2009 Recommendations
If the title of a book is linked, it is to a post with the reasons for my recommendation. Reviewed books are noted as such. I've broken this list down into 2 major sections - 2009's releases and previously published books that I read in 2009. If all of these were graded, they would be the equivalents of a B and up.
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General Fiction:
Women's Fiction/Chick Lit:
Contemporary Romance:
- Benny & Shrimp by Katarina Mazetti [Review]
- Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran [Review TK]
Women's Fiction/Chick Lit:
- According To Jane by Marilyn Brant
- Misery Loves Cabernet (Charlie Edwards, 2) by Kim Gruenenfelder
- Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella [Review]
Contemporary Romance:
- Start Me Up (Tumble Creek, 2) by Victoria Dahl
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- Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, 1) by Nalini Singh
- Ravenous (The Dark Forgotten, 1) by Sharon Ashwood [Review]
- Witch Heart (Elemental Witches, Book 3) by Anya Bast
- Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, 1) by Molly Harper [Review]
- Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men (Jane Jameson, 2) by Molly Harper [Review]
- Nice Girls Don't Live Forever (Jane Jameson, 3) by Molly Harper
- Desire Unchained (Demonica, 2) by Larissa Ione
- Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang (Dark Ones, 7) by Katie MacAlister
- Seduce the Darkness (Alien Huntress, 4) by Gena Showalter [Review]
- Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, 3) by Ilona Andrews
- Dark Time (Mortal Path, 1) by Dakota Banks [Review]
- Dying Bites (The Bloodhound Files, 1) by D.D. Barant
- Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, 2) by Patricia Briggs [Review]
- Bone Crossed (Mercedes Thompson, 4) by Patricia Briggs
- Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate, 1) by Gail Carriger
- Curse the Dawn (Cassandra Palmer, 4) by Karen Chance
- Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress, 4) by Jeaniene Frost
- Would-Be Witch (Southern Witch, 1) by Kimberly Frost
- Barely Bewitched (Southern Witch, 2) by Kimberly Frost [Review]
- The Better Part of Darkness (Charlie Madigan, 1) by Kelly Gay [Review]
- Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, 9) by Charlaine Harris [Review]
- Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, 1) by Faith Hunter [Review]
- Black and White (The Icarus Project, 1) by Jackie Kessler [Review]
- Leader of the Pack (Tales of an Urban Werewolf, 3) by Karen MacInerney
- Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, 2) by Marjorie M. Liu [Review]
- Succubus Heat (Georgina Kincaid, 4) by Richelle Mead [Review]
- Thorn Queen (Dark Swan, 2) by Richelle Mead [Review TK]
- Three Days to Dead (Dreg City, 1) by Kelly Meding
- Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, 1) by Chloe Neill [Review]
- Friday Night Bites (Chicagoland Vampires, 2) by Chloe Neill [Review]
- Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane, 1) by Jaye Wells [Review]
- Revenge of the Spellmans (Spellman Series, 3) by Lisa Lutz
- Fat Cat by Robin Brande [Review]
- Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols
- Lipstick Apology by Jennifer Jabaley [Review]
- Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert [Review]
- Hold Still by Nina LaCour [Review]
- Front and Center (Dairy Queen, 3) by Catherine Gilbert Murdock [Review]
- How It Ends by Laura Wiess [Review]
Young Adult Historical Fiction & Historical Romance:
- The Season by Sarah MacLean [Review TK]
- Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender [Review]
- Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog [Review]
- The Morganville Vampires (Morganville Vampires, Omnibus 1-2) by Rachel Caine
- Lord of Misrule (Morganville Vampires, 5) by Rachel Caine
- Carpe Corpus (Morganville Vampires, 6) by Rachel Caine
- Fade Out (Morganville Vampires, 7) by Rachel Caine
- Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey [Review]
- You Are So Undead to Me (Megan Berry, 1) by Stacey Jay
- Hannah (Daughters of the Sea, 1) by Kathryn Lasky [Review]
- Blue Moon (The Immortals, 2) by Alyson Noel
- Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, 1) by Maggie Stiefvater [Review]
- Ballad: The Gathering of Faerie (Books of Faerie, 2) by Maggie Stiefvater [Review]
- Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor [Review]
- My Soul to Lose (Soul Screamers, Prequel) by Rachel Vincent
- My Soul to Take (Soul Screamers, 1) by Rachel Vincent [Review]
- Prophecy of the Sisters (Prophecy of the Sisters, 1) by Michelle Zink [Review]
- Older Books Read in 2009
General Fiction:
- Going Down by Jennifer Belle, 1996 [Review]
- Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips, 2007
- Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos, 2005
- College Girl by Patricia Weitz, 2008 [Review]
Women's Fiction/Chick Lit:
- The Night I Got Lucky by Laura Caldwell, 2005
- Stupid and Contagious by Caprice Crane, 2006
- Helter Skelter by Della Galton, 2007
- True Love (and Other Lies) by Whitney Gaskell, 2004
- A Total Waste of Makeup by Kim Gruenenfelder, 2005 [Review]
- Literacy and Longing in L.A. by Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack, 2006 [Review]
- Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella, 2004
- Playing James by Sarah Mason, 2004
- Milkrun by Sarah Mlynowski, 2001
- Pick Me Up by Zoe Rice, 2006
- Right Before Your Eyes by Ellen Shanman, 2007
- The Importance of Being Married (Jessica Wild, 1) by Gemma Townley, 2008
Contemporary Romance:
- Wanting What You Get (Stepp Sisters Trilogy, 2) by Kathy Love, 2004
- Falling For Gracie by Susan Mallery, 2005
- Houston, We Have A Problem by Erin McCarthy, 2005
Historical Romance:
- Lord of Scoundrels (Scoundrels, 3) by Loretta Chase, 1995
- To Seduce A Sinner (Legend of the Four Soldiers, 2) by Elizabeth Hoyt, 2008
- Lord Ruin by Carolyn Jewel, 2002??
- Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, 1) by Lisa Kleypas, 2004
- It Happened One Autumn (Wallflowers, 2) by Lisa Kleypas, 2005
- Devil in Winter (Wallflowers, 3) by Lisa Kleypas, 2006
- Scandal in Spring (Wallflowers, 4) by Lisa Kleypas, 2006
- Compromised by Kate Noble, 2008
- Sin (Hamilton Sisters, 1) by Sharon Page, 2006
- The Duke And I (Bridgertons, 1) by Julia Quinn, 2000
- The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, 2) by Julia Quinn, 2000
- Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons, 4) by Julia Quinn, 2002
- To Sir Phillip, With Love (Bridgertons, 5) by Julia Quinn, 2003
- Passion by Lisa Valdez, 2005
- The Husband Trap (The Trap Trilogy, 1) by Tracy Anne Warren, 2006
Paranormal Romance:
- Witch Fire (Elemental Witches, Book 1) by Anya Bast, 2007
- Witch Blood (Elemental Witches, Book 2) by Anya Bast, 2008
- The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, Prequel) by Kresley Cole, 2006
- Mona Lisa Blossoming (Monere: Children of the Moon, 3) by Sunny, 2007
- Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, 1) by J.R. Ward, 2005
Urban Fantasy/Fantasy:
- Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, 1) by Ilona Andrews, 2007
- Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, 2) by Ilona Andrews, 2008
- Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, 1) by Kelley Armstrong, 2001
- Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, 1) by Patricia Briggs, 2008
- Ill Wind (Weather Warden, 1) by Rachel Caine, 2003
- Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, 1) by Jeaniene Frost, 2007
- One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress, 2) by Jeaniene Frost, 2008
- At Grave's End (Night Huntress, 3) by Jeaniene Frost, 2008
- A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, 1) by Laurell K. Hamilton, 2000
- A Caress of Twilight (Meredith Gentry, 2) by Laurell K. Hamilton, 2002
- Seduced by Moonlight (Meredith Gentry, 3) by Laurell K. Hamilton, 2004
- A Stroke of Midnight (Meredith Gentry, 4) by Laurell K. Hamilton, 2005
- Mistral's Kiss (Meredith Gentry, 5) by Laurell K. Hamilton, 2006
- A Lick of Frost (Meredith Gentry, 6) by Laurell K. Hamilton, 2007
- Dead Witch Walking (Rachel Morgan/The Hollows, 1) by Kim Harrison, 2003
- The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (Rachel Morgan/The Hollows, 2) by Kim Harrison, 2005
- Every Which Way But Dead (Rachel Morgan/The Hollows, 3) by Kim Harrison, 2005
- Pure Blood (Nocturne City, 2) by Caitlin Kittredge, 2008 [Review TK]
- Storm Born (Dark Swan, 1) by Richelle Mead, 2008
- Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid, 1) by Richelle Mead, 2007
- Succubus on Top (Georgina Kincaid, 2) by Richelle Mead, 2008
- Succubus Dreams (Georgina Kincaid, 3) by Richelle Mead, 2008
- Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story (Vampire Trilogy, 1) by Christopher Moore, 1995
- Stray (Shifters, 1) by Rachel Vincent, 2007
Mystery:
- Aphrodisiac (Saylor Oz, 1) by Allyson Roy, 2008
- The Spellman Files (Spellman Series, 1) by Lisa Lutz, 2007
- Curse of the Spellmans (Spellman Series, 2) by Lisa Lutz, 2008
Young Adult General Fiction & Romance:
- Confessions (Private, 4) by Kate Brian, 2007
- Kiss Me Kill Me (Scarlett Wakefield, 1) by Lauren Henderson, 2008
- The Off Season (Dairy Queen, 2) by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, 2007
- Dairy Queen (Dairy Queen, 1) by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, 2006
Young Adult Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance:
- Midnight Alley (Morganville Vampires, 3) by Rachel Caine, 2007
- Feast of Fools (Morganville Vampires, 4) by Rachel Caine, 2008
- Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, 1) by Melissa Marr, 2006
- Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, 1) by Richelle Mead, 2007
- Frostbite (Vampire Academy, 2) by Richelle Mead, 2008
- Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception (Books of Faerie, 1) by Maggie Stiefvater, 2008 [Review]
- Impossible by Nancy Werlin, 2008
