2010 Book List

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Here is a list of the books I read in 2010. It was a busy year, and overall the books were bigger, so the number read was lower this year. The joy I got from my favorite past-time was not.

#	Book	Author	Date Completed
26	Crossroads of Twilight	Robert Jordan	November 2
26	The Ruins of Gorlan	John Flanagan	October 31
25	The Violet Keystone	Garth Nix	September 15
24	Into Battle	Garth Nix	September 6
23	Above the Veil	Garth Nix	August 29
22	Aenir	Garth Nix	August 25
21	Castle	Garth Nix	August 19
20	The Fall	Garth Nix	August 15
19	Winter's Heart	Robert Jordan	August 10
18	The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan For Financial Fitness	Dave Ramsey	July 20
17	The Path of Daggers	Robert Jordan	June 21
16	Lord Sunday	Garth Nix	May 28
15	Superior Saturday	Garth Nix	May 23
14	Lady Friday	Garth Nix	May 15
13	Sir Thursday	Garth Nix	April 25
12	Do What You Are	Paul D. Tieger	April 20
11	Drowned Wednesday	Garth Nix	April 15
10	Grim Tuesday	Garth Nix	April 10
9	Mister Monday	Garth Nix	April 5
8	The Last Olympian	Rick Rioridan	March 20
7	The Battle of the Labyrinth	Rick Rioridan	March 15
6	The Titan's Curse	Rick Rioridan	March 10
5	A Crown of Swords	Robert Jordan	February 24
4	The Sea of Monsters	Rick Rioridan	February 11
3	The Lightning Thief	Rick Rioridan	February 5
2	Lord of Chaos	Robert Jordan	January 20
1	The Fires of Heaven	Robert Jordan	January 17

Crossroads of Twilight By Robert Jordan

Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


What more can I say about this series? What would you want to know? Am I going to keep reading it? Yes. Was this book just more of the same: too many subplots, too much political crap and only a handful of action scenes for an 800 page book? Yes. So why do I keep reading? I have hope that although Robert Jordan seems to have forgotten why he got so many readers in the first place, Brandon Sanderson may bring this series back to the incredible, epic conclusion we all dreamed of at the beginning.

Another 3 stars.



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The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan

The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I enjoyed this book, but at the same time I was disappointed. This was an enjoyable read for me because it is right at the level that I think I need to target with my writing. At times it almost seemed too simplistic in its language and the voice Flanangan used seemed prone to state obvious conclusions, but those are the qualities that give access to younger readers, while the plot still maintains the interest of older readers. Also the scope of the conflict was adjusted to keep the key conflict interesting for older readers, but by maintaining just one key conflict, it is again available to younger readers as well.



My disappointment came from the lack of magic. It is a qualified fantasy thanks to the Medieval setting, the out-of-this-world creatures and archetypal main character, but one of the hallmarks of fantasy is the acknowledgement of a power higher than the power of man. Maybe the main character has access to it, maybe they don't, but it always plays into the story somewhere. It adds a fantastical element that leaves a gap in overall story, in my opinion.



I am going to finish out this series, and so maybe this will change in future books, and even if it doesn't, I will enjoy finding out how Will and Horace aid in the fight against Margarath.



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