The 2015 Annual Reading Challenge List Thread

[Lin2412]

Reserved! Before the year ends, I plan to read "A Christmas Carol" and "Persuasion"

I want to read these books next year:
-The Hobbit
-A Song of Fire and Ice (I cheated and read the first, then the second book, and jumped to the last book. I want to read it all again before the new series starts)

1. Bossypants
2. The Martian
3. Girl of Nightmares

[orangedotgreen]

I also want to give audiobooks another try, so I'll add a subchallenge to listen to at least one audiobook per month.

Pages read: 437
Grey font means I stopped reading the book.

January
Poseidon's Gold (Marcus Didius Falco #5) - Lindsey Davis - 347 p
The World According to Bob - James Bowen - 90 p
In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson - currently reading
The Nonesuch - Georgette Heyer - currently reading
The Martian - Andy Weir - currently reading

[GeoffR]

Current status: Science Fiction: 50%; Fantasy: 16%; Other fiction: 34%.

Science Fiction: 70
Stephen Baxter, Titan. ****
Stephen Baxter, Moonseed. ****
Julian May, The Many-Coloured Land. ***
Julian May, The Golden Torc. ***
Julian May, The Nonborn King. ***
Julian May, The Adversary. ***
David Brin, The River of Time. ****
Robert L. Forward, Dragon's Egg. *****
Gregory Benford, The Stars in Shroud. ***
C. J. Cherryh, Brothers of Earth. ****
C. J. Cherryh, Hunter of Worlds. ****
William Gibson, Neuromancer. *****
William Gibson, Count Zero. *****
William Gibson, Mona Lisa Overdrive. ****
David Brin, Otherness. ****
Paul McAuley, Something Coming Through. ***
Hal Clement, Mission of Gravity. ****
Hal Clement, Star Light. ***
Connie Willis, Bellwether. ****
Connie Willis, Inside Job. ***
Connie Willis and Cynthia Felice, Light Raid. **
Walter M. Miller Jr, Dark Benediction. ****
Walter M. Miller Jr, A Canticle for Leibowitz. *****
Sheri S. Tepper, The Gate to Women's Country. ****
John Scalzi, Old Man's War. ****
John Scalzi, The Ghost Brigades. ***
John Scalzi, The Last Colony. ***
John Scalzi, Zoe's Tale. **
Chris Beckett, The Holy Machine. *****
Walter Mosley, Merge. ****
Walter Mosley, Disciple. ****
Cixin Liu, The Three-Body Problem. ****
Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund, If the Stars are Gods. ****
Robert Charles Wilson, A Bridge of Years. ****
Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars. ***
Sheri S. Tepper, Grass. ****
Sheri S. Tepper, Raising the Stones. ***
Sheri S. Tepper, Sideshow. ***
Walter Mosley, The Gift of Fire. ***
Walter Mosley, On the Head of a Pin. ****
Peter F. Hamilton, Pandora's Star. *****
Peter F. Hamilton, Judas Unchained. *****
Charles Sheffield, Vectors. ***
Charles Sheffield, Hidden Variables. ****
C. J. Cherryh, Port Eternity. ****
C. J. Cherryh, Voyager in Night. ****
C. J. Cherryh, Wave Without a Shore. *****
Robert L. Forward, Rocheworld. ***
Octavia E. Butler, Bloodchild. ****
Jack Vance, The Chasch. ****
Jack Vance, The Wannek. ****
Jack Vance, The Dirdir. ****
Jack Vance, The Pnume. ****
Ursula K. Le Guin, Rocannon's World. ****
Ursula K. Le Guin, Planet of Exile. ****
Ursula K. Le Guin, City of Illusions. *****
Phillip Mann, The Disestablishment of Paradise. ***
C. J. Cherryh, The Faded Sun: Kesrith. *****
C. J. Cherryh, The Faded Sun: Shon'jir. *****
C. J. Cherryh, The Faded Sun: Kutath. *****
Jack McDevitt, Eternity Road. ***
Gregory Benford, Worlds Vast and Various. ****
Gregory Benford, Artifact. ****
Gregory Benford, Chiller. ***
Gregory Benford, Timescape. ****
Chris Beckett, Dark Eden. ****
Chris Beckett, Mother of Eden. ***
Judith Moffett, Penterra. ****
Jack L. Chalker, Melchior's Fire. **
C. S. Friedman, Black Sun Rising. ***

Fantasy: 23
P. C. Hodgell, To Ride a Rathorn. ***
Gene Wolfe, The Knight. *****
Gene Wolfe, The Wizard. *****
Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself. ****
Joe Abercrombie, Before They Are Hanged. ****
Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings. ****
Michael Moorcock, Gloriana; or, The Unfulfill'd Queen. ****
Robert Holdstock, Mythago Wood. *****
Robert Holdstock, Lavondyss. ****
Robert Holdstock, The Bone Forest. ****
Guy Gavriel Kay, The Last Light of the Sun. ***
China Miéville, Perdido Street Station. ****
China Miéville, The Scar. ****
China Miéville, Iron Council. ***
Ted Chiang, The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate. ****
Michael Moorcock, Elric of Melniboné and Other Stories. ****
Michael Moorcock, Elric: The Fortress of the Pearl. *****
Michael Moorcock, Elric: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate. ****
Michael Moorcock, Elric: The Sleeping Sorceress and Other Stories. ***
Robert Holdstock, The Hollowing. ***
Robert Holdstock, Merlin's Wood. ***
Robert Holdstock, Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn. **
Robert Holdstock, Avilion. ***

Other fiction: 47
Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard's Egg and Other Stories. **
Arthur Hailey, The Final Diagnosis. ****
Alistair MacLean, The Dark Crusader. ***
Alistair MacLean, The Satan Bug. ***
Alistair MacLean, Ice Station Zebra. ****
Alistair MacLean, When Eight Bells Toll. ***
Val McDermid, The Grave Tattoo. ***
Koji Suzuki, Dark Water. **
Arthur Hailey, In High Places. ****
Arthur Hailey, Hotel. ****
Andrea Camilleri, The Shape of Water. ****
Andrea Camilleri, The Terracotta Dog. ****
Andrea Camilleri, The Snack Thief. ****
Andrea Camilleri, The Voice of the Violin. ****
Leif G. W. Persson, Between Summer's Longing and Winter's End. *****
Leif G. W. Persson, Another Time, Another Life. *****
Leif G. W. Persson, Falling Freely, As If in a Dream. *****
Frederick Forsyth, The Day of the Jackal. ****
Frederick Forsyth, The Odessa File. ***
Arnaldur Indriðason, Jar City. ***
Arnaldur Indriðason, Silence of the Grave. ****
Arnaldur Indriðason, Voices. ****
Arnaldur Indriðason, The Draining Lake. ***
Arnaldur Indriðason, Arctic Chill. ****
Leif G. W. Persson, Linda, As in the Linda Murder. ****
Leif G. W. Persson, He Who Kills the Dragon. ****
Henning Mankell, An Event in Autumn. ***
Henning Mankell, The Return of the Dancing Master. ****
Eric Ambler, Doctor Frigo. **
Eric Ambler, Send No More Roses. **
Kjell Eriksson, The Princess of Burundi. ***
Kjell Eriksson, The Cruel Stars of the Night. ***
Kjell Eriksson, The Demon of Dakar. ***
Per Wahlöö, Murder on the Thirty-first Floor. ****
Per Wahlöö, The Steel Spring. ****
Kerstin Ekman, Blackwater. **
Arthur Hailey, Airport. ****
Arthur Hailey, Wheels. ****
Arnaldur Indriðason, Hypothermia. ****
Arnaldur Indriðason, Outrage. ***
Arnaldur Indriðason, Black Skies. ***
Arnaldur Indriðason, Strange Shores. ****
Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström, Cell 8. ****
Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström, Three Seconds. ***
Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström, Two Soldiers. ***
Wilbur Smith, The Dark of the Sun. ***
Wilbur Smith, Gold Mine. ***

[Waylander]

My goal for 2015 is to read 100 books, and to reduce my tbr pile on my Kindle.

Original challenge completed August 8th 2015.
New Challenge: 140 Books in 2015

1. The Kill List - Frederick Forsyth
2. The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos And the Age of Amazon - Brad Stone
3. Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies - Nick Bostrom
4. Average Is Over: Powering America Beyond the Great Stagnation - Tyler Cowen
5. How the Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class - John Hope Bryant
6. Enemy of Rome - Douglas Jackson
7. Inside Book Publishing - Giles Clark
8. Inequality and the 1% - Danny Dorling
9. The Crime Trade - Simon Kernick
10. Red Rising - Pierce Brown
11. The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey
12. Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 - Michio Kaku
13. Don't Look Back - Gregg Hurwitz
14. The Forgotten Holocaust - Scott Mariani
15. The Hunters - Chris Kuzneski
16. Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam and the West - Christopher Caldwell
17. Trial by Blood - Andy Smillie
18. The Twelve - Stuart Neville
19. The Forbidden Tomb - Chris Kuzneski
20. The Lions of Lucerne - Brad Thor
21. Path of the Assassin - Brad Thor
22. State of the Union - Brad Thor
23. Odin's Wolves - Giles Kristian
24. The Crystal Shard - R.A. Salvatore
25. Tell No Lies - Gregg Hurwitz
26. The Eagle Has Landed - Jack Higgins
27. Sibilant Fricative: Essays and Reviews - Adam Roberts
28. Collusion - Stuart Neville
29. Stolen Souls - Stuart Neville
30. God of Vengeance - Giles Kristian
31. The Murder Bag - Tony Parsons
32. Speaker For The Dead - Orson Scott-Card
33. Half a King - Joe Abercrombie
34. Medalon - Jennifer Fallon
35. Treason Keep - Jennifer Fallon
36. Harshini - Jennifer Fallon
37. Book Business: Publishing Past, Present and Future - Jason Epstein
38. Blowback - Brad Thor
39. The Blackhouse - Peter May
40. The Hunt for Atlantis - Andy McDermott
41. Takedown - Brad Thor
42. The First Commandment - Brad Thor
43. The Last Patriot - Brad Thor
44. The Apostle - Brad Thor
45. The Establishment: And How They Got Away With It - Owen Jones
46. The Eagle's Vengeance - Anthony Riches
47. Fatal Exchange - Russell Blake
48. Vector Prime - R.A. Salvatore
49. Dark Tide: Onslaught - Michael Stackpole
50. Dark Tide: Ruin - Michael Stackpole
51. The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August - Claire North
52. The Kill Artist - Daniel Silva
53. The English Assassin - Daniel Silva
54. Heir to the Empire - Timothy Zahn
55. The Confessor - Daniel Silva
56. The Crimson Campaign - Brian McClellan
57. A Death In Vienna - Daniel Silva
58. Caliphate - Tom Kratman
59. Tower Lord - Anthony Ryan
60. Dark Force Rising - Timothy Zahn
61. Prince Of Fire - Daniel Silva
62. The Unlikely Spy - Daniel Silva
63. A Foreign Country - Alan Cumming
64. The Emperor's Knives
65. The Daylight War - Peter V. Brett
66. The Last Command - Timothy Zahn
67. Violets Are Blue - James Patterson
68. Shattered - Kevin Hearne
69. Rise Of The Robots: Technology And The Threat Of A Jobless Future - Martin Ford
70. The Final Minute - Simon Kernick
71. The Martian - Andy Weir
72. The Martyr's Curse - Scott Mariani
73. Ice Forged - Gail Z. Martin
74. Reign of Ash - Gail Z. Martin
75. The Final Silence - Stuart Neville
76. Black Out - John Lawton
77. The Darkest Day - Tom Wood
78. Skin Game - Jim Butcher
79. Eeny Meeny - M.J. Arlidge
80. Nemesis - James Swallow
81. The Iron Castle - Angus Donald
82. The World Turned Upside Down: The Global Battle Over God, Truth and Power - Melanie Philips
83. The British Dream: The Successes and Failures of Immigration in Post-War Britain - David Goodhart
84. Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson
85. The First Heretic - Aaron Dembski-Bowden
86. Valour - John Gwynne
87. Tom Clancy's Support and Defend - Mark Greaney
88. The Emperor's Blades - Brian Staveley
89. The Catalyst - Boyd Morrison
90. The Way of Kings: Part 1 - Brandon Sanderson
91. The Stolen - T.S. Learner
92. Pop Goes the Weasel - M.J. Arlidge
93. The Killing Season - Mason Cross
94. The Genesis Code - John Case
95. Waterloo: The True Story of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles - Bernard Cornwell
96. Son of the Morning - Mark Alder
97. All the King's Men: The British Army from the Restoration to Waterloo - Saul David
98. The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War - Andrew Roberts
99. The Copper Promise - Jen Williams
100. The String Diaries - Andrew Lloyd Jones
101. The Monkey's Raincoat - Robert Crais
102. The Crown Tower - Michael J Sullivan
103. The Rose and the Thorn - Michael J Sullivan
104. Half the World - Joe Abercrombie
105. The Way of Kings: Part 2 - Brandon Sanderson
106. The Extremist - Roger Pearce
107. Among Thieves - Douglas Hulick
108. Stormbird - Conn Iggulden
109. The Magicians' Guild - Trudi Canavan
110. The Novice - Trudi Canavan
111. The High Lord - Trudi Canavan
112. The Diversity Delusion: How Immigration Broke Britain & How to Solve It - Ed West
113. The Messenger - Daniel Silva
114. The Secret Servant - Daniel Silva
115. America Alone - Mark Steyn
116. Moscow Rules - Daniel Silva
117. The Defector Rules - Daniel Silva
118. Islamophilia - Douglas Murray
119. Twelve Hours - Leo J. Maloney
120. A Hymn Before Battle - John Ringo
121. Cold Killing - Luke Delaney
122. Foreign Influence - Brad Thor
123. Full Black - Brad Thor
124. Black List - Brad Thor
125. Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010 - Charles Murray
126. Term Limits - Vince Flynn
127. Leviathan Wakes - James SA Corey
128. Covenant - Dean Crawford
129. Caliban's War - James SA Corey
130. Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt - Michael Lewis
131. Gust Front - John Ringo
133. The Last Kingdom - Bernard Cornwell
134. The Queen of the Tearling - Erika Johansen
135. Wool - Hugh Howey
136. Prince of Fools - Mark Lawrence
137. The War That Ended Peace: How Europe Abandoned Peace For The First World War - Margaret MacMillan
138. Battlemage - Stephen Aryan
139. Savage Deadlock - Don Pendleton

[crich70]

Present!

[CharredScribe]

My overall target is to read 60 books in 2015.
A sub-goal: at least 5 non-fiction books (*)

January
1. The Stand (uncut edition) by Stephen King
2. Play to the End by Robert Goddard
3. Friend of the Devil by Peter Robinson
4. Midnight by Dean Koontz
5. Dying to Tell by Robert Goddard
6. Strangers by Dean Koontz
7. Mystery Box by Eva Pohler
8. All the Colours of Darkness by Peter Robinson
9. Bad Boy by Peter Robinson
10. Bad Place by Dean Koontz
11. The Associate by John Grisham
12. Watchers by Dean Koontz
13. Watching the Dark by Peter Robinson
14. The Partner by John Grisham
15. Long Time Coming by Robert Goddard
16. Misery by Stephen King
17. Mr. Murder by Dean Koontz
18. Children of the Revolution by Peter Robinson
19. Abattoir Blues by Peter Robinson
20. The Testament by John Grisham
21. Cold Fire by Dean Koontz

February
22. Under The Dome by Stephen King
23. The Chamber by John Grisham
24. Door to December by Dean Koontz
25. The Street Lawyer by John Grisham
26. Chase by Dean Koontz

March
27. Abduction by Robin Cook
28. The Hourglass by Julie Parsons
29. The Dressing Station by Jonathan Kaplan*
30. The Hand-Me Down Kid by Francine Pascal

April
31. The Gate to Woman's Country by Sheri S. Tepper
32. Nothing But the Truth by John Lescroart
33. Ways of the World by Robert Goddard
34. The Corners of the Globe by Robert Goddard

May
35. Last Night I Dreamed of Peace by Dang Thuy Tram*
36. Inyenzi by Andrew Brown
37. Wanting by Richard Flanagan
38. Then by Julie Myerson
39. The Blackhouse by Peter May

June
40. The Lewis Man by Peter May
41. The Chessmen by Peter May
42. Found Wanting by Robert Goddard
43. Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor
44. The Winner by David Baldacci
45. Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz
46. Seize the Night by Dean Koontz
47. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

July
48. Amsterdam by Ian McEwan
49. A Blade of Grass by Lewis DeSoto
50. Saint by Ted Dekker

August
51. Ways of the World by Robert Goddard
52. The Corners of the Globe by Robert Goddard
53. The Ends of the Earth by Robert Goddard
54. Between Two Streams: A Diary from Bergen-Belsen by Abel J. Herzberg (translated by Jack Santcross)*

September
55. Seminary Boy by John Cornwall*
56. Goodbye Sarajevo by Akta Reid and Hana Schofield*
57. Maria Callas: The Woman Behind the Legend by Arianna Stassinopoulos*
58. Rape: A South African Nightmare by Pumla Gqola*

October
59. The Number by Jonny Steinberg*
60. The Granta Book of the African Short Story by Helon Habila
61. The Facility by Simon Lelic

November
62. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

December
63. Almost Blue by Carlo Lucarelli
64. Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro
65. Cold Justice by Katherine Howell

[bookaho!ic]

Books read so far

Thin Air - Rachel Caine
Illumine - Alivia Anders
Dishonor - Jacqui Rose
Taken - Jacqui Rose
Firestorm - Rachel Caine
Betrayed - Jacqui Rose
The Lie of You - Jane Lythell
Windfall - Rachel Caine
Chill Factor - Rachel Caine
Blood Roses - Lindsay J Pryor
Heatstroke - Rachel Caine
Blood Shadows - Lindsay J Prior
The Curse of the lonesome marinor pt 1 Mark David Green
The Curse of the lonesome marinor pt 2 Mark David Green
The Curse of the lonesome marinor pt 3 Mark David Green
Coders - Thomas K Carpenter

[Hampshire Nanny]

Having finished my 150 book goal before the middle of December, and designating 2015 as "The Year of Juvenile Fiction", I'm going to increase my goal to 200 books. I'm keeping the companion/concurrent goal of 50,000 pages! So even though I'll be reading more books, the tween/teen books tend to have fewer pages on average.

Other goals:
* Finish 3 series: Elm Creek Quilts by Jennifer Chiaverini, Brother Cadfael by Ellis Peters, and Kris Longknife by Mike Shepherd. 36 of 36 books
* Review 42 SF items. This is not solely a book/reading goal, includes podcasts, TV shows, movies, short stories, essays, interviews, etc. 17 of 42


January 2015: 14 books, 4391 pages
-- 2 DTB, 12 EB, 8 library

Spoiler:

1. Shadow of Freedom by David Weber
2. A Spy in the House by Y S Lee
3. Poison Flower by Thomas Perry
4. A String of Beads by Thomas Perry
5. Unbreakable by W C Bauers
6. Time Voyage by Steve Brezenoff
7. How to Fly with Broken Wings by Jane Elson
8. Stowaways by Steve Brezenoff
9. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
10. An Unsinkable Ship by Steve Brezenoff
11. Overboard by Steve Brezenoff
12. Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely
13. The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord
14. Echo Burning by Lee Child

February 2015: 19 books, 4421 pages
-- 17 EB, 2 Audio, 12 library

Spoiler:

15. A Modern Witch by Debora Geary
16. The Leper of Saint Giles by Ellis Peters
17. Mrs. Budley Falls from Grace by M C Beaton
18. Peter and the Shadow Thieves by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
19. Blanche Among the Talented Tenth by Barbara Neely
20. Longitude by Dava Sobel
21. The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters
22. Jack Staples and the Ring of Time by Mark Batterson & John N Clark
23. Pony Crazy by Bonnie Bryant
24. The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
25. Surprise Island by Gertrude Chandler Warner
26. The Yellow House Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
27. The Dante Connection by Estelle Ryan
28. Mystery Ranch by Gertrude Chandler Warner
29. Mike's Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
30. Blue Bay Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
31. Iron Wyrm Affair by Lilith SaintCrow
32. The Woodshed Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
33. The Lighthouse Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

March 2015: 17 books, 5109 pages
-- 1 DTB, 15 EB, 1 Audio, 1 library

Spoiler:

34. Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau
35. The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
36. The Diva Wore Diamonds by Mark Schweizer
37. Shades of Earth by Beth Revis
38. The Mutant Prime by Karen Haber
39. The Park Service by Ryan Winfield
40. Jack Samples and the City of Shadows by Mark Batterson & John N Clark
41. Peter and the Secret of Rundoon by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson
42. The Devil's Grin by Annelie Wendeberg
43. Kris Longknife: Intrepid by Mike Shepherd
44. Kris Longknife: Undaunted by Mike Shepherd
45. The Christmas Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
46. Mutant Star by Karen Haber
47. Sizzle by Julie Garwood
48. Marked by Sarah Fine
49. The Organist Wore Pumps by Mark Schweizer
50. The Countertenor Wore Garlic by Mark Schweizer

April 2015: 17 books, 4962 pages
-- 3 DTB, 13 EB, 1 Audio, 11 library

Spoiler:

51. The Secret History of the Mongol Queens by Jack Weatherford
52. Claimed by Sarah Fine
53. Kris Longknife: Redoubtable by Mike Shepherd
54. The Fall by Annelie Wendeberg
55. Circle of Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini
56. The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters
57. A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear
58. The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing by Tarquin Hall
59. Beauty by Robin McKinley
60. True Calling by Siobhan Davis
61. Sir Philip's Folly by M C Beaton
62. Kris Longknife: Daring by Mike Shepherd
63. A Hidden Witch by Debora Geary
64. Justice and Her Brothers by Virginia Hamilton
65. A Reckless Witch by Debora Geary
66. Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue by M C Beaton
67. Back in Society by M C Beaton

May 2015: 16 books, 4099 pages
-- 5 DTB, 10 EB, 1 Audio, 8 library

Spoiler:

68. Beyond Reach by Siobhan Davis
69. The Witch with No Name by Kim Harrison
70. Death of a Hussy by M C Beaton
71. Mountain Top Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
72. Murder at Moot Point by Marlys Millhiser
73. The Quilter's Homecoming by Jennifer Chiaverini
74. Wickedly Magical by Deborah Blake
75. Blanche Cleans Up by Barbara Neely
76. The Devil's Novice by Ellis Peters
77. A Nomadic Witch by Debora Geary
78. The Firebird Mystery by Darrell Pitt
79. The Innocent by David Baldacci
80. Murder Freshly Baked by Vanetta Chapman
81. So Long a Letter by Mariama Bâ
82. Dead Man's Ransom by Ellis Peters
83. The Screwed Up Life of Charlie the Second by Drew Ferguson

June 2015: 14 books, 4817 pages
-- 9 EB, 2 DTB, 3 Audio, 6 library

Spoiler:

84. Jack Staples and the Poet's Storm b Mark Batterson & John N Clark
85. Forgotten Suns by Judith Tarr
86. Notes from the Internet Apocalypse by Wayne Gladstone
87. The Hit by David Baldacci
88. The New Year's Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
89. The Pilgrim of Hate by Ellis Peters
90. The Black Lung Captain by Chris Wooding
91. The Target by David Baldacci
92. The Christmas Cantata by Mark Schweizer
93. Strangers in Death by J D Robb
94. The Lost Concerto by Helaine Mario
95. Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
96. Salvation in Death by J D Robb
97. X by Sue Grafton

July 2015: 16 books, 4945 pages
-- 12 EB, 2 DTB, 2 Audio, 6 library

Spoiler:

98. The Treble Wore Trouble by Mark Schweizer
99. The Winding Ways Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
100. Promises in Death by J D Robb
101. Kindred in Death by J D Robb
102. Kris Longknife: Furious by Mike Shepherd
103. Fantasy in Death by J D Robb
104. A Different Witch by Debora Geary
105. A Celtic Witch by Debora Geary
106. The Secret Abyss by Darrell Pitt
107. Kris Longknife: Defender by Mike Shepherd
108. ]Murder Simply Brewed by Vanetta Chapman
109. Light of a Thousand Stars by Siobhan Davis
110. The Quilter's Kitchen by Jennifer Chiaverini
111. Dodger by Terry Pratchett
112. Saving Mars by Cidney Swanson
113. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

August 2015: 19 books, 5527 pages
-- 14 EB, 3 DTB, 2 Audio, 13 Llibrary

Spoiler:

114. Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester
115. Master of Formalities by Scott Meyer
116. Kris Longknife: Tenacious by Mike Shepherd
117. Blanche Passes Go by Barbara Neely
118. A Lost Witch by Debora Geary
119. Low Midnight by Carrie Vaughn
120. Schoolhouse Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
121. Caboose Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
122. Houseboat Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
123. The Lost Quilter by Jennifer Chiaverini
124. Destiny Rising by Siobhan Davis
125. An Excellent Mystery by Ellis Peters
126. The Cantor Wore Crinolines by Mark Schweizer
127. Indulgence in Death by J D Robb
128. Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Pena
129. Treachery in Death by J D Robb
130. The Novel Habits of Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
131. A Quilter's Holiday by Jennifer Chiaverini
132. The Raven in the Foregate by Ellis Peters

September 2015: 15 books, 4207 pages
-- 14 EB, 1 DTB, 10 Llibrary

Spoiler:

133. The Oncoming Storm by Christopher Nuttall
134. The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli
135. The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
136. New York to Dallas by J. D. Robb
137. The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters
138. The Aloha Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
139. Midnight in Death by J. D. Robb
140. Chaos in Death by J. D. Robb
141. Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa Hart
142. Fires of Invention by J. Scott Savage
143. The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters
144. Miriam's Well by Lois Ruby
145. Fated by Sarah Fine
146. Celebrity in Death by J. D. Robb
147. The Heist by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg

October 2015: 15 books, 5333 pages
-- 11 EB, 1 audio, 3 HB, 11 Library

Spoiler:

148. The Confession of Brother Haluin by Ellis Peters
149. The Union Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini
150. The Chase by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg
151. Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue by Hugh Howey
152. Delusion in Death by J. D. Robb
153. Fire with Fire by Charles E. Gannon
154. Owl and the Japanese Circus by Kristi Charish
155. Calculated in Death by J D Robb
156. Killer Cupcakes by Leighann Dobbs
157. The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher
158. Mutant Legacy by Karen Haber
159. The Wedding Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
160. The Heretic's Apprentice by Ellis Peters
161. The Potter's Field by Ellis Peters
162. The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith

November 2015: 15 books, 4275 pages
-- 12 EB, 1 audio, 2 HB, 10 Library

Spoiler:

163. Constitution by Nick Webb
164. Kris Longknife: Unrelenting by Mike Shepherd
165. Sonoma Rose by Jennifer Chiaverini
166. Harmony by C. F. Bentley
167. Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye by Tania del Rio
168. Eternity in Death by J. D. Robb
169. The Giving Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
170. Enigma by C. F. Bentley
171. The Summer of the Danes by Ellis Peters
172. Ritual in Death by J. D. Robb
173. Taken in Death by J. D. Robb
174. Possession in Death by J. D. Robb
175. Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich
176. This Gulf of Time and Stars by Julie Czerneda
177. Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger

December 2015: 17 books, 3382 pages
-- 16EB, 1 audio, 8 Library, 4 KU

Spoiler:

178. The Awakening by Adair Hunt
179. [/i]An Imperfect Witch[/i] by Debora Geary
180. The Holy Thief by Ellis Peters
181. To Have and to Code by Debora Geary
182. Pig-Out Inn by Lois Ruby
183. Brother Cadfael's Penance by Ellis Peters
184. Falcone Strike by Christopher Nuttall
185. The Burning Questions of Bingo Brown by Betsy Byars
186. Cards of Grief by Jane Yolen
187. Gold Dust by Chris Lynch
188. Inquisitor by Mitchell Hogan
189. An Unlikely Witch by Debora Geary
190. A Dangerous Witch by Debora Geary
191. Christmas with Miss Austen by Laura Briggs
192. The Wizard of Washington Square by Jane Yolen
193. Milky Way Repo by Michael Prelee
194. The Guilty by David Baldacci

Totals:

194 books, 55,968 pages
By format:

eBook: 155
Paper: 24
Audio: 15

[bookwurm70]

My goal for 2014 was 60 books. However, I'm at 48 books right now. Taking grad classes has interfered with my reading time, so I'm a bit behind.

I want a reachable goal (especially since I'll be taking 1 more grad class this year than last), so I am going to reduce the number to a book per week.

A sub-goal will be 1 print book per month.

[sakura-panda]

January 2015
1. Murder at Monticello by Rita Mae Brown
2. Delivery by Diana Prusik
3. The Professor by Charlotte Bronte
4. Reinventing Leona by Lynne Gentry
5. Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie
6. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (audiobook)

February 2015
7. Pay Dirt by Rita Mae Brown
8. Heat Wave by Richard Castle
9. The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough
10. The Copper Sign by Katia Fox
11. Murder She Meowed by Rita Mae Brown
12. Villette by Charlotte Bronte
13. Harlequin Holiday Collection: Four Classic Seasonal Novellas: And a Dead Guy in a Pear Tree\Seduced by the Season\Evidence of Desire\Season of Wonder by Debra Webb, Leslie Kelly, Marta Perry, and Merline Lovelace

March 2015
14. Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon (audiobook)
15. Naked Heat by Richard Castle
16. Murder on the Prowl by Rita Mae Brown
17. Bloodstone by Barbra Annino

April 2015
18. Heat Rises by Richard Castle
19. Veiled Freedom by Jeanette Windle
20. Cat on the Scent by Rita Mae Brown
21. Back to the Moon by Travis S. Taylor and Les Johnson
22. Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon (audiobook)
23. Dead Angler by Victoria Houston
24. Making Waves by Tawna Fenske
25. Lord John and the Hand Of Devils by Diana Gabaldon (audiobook)
26. Tiger's Eye by Barbra Annino
27. Frozen Heat by Richard Castle
28. Pawing Through the Past by Rita Mae Brown
29. Deadly Heat by Richard Castle

May 2015
30. Claws and Effect by Rita Mae Brown
31. Talk of the Town by Lisa Wingate
32. Dead Creek by Victoria Houston
33. Word Gets Around by Lisa Wingate
34. Emerald Isle by Barbra Annino
35. Catch as Cat Can by Rita Mae Brown
36. The Tail of the Tip-Off by Rita Mae Brown
37. Dead Water by Victoria Houston
38. Never Say Never by Lisa Wingate

June 2015
39. Obsidian Curse by Barbra Annino
40. Whisker of Evil by Rita Mae Brown
41. Dead Frenzy by Victoria Houston
42. Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery
43. Protector by Laurel Dewey

July 2015
44. Cat's Eyewitness by Rita Mae Brown
45. Almost Perfect by Susan Mallery
46. Dead Hot Mama by Victoria Houston
47. Sour Puss by Rita Mae Brown

August 2015
48. The Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough
49. Finding Perfect by Susan Mallery
50. Puss 'N Cahoots by Rita Mae Brown
51. Only Mine by Susan Mallery
52. The Purrfect Murder by Rita Mae Brown
53. Only Yours by Susan Mallery
54. Only His by Susan Mallery

September 2015
55. Pillow Talk by Freya North
56. A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon (audiobook)
57. Santa Clawed by Rita Mae Brown
58. The Custom of the Army by Diana Gabaldon (novella, audiobook)
59. Cat of the Century by Rita Mae Brown
60. Only Us by Susan Mallery (novella)
61. Almost Summer by Susan Mallery (novella)
62. Summer Days by Susan Mallery
63. Redemption by Laurel Dewey
64. Hiss of Death by Rita Mae Brown
65. Summer Nights by Susan Mallery
66. Sir Dominic Flandry: The Last Knight of Terra by Poul Anderson

October 2015
67. Dead Jitterbug by Victoria Houston
68. The Big Cat Nap by Rita Mae Brown

November 2015
69. The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon (audiobook)
70. All Summer Long by Susan Mallery
71. The Litter of the Law by Rita Mae Brown
72. Halfway There by Susan Mallery (novella)
73. Dreamshade by A. J. Lath
74. Nine Lives to Die by Rita Mae Brown
75. Just One Kiss by Susan Mallery
76. A Fool's Gold Christmas by Susan Mallery (novella)
77. Revelations by Laurel Dewey
78. Lord and Lady Spy by Shana Galen

December 2015
79. Two of a Kind by Susan Mallery
80. The Spy Wore Blue by Shana Galen (novella)
81. Lord John and the Plague of Zombies (audiobook)
82. Three Little Words by Susan Mallery
83. Utterly Charming by Kristine Grayson
84. True Spies by Shana Galen
85. Dead Boogie by Victoria Houston
86. Christmas on 4th Street by Susan Mallery
87. Love and Let Spy by Shana Galen
88. When We Met by Susan Mallery
89. The Spy Beneath the Mistletoe by Shana Galen (novella)
90. Before We Kiss by Susan Mallery
91. Earls Just Want to Have Fun by Shana Galen
92. All I Want for Christmas is Blue by Shana Galen (novella)
93. Until We Touch by Susan Mallery

[Katsunami]

QUIT

After finishing Musashi in december last year, I haven't picked up my Kindle even once... owing do to listening to music, watching movies, and replaying some old games I finally want to finish at least once/one more time.

This time, I'll read when I read, and won't read when I don't.

[Spacechik]

Read a bunch o books.
I've been reading Charles Stross Laundry Files:
"The Atrocity Archive"
"The Jennifer Morgue"
and am a few pages into "The Fuller Memorandum". I am also reading a Dean Koontz Odd Thomas book. It's a quick read , "Odd Hours".

[Fiat_Lux]

My goals:

• Sacred Books of the East, edited by Max Muller;
• The Chronicles of Gor by John Norman;
• The Harvard Classics;
• The Harvard Fiction Classics;

[Kokomo Lee]

I'm in!

2015 Goals:
Read at least 7 books per month (84 this year)
Include 1 new (to me) author per month
Remember to read previously-purchased books
Remember to post them on Mobileread (still working on this one...)

Book Rating/Comments:
1: Awful, or did not finish
2: Not great, or not to my taste
3: Average
4: Good. Would read again.
5: Great! A prominent place in my library.


January - Here we go!
1. The Adventures of Ellery Queen - Ellery Queen (rating 3)
I loved these stories as a child, but they are not holding up as well as I had hoped
2. The Draco Tavern - Larry Niven (rating 4)
3. Kalorama Shakedown - Robert Bruce Stewart (new author, rating 3)
4. Chains of Frost - T.A. Grey (new author, rating 3)
5. Return of the Wicca - Craig Havens (new author, rating 4)
6. Bone Crossed - Patricia Briggs (rating 3.5)
7. Vengeance in Death - JD Robb (rating 3)
8. Masters of Seduction Book 1 - Edited by Lara Adrian (rating 4)
9. Holiday In Death - JD Robb (rating 3.5)
9 books to date

February - Romance and Chilly Weather
1.Conspiracy in Death - JD Robb (rating 4)
2. Loyalty in Death - JD Robb (rating 3)
3. Witness in Death - JD Robb (rating 4)
I have been recovering from minor surgery, and the In Death books are a perfect sickroom read.
4. To Drink or Not to Drink: Prohibition-era arguments for and Against Lawless Liquor - Adams Media (new author, rating 3)
5. Darkship Thieves - Sarah Hoyt (rating 4)
6. Hell on Wheels - Julie Ann Walker (new author, rating 3)
7. In Rides Trouble - Julie Ann Walker (rating 3)
8. Hidden - Kendra Elliott (new author, rating 3)
17 books to date

March - Busy and Warm
1. Rev It Up - Julie Ann Walker (Black Knights 3 - rating 2)
2. Bite Me - Shelly Laurenston (new author, rating 4)
3. The Very Best of Charles De Lint - Charles De Lint (rating 5)
4. Under Her Skin - edited by Ilona Andrews (rating 4)
5. You Are Not So Smart - David McRaney (new author, rating 3.5)
6. Memory and Dream - Charles De Lint (rating 4)
7. The Two Income Trap: why middle-class mothers and fathers are going broke - Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi (new author, rating 3.5)
24 books to date

April - Travel and Hoping for Rain
1. Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic - Meghan Diana Doidge (new author, rating 4)
2. Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic - Meghan Diana Doidge (rating 4)
3. Prescription: Murder! Volume 1 - Alan Hynd (rating 3)
4. Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic - Meghan Diana Doidge (rating 4)
5. I See Me - Meghan Diana Doidge (rating 4)
6. Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic - Meghan Diana Doidge (rating 3)
7. Shifting Shadows - Patricia Briggs rating 3.5
8. House of the Rising Sun - Kristen Painter (new author, rating 2)
32 books to date

May - Looking for May Showers
1. Bones Never Lie - Kathy Reichs (rating 3.5)
2. Silver Borne - Patricia Briggs (rating 3.5)
3. The Inn at Rose harbor - Debbie Macomber (new author, rating 3)
4. Silver Wolf Clan - Tera Shanley (new author, rating 3)
5. House Without a Key - Earl Derr Biggers (new author, rating 4)
6. Darkship Renegades - Sarah Hoyt (rating 4)
7. Airborn - Kenneth Oppel (new author, rating 4.5)
8. The Chinese Parrot - Earl Derr Biggers (rating 3.5) (Charlie Chan 2)
9. Dead Man's Switch - Tammy Kaehler (rating 3)
10. Ghost Ship - Clive Cussler and Graham Brown (rating 3)
11. Pineapple Lies - Amy Vansant (rating 2)
12. Earthly Delights - Kerry Greenwood (rating 4.5) (Corinna Chapman 1)
13. Behind That Curtain - Earl Derr Biggers (rating 3) (Charlie Chan 3)
14. River Marked - Patricia Briggs (Mercy 6, rating 3.5)
Had a few long plane flights: good time to catch up on my reading!
46 books to date

June - Hello Sunshine
1. Robert B Parker's Cheap Shot - Ace Atkins (new author, rating 3.5)
Long-time Spenser reader: this was my first Spense by Ace Atikins. Not bad..
2. The Mane Event - Shelly Laurenston (rating 3)
3. Outliers - Malcolm Glad we'll (rating 4.5)
4. Aegis Rising - S.S. Segran (new author, rating 3)
5. Lost Things - Melissa Scott and Jo Graham (new author, rating 4)
6. Steel Blues - Melissa Scott and Jo Graham (rating 4)
7. Silver Bullet - Melissa Scott and Jo Graham (rating 3)
8. Masters of Seduction 5-8 - Edited by Lara Adrian rating 3.5
9. Beast Behaving Badly - Shelly Laurenston (rating 3)
10. Wind Raker - Melissa Scott and Jo Graham (rating 3)
56 books to date

July - Hot Temperatures and Hot Books
1. The Getaway Car - Donald E Westlake (rating 3.5)
2. Mai Tai'd Up - Alice Clayton (new author, rating 3)
3. Under a Graveyard Sky - John Ringo (rating 3.5)
4. What the Dog Saw - Malcom Gladwell (rating 3)
5. To Sail a Darkling Sea - John Ringo (rating 3.5)
6. Dragon Actually - G.A. Aiken (rating 3.5)
7. Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs (Mercy 7, rating 4)
8. Islands of Hope and Rage - John Ringo (rating 4)
9. Dragon Lust - Kelly Armenta (rating 4)
10. Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic - Meghan Diana Doidge (rating 4)
66 books to date

August - Days Off and Vacation Reading
1. Piranha - Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison (Oregon Files) Rating 3
2. Whale Hunt in the Desert: Secrets of a Vegas Superhost - Deke Castleman Rating 3.5
3. Strands of Sorrow - John Ringo (rating 4) Black Tide Rising 4 Zombie Apocalypse
4. Maids of Misfortune - M Louisa Locke (new author, Rating 4)
5. Night Shift - Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Lisa Shearin, Milla Vane (overall 3.5)
6. The Grendel Affair - Lisa Shearin (new author, 3.5)
7. Night Broken - Patricia Briggs (Mercy 8, rating 4.5)
8. Tom Swift and His Luna-Tronic Excavator - Leo L Levesque (new author, rating 3)
9. Hollywood Murder Mystery - Lee Saylor (new author, rating 3)
10. The Desperados - Sienna Valentine (rating 2.5)
76 books to date

September - Back to School Time
1. Tales of Tinfoil: Stories of Paranoia and Conspiracy - edited by Nick Cole (rating 3.5)
2. Dragon Conspiracy - Lisa Shearin (rating 3)
3. Summer of the Eagles - Jackie Clay (new author, rating 4.5)
4. Dragon Rage - Kelly Armenta (rating 3)
5. Autumn of the Loons - Jackie Clay (rating 3.5)
6. Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews (, rating 3.5)
7. Magic Shifts - Ilona Andrews (rating 4)
8. The Martian - Andy Weir (new author, rating 4.5)
9. Hawk - Steven Brust (rating 4)
65 books to date

October - Fall and Spooky Doings
1. Heavenly Pleasures - Kerry Greenwood (rating 4)
2. Uneasy Spirits - M Louisa Locke (rating 4)
3. Bloody Lessons - M Louisa Locke (rating 3.5)
4. Sons of Sparta - Jeffrey Siger (6, rating 4)
5. About a Dragon - G A Aiken (rating 3.5)
6. Devil of Delphi - Jeffrey Siger (7, rating 4)
7. Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews (rating 3.75)
8. Torch Ginger - Toby Neal (new author, rating 3)
73 books to date

November - Ramping Up for the Holidays
1. What a Dragon Should Know - G A Aiken (rating 4)
2. Last Dragon Standing - G A Aiken (rating 3.5)
3. The Land Beyond - Dana Stabenow (rating 4)
4. It's In His Heart - Shelly Alexander (new author, rating 3.5)
5. The Dragon Who Loved Me - G A Aiken (rating 4)
6. The Vampire's Mail Order Bride - Kristen Painter (rating 3)
7. How to Drive a Dragon Crazy - G.A. Aiken (rating 3.5)
8. Quicksilver - Toni Dwiggens (new author, rating 3.5)
9. White Leopard - Laurent Guillaume (new author, rating 2)
10. Badwater - Toni Dwiggens (rating 3)
83 books to date

December - Time to Wrap Up the Year
1. The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher (rating 4.5)
2. Dragons at Crumbling Castle - Terry Pratchett (rating 3.5)
3. The Pharaoh's Secret - Clive Cussler (rating 3)
4. The Forest - Justin Groot (new author, rating 4.5)
5. Midnight at Marble Arch - Anne Perry (rating 2)
6. Quarter Share - Nathan Lowell (new author, rating 4.5)
7. The Soloman Curse - Clive Cussler & Russell Blake (rating 2.5)
8. Murder in Murray Hill - Victoria Thompson (new author, rating 2.5)
9. I See You - Meghan Ciana Doidge (rating 4) Oracle 2
10. Half Share - Nathan Lowell (rating 4) Trader's Tales 2
93 books!

Year-End Summary
93 books read
25 new authors discovered

[reise]

Two or more books by authors from my personal collection:
Sherman Alexie (currently reading, Ten Little Indians)
Margaret Atwood (currently reading, The Penelopiad)
Edwidge Danticat
Percival Everett (currently reading, The Weather and Women Treat Me Fair)
China Mieville
George Pelecanos
(completed: The Cut and The Double)

Odds and ends:
short story collection/anthology: Philip K. Dick (completed: The Philip K. Dick Anthology)
reread: The Witching Hour by Ann Rice
rediscover author: Stephen King - 11/22/63
new discoveries: Kameron Hurley and Ann Leckie
(completed: The Body Project and After Birth by Kameron Hurley)
poets: Anne Carson and June Jordan
(completed: Autobiography of Red and Glass, Irony and God - Anne Carson)
(completed: Kissing God Goodbye and haruko/love poems - June Jordan)
2 non-fiction books
(completed: Perspectives on Percival Everett by Keith B. Mitchell and Robin G. Vander)
(completed: Frida Kahlo by Gannit Ankori)