2009 Reading Wrap-Up

2009 was a banner reading year for me. Because I am not working I had lots of time to read, but because of medical issues I was unable to read for about 3 months. Based on that I think 94 books is a really high number. I also "discovered" many authors that were new to me, as well as many first time authors.
Here are my top 10 favorites of 2009, in no particular order. They may not be the most critically acclaimed, but they are the ones I enjoyed, am still talking about, and wanted to share with everyone. What's really interesting is that 7 of them are ARCs, and only 2 are by authors I've read in the past.

1. The Little Giant of Aberdeen Countyby Tiffany Baker
2. Rock Bottomby Michael Shilling
3. Busy Woman Seeks Wifeby Annie Sanders
4. The Scarecrowby Michael Connolly
5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societyby MaryAnn Shaffer
6. Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea
7. The Impostor's Daughterby Laurie Sandell
8. The Helpby Kathryn Stockett 
9. The Language of Beesby Laurie R. King
10. The Swan Thievesby Elizabeth Kostova

I didn't include any of the medieval or Tudor historical fiction on this list because the ones I read were all great, so I didn't want to choose just one.

2009 Book List Overall

1. Void Moon by Michael Connelly
2. Rock Bottom by Michael Shilling
3. Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly
4. The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker
5. Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazill
6. Tribute by Nora Roberts
7. The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
8. Blue Smoke & Murder by Elizabeth Lowell
9. The Dallas Woman's Guide to Gold Digging with Pride by J. C. Conklin
10. Mademoiselle Victorine by Debra Finerman
11. Above the Law by Tim Green
12. Apologize, Apologize! by Elizabeth Kelly
13. The Poyson Garden by Karen Harper
14. Hungry Woman in Paris by Josefina Lopez
15. Family Acts by Louise Shaffer
16. Breaking Up is Hard to Do by Anne Dayton & May Vanderbilt
17. Fifty is Not a Four-Letter Word by Linda Kelsey
18. The Alexander Cipher by Will Adams
19. Busy Woman Seeks Wife by Annie Sanders
20. B is for Beauty by Alberto Ferreras
21. The Last Coyote by Michael Connolly
22. Secrets to Happiness by Sarah Dunn
23. The Cradle by Patrick Somerville
24. Boneman's Daughters by Ted Dekker
25. Sister's Choice by Emilie Richards
26. Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz
27. Mating Rituals of the North American WASP by Lauren Lipton
28. The Scarecrow by Michael Connolly
29. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by MaryAnn Shaffer
30. Cemetery Dance by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Childs
31. The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
32. Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea
33. The Way Home by George Pelecanos
34. The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Keene
35. King's Fool by Margaret Campbell Barnes
36. Strawberry Hill by Mary Ann Hoberman
37. Access Denied by Denise Vega
38. The Seduction of the Crimson Rose by Lauen Willig
39. I'm So Happy for You by Lucinda Rosenfeld
40. Ms. Taken Identity by Dan Begley
41. Sisters & Husbands by Connie Briscoe
42. April & Oliver by Tess Callahan
43. Try Fear by James Scott Bell
44. Get Real by Donald E. Westlake
45. The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand
46. Naamah's Kiss by Jacqueline Carey
47. Mommy Tracked by Whitney Gaskell
48. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
49. The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig
50. Dune Road by Jane Green
51. A Separate Country by Robert Hicks
52. Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
53. Evenings at the Argentine Club by Julia Amante
54. The Traitor's Wife by Susan Higgenbotham
55. The Reluctant Queen by Jean Plaidy
56. The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King
57. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith
58. Outside In by Courtney Thorne-Smith
59. Odd Mom Out by Jane Porter
60. Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddon
61. Angels All Over Town by Luanne Rice
62. Breakwater by Carla Neggers
63. The Imposter's Daughter by Laurie Sandell
64. Celebutantes - A. Goldberg & R. Khalighi Hopper
65. Just Breathe - Susan Wiggs
66. The Inn at Eagle Point - Sherryl Woods
67. The Boleyn Wife - Brandy Purdy
68. Perfect Timing by Jane Mansell
69. Laced with Magic by Barbara Bretton
70. Miss Harper Can Do It by Jane Berentson
71. Island of the Swans by Ciji Ware
72. Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer
73. Doors Open by Ian Rankin
74. Nine Dragons By Michael Connolly
75. The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova
76. Among Thieves by David Hosp
77. Death of a Valentine by M.C. Beaton
78. Roses by Leila Meacham
79. Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
80. The Luxe by Anna Godberson
81. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
82. Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale
83. The Wives of Henry Oades by Johanna Moran
84. Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs
85. Lone Star Legend by Gwendolyn Zepeda
86. The Scarlet Lion by Elizabeth Chadwick
87. Falling Out of Fashion by Karen Yampolsky
88. Rumors by Anna Godberson
89. The Ruby Ring by Diane Haeger
90. The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis
    
91. The Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews
92. Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett
    
93. Envy by Anna Godberson
94. Black Hills by Nora Roberts