2009 Wrap-Up

I'm a little late getting up my "wrap-up" post for 2009, but here is a list of the books that I read in 2009, my rating for each, and a link to my review. The bolded ones were the 10 books that I enjoyed most. I didn't start this blog until April 2009. So I only got through 29 books during that time.

1. Invasion by Robin Cook (4/10)
   
2. Castaways by Brian Keene (6/10)
   
3. The Pull of the Moon by Elizabeth Berg (9/10)
4. The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams (7/10)
5. Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea (8/10)
6. Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson (6/10)
7. The Rising by Brian Keene (8.5/10)
8. Horse Boy audiobook by Rupert Isaacson (8/10)
9. Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan (9/10)
10. The Color Purple by Alice Walker (8.5/10)
11. BoneMan's Daughters audiobook by Ted Dekker (7/10)
12. The 6th Seal by J.M. Emanuel (6.5/10)
13. Under This Unbroken Sky by Shandi Mitchell (9.5/10)
14. The Scarecrow audiobook by Michael Connelly (8/10)
15. The Imposter's Daughter by Laurie Sandell (7/10)
16. Lori's Song by Lori Foroozandeh (8/10)
17. Karma for Beginners by Jessica Blank (8.5/10)
18. Cemetery Dance audiobook by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (7/10)
19. Daniel X: Watch the Skies audiobook by James Patterson and Ned Rust (7/10)
20. Mother of the Believers by Kamran Pasha (8/10)
21. The Juror audiobook by George Dawes Green (7.5/10)
22. The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran (8.5/10)
23. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (9/10)
24. Swimsuit by James Patterson (8/10)
25. The Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond (9.5/10)
26. City of the Dead by Brian Keene (7.5/10)
27. The Postmistress by Sarah Blake (7/10)
28. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson (8/10)
29. All of Me by Lori Wilde (7/10)
    

I also joined lots of challenges, and don't think that I successfully completed a single one, although a came close on a couple. I've joined a ton more challenges for 2010, so we'll see if I do any better on them! I've been excitedly holding off on reading some books, because they were scheduled for challenges that didn't begin until 2010. So now I get to dig into them. Yeah!

Top 5 Books Read in 2009

Lorielle @ Just Book Around has started this meme for your favourite reads of 2009. Once you've done your post go over to the blog and sign up for Mr Linky so that other people can read it.

I didn't get through too many books this year (I'm a slow reader, and I didn't get started until April), but I think these are my favorite 5 books read this year:

• Pull of the Moon by Elizabeth Berg
• Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker
• Under This Unbroken Sky by Shandi Mitchell
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I can't wait to get started in 2010! I have signed up for so many challenges! Probably too many! Happy New Year everyone!