2012 Statistics

Statistics of books I've read based on goodreads and my google docs spread sheets. No the numbers don't add up perfectly. Once again, erotica comes out the winner in most books read by category.

Total books read - 225 (officially, goodreads has me down for 235)

Print - 31

ebook - 194

Booksfree total - 31 (cancelled in July)

Books read by Category:

SFR - 24

PNR/UF - 50

Contemp/RS - 6

Historical - 21

Erotica - 69

LGBT - 28

Ratings: Number of stars

5 - 39

4 - 92

3 - 73

2 - 14

1 - 02

Did not finish - 11

December 2012

I'll try to make an ongoing post for the month.

Books I've finished:

Abducting Alice by Angela Castle. Erotic SFR. Short story. Interesting beginning, tons of sex, and a predictable ending. 2.5 stars.

Alien Mate by Eve Langlais. Erotic SFR. Short story. I liked this one much better than the above. 3 stars.

A.D. 2203 Adam & Eve by Ravyn Wilde. PNR short story from the anthology Tales From the Temple I.  This little story was excellent! It was the first I've read by the author, and it won't be the last. 4 stars.

12/17/12 update

Washed Up by Viola Grace. Very short SFR. Also very good.  It takes skill to write a good story in 25 or so pages! 3 stars

Micro Lena by Viola Grace/ Very short SFR. 4 stars.

The Scientist and the Supermodel by Tara Lain. MM contemp romance. Strange story, the guy was just so confused. 3 stars.

Dead Spots by Melissa Olson. PNR. KOLL book from November. Awesome book. Looking forward to the next. 5 stars.

Moon's Web by Adams & Clamp. Tales of the Sazi #2. PNR/UF? More UF, this book. It was good. 4 stars.

The Strain by Chuck Hogan an Del Torro. Horror (vampire). Really awesomely done. Loved it. That said, don't know if I'll ever read the rest of the series. 5 stars.

Wolf Queen by Stormy Glenn. PNR erotica. Not too bad. 3 stars.

The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt. Historical romance. Very good. 4 stars.

Dawn's Awakening by Lora Leigh. A breed's story. Erotica. It was very good. What I really want to know, is who was that mystery shooter? And when is Cassie getting a story? 4 stars.

12/21/12

Luke and Jezebel (AD 2203 #2) by Ravyn Wilde. Full length paranormal erotica. Really enjoyed this, great world building and characters. 4 stars.

Escaping Lightning by Viola Grave. Very short SFR. Good! 4 stars.

Three Days to Dead by Kelly Meding. Urban fantasy. Excellent first book in a series. Loved the world building, and the character Evy was great. 5 stars.

Dragon Heat by Allyson James, PNR. Very good blend of dragons, witches, demons, magic, Chinese....you name it! 4 stars.

Maiden Flight by Bianca D'arc....dragon erotica. This was the re-issued story. I have read both, can't really tell, at this point, a few years later, what differences there might be between the two versions. But I really liked it. 4 stars.

Jennifer's Lyon by Lizzie Lynn Lee (38 pg erotica) kind of bizarre, but fun. 3 stars.

Mask of the Overlord by Viola Grace (22 pg SFR). Ah...really good but too short. I wanted to read more! 4 stars.

The Pleasure Bot by Delilah Devlin, futuristic erotica. I didn't think I was going to like this, at first it seemed like just another sex story. But it turned out to be pretty good, and I was glad I stuck to it. 4 stars.

Rocky by Bianca D'arc. Tales of the Were #4. PNR. What a sweet story! I just loved it, but then I am a sucker for babies in danger. I have a feeling there will be people who don't like it much, but I did. 4 stars.

Downtime by Tamara Allen, time travel mm - really great story, Loved it, well-written, and a happy ending! 5 stars!

Currently reading:
Before the Fire by Jaid Black

November 2012 Books

Books I read or finished during the month of November.

Willing Submission by Evangeline Anderson. Short erotica. Hot. 3 stars.

Blade's Decree by Elayne Venton (Bonds of Justice 1). Erotic SFR. Enjoyed it, 3 stars.

Colter's Promise by Maya Banks (Colters 4) CR. Sweet story. Not a whole lot happens. I was hoping for a little more to the story. 3 stars.

7% and Rising by Kim Knox. SFR. Strange story. It was well written but I didn't like it all that much. 3 stars.

The Zoo by Eve Vaughn (Children of the Dust 1). SFR. Short erotica. I liked it a lot. 3 stars.

Punished by Brynn Paulin. Contemporary Erotica. I really liked this one. 4 stars.

Deal with a Dhemon by Viola Grace. SFR. I liked it. 3 stars.

The Rapunzel Factor by Viola Grace. SFR. Good story. 3 stars.

Breeding Ground by Jaid Black. SFR. Started out really good, but crashed and burned like a spaceship on re-entry. 3 stars.

The Factory by Eve Vaughn (Children of the Dust 2). SFR. Really good! 4 stars.

Captives by Aubrey Ross (Enslaved Hearts 1). SFR. I really liked this story. 4 stars.

The Red King by Rosemary O'Malley. Historical MM. *Excellent* Highly recommend. 5 stars.

Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks. Contemporary fantasy? ungn. I had to force myself to finish it, just because. Skimmed a bit. 3 stars. Won't be reading more.

Alien Penetration by Kaitlyn O'Connor (Alien Breeders 1). SFR. Wouldn't really consider this erotica. I enjoyed the story. 3 stars.

The Dragon Who Loved Me by G.A. Aiken (Dragon Kin 5). Fantasy romance? Had a lot of slow, dragging parts, and was too similar to previous books in the series. Good for a few laughs, and plenty of action at the ending. 4 stars.

DNF for the month:
Storm Front by Jim Butcher. Finally decided to give up on it. Just not all that into a male protag.
The Duke is Mine by Eloisa James. I didn't care for the style it was written in, or the brain damaged fiance (who was not the love interest, either). I gave up.
Nurse Bethany in Bondage by Reese Gabriel. Um, really? Creepy. Initial scenes had hotness, but started to get hellish so I quit.
Shell Shocked by Angelia Sparrow. I couldn't get into it.

And one for December:

Rise of the Fallen by Donya Lynne, UF.  What to say about this book......too similar in some ways to BDB.....too many scenes that jarred or didn't make sense, like puzzle pieces that just don't quite fit together. I gave it three stars, and I would be interested in reading a story about Trace.