2011 Book Roll- only 86 this year :(
EDIT: Ha, how could I forget?? 87! I read A Dance With Dragons!
January
Thirteenth Child, Patricia C. Wrede- B+ (ya fantasy, AU 1800's western frontier)
Private Affairs, Tori Carrington
The Forrest of Hands and Teeth, Carrie Ryan- B- (ya fantasy, zombies, kinda boring and whiny)
Sweethearts, Sara Zarr- A+ (ya, male-female friendship, oh my heart)
The Truth About Forever, Sarah Dessen- A (ya, some romance, finding yourself, swoon)
Not That Kind Of Girl, Siobhan Vivian- A- (ya, romance, gendered double standards, sexyawesometimes)
The Pretty One, Cheryl Klam- B- (ya, bland ruminations on appearances and romance)
Perfect Chemistry, Simone Elkeles- B (ya, interracial romance, sexytimes like whoa)
Paper Town, John Green- A (ya, male-female friendship, finding yourself)
House of Many Ways, Diana Wynne Jones
Rules of Attraction, Simone Elkeles- B (ya, interracial romance, even hotter sexytimes)
February
Ten Things I Hate About Me, R. Abdel-Fatteh- B (ya, Australia, Muslim integration)
Much Ado About You, Eloisa James- B (romance, 1st in a Regency sibling quartet)
Played, Dana Davidson- B- (ya, romance of a sort, black teenagers in Detroit)
Kiss Me, Annabel, Eloisa James- B (romance, 2nd in quartet)
Flowers From The Storm, Laura Kinsale- A+ (romance, duke suffers a stroke and falls for a quaker)
Short Eyes, Miguel Pinero- A (drama, set in a prison, child molester inmate)
Incarceron, Catherine Fisher- C (ya, fantasy, prison underworld- kinda boring?)
The Taming of The Duke, Eloisa James- C (romance, 3rd in quartet)
Pleasure For Pleasure, Eloisa James- C- (romance, 4th in quartet)
March
Uncertain Magic, Laura Kinsale- B+ (romance, mindreading, brainwashing, Ireland and early Republicanism)
Throne Of Jade, Naomi Novik- B (fantasy, Napoleonic dragons in China)
In The Time Of The Butterflies, Julia Alvarez- A (straight fiction, resistance to Trujillo in DR)
The Knife Of Never Letting Go, Patrick Ness- A (ya, sci-fi, gender relations)
Love In The Afternoon, Lisa Kleypas- B (epistolary romance)
City Of Bones, Cassandra Clare- B (ya, fantasy, some romance- derivative)
April
City Of Ashes, Cassandra Clare- B (see previous)
City Of Glass, Cassandra Clare- B (see previous)
The Ask And The Answer, Patrick Ness- A (ya, sci-fi, terrorism)
Monsters Of Men, Patrick Ness- A+ (ya, sci-fi, colonialism, race?)
Radiant Shadows, Melissa Marr- B+ (ya, fantasy, faeries, court politics)
The Time-Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger- A (straight fiction, romantic, time-traveling)
The Help, Kathryn Stockettt- A- (straight fiction, race relations; good writing, somewhat questionable writing politics)
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, E. Lockhart- A+ (ya, gender relations and roles, AMAZING)
May
Deal Breaker, Harlan Coben- B+ (mystery, sports)
City Of Fallen Angels, Cassandra Clare- B (see previous)
Nine Rules To Break When Romancing A Rake, Sarah MacLean- A (romance, liberated heroine with a hero who gives a hand)
Chime, Franny Billingsley- A (ya, fantasy, British AU, creepy spirits and witches)
Surprise Me, Isabel Sharpe- C (romance, mistaken identity sex, wtf?)
Dragonsblood, Todd McCaffrey- B- (sci-fi, disease, etc)
The Charm School, Nelson DeMille- A (spy thriller, USSR)
Melusine, Sarah Monnette- A- (fantasy, sketchy origins, insanity)
June
Dragonheart, Todd McCaffrey- C (sci-fi, kinda Mary Sue-ish)
The Virtu, Sarah Monnette- A (fantasy, incestuous desires, defeating the big bad)
The Mirador, Sarah Monnette- A- (fantasy, politicking, sexytimes?)
Black Hills, Nora Roberts- B+ (romance, animal rights, Indian rights, etc.)
The Invisible Ring, Anne Bishop- D (fantasy, lame romance)
Last Night's Scandal, Loretta Chase- A- (romance, friends turned lovers, archaeology!)
Fire, Kristen Cashore- B+ (fantasy, 'monsters,' romance)
Matched, Ally Condie- B (dystopic future, romance)
Ten Ways To Be Adored When Landing A Lord, Sarah MacLean- B- (romance, lame hero and conflict)
The Year Of Living Biblically, A. J. Jacobs- A- (nonfiction, literal following of the bible)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, N. K. Jemisin- B+ (fantasy, slave gods)
July
Corambis, Sarah Monnette- A (fantasy, politics, cultures, etc.)
The Iron Thorn, Caitlin Kitteredge- A (fantasy, Lovecraft-influenced)
Talk Me Down, Victoria Dahl- A (romance, suspense, dirty talk)
The Blue Castle, L. M. Montgomery- A (romantic, cowed woman claims independence)
The Perfect Scandal, Delilah Marvelle- A- (romance, self-harm, Poland, amputee)
Indulgence In Death, J. D. Robb- B+ (the usual)
Preclude To A Scandal, Delilah Marvelle- B (romance, sex addiction- eh)
Moscow Noir, ed. Natalia Smirnova and Julia Goumen- B (mysteries in Russia)
Sexy All Over, Jamie Sobrato- B (romance, image makeover)
The Yiddish Policeman's Union, Michael Chabon- A (mystery, AU Jewish Alaska)
Changeless, Gail Carriger- C (fantasy, steampunk, werewolves, boring)
A Dance With Dragons, George R. R. Martin- A- (fantasy, etc.)
August
The Holy Thief, William Ryan- B (mystery, 1930s Moscow, political thriller)
Her Honorable Playboy, Kate Hardy- C (romance, surprise baby, blech)
For My Lady's Heart, Laura Kinsale- A- (romance, medieval politics)
Beauty Queens, Libba Bray- B+ (ya, beauty queens trapped on a deserted island, feminism)
Mistborn: The Final Empire, Brandon Sanderson- A- (fantasy, politics, revolution)
Child 44, Tom Rob Smith- A (mystery, 1950s Russia, serial killer)
Impossible, Nancy Werlin- B (ya, fantasy, based on Child Ballad #2)
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson- B- (mystery, Sweden, rapetastic, clunky writing, poor characterization, super engaging)
Make Your Move, Samantha Hunter- A- (romance, friends turned lovers!)
September
Emily Of New Moon, L. M. Montgomery- A- (ya, life on PEI)
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer, Lish McBride- B (ya, fantasy, dead end job, necromancy, pun totally intended)
Emily Climbs, L. M. Montgomery- A- (ya, growing up on PEI and pursuing education and writing)
A Matter Of Class, Mary Balogh- B+ (romance, class differences)
October
Jellicoe Road, Melina Marchetta- A+ (ya, boarding school, troubled teenagers, swoon)
Gentlemen Of The Road, Michael Chabon- B+ ("straight" fiction, traveling swordsmen in Dark Age Central Asia)
Emily's Quest, L. M. Montgomery- A (ya, young adulthood, pursuing writing career)
November
The Year Is '42, Nella Bielski- B (historical fiction, personal interactions in WWII)
Provocative In Pearls, Madeline Hunter- A- (romance, historical, exploration of social class and power)
The Well Of Ascension, Brandon Sanderson- A (fantasy, revolution)
Primal Instincts, Jill Monroe- B+ (romance, sexy anthropology)
SEALed With A Kiss, Jill Monroe- B- (romance, sexy Navy SEAL, kinda boring)
December
The Black Hawk, Joanna Bourne- A+ (romance, espionage, Napoleonic era)