp)
    Wizard Howl, Book 1; Fantasy; Children; Library Book; 8/10
  6. At Grave’s End – Jeaniene Frost (342pp)
    Night Huntress, Book 3; Urban Fantasy; eBook; 8/10
  7. Aiden’s Charity – Lora Leigh (223pp)
    Breeds, Book 11; Erotic Romance; Paranormal; eBook; 6/10
  8. Jacob’s Faith – Lora Leigh (257pp)
    Breeds, Book 12; Erotic Romance; Paranormal; eBook; 5/10
  9. Seeker – Jack McDevitt (384pp)
    Alex Benedict, Book 3; SF; eBook; 8/10
  10. Silver Borne – Patricia Briggs (342pp)
    Mercedes Thompson, Book 5; Urban Fantasy; 10/10
  11. Heart Mate – Robin D. Owens (340pp)
    Celta, Book 1; Fantasy; Romance; Reread; eBook; 7/10
  12. The Girl Who Chased the Moon – Sarah Addison Allen (269pp)
    Magic Realism, Library Book; 7/10
  13. Chicks Dig Time Lords – Tara O’Shea and Lynne M. Thomas (eds) (192pp)
    Non-Fiction; Media; 7/10
  14. The Iron KingJulie Kagawa (363pp)
    Iron Fey, Book 1; YA; Fantasy; eBook; 7/10
  15. Diplomatic Immunity – Lois McMaster Bujold (211pp)
    Vorkosigan, book 13; SF; eBook; Reread; 8/10
  16. Many WatersMadeleine L’Engle (310pp)
    Time Quintet, Book 4; Children; SF/Fantasy; Reread; 7/10

Best book of the month = Silver Borne
Biggest disappointment of the month = Jacob’s Faith and Aiden’s Charity

April Reading:
Books read this month = 14
Short Stories read this month = 1
Total reads this month = 15

10/10 reads this month = 1
DNFs this month = 1
New reads this month = 9
Rereads this month = 6
paper books : eBooks = 5 : 10  = 33 % : 66 %

Pages read this month = 338 + 405 + 71 + 304 + 342 + 223 + 257 + 384 + 342 + 340 + 269 + 192 + 363 + 211 + 310 = 4351

April Challenges Progress
Flashback Reading Challenge = 6
Big Book Challenge = 0
Once Upon a Time IV Challenge = 8

April List Progress
eBooks read = 10
SFF books read = 12
Library Books read = 2
Audiobooks listened to = 0

2 comments:

orannia said...

OK, that's a great month of reading IMHO! And Silver Borne is a 10/10 read? I must read it, which considering my TBR stressors ATM is insane!

All the best for May :)

Mariana said...

Hiya! Followed you from Orannia's blog :)

Nice list! Question: have you seen the movie for Howl's Moving Castle? If so, which is better?

I get you on the Lora Leigh... you really have to space those books out and REALLY be in the mood, otherwise they're a bit much. I think the earlier books too, were a bit over the top with the "alpha" male stuff. I burned myself out on her stuff, not as big a fan as I used to be.