Breakdown of my 2010 reading

Well, 2010 had some tremendous books and not so tremendous. Here's the recap of some of my favorites and how the year broke down.
The best of the year was - Bury Your Dead .
Won't count the re-read of Harry Potter.
The worst of the year - My Name is Will as well as two abandoned books - Future Hope and The Inheritance.
Here's how my categories stood.
I. Cuddle up with a good cozy mystery
Best of the Category - Hail to the Chef
II. Civil War and its Leaders 10/10
Best of the Category - Team of Rivals
III. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
Best of the Category - Mastered by Love
IV. Miss Austen and Her Relations (Pride & Prejudice lives on!)
Best of the Category - Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One
V. Surprise - Books I find and want to read /group reads
Best of the Category - The Brutal Telling
VI. Crafts, Cooking, and Hobbies
Best of the Category - Died in the Wool
VII. I HEARD THEM
Best of the Category - Death and Judgment
VIII. Who/What/When/Where/How/Why? - Bios/history
Best of the Category - The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War
IX. Books found on the Internet/thru LT/at the library/in a bookstore (repeat from 999) 10/10
Best of the Category - Lumby Lines
X. A Full Course Meal 10/10
Best of the Category - Bordeaux Betrayal
Xi. Niagara Falls - Overflow 16/20
Best of the Category - Bury Your Dead

Book Talley for 2010:
Books Acquired 110 (30 read ) - 29 ER/ARC /Blog giveaways, 43 Nook books (23 Free classic books, 38 purchases)
Books Read Owned 52 (Pages: 20,563 )
Books Read Borrowed 26 (Pages: 7,220 )
E-books - 3 (Pages - 1,464)
Audio Books heard 38 ( 450½ hours, equivalent 12,041 pages) 32 borrowed

Total Completed
119 books - 38 audio books, 3 Nook books, 27 Hardbacks, 51 Paperbacks - 41,288 pages
Genre Summary:
Nonfiction:
History: 25
General : 3
Fiction:
Novels: 9
General : 13
Thriller: 10
Young Adult : 12
Mystery: 20
Romance: 14
Historical Fiction: 10
Classics: 3

January: 0 pre-owned : 8 borrowed : 2 ARC - 10 books.
Best of the Month: The Lost Throne
February: 3 pre-owned: 6 borrowed: 1 new: 2 ARC - 12 books.
Best of the Month: The California Gold Rush and the coming of the Civil War
March: 1 pre-owned: 5 borrowed: 0 new: 2 ARC - 8 books.
Best of the Month: Empire of Ivory
April: 3 pre-owned: 6 borrowed: 1 new: 4 ARC - 14 books.
Best of the Month: Brutal Telling
May: 1 pre-owned: 6 borrowed: 0 new: 3 ARC - 10 books.
Best of the Month: Lumby Lines
June: 1 pre-owned: 3 borrowed: 3 new: 2 ARC - 9 books.
Best of the Month: Stealing Lumby
July: 5 pre-owned: 3 borrowed: 3 new: 0 ARC - 11 books.
Best of the Month: Lumby's Promise
August: 2 pre-owned: 4 borrowed: 2 new: 2 ARC - 10 books.
Best of the Month: Bury Your Dead but a close second was Team of Rivals.
September: 3 pre-owned: 7 borrowed: 0 new: 0 ARC - 10 books.
Best of the Month: Desperate Engagement
October 3 pre-owned: 4 borrowed: 0 new: 2 ARC - 9 books.
Best of the Month: Among the Mad
November: 2 pre-owned: 4 borrowed: 2 new: 0 ARC - 8 books.
Best of the Month: Over the Edge of the World
December 4 pre-owned: 2 borrowed: 2 new: 0 ARC - 8 books.
Best of the Month: Call of Duty: The Sterling Nobility of Robert E Lee

Top Ten Favorites of 2010:
Bury your Dead
Team of Rivals
Lumby Lines
The California Gold Rush and the coming of the Civil War
Desperate Engagement
Brutal telling
Call of Duty: The Sterling Nobility of Robert E. Lee
God of the Hive
Mastered by Love
A Spy in the House

Best Biography : Call of Duty: The Sterling Nobility of Robert E. Lee
Best Mystery: Bury Your Dead
Best Romance: Promise of Lumby
Best History: Team of Rivals
Best Historical Fiction: Killer Angels
Best Chick Lit: Mastered by Love
Best Fiction: Lumby Lines
Best Thriller: The Lost Throne
Best Classic Fiction: Pride & Prejudice
Best General Fiction: Ella Minnow pea
Best Re-read: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows
Best Youth: A Spy in the House
Best Fantasy: Empire of Ivory

Wishing everyone

a happy and healthy

New Year in 2011!