2011 marked the second year of Read in a Single Sittings existence, and its fair to say that a good deal of reading occurred. Although I didnt read as widely in terms of geography this year, female writers and local writers were far better represented, as were the classics. I also became better acquainted with the romance, middle grade, young adult and cozy mystery genres, although admittedly Im still barely scratching the surface of these.
Below are the books I awarded a rating of 4 stars and above this yearthe obvious caveat being that this list is limited to those books I actually read, and of course is in no way comprehensive! I still have a small backlog of reviews, so I may update this list over the next few days.
For interest, you can view last years list here.
Read in a Single Sitting's top books for 2011:
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Chicklit/romance
Because of You by Cathy Maxwell'Rating: 
Private Lives by Tasmina Perry'Rating:
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Literary/mainstream:
Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett'Rating: 
The Opposite of Amber by Gillian Philip'Rating:
The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan'Rating:
How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely'Rating:
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton'Rating:
The Secret Ingredient'by Dianne Blacklock'Rating:
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Mystery
Death of a Trophy Wife by Laura Levine'Rating:
Bean There, Done That by Sandra Balzo'Rating:
Science Fiction/Fantasy:
The Invisible Man'by HG Wells'Rating:
The Island of Dr Moreau by HG Wells'Rating:
The Time Machine by HG Wells'Rating:
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Young Adult/Middle Grade:
Tantony'by Ananda Braxton-Smith Rating:
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery'Rating:
Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper'Rating:
Mortal Engines'by Philip Reeve Rating:
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett'Rating:
The Starkin Crown by Kate Forsyth'Rating:
Equinox (Rosie Black #2) by Lara Morgan'Rating:
Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce'Rating:
Kiki Strike and the Empress's Tomb by Kirsten Miller'Rating:
Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien'Rating:
The Cardturner by Louis Sachar'Rating:
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett'Rating:
Heidi by Johanna Spyri'Rating:
Plague by Michael Grant'Rating:
Great selections!
Thanks, Shelleyrae! Although Im all too aware of how many books I missed out on this year!
Im so pleased to see The Starkin Crown on your list thank you so much! Im so glad you enjoyed it (and 4.5 stars out of 5 is a wonderful score). Ive also added a few books to my reading list, foremost among them the books by Mary Hooper and Amanda Braxton-Smith (Ive read most of the other books). Thanks so much for sharing your favourite books with us all and for your wonderful blog throughout the year, I always enjoy it.
Great list and quite an accomplishment for the year.
Ann
My pleasure, Kate. The thanks should go to you and all the lovely authors above for such excellent work. :) I hope you enjoy the Hooper and Braxton-Smith booksI think they should be to your tastes. Thanks again for your support over the past year!
Thanks for stopping by, Ann! I hope your 2011 year of reading was great as well :)
I only just discovered this post. I love the idea of reading list posts. What a great list
Pleasure, Michael :) I hope you find one or two books youd like to give a shot from this list. My tastes are pretty varied, so its a mixed bag!
I can see a few that look interesting. Im trying to make sure I try every genre. I need to leave up to my blog name