A list of my 2010 book reviews by author. Click the letter to jump to the corresponding section.

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• R
• S
• T
• V
• W
• Z

A

• Allen, Sarah Addison–The Girl Who Chased the Moon–3.5 Stars
• Allen, Sarah Addison–The Sugar Queen–4 Stars
• Allende, Isabel–Portrait in Sepia–3 Stars
• Anderson, R. J.–Spell Hunter–4 Stars
• Andrews, Mary Kay–Blue Christmas–4 Stars
• Angelou, Maya–I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings–4 Stars
• Austen, Jane–Persuasion–5 Stars

B

• Ball, Margaret–Duchess of Aquitaine–3 Stars
• Baratz-Logsted, Lauren–The Education of Bet–3 Stars
• Barnes, Jonathan–The Somnambulist–3.5 Stars
• Blake, Sarah–The Postmistress–5 Stars
• Bohjalian, Chris–Skeletons at the Feast–5 Stars
• Brady, Joan–Venom–2.5 Stars
• Briggs, Patricia–Moon Called–4 Stars
• Bull, Emma–War For The Oaks–5 Stars
• Butcher, Jim–Storm Front–4 Stars

C

• Campbell, Chelsea–The Rise of Renegade X–4 Stars
• Carriger, Gail–Changeless–4 Stars
• Carriger, Gail–Soulless–5 Stars
• Charleson, Susannah–Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership With a Search-and-Rescue Dog–4 Stars
• Cogdill, Michael–She-Rain–5 Stars
• Connolly, John–The Book of Lost Things–4 Stars
• Cowell, Stephanie–Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet–3 Stars
• Cremer, Andrea–Nightshade–3 Stars

D

• Davidson, Andrew–The Gargoyle–4.5 Stars
• Davis, Heather–The Clearing by Heather Davis–4 Stars
• de Lint, Charles–Muse and Reverie–4 Stars
• Despain, Bree–The Dark Divine–3 Stars
• Díaz, Junot–The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao–4 Stars
• Diaz Gonzalez, Christina–The Red Umbrella–5 Stars
• Dickens, Charles–Christmas Tales–3 Stars
• Dogar, Sharon–Annexed–5 Stars
• Donnelly, Jennifer–A Northern Light–5 Stars
• Donnelly, Jennifer–Revolution–4 Stars
• Ducharme, Diann–The Outer Banks House–3 Stars

E

• Essex, Karen–Dracula in Love–DNF
• Evanovich, Janet–One for the Money–4 Stars
• Evans, Richard Paul–The Christmas Box–4 Stars

F

• Ferris, Jean–Once Upon a Marigold–4 Stars
• Fforde, Jasper–Shades of Grey–3 Stars
• Fitzpatrick, Becca–Hush, Hush–1 Star
• Follett, Ken–The Pillars of the Earth–4 Stars
• Follett, Ken–World Without End–3 Stars
• Fortier, Anne-Juliet–4 Stars
• Frank, Anne–The Diary of a Young Girl–5 Stars
• Fraser, Gail–Lumby on the Air–4 Stars
• Frazier, Angie–Everlasting–4 Stars
• Furnivall, Kate–The Jewel of St. Petersburg–4 Stars

G

• Gaiman, Neil–The Sandman Vol. I: Preludes & Nocturnes–3 Stars
• Gaiman, Neil–The Sandman Vol. II: The Doll’s House–3.5 Stars
• Gaiman, Neil–Stardust–5 Stars
• Garcia, Kami and Margaret Stohl–Beautiful Creatures–4.5 Stars
• García Márquez, Gabriel–Love in the Time of Cholera –3 Stars
• George, Jessica Day–Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow–3.5 Stars
• Gilbert, Elizabeth–Eat, Pray, Love–4 Stars
• Gortner, C. W.–The Confessions of Catherine de Medici–4 Stars
• Gregory, Philippa–The Boleyn Inheritance–4 Stars
• Grosse Ivie, Mary-Anne–The Fairy-Folk and She–4 Stars
• Grossman, Lev–The Magicians–4 Stars
• Guterson, David–Snow Falling on Cedars–4 Stars

H

• Haddix, Margaret Peterson–Sent: The Missing: Book Two–3 Stars
• Hale, Shannon–Book of a Thousand Days–5 Stars
• Harvell, Richard–The Bells–4 Stars
• Heller, Joseph–Catch-22–4 Stars
• Henderson, Jason–Alex Van Helsing: Vampire Rising–4 Stars
• Hegi, Ursula–The Vision of Emma Blau–3 Stars
• Herriot, James–All Creatures Great and Small–5 Stars

I

• Irving, John–A Prayer for Owen Meany–3.5 Stars

J

• Jackson, Joshilyn–Between, Georgia–3.5 Stars
• Jones, Diana Wynne–Castle in the Air–4 Stars

K

• Kaplan, Mitchell James–By Fire, By Water–3 Stars
• Kay, Guy Gavriel–Under Heaven–3 Stars
• Kilgo, James–Daughter of My People–3 Stars
• King, Laurie R.–The Beekeeper’s Apprentice–4 Stars
• King, Stephen–Under the Dome–4 Stars

L

• Lackey, Mercedes–The Fairy Godmother–4 Stars
• Larsson, Stieg–The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest–4 Stars
• Larsson, Stieg–The Girl Who Played With Fire–4 Stars
• Larsson, Stieg–The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo–3 Stars
• Lechermeier, Philippe–The Secret Lives of Princesses–5 Stars
• Lehane, Dennis–Shutter Island–4 Stars
• Lo, Malinda–Ash–3 Stars
• Luck, Kenny (editor)–Thumbing Through Thoreau–3 Stars
• Lynch, Scott–The Lies of Locke Lamora–4 Stars

M

• Marillier, Juliet–Cybele’s Secret–4 Stars
• Marillier, Juliet–Wildwood Dancing–5 Stars
• Martel, Yann–Life of Pi–2 Stars
• Martin, George R. R.–A Game of Thrones–5 Stars
• Martin, Lee–The Bright Forever–4 Stars
• Meldrum, Christina–Madapple–4 Stars
• Meyer, L. A.–Bloody Jack–4 Stars
• Meyer, Stephenie–Eclipse–4 Stars
• Miéville, China–Un Lun Dun–5 Stars
• Montgomery, L. M.–Anne of Green Gables–5 Stars
• Moore, Christopher–Bite Me: A Love Story–4 Stars
• Moore, Christopher–Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal–4 Stars
• Moore, Christopher–The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror–3.5 Stars
• Moran, Michelle–Cleopatra’s Daughter–4 Stars

N

• Naslund, Sena Jeter–Ahab’s Wife–5 Stars
• Nielson, Sheila A.–Forbidden Sea–4 Stars

O

• O’Donnell, Neil–People of the Sword–2 Stars

P

• Parkinson, Judy–Spilling the Beans on the Cat’s Pajamas–3.5 Stars
• Pasha, Kamran–Shadow of the Swords–4 Stars
• Pearce, Jackson–Sisters Red–3 Stars
• Peeler, Nicole–Tempest Rising–3.5 Stars
• Peters, Elizabeth–Crocodile on the Sandbank–4 Stars
• Peterson, Jerome–Thumb Flagging–4 Stars
• Peterson, Jerome–The Haunting of Andrew Sharpai–3 Stars
• Poole, Sara–Poison–4 Stars

R

• Rash, Ron–Serena–4 Stars
• Riordan, Rick–The Lightning Thief–5 Stars
• Riordan, Rick–The Titan’s Curse–4 Stars

S

• Shukert, Rachel–Everything is Going to be Great: An Overexposed and Underfunded European Grand Tour–3 Stars
• Smith, Lee–Black Mountain Breakdown–3 Stars
• Smith, Lee–Fair and Tender Ladies–5 Stars
• Snyder, Maria V.–Poison Study–5 Stars
• Soren, Sasha–Random Magic–2.5 Stars
• Stepakoff, Jeffrey–Fireworks Over Toccoa–3 Stars
• Stevenson, Robert Louis–Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde–3 Stars
• Stiefvater, Maggie–Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception–3 Stars
• Stiefvater, Maggie–Shiver–4 Stars
• Stockett, Kathryn–The Help–5 Stars
• Stoker, Bram–Dracula–4 Stars
• Strout, Elizabeth–Olive Kitteridge–4 Stars

T

• Taggart, Caroline–The Classics–4 Stars
• Trigiani, Adriana–Very Valentine–3 Stars

V

• Vreeland, Susan–Girl in Hyacinth Blue–5 Stars

W

• Wallace, Carey–The Blind Contessa’s New Machine–3.5 Stars
• Watkins, Paul–The Ice Soldier–4 Stars
• Webber, Heather–Truly, Madly–3.5 Stars
• Westerfeld, Scott–Behemoth–4 Stars
• Westerfeld, Scott–Leviathan–4 Stars
• Weston, Robert Paul–Dust City–4 Stars
• Whitcomb, Laura–The Fetch–3 Stars
• White, Bailey–Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living–4 Stars
• White, Susan Rebecca–Bound South–3 Stars
• Wiesel, Elie–Night–5 Stars
• Willig, Lauren–The Temptation of the Night Jasmine–3.5 Stars

Z

• Zafón, Carlos Ruiz–The Angel’s Game–3 Stars
• Zafón, Carlos Ruiz–The Prince of Mist–3 Stars
• Zafón, Carlos Ruiz–The Shadow of the Wind–4 Stars
• Zusak, Markus–The Book Thief–5 Stars

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