| Title | Author | Started | Finished | Rating | Comments |
| 1 | Bones to Ashes | Kathy Reichs | 01/01/09 | ¦03/01/09 | **** | Another engaging Tempe novel, elaborate and intriguing |
| 2 | Affinity | Sarah Waters | 04/01/09 | ¦21/01/09 | **** | Clever mystery, quite a twist at the end |
| R | The Vampire Lestat | Anne Rice | 09/01/09 | ¦21/02/09 | ***** | One of my favourite vampire chronicles, long but fast paced |
| 3 | The Bourne Supremacy | Robert Ludlum | 22/01/09 | ¦26/02/09 | **** | Action packed and conspiracy filled thriller |
| 4 | Hot Six | Janet Evanovich | 02/03/09 | ¦10/03/09 | **** | Another entertaining instalment in the Stephanie Plum series |
| 5 | The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance | Various | 06/03/09 | ¦10/04/09 | *** | Over 25 short stories of varying quality |
| 6 | Inkheart | Cornelia Funke | 11/03/09 | ¦31/03/09 | **** | Fun escapist fantasy |
| 7 | A Brief History of Time | Stephen Hawking | 27/03/09 | ¦08/04/09 | ***** | Explains some very complex subjects in a very engaging way |
| 8 | The Well of Lost Plots | Jasper Fforde | 09/04/09 | ¦24/04/09 | **** | Very unique story, engaging. |
| 9 | Dexter in the Dark | Jeff Lindsay | 11/04/09 | ¦12/04/09 | *** | Dexter's tale has taken a strange twist |
| 10 | Sunny Side Down | Lev Yilmaz | 13/04/09 | ¦13/04/09 | ***** | Full of truth, presented in Lev's typically sarcastic tone |
| 11 | Watchmen | Alan Moore | 19/04/09 | ¦21/04/09 | **** | Very layered and complex, a lot of ideas to mull over |
| 12 | Lost in a Good Book | Jasper Fforde | 27/04/09 | ¦08/05/09 | **** | Read it out of order so knew where it was going, still good |
| 13 | The Brutal Art | Jesse Kellerman | 11/05/09 | ¦02/06/09 | **** | Intricately woven mystery, lots of intriguing features and brilliant twist |
| 14 | The Vampyre and other tales | John Polidori et al | 21/04/09 | ¦10/06/09 | *** | Some stories vastly superior to others, took far too long to read |
| 15 | Devil Bones | Kathy Reichs | 03/06/09 | ¦12/06/09 | *** | Probably the most predictable of any Bones novel, still entertaining |
| 16 | Time of Your Life | Joss Whedon | 08/06/09 | ¦09/06/09 | **** | Another entertaining tale from Season 8 of Buffy |
| R | Queen of the Damned | Anne Rice | 10/06/09 | ¦14/06/09 | **** | An elaborately woven tale that takes in 6,000 years of human history |
| 17 | The Night Watch | Sarah Waters | 14/06/09 | ¦18/06/09 | ***** | Such a detailed and deeply woven tale that it pulls you in |
| 18 | Seven Up | Janet Evanovich | 15/06/09 | ¦25/06/09 | *** | Entertaining but not an exceptional instalment |
| 19 | A is for Alibi | Sue Grafton | 18/06/09 | ¦01/07/09 | *** | Relatively engaging but slightly disappointing |
| 20 | The Mummy | Anne Rice | 25/06/09 | ¦29/06/09 | **** | Another elaborate and engaging story from Rice |
| 21 | The Call of the Wild | Jack London | 04/07/09 | ¦22/07/09 | **** | Well written from the pov of the dog without being too anthropomorphic |
| 22 | Slumdog Millionaire | Vikas Swarup | 06/07/09 | ¦07/07/09 | ***** | Slightly different from the adaptation, still engaging though |
| 23 | Living Dead In Dallas | Charlaine Harris | 17/07/09 | ¦18/07/09 | ***** | Very engaging, looking forward to the next one |
| 24 | Club Dead | Charlaine Harris | 19/07/09 | ¦25/07/09 | **** | Great action moments and more tender/sensual ones |
| 25 | White Fang | Jack London | 22/07/09 | ¦03/08/09 | **** | White Fang's story is gripping from start to end |
| 26 | The Witching Hour | Anne Rice | 01/08/09 | ¦11/11/09 | **** | A very elaborate history of a family, a little longer than it needs to be |
| 27 | Short Stories | Jack London | 03/08/09 | ¦10/08/09 | **** | Some very intriguing stories, all in the same vein |
| 28 | Small Favour | Jim Butcher | 06/08/09 | ¦08/08/09 | ***** | Another excellent instalment in the Dresden series |
| 29 | Break No Bones | Kathy Reichs | 12/08/09 | ¦25/08/09 | **** | An excellent instalment in this series, read out of order |
| 30 | The Time Traveler's Wife | Audrey Niffenegger | 26/08/09 | ¦15/09/09 | **** | A slightly different love story, complex and emotive |
| 31 | B is for Burglar | Sue Grafton | 20/09/09 | ¦17/10/09 | *** | Clever twist in the end |
| 32 | Pictures for Sad Children | John Campbell | 26/10/09 | ¦02/11/09 | **** | The same memorable comics from the pfsc webcomic, very dry humour |
| 33 | Serenity: Better Days | Joss Whedon | 07/11/09 | ¦07/11/09 | **** | Just like a missing episode of Firefly, makes me miss the series |
| 34 | The Pirate's Daughter | Margaret Cezair-Thompson | 12/11/09 | ¦09/12/09 | **** | A compelling tale about a family from Jamaica |
| 35 | Predators and Prey | Joss Whedon | 29/11/09 | ¦29/11/09 | **** | A little lighter than previous issues, good fun |
| 36 | Hard Eight | Janet Evanovich | 10/12/09 | ¦22/12/09 | **** | Another excellent instalment of Stephanie Plum's adventure |
| 37 | Cyanide & Happiness | Kris, Rob, Matt & Dave | 25/12/09 | ¦25/12/09 | **** | The hilarious web comic in book form |
| 38 | The Atheist's Guide to Christmas | Ariane Sherine (Ed) | 25/12/09 | ¦27/12/09 | ***** | Both thought provoking and laugh inducing, many different contributions |
| 39 | Visions of Sugar Plums | Janet Evanovich | 27/12/09 | ¦27/12/09 | *** | Slightly strange but suitably Christmassy |
| 40 | Dead to the World | Charlaine Harris | 27/12/09 | ¦29/12/09 | **** | Excellent instalment in the Sookie Stackhouse series |
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