2009: Challenges – 100+ Book Challenge Completed

Another challenge down, and another one hosted by J.Kaye! This was the the 100+ Reading Challenge.  My goal for this year was 108 books, one more than I read last year.  Here’s my final list of books.

  1. Skin Tight – Carl Hiaasen
  2. Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade – Diana Gabaldon
  3. Kopek the Destroyer – Phil Owens
  4. Five on a Treasure Island – Enid Blyton
  5. Summer – Edith Wharton
  6. Plum Spooky – Janet Evanovich
  7. The Stupidest Angel – Christopher Moore
  8. Amelia Peabody’s Egypt – Elizabeth Peters
  9. Claus, A Christmas Incarnation – C. John Coombes
  10. The Brass Verdict – Michael Connelly
  11. All Night Long – Jayne Ann Krentz
  12. Upbound – Peter Hassebroek
  13. A Fistful of Charms – Kim Harrison
  14. College Girl – Patricia Weitz
  15. Full Speed – Janet Evanovich
  16. Kiss of the Night – Sherrilyn Kenyon
  17. China Lake – Meg Gardiner
  18. Undead and Unemployed – MaryJanice Davidson
  19. The Prey – Allison Brennan
  20. Summer Knight – Jim Butcher
  21. Dead to the World – Charlaine Harris
  22. An Ice Cold Grave – Charlaine Harris
  23. The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears – Dinaw Mengestu
  24. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
  25. Soul Catcher – Michael C. White
  26. Vampire Academy – Richelle Mead
  27. In the Woods – Tana French
  28. Can You Keep a Secret? – Sophie Kinsella
  29. The Chemist – Janson Mancheski
  30. Breath of Scandal – Sandra Brown
  31. For a Few Demons More – Kim Harrison
  32. The Kiss Murder – Mehmet Murat Somer
  33. The Uncommon Reader – Alan Bennett
  34. The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
  35. Matilda – Roald Dahl
  36. Whiskey Sour – J.A. Konrath
  37. The Masque of the Black Tulip – Lauren Willig
  38. The Lost Hours – Karen White
  39. Undead and Unappreciated – MaryJanice Davidson
  40. Drop Shot – Harlan Coben
  41. Tribute – Nora Roberts
  42. Full Blast – Janet Evanovich
  43. Fractured – Karin Slaughter
  44. First Family – David Baldacci
  45. Darling Jim – Christian Moerk
  46. Afraid – Jack Kilborn
  47. Bonk – Mary Roach
  48. Dead Girls Are Easy – Terri Garey
  49. Tell No One – Harlan Coben
  50. The BFG – Roald Dahl
  51. Sunny Chandler’s Return – Sandra Brown
  52. Tripwire – Lee Child
  53. The Black Tower – Louis Bayard
  54. The Mating Rituals of the North American WASP – Lauren Lipton
  55. Dark Places – Gillian Flynn
  56. Reunion – Therese Fowler
  57. April & Oliver – Tess Callahan
  58. The Secret Life of Prince Charming – Deb Caletti
  59. Breathers – S.G. Browne
  60. City of Thieves – David Benioff
  61. Doomed Queens – Kris Waldherr
  62. Bad Things – Michael Marshall
  63. High Noon – Nora Roberts
  64. Kitty and the Midnight Hour – Carrie Vaughn
  65. I Smile Back – Amy Koppelman

  66. The Accidental Human
    – Dakota Cassidy
  67. Skin Trade – Laurell K. Hamilton
  68. The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl – Belle de Jour
  69. Night Play – Sherrilyn Kenyon
  70. Do Not Deny Me – Jean Thompson
  71. Finger Lickin’ Fifteen – Janet Evanovich
  72. Naamah’s Kiss – Jacqueline Carey
  73. Fluke – Christopher Moore
  74. Courting Catherine – Nora Roberts
  75. On Writing – Stephen King
  76. Killer Takes All – Erica Spindler
  77. A Man for Amanda – Nora Roberts
  78. Ms. Taken Identity – Dan Begley
  79. Spook – Mary Roach
  80. For the Love of Lilah – Nora Roberts
  81. A Pen Warmed Up in Hell – Mark Twain
  82. Suzanna’s Surrender – Nora Roberts
  83. The Girl with the White Flag – Tomiko Higa
  84. Megan’s Mate – Nora Roberts
  85. A Secret Rage – Charlaine Harris
  86. Best Intentions – Emily Listfield
  87. Unnatural Exposure – Patricia Cornwell
  88. The Memory Collector – Meg Gardiner
  89. Jar City – Arnaldur Indridason
  90. Engleby – Sebastian Faulks
  91. The Big Steal – Emyl Jenkins
  92. Evil at Heart – Chelsea Cain
  93. Good in Bed – Jennifer Weiner
  94. Rising Tides – Nora Roberts
  95. A Circle of Souls – Preetham Grandhi
  96. Huge – James W. Fuerst
  97. Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins
  98. The Girl Who Played With Fire – Stieg Larsson
  99. Practical Demonkeeping – Christopher Moore
  100. Cleopatra’s Daughter – Michelle Moran
  101. Wish You Were Here – Rita Mae Brown
  102. Silence of the Grave – Arnaldur Indridason
  103. Hunter’s Moon – C.T. Adams & Cathy Clamp
  104. The Spire – Richard North Patterson
  105. Full Bloom – Janet Evanovich
  106. The Fury – Jason Pinter
  107. Coyote Blue – Christopher Moore
  108. Vixen 03 – Clive Cussler

I’ll definitely sign up again for next year, though my goal will be even bigger… Since I’m already up to 118 books, and it’s only the start of November!

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