Friday, December 4, 2009

Weekly Geeks: Top books of 2009

Weekly Geeks asks us about top books of 2009.

Here is my list (in no particular order):

Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji----Culture

The Killing Tree by Rachel Keener----Mystery/Suspense

The Crying Tree by Naseem Rakha------Mother Son relationship/Redemption

Tender Graces by Kathryn Magendie--Family relationships

The Lost Book of Salem by Katherine Howe---Witch Hunting

Kill For Me by Karen Rose----Thriller

Faces In The Fire by T. L. Hines----Noir

Wait Until Twilight by Sang Pak-------Noir/fantasy

Meggie's Remains by Joanne Sundell.....Gothic

Receive Me Falling by Erica Robuck.....Historical/Slavery

Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran...Historical

I have to add poetry books to the list:

Judah's Lion by Anne Caston

A House of Bottles by Robin Merrill

Magdalene & the Mermaids by Elizabeth Kate Switaj

Mainline to the Heart and Other Poems by Clive Matson

11 comments:

  1. A couple of your favorites have been on my wish list for awhile. I guess really do need to get my hands on a couple of these!

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  2. Faces in the Fire made my list, too!

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  3. haven't read any of them--thanks for the list!!

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  4. I'm not familiar with some of these, so I'll have to find out more!

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  5. I haven't read any of these! I now have a lot of books to add to my TBR list. :-)

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  6. That's a lot of books! I recognize a few titles but haven't read any of these. Thanks!

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  7. I haven't read any of the books you listed but I have heard of a few and it seems like you chose well.

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  8. Nice list! I have The Crying Tree on my TBR stack...looks like I need to get to it!

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  9. oh well except for Michelle Moran, I have not read any of them :(

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  10. Eeks, I hate it when I haven't read any of such a list! :\ I'm still in the process of deciding on my top reads of 2009...

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  11. Thanks so much for mentioning Killing Tree. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Best wishes for a fabulous new year of reading.

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