Well, there are a lot of them.
All (or mostly all) of the books I’ve read from the start of 2011 onwards are on Goodreads. However, if you prefer to have a quick look at my annual lists, here are the books I’ve read in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 on Google Drive.
Note the 2011 list is a download of my Goodreads shelf, so formatting may be a bit funny at times. Ratings are Goodreads-style, from 5 for books I loved to 1 for books I wish I had skipped.
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Want to see my favourite books?
Check out my Goodreads favourites shelf.
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Or my very favourite books of each year?
These are the ones that had my top ratings each year and hold a place on my keeper shelves. They may not necessarily be technically perfect (in fact, I’ll probably be the first to admit some of them are flawed), but they have that special something and captured my imagination.
I’ve listed them by genre and the year is when I first read the book. YA books are listed separately at the bottom.
Also bear in mind that these are purely based on the books I’ve read since I started blogging in late 2006 – I’ve many other favourites read in my pre-blogging days.
Fantasy
Traditional fantasy
| Andrea K Höst | MEDAIR duology | 2012 |
| Tanya Huff | THE SILVERED | 2012 |
| Juliet Marillier | FLAME OF SEVENWATERS | 2012 |
| Juliet Marillier | HEIR TO SEVENWATERS | 2009 |
| Sarah Monette | CORAMBIS | 2009 |
| Lois McMaster Bujold | THE SHARING KNIFE: LEGACY | 2008 |
| Juliet Marillier | SEVENWATERS trilogy | 2008 |
| Jacqueline Carey | KUSHIEL’S JUSTICE | 2007 |
| Sharon Shinn | READER AND RAELYNX | 2007 |
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Urban fantasy
| Seanan McGuire | ASHES OF HONOR | 2012 |
| Seanan McGuire | LATE ECLIPSES | 2011 |
| Patricia Briggs | SILVER BORNE | 2010 |
| Ilona Andrews | MAGIC BLEEDS | 2010 |
| Seanan McGuire | AN ARTIFICIAL NIGHT | 2010 |
| Patricia Briggs | BONE CROSSED | 2009 |
| Ilona Andrews | MAGIC STRIKES | 2009 |
| Karen Chance | DEATH’S MISTRESS | 2009 |
| Patricia Briggs | IRON KISSED | 2008 |
| Karen Chance | EMBRACE THE NIGHT | 2008 |
| Patricia Briggs | BLOOD BOUND | 2007 |
| Kelley Armstrong | NO HUMANS INVOLVED | 2007 |
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Mystery
Historical
| Diana Gabaldon | LORD JOHN AND THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE BLADE | 2007 |
| Elizabeth Peters | THE FALCON AT THE PORTAL | 2007 |
| Elizabeth Peters | HE SHALL THUNDER IN THE SKY | 2007 |
| Jacqueline Winspear | MAISIE DOBBS | 2007 |
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Contemporary
| Lisa Lutz | THE SPELLMANS STRIKE AGAIN | 2010 |
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Romance
Historical romance
| Eloisa James | WHEN BEAUTY TAMED THE BEAST | 2011 |
| Diana Gabaldon | AN ECHO IN THE BONE | 2010 |
| Eloisa James | WHEN THE DUKE RETURNS | 2008 |
| Lisa Kleypas | MINE TILL MIDNIGHT | 2007 |
| Eloisa James | AN AFFAIR BEFORE CHRISTMAS | 2007 |
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Contemporary romance
| Kelly Hunter | RED-HOT RENEGADE | 2011 |
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Romantic suspense
| Mary Stewart | NINE COACHES WAITING | 2008 |
| Mary Stewart | THE IVY TREE | 2008 |
| Suzanne Brockmann | FORCE OF NATURE | 2007 |
| Suzanne Brockmann | ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT | 2007 |
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M/M romance
| Harper Fox | THE SALISBURY KEY | 2011 |
| Suzanne Brockmann | WHEN TONY MET ADAM | 2011 |
| Jordan Castillo Price | GHOSTV | 2011 |
| Sean Kennedy | TIGERS AND DEVILS | 2010 |
| Steve Kluger | ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE | 2010 |
| Josh Lanyon | FAIR GAME | 2010 |
| Josh Lanyon | THE DARK TIDE | 2009 |
| Josh Lanyon | DEATH OF A PIRATE KING | 2008 |
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Paranormal romance
| Nalini Singh | KISS OF SNOW | 2011 |
| Patricia Briggs | HUNTING GROUND | 2009 |
| Nalini Singh | MINE TO POSSESS | 2008 |
| Nalini Singh | CARESSED BY ICE | 2007 |
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SF
| Catherine Asaro | CARNELIANS | 2012 |
| Lois McMaster Bujold | CAPTAIN’S VORPARTRIL’S ALLIANCE | 2012 |
| Lois McMaster Bujold | CRYOBURN | 2010 |
| Sara Creasy | CHILDREN OF SCARABAEUS | 2011 |
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YA (including that New Adult category)
| Ellen Emerson White | LONG MAY SHE REIGN | 2011 |
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New Adult
| Diana Peterfreund | RITES OF SPRING (BREAK) | 2008 |
| Diana Peterfreund | SECRET SOCIETY GIRL | 2008 |
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Fantasy
| Kristin Cashore | BITTERBLUE | 2012 |
| Megan Whalen Turner | THE QUEEN OF ATTOLIA | 2009 |
| Megan Whalen Turner | THE KING OF ATTOLIA | 2009 |
| Kristin Cashore | FIRE | 2009 |
| JK Rowling | HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOW | 2007 |
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Romance
| Tammara Webber | BETWEEN THE LINES | 2012 |
| Stephanie Perkins | ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS | 2011 |
| Stephanie Perkins | LOLA AND THE BOY NEXT DOOR | 2011 |
| Sarah Dessen | THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER | 2010 |
| Jennifer Echols | GOING TOO FAR | 2010 |
| Eva Ibbotson | A COMPANY OF SWANS | 2008 |
| Eva Ibbotson | THE SECRET COUNTESS | 2007 |
| Eva Ibbotson | THE MORNING GIFT | 2007 |
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SF
| Diana Peterfreund | FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS | 2012 |
| Andrea K Höst | TOUCHSTONE trilogy | 2012 |
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Urban fantasy
| Sarah Rees Brennan | THE DEMON’S SURRENDER | 2011 |
| Sarah Rees Brennan | THE DEMON’S COVENANT | 2010 |
