2010 The Year That Was

Well another wonderful year of blogging has come to an end, many of you know that for me 2010 has been a year of new personal challenges, nurtured friendships, new beginnings and a new found peace and happiness. Admittedly some of the new 'challenges' limited my reading for a while but hey that's life. I am grateful for all that I have in my life, my family, my friends, the best and the worst times, the good, the bad, the sad, and the ugly; it's all helped shape who I am and I'm looking forward to 2011 with hope and happiness.

Wishing all my bloggy friends love and laughter in 2011, be kind and stay safe.

In 2010 I:

~ recovered from major surgery

~ began my recovery from an emotionally abusive marriage

~ added a furry member to our family

~ earned a google degree in pool repairs and maintenance

~ became stronger and happier

~ had some heartbreaking sad and side-splitting funny times with my best friend

~ read 72 books

~ completed 11 challenges

~ bombed out on 6 challenges

~ read some of the best YA fiction around and surprisingly some awesome general fiction

Challenges completed:

1st in a Series Challenge
2nd Challenge
Audiobook Challenge
E-book Challenge
Fantasy Challenge

Finish That Series Challenge
Historical Fiction Challenge

New Author Challenge

YA Challenge
Romance Challenge

RYOB Challenge

Challenges not completed:

100 + Challenge - 72/100 it's the first year in 3 years that I haven't completed this one :(

Aussie Author Challenge - 3/8

Library Challenge - 4/25

Read Your Name Challenge - 4/6

What's In A Name Challenge - 2/6

Wish I'd Read That Challenge - 0/3

I read a lot of wonderful books this year but my favourites ** are linked to their book review so just click on the title to see what I thought.

Historical:

1. Women of Magdalene by Rosemary Poole Carter
2. The Midwife's Tale by Gretchen
3. The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C W Gortner **
4. Roeing Oaks by Kristina Emmons
5. The Scarlet Lion by Elizabeth Chadwick
6. The Forever Queen by Helen Hollick **
7. The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory

Young Adult:
8. Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
9. Shadowland by Alyson Noel
10. Dark Flame by Alyson Noel
11. Night Star by Alyson Noel
12. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl **
13. Devoured by Amanda Marrone
14. Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
15. Kisses and Lies by Lauren Henderson
16. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
17. My Love Lies Bleeding by Alyxandra Harvey
18. Stargazer by Claudia Gray
19. The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong **
20. Need by Carrie Jones
21. Captivate by Carrie Jones
22. Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White
23. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
24. The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson **
35. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater **
26. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
27. Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
28. Stolen by Lucy Christopher **
29. Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott **
30. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
31. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
32. My Soul To Lose  by Rachel Vincent
33. My Soul To Take by Rachel Vincent
34. The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williiams **
35. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
36. Girl, Stolen by April Henry
37. Fallen by Lauren Kate
38. Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink
39. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
40. Delirium by Lauren Oliver ** review Jan 2011
41. Patch by Mucheru Njagu
42. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

Fantasy:
43. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
44. Destined For An Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost **

Romance: Paranormal, Historical, Contemporary
45. A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber
46. The Twilight Before Christmas by Christine Feehan
47. Witch Fire by Anya Bast
48. Savour The Moment by Nora Roberts
49. Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts

General Fiction:
50. Eternal on the Water by Joseph Monninger **
51. The Crying Tree by Naseem Rakhar **
52. House Rules by Jodi Picoult
53. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman **
54. Sand In My Eyes by Christine Lemmon
55. Hidden Wives by Claire Avery **
56. The Neurology of Angels by Krista Tibbs
57. Still Missing by Chevy Stevens **
58. The Lies We Told by Diane Chamberlain
59. Stay by Allie Larkin **
60. The Weight Of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
61. Life From Scratch by Melissa Ford ** review in Jan 2011

Non-Fiction:
62. Your Family Constitution by Scott Gale
63. A Dog Named Slugger by Leigh Brill
64. What I Thought I Knew by Alice Eve Cohen **

Suspense/Thrillers:
65. Burn by Ted Dekker & Erin Healy
66. Saving Max by Antoinette van Heugen
67. Cold Justice by Katherine Howell **
68. The Healers by Thomas Heric
69. Never Let You Go by Erin Healy
70. Damaged by Pamela Callow

Children's Fiction:
71. Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
72. The Adventures of Rusty & Ginger Fox by Tim Ostermeyer