Best book of September...

And the winner is...well, no need to be redundant :) I don't usually care for books about the Fae/Fairies/Faery/etc. In nearly every book in which they are present, they are almost always the most devious, the most terrifyingly beautiful, and the most malevolent. Give me a werewolf anyday :) However, there are exceptions and this new series by this new author rocked my...brain. I liked the main character, October Daye, and I felt deeply sorry for her (once you discover what happened to her I think you will too). But, by the time I finished this book, I respected her and am in anxious anticipation for the next one, A Local Habitation, due out early March 2010. I definitely can't wait to see happens with Tybalt, the Cat King.

Rosemary and Rue just beat Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead as my favorite read for the month. Also a new author for me, I was pleasantly surprised by this book and I loved Georgina Kincaid, the aforementioned succubus. I don't usually buy trade paperbacks brand new and I went and ordered the next two in the series from amazon. The lesson to be learned from this series is: never judge a book by its cover :)

Books Read in September '09

Secret Life of a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (B)
All I Want For Christmas is a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (B+)
When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy (B+)
Beyond the Pale by Savannah Russe (dnf)
If Angels Burn by Lynn Viehl (B-)
Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead (A)
Dark Protector by Alexis Morgan (B)
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper (A-)
Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (A)
Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland (A-)
Bloody Awful by Georgia Evans (B)
Vicious Circle by Linda Robertson (B)
Ravenous: The Dark Forgotten by Sharon Ashwood (B)
Unmasked by C. J. Barry (B+)
Drawn Into Darkness by Annette McCleave (B)
Run to Me by Christy Reece (B)
Wait Until Midnight by Amanda Quick (B)
Return to Me by Christy Reece (A)
Rescue Me by Christy Reece (A)
In Twilight's Shadow by Patti O'Shea (B)
This Duchess of Mine by Eloisa James (B)
Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie (A)
A Duke of Her Own by Eloisa James (A-)
Atlantis Unmasked by Alyssa Day (B+)
Cloud Watcher by Lilith Saintcrow (B+)
Fire Watcher by Lilith Saintcrow (B+)
Storm Watcher by Lilith Saintcrow (B+)
What a Scoundrel Wants by Carrie Lofty (B+)
Highland Scandal by Julia London (A)
The Book of Scandal by Julia London (A)
Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter (B+)
Ghost Moon by Rebecca York (B)
New Moon by Rebecca York (B-)
Shadow of the Moon by Rebecca York (C+)
Crimson Moon by Rebecca York (C+)
Witching Moon by Rebecca York (B)
Edge of the Moon by Rebecca York (B-)
Killing Moon by Rebecca York (B)
The Last Suppers by Diane Mott Davidson (A)

(September total: 38, 2009 total: 343)

Best Book Read in August 2009

We have a tie: I can't decide between Loretta Chase's Lord of Scoundrels and Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver. Both books were excellent examples of their genres and both elicited laughs and sniffles. Bravo ladies :)

A-ha!

I'm writing this post so that my friends and others from my book-related websites may see this and blow a big fat raspberry at all the literary snobs out there who think romance novels are not legitimate fiction. Admittedly, I don't keep up with newspapers and I don't even read my local paper but I ran across THIS on Julia Quinn's website and it made me want to run out and buy Eloisa James's books. Enjoy!

Books Read in August '09

Loving a Lost Lord by Mary Jo Putney (A-)
The Cursed One by Ronda Thompson (A-)
The Untamed One by Ronda Thompson (B+)
The Dark One by Ronda Thompson (A-)
Sea Witch by Virginia Kantra (B)
Atlantis Unleashed by Alyssa Day (B)
In the Midnight Hour by Patti O'Shea (B+)
The Dream Thief by Shana Abe (B)
The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe (A)
The Vampire's Bride by Gena Showalter (B+)
The Nymph King by Gena Showalter (B-)
Jewel of Atlantis by Gena Showalter (B)
Heart of the Dragon by Gena Showalter (B)
Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh (A-)
Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh (A-)
Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh (A-)
Dark Watcher by Lilith Saintcrow (B+)
Holding Out For a Hero by Ana Leigh (B+)
One Night With a Sweet-Talking Man by Ana Leigh (B)
Dead Men's Boots by Mike Carey (paused)
Vicious Circle by Mike Carey (A-)
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (A)
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase (A)
Instant Gratification by Jill Shalvis (B+)
Mortal Path: Dark Time, Book 1 by Dakota Banks (dnf)
Touch of the Wolf by Susan Krinard (A-)
To Tame a Wolf by Susan Krinard (B)
Tattoo by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (B)
His Boots Under Her Bed by Ana Leigh (B)
The Lawman Said "I Do" by Ana Leigh (B)
To Catch a Wolf by Susan Krinard (B-)
Shifter (anthology) (B)
Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare (B)
The Shadow and the Star by Laura Kinsale (C)
Over My Dead Body by Michele Bardsley (B-)
You're the One That I Haunt by Terri Garey (B+)
The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson (A)

(August total: 35*, 2009 total: 305)
DNF don't count and neither does "paused"