Books in 2012

Here's my annual list of books I read the previous year.

1. A Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin
2. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
3. A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin
4. The Shining - Stephen King
5. A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin
6. Breathless - Dean Koontz
7. Cornered - Ron MacLean
8. Gideon's Corpse - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
9. Frankenstein: Prodigal Son - Dean Koontz
10. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus - Mary Shelley
11. Frankenstein: City of Night - Dean Koontz
12. Frankenstein: Dead and Alive - Dean Koontz
13. Frankenstein: Lost Souls - Dean Koontz
14. Frankenstein: The Dead Town - Dean Koontz
15. The Wolf at the Door - Jack Higgins

I enjoyed each of these books.  I really enjoyed the Frankenstein series by Dean Koontz.  After reading the first book in the series I decided to go and read the original by Mary Shelley.  I enjoyed it and it helped me understand some of the dialogue a little better, but it's not necessary if you plan on reading the series.  I think it mostly just put my mind at ease so I wasn't always wondering if I was missing something by not reading the original.

Also, you may be wondering why I stopped reading the Song of Ice and Fire series after A Feast for Crows.  I just haven't had a chance to read A Dance with Dragons yet.  I don't want to buy the hardcover, the paperback isn't out yet, and since it's constantly on hold, I can't keep it checked out of the library for long enough to read it.  I'll get to it some day.