So I did 103 books last year.  Here is my final list, including commentary on most of them.  Some of them, the commentary is self explainatory.  Like Twilight and HP need no comment.  Others, I commented on the whole series instead of the individual books.  And some of them there just isn't much to say about so I listed what topic they were.  That happened fairly frequently with older books, since I can't remember much about them :)
Maid for Murder Barbara Colley  Meh
       
The SPQ Field Giude to Men Jill Conner Brown May Funny, more fact than fiction 
      
Really Unusual Bad Boys Mary Janice Davidson May Romance 
      
The Royal Pain Mary Janice Davidson Feb Funny  
     
The Royal Treatment Mary Janice Davidson Feb Funny  
     
Valentine's Day is Killing Me Mary Janice Davidson  Romance   
    
Hot Mama Jennifer Estep  Superhero romance better than Karma Girl 
      
Karma Girl Jennifer Estep  Superhero Romance 
      
Wife for Hire Janet Evanovich  Typical JE 
      
To have and to hold Jane  Green  BORING
       
Obsession, Deceit and Really Dark Chocolate Kyra Green  Funny, like JE
       
Passion, Betrayal and Killer Highlights Kyra Green  Funny like JE 
      
Sex, Murder and a Double Latte Kyra Green  Funny like JE 
      
So Much For My Happy Ending Kyra Green  Not as funny as other books by her but decent       
Killer in High Heels Gemma  Halliday  interesting series, much like Kyra Green
       
Bloody Bones Laurell  Hamilton  Vampires    
   
Circus of the Damned Laurell  Hamilton  Vampires 
      
Guilty Pleasures Laurell  Hamilton  Vampires 
      
Killing Dance Laurell  Hamilton  Vampires 
      
Laughing Corpse Laurell  Hamilton  Vampires
       
Lunatic Café Laurell  Hamilton  Vampires 
      
Dead Until Dark Charlaine Harris   Vampires
       
Dead Witch Walking Kim Harrison  Whiny witch, needs to change instead of bitching       
Killer Insight Victoria Laurie  interesting 
      
Bad Boys in black Tie Erin  McCarthy  Romance 
      
Bit the Jackpot Erin  McCarthy  vampire romance    
  
Bled Dry Erin  McCarthy  vampire romance 
      
High Stakes Erin  McCarthy  vampire romance 
      
Chopping Spree Diane Mott Davidson  cooking 
      
Dark Tort Diane Mott Davidson  cooking  
     
Double Shot Diane Mott Davidson  cooking 
      
Prime Cut Diane Mott Davidson  cooking  
     
Sticks and Scones Diane Mott Davidson  cooking 
      
Sweet Revenge Diane Mott Davidson  cooking 
      
Tough cookie Diane Mott Davidson  cooking 
      
We Thought you'd be Prettier Laurie Nataro  non-fiction, fairly funny
       
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire JK Rowling  HP   
    
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix JK Rowling July HP   
    
Good in Bed Jennifer Wiemer  Read for book club. It was fine but I wouldn't read any others by her. It took too long and didn't hold my attention enough 
      
Barking Goats and the Redneck Mafia Dolores Wilson  Funny
       
Jail Bertie and the Peanut Ladies Dolores Wilson  Funny 
      
Blue Moon Laurell  Hamilton May Vampire  
     
My son's goal in life… Dave  Barry June non-fiction, typical DB, fast read 
      
The book of bad songs Dave  Barry June non-fiction, typical DB, fast read 
      
The hipster handbook Anchor Books June Lame   
    
Narcisuss in Chains Laurell  Hamilton June Vampire 
      
Cerulean Sins Laurell  Hamilton June Vampire  
     
Me Talk Pretty One Day David  Sedaris June Read for book club, it was ok, some stories were good but other were hard to get through. Won't push myself to read any of his others 
      
Obsidian Butterfly Laurell  Hamilton June Vampire 
      
Cross my Heart and Hope to Die Nancy Martin June Interesting series. Good characters, good plots   
    
Incubus Dreams Laurell  Hamilton July Vampires 
      
Micah Laurell  Hamilton July Vampires   
    
Danse Macabre Laurell  Hamilton July Vampires
       
The Harliquin Laurell  Hamilton July Vampires 
      
Dead over Heals Mary Janice Davidson July Part of the "Undead" series. Not the best, too heavy   
    
Some Like it Lethal Nancy Martin July Interesting series. Good characters, good plots    
   
T is for Trespass Sue Grafton July Very dark SG book. Deals with elder abuse and stalking       
Succubus on Top Richelle  Mead July Better than expected with the terrible title.      
 
Blood Noir Laurell  Hamilton July Vampire 
      
The Good, The Bad and The Undead Kim Harrison Aug Whiny witch, needs to change instead of bitching  
     
Grave Surprise Charlaine Harris Aug Fairly predictable, not nearly as good as the Sookie books      
 
Grave Sight Charlaine Harris Aug Fairly predictable, not nearly as good as the Sookie books   
    
Curly Girl   Aug BORING non-fiction about how to care for curly hair 
      
A Fistful of Charms Kim Harrison Aug Whiny witch, needs to change instead of bitching       
Dead and Dateless Kimberly Raye Aug Way too over the top and that is saying a lot since it is vampire romance 
      
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince JK Rowling  HP 
      
Fearless Fourteen Janet Evanovich Aug Pretty typical number series 
      
Every Witch Way but Dead  Kim Harrison Aug Whiny witch, needs to change instead of bitching
       
A Charmed Death Madelyn Alt Sept No impression
       
For a Few Demons More Kim Harrison Sept Whiny witch, needs to change instead of bitching
       
The Other Bolelyn Girl Phillipa Gregory Sept Better than expected for historical fiction. Prompted other books to read later about real relationships  
     
The Trouble with Boys Peg Tyre Sept FANTASTIC! A must read for any mom of boys
       
Twilight Stephanie Meyer Sept Twilight
       
New Moon Stephanie Meyer Sept Twilight
       
Eclipse Stephanie Meyer Sept Twilight 
      
Breaking Dawn Stephanie Meyer Sept Didn't like as much as the other. The POV change ruined it for me  
     
Midnight Sun Stephanie Meyer Sept Better, even, than original
       
Creation in Death JD Robb Sept Typicaly JD RObb 
      
Living Dead in Dallas Charlaine Harris Sept Sookie
       
Undead and Unworthy Mary Janice Davidson Oct More "Undead" 
      
Alibi in High Heels Gemma  Halliday Oct interesting series, much like Kyra Green       
Designed to die Chloe Green Oct No impression 
      
Club Dead Charlaine Harris Oct This was a decent series. The early books were better than the later books but you have to read the whole, you can't quit part way through    
   
Dead to the World Charlaine Harris Oct
Schooled Anisha Lakhani Nov Decent. About a Manhatten teacher turned high priced tutor and the moral delimas that go along with that
Trick or Treat Murder Leslie Meier Nov Interesting series. Nice that it doesn't HAVE to be read in order to understand what is going on, like other series
Sex with Kings Eleanor  Herman Nov For the topic, this book was awfully dry. It was very fact based and only talked about a handful of European kings
Better Read than Dead Victoria Laurie Nov This series is another interesting one. It does kind of need to be read in order to understand but you can muddle through if you mess up like I did
Abby Cooper, Physic Eye Victoria Laurie Nov This series is another interesting one. It does kind of need to be read in order to understand but you can muddle through if you mess up like I did
Turkey Day Murder Leslie Meier Nov Interesting series. Nice that it doesn't HAVE to be read in order to understand what is going on, like other series
Too Pretty to Die Susan  McBride Nov A little too predictable.
 
Father's Day Murder Leslie Meier Nov Interesting series. Nice that it doesn't HAVE to be read in order to understand what is going on, like other series
Runaway Ralph Beverly Cleary Dec Kids book. I'm reading it to The Boy and it is over 100 pages so I'm counting it
Have your Cake and Kill Him Too Nancy Martin Dec Interesting series. Good characters, good plots
Bake Sale Murder Leslie Meier Dec Interesting series. Nice that it doesn't HAVE to be read in order to understand what is going on, like other series
Sex with the Queen Eleanor Herman Dec Much better than Kings. More diversity and more details. Way better information
A Vision of Murder Victoria Laurie Dec This series is another interesting one. It does kind of need to be read in order to understand but you can muddle through if you mess up like I did
Birthday Party Murder Leslie  Meier Dec Interesting series. Nice that it doesn't HAVE to be read in order to understand what is going on, like other series
Sunday, January 4, 2009
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Congrats on topping 100 books in a year! We should make a club. :-)
I'm sensing a theme to your selections...
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