Monthly Tally: August 2011

From TBR journal

1. Retribution, Sherrilyn Kenyon
2. In the Arms of a Marquess, Katharine Ashe
3. It's Always Been You, Victoria Dahl
4. Touch if You Dare, Stephanie Rowe
5. Taken by Fire, Sydney Croft
6. Raising Kane, Lorelei James
7. Changeling Moon, Dani Harper
8. The Angel in my Arms, Stefanie Sloan
9. Wickedly Charming, Kristine Grayson

ARCs

1. Love Story, Jennifer Echols - This is actually an adult fiction title. I think I've read a YA by this author so when I saw it on S&S's galley grab, I, well, grabbed it. It was a good story, I read it in one sitting, but it is not a romance.  Read it expecting romance, like I did, and you will be WTF-ing by the end. Read it expecting fiction and you will be satisfied.
2. Queen of the Sylphs, L. J. McDonald - I actually have a half finished blog entry that has a working title of 'L.J. McDonald needs to get away from Dorchester.' McDonald has a ton of potential and it's being squandered at Dorchester.

Books Read Along the Way

1. Game for Love, Belle Andre - I probably picked this up because I was in sports romance mode. I'd been debating it for a while, but I held off until it went on sale. It wasn't fabulous, but it was good. The hero is a football player.
2. Dragon Blues, Edie Ramer - I either got this for free or bought it for .99. I can barely remember my reaction now. I remember thinking it was okay. Main character is a dragon. Probably would've given it about 3 stars.
3. The Devil in Disguise, Stefanie Sloan

This is the last monthly tally that will be done in this format. Now that I've started using GoodReads, it's a much easier way to keep track of what I read each day. It should also produce more accurate totals. Next month, I think, I'll focus on a few specific titles. Here is my profile if you want to follow me and here is the rest of what I read in August.

Category Totals

Romance: 34 + 4 ARCs
Science Fiction: 1 + 1 ARC
Young Adult: 2
Comic Strip Collection: 1
Humor: 1
Fiction: 1 ARC