The Speed of Write

It seems I only read 60 books this year, which is 12 less than last year. How did that happen? Either there was a lot less to read or they just took longer than normal. Then there’s always the problem with being easily distracted by television. I will have to make a point of reading more this year!

There were lots of good and not as good books this past year. The action/adventure books ranked pretty high on my last of good books. My favorite authors in that genre all had something to offer, all of them are highly recommended great reads. They’re all listed below.

• Terminal Freezeby Lincoln Child
• Cemetery Danceby Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston
• The Doomsday Keyby James Rollins
• Pirate Latitudesby Michael Crichton
• Fragmentby Warren Fahy
• Alter of Edenby James Rollins
• The 5 Greatest Warriorsby Matthew Reilly
• Impactby Douglas Preston

Then there were the books that were just really great reads in general and were a pure joy to read.

• The Enchantment Emporiumby Tanya Huff
• Kitty Raises Hellby Carrie Vaughn
• Kitty’s House of Horrorsby Carrie Vaughn
• Hunting Groundby Patricia Briggs
• Grave Secretby Charlaine Harris

In the not so good department are Laurell Hamilton and Yasmine Galenorn. Both were disappointments for different reasons.

Laurell Hamilton used to be one of my most favorite authors. I’ve been reading the Anita Blake series since it first came out, back when she was one kick-ass, quirky, likable character. I don’t really care for the sex-obsessed, whiny Anita Blake we have now. The biggest series killer for me in general is not liking the main character and that’s become a problem for me with this series. I don’t care about her anymore and frankly just wish she’d get her shit together.

As for her Merry Gentry series, I really don’t mind erotica in my fiction, I just want there to be a good story line to go along with it. She’s failing me completely on that front and I’m really disappointed.

With Yasmine Galenorn, I’m just not finding the D’Artigo sisters, from her Otherworld series, very likable either. In fact, they’re downright annoying. I’ve tried to like them, really I have, because I enjoyed her two cozy mystery series so much, but it’s just not working for me. If she starts an unrelated series I might consider reading it, but I’m done with the D’Artigo sisters at this point.

I have high hopes for the coming year, since a lot of my favorite authors, most of who are listed above, have new books coming out. I look forward to reading and sharing them with all of you.

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