MBS Favorite Books Read in 2011

I had a great year of reading with the majority of the books falling in the 4 plus range. In these favorites you may note that I recommend Authors as much as specific books!
This is to share for general and for one of my 2012 Challenges. 
HERE ARE MY TOP RECOMMENDATIONS of Favorite reads from 2011 - They are in no particular order.

1.  Paranormal SciFi Romance: The Project Universe series by Pauline Baird Jones.  I recommend you start in order with Book 1, The Key. (I have not yet posted all of my reviews of these except for the short story in Dreamspell Steampunk; I'm linking as they are posted.)
Steampunk; overall rating 4.25; my rating for Steam Time by Pauline Baird Jones 4.5.

2. Awesome writing and different plot: 

To Be Sung Underwater 

by Tom McNeal; 

Fiction; my rating 5.0.

3. Fun Steampunk - start with book one in the series! I love this series on audio.
Audible Soulless 
by Gail Carriger; 
Paranormal, Steampunk; my rating 5.0.

4. I really enjoy this Author and loved the Study Series!

Audible Inside Out (Harlequin Teen) 

by Maria V. Snyder; 

Sci Fi, Dystopia; my rating 4.75.

5. Encouraging and motivational:
Audiobook Review: Working it Out by Abby Rike; Motivational; my rating 5.0. 




Five more to make the top ten (although it was hard to willow down the field):

1. Holy Guacamole by Dan and Denise Harmer; Inspirational Comedy Adventure; my rating 5.0. 
2. Cover Me by Catherine Mann; Romantic Suspense; my rating 4.75. 
3. Making Waves by Tawna Fenske; Romantic Comedy; my rating 4.75.
4. Audible Linger by Maggie Stiefvater; Paranormal Romance, YA; my rating 4.75.
5. Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson; Mystery; my rating 4.5. 

Oh - I am adding two more:  Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor; Fantasy; my rating 4.5.
and Divergent - which I haven't reviewed yet.

AND:  Here is the list of all of the books I rated 4.75 and 5.0 from the 251 books I read in 2011.
There are wonderful books to pick from in different genres!  My full reading list for 2011 can be found HERE.

1. The Sherlockian by Graham Moore; Mystery; my rating 4.75.
2. To Defy a King by Elizabeth Chadwick; Historical Fiction; my rating 4.75.
3. House Divided (America Libre Trilogy) by Raul Ramos y Sanchez; Fiction, Political Thriller; my rating 4.75.
4. Welcome to Last Chance by Hope Ramsay; Contemporary Romance; my rating 4.75.
5. I Am The Chosen King by Helen Hollick; Historical Fiction; my rating 5.0. 
6. Audible Inside Out (Harlequin Teen) of by Maria V. Snyder; Sci Fi, Dystopia; my rating 4.75.
7. Audible Outside In (Harlequin Teen) by Maria V. Snyder; YA Dystopia; my rating 4.75.
8. Shiver of Fear by Roxanne St. Claire; Romantic Suspense; my rating 4.75. 
9. Audio Maeve Binchy Collection; Women's Fiction; my rating 4.75. 
10. Face of Danger by Roxanne St. Claire; Romantic Suspense; my rating 4.75.
11. Holy Guacamole by Dan and Denise Harmer; Inspirational Comedy Adventure; my rating 5.0. 
12. SEALed Forever by Mary Margaret Daughtridge; Contemporary Romance; my rating 4.75.
13. Audible Soulless by Gail Carriger; Paranormal, Steampunk; my rating 5.0.
14. The Soldier by Grace Burrowes; Historical Romance; my rating 5.0.
15. Audible Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb; Crime Thriller; my rating 4.75.
16. To Be Sung Underwater by Tom McNeal; Fiction; my rating 5.0.
17. Changeless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel, Book 2 by Gail Carriger; Paranormal Romance/Steampunk; my rating 4.75.
18. Audible Iron Kissed: Mercy Thompson, Book 3; by Patricia Briggs; Paranormal - Werewolves; my rating 4.75.
19. Cover Me by Catherine Mann; Romantic Suspense; my rating 4.75.
20. Making Waves by Tawna Fenske; Romantic Comedy; my rating 4.75.
21. Audiobook Review: Working it Out by Abby Rike; Motivational; my rating 5.0. 
22. Audible Blameless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel by Gail Carriger; Paranormal Romance/Steampunk; my rating 4.75.
23. Steamrolled by Pauline Baird Jones; Sci Fi Romance; my rating 4.75.
24. Heartless: The Parasol Protectorate, the Fourth by Gail Carriger; Paranormal Romance/Steampunk; my rating 4.75.
25. Forbidden by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee; Fantasy; my rating 4.75. 
26. Audible Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb; Crime Thriller; my rating 4.75. 
27. Audio All Cry Chaos by Leonard Rosen; Mystery Suspense;  my rating 4.75.
28. Paper Angels by Billy Coffey; Inspirational; my rating 4.75. 
29. Audible Divergent by Veronica Roth; Dystopia; my rating 4.75.
30. Help! For Writers: 210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces  by Roy Peter Clark; Nonfiction, Self-Improvement; my rating 5.0.
31. Audible Linger by Maggie Stiefvater; Paranormal Romance, YA; my rating 4.75.