First book of the year

First let me explain:  I have started setting myself challenges to read, I had badly gotten out of the habit of reading books.  Reading webistes sure but committing myself to the pleasure of a novel was something I just put off for something more immediate.  I took a stand against myself last year when I challenged myself to read a book a fortnight in 2010.  When I reached the target of 26 books by June I kept going and by 31st Decemember 2010 I had read 49 books and was reading my 50th.

This year I aim to improve the number of books I'm reading by reading one a week.  Not too much of a stretch when I'm rattling through them.  I'm also going to be better at recording exactly what I've read and when. My reading record  has two tabs one for 2010 and one for 2011 there are a couple of differences between the two.  2011 has date information and so I'll be able to see who I'm reading quicker and I might even get statistical on your ass at some point.

I've already finished one book, and this is book zero on the list, I started it at some point in the christmas break and I'm not exactly sure when, I'm guessing boxing day.  The book was the fourth in Laurell K Hamilton's Merry Gentry series A stroke of midnight.  I have been reading the series in order and have found them to be both sexy and entertaining.  Sometimes the pacing can be a little off and sometimes some of the characters are infuriating with their reactions to things but the good more than outweighs the bad.

If you are interested the series starts with a Kiss of Shadows and goes on from there, I have been devouring them like a rabid fangirl devouring fic.  The sex within the novels are a little on the kinky side and might be a bit much for those who really don't like the idea of pain.  But they are good fun and if I don't like a book I don't pick them up and with these books I really can't put them down.