end of the year book roundup - 2012
What I read in 2012!
Anything marked with an asterisk [*] is a reread.
Novels
01.] Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
02.] The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
03.] The Fault In Our Stars by John Green *
04.] Eureka: Substitution Method by Cris Ramsay
05.] Sacré Bleu by Christopher Moore
06.] The Wave by Todd Strasser
07.] Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates of Cindery Island written by Warren Ellis, illustrated by Raulo Caceres
08.] The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins *
09.] Ender's Game: Battle School by Orson Scott Card, Christopher Yost, Pasqual Ferry, and Frank D'Armata
10.] Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
11.] Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
12.] Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry *
13.] Ender's Game: Command School by Orson Scott Card, Christopher Yost, Pasqual Ferry, and Frank D'Armata
14.] The Dragon Factory by Jonathan Maberry *
15.] The King of Plagues by Jonathan Maberry *
16.] The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted and illustrated by Ian Edginton and I.N.J. Culbard
17.] Assassin's Code by Jonathan Maberry
18.] Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
19.] Ender's Shadow: Battle School by Orson Scott Card, Mike Carey, Sebastian Fiumara, and Giulia Brusco
20.] Ender's Shadow: Command School by Orson Scott Card, Mike Carey, Sebastian Fiumara, and Giulia Brusco
21.] The Fault In Our Stars by John Green *
22.] Heat Wave by Richard Castle *
23.] The Knife of Never Letting Go [Chaos Walking: Book One] by Patrick Ness
24.] The Ask and the Answer [Chaos Walking: Book Two] by Patrick Ness
25.] Monsters of Men [Chaos Walking: Book Three] by Patrick Ness
26.] A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, illustrated by Jim Kay
27.] The Yard by Alex Grecian
28.] Redshirts by John Scalzi
29.] The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
30.] Divergent by Veronica Roth
31.] The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
32.] Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli
33.] Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
34.] The Guild: Knights of Good by Felicia Day, et al.
35.] Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett *
36.] Frozen Heat by Richard Castle
37.] The Woman Who Died A Lot by Jasper Fforde
38.] Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Vol. 2 by Brian Michael Bendis Chris Samnee, Sara Pichelli, and David Marquez
39.] Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher
40.] Who Could That Be At This Hour? by Lemony Snicket
41.] Friends With Boys by Faith Erin Hicks
42.] Rust: Visitor in the Field by Royden Lepp
43.] Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale by Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, and Chris Samnee *
44.] Richard Castle's Storm Season by Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick, and Emanuaela Lupacchino
45.] Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Short Stories/Novellas
01.] A Scandal in Bohemia by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle *
02.] The Final Problem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle *
03.] The Adventure of the Empty House by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
04.] The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, retold by Martin Powell [JGN]
05.] The Adventure of the Three Garridebs by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
06.] The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
07.] The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle *
08.] The Case of Death and Honey by Neil Gaiman
09.] A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman
10.] Zero Tolerance by Jonathan Maberry
11.] The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
12.] The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
13.] A Brewing Storm by Richard Castle
14.] The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
15.] The Adventure of the Copper Beeches by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle *
16.] The New World by Patrick Ness
17.] The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
18.] A Raging Storm by Richard Castle
19.] A Bloody Storm by Richard Castle
STATS
Total number of novels read: 45
Total number of short stories/novellas read: 19
New (read for the first time): Novels - 36 / Short Stories - 15
Rereads: Novels - 9 / Short Stories - 4
Authors read more than once:
• Maberry (4 novels / 1 short story)
• Green (1 novel - 3x)
• Ness (3 novels / 1 short story)
• Castle (2 novels / 3 short stories [+ inspired 1 GN])
• Fforde (2 novels)
• Conan Doyle (1 GN / 1 JGN / 11 short stories)
• Gaiman (1 novel / 2 short stories)
• Card (4 GNs)
• Bendis (3 GNs)
My Top 5 books of the year (and honorable mentions) were posted here and I kept track of the books as I read them here.
Anything marked with an asterisk [*] is a reread.
Novels
01.] Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
02.] The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
03.] The Fault In Our Stars by John Green *
04.] Eureka: Substitution Method by Cris Ramsay
05.] Sacré Bleu by Christopher Moore
06.] The Wave by Todd Strasser
07.] Captain Swing and the Electrical Pirates of Cindery Island written by Warren Ellis, illustrated by Raulo Caceres
08.] The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins *
09.] Ender's Game: Battle School by Orson Scott Card, Christopher Yost, Pasqual Ferry, and Frank D'Armata
10.] Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
11.] Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
12.] Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry *
13.] Ender's Game: Command School by Orson Scott Card, Christopher Yost, Pasqual Ferry, and Frank D'Armata
14.] The Dragon Factory by Jonathan Maberry *
15.] The King of Plagues by Jonathan Maberry *
16.] The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted and illustrated by Ian Edginton and I.N.J. Culbard
17.] Assassin's Code by Jonathan Maberry
18.] Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
19.] Ender's Shadow: Battle School by Orson Scott Card, Mike Carey, Sebastian Fiumara, and Giulia Brusco
20.] Ender's Shadow: Command School by Orson Scott Card, Mike Carey, Sebastian Fiumara, and Giulia Brusco
21.] The Fault In Our Stars by John Green *
22.] Heat Wave by Richard Castle *
23.] The Knife of Never Letting Go [Chaos Walking: Book One] by Patrick Ness
24.] The Ask and the Answer [Chaos Walking: Book Two] by Patrick Ness
25.] Monsters of Men [Chaos Walking: Book Three] by Patrick Ness
26.] A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, illustrated by Jim Kay
27.] The Yard by Alex Grecian
28.] Redshirts by John Scalzi
29.] The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
30.] Divergent by Veronica Roth
31.] The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
32.] Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli
33.] Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
34.] The Guild: Knights of Good by Felicia Day, et al.
35.] Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett *
36.] Frozen Heat by Richard Castle
37.] The Woman Who Died A Lot by Jasper Fforde
38.] Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Vol. 2 by Brian Michael Bendis Chris Samnee, Sara Pichelli, and David Marquez
39.] Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher
40.] Who Could That Be At This Hour? by Lemony Snicket
41.] Friends With Boys by Faith Erin Hicks
42.] Rust: Visitor in the Field by Royden Lepp
43.] Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale by Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, and Chris Samnee *
44.] Richard Castle's Storm Season by Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick, and Emanuaela Lupacchino
45.] Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Short Stories/Novellas
01.] A Scandal in Bohemia by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle *
02.] The Final Problem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle *
03.] The Adventure of the Empty House by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
04.] The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, retold by Martin Powell [JGN]
05.] The Adventure of the Three Garridebs by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
06.] The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
07.] The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle *
08.] The Case of Death and Honey by Neil Gaiman
09.] A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman
10.] Zero Tolerance by Jonathan Maberry
11.] The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
12.] The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
13.] A Brewing Storm by Richard Castle
14.] The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
15.] The Adventure of the Copper Beeches by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle *
16.] The New World by Patrick Ness
17.] The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
18.] A Raging Storm by Richard Castle
19.] A Bloody Storm by Richard Castle
STATS
Total number of novels read: 45
Total number of short stories/novellas read: 19
New (read for the first time): Novels - 36 / Short Stories - 15
Rereads: Novels - 9 / Short Stories - 4
Authors read more than once:
• Maberry (4 novels / 1 short story)
• Green (1 novel - 3x)
• Ness (3 novels / 1 short story)
• Castle (2 novels / 3 short stories [+ inspired 1 GN])
• Fforde (2 novels)
• Conan Doyle (1 GN / 1 JGN / 11 short stories)
• Gaiman (1 novel / 2 short stories)
• Card (4 GNs)
• Bendis (3 GNs)
My Top 5 books of the year (and honorable mentions) were posted here and I kept track of the books as I read them here.