'2010 in Review'

Final Total for 2010- 179 books, 10 less than last year

Where the Books came from-
ARCS/Author/Publisher: 100
Books From My Shelves: too embarrassed to tell you
Books from the Library: 79 down by 50% from last year

Favorite Books read in 2010 in order that the book was read:

• The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte
• Almost Perfect
• The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
• Sounds Like Crazy
• The Hunger Games
• South of Broad
• The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott
• On Folly Beach
• Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English
• Still Missing
• A Breath of Snow and Ashes
• Heart with Joy
• The Winter Sea

Challenges Completed:
100+ Reading Challenge
All About the Brontes
Graphic Novel Challenge
Historical Reading Challenge
Jane Austen Reading Challenge
Japanese Challenge
The Pub 2010

Challenges that I didn't complete:
2010 States Challenge - only hit 31 states
Support Your Local Library Challenge- 79/100
GLBT Challenge
All Things Alcott- only read 1
Terry Pratchett 2010- didn't read a one
Gilmore Girls- doing this one again in 2011
2010 Reading From My Shelves- this was a disaster for me
Random Reading Challenge- only completed 3
Sookie Stackhouse-read 1

Reading Resolutions for 2010 and how I actually did with them!

• will only accept 1 ARC per month- HA! I accepted wayyyy too many ARCs again this year!
• continue to do book tours- stuck with this one and TLC book tours.
• try to keep my library check out to 10 books and less so that I can get all of them read! Accomplished
• will not buy any "new" books from stores for the first 6 months of the year- accomplished
• will READ my own books!!! FAILED BIG TIME
• will try to get through all of the ARCs just sitting on my shelves right now. Or if I don't read them I will give them all away!!!!!!!! DIDN'T GET THEM ALL READ- TOOK A BUNCH TO THE LIBRARY
• keep my reviews short and sweet!! DID PRETTY GOOD ON THIS
• Continue on with Six Sentence Saturdays YES..KEPT THIS GOING
• read deliberately!! I love that! TRIED HARD TO DO THIS

My resolutions for 2011:

• I will continue to stay true to who I am as a writer. I'm not a professional reviewer, nor do I claim to be one. Heck, I can't guarantee grammar, but I do my best to convey to my fellow readers the reasons why I liked or didn't like a particular book. I will never give away spoilers,  never tell you too much, and most importantly I will never ever try to dissect a book!! That's not why I do my blog. I will continue to read and review for the pure love of reading and sharing with others my thoughts. I like to share why a book moved me to tears or to boredom. I hope that when you spend time reading my blog you've enjoyed what you've read and maybe left with a book suggestion. 
• I've decided to accept review books from Sourcebooks, and the occasional request that intrigues me. I will no longer visit Shelf Awareness as it has become more of a hindrance to my goals of trying to read my own books. I need to get my ARC addiction under control!!
• I will still accept tour books from TLC- I love this company and they always deliver stellar reads to my hands. I did get a bit carried away and have booked myself solid for January and February, but I have claimed March and April for myself and will work really hard to keep it that way!
• Signed up for less challenges but still just having fun with them. NO STRESS FOR 2011 !!

I would like to thank each and every person who visits my blog and leaves me comments. Let's face it, it's nice to have someone interested in what you have to say and those comments really make me feel great!

As I ring in the New Year tonight I will be toasting and wishing all of the best to each and every one of you!!!!