Beth’s Comments (group member since May 03, 2014)

Beth’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

I finally finished this one tonight. 120 books - whew!

50 States Challenge
Open Duration

40/50 completed

Alabama (AL) - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Alaska (AK) - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (12/18) ★★★★
Arizona (AZ) - The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint by Brady Udall (5/28) ★★★★★
Arkansas (AR) - True Grit by Charles Portis (3/22) ★★★★★
California (CA) - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (3/15) ★★★★
Colorado (CO) - The Poet by Michael Connelly (12/10) ★★★
Connecticut (CT) - The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin (5/16) ★★★★
Delaware (DE) - Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry
Florida (FL) - Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong (12/31) ★★★★
Georgia (GA) - The Heavenly Table by Donald Ray Pollock - 1/9 ★★★★★
Hawaii (HI) - Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
Idaho (ID) - Pines by Blake Crouch (1/7) ★★★★
Illinois (IL) - Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath (4/2) ★★
Indiana (IN) - Crimes in Southern Indiana by Frank Bill (12/29) ★★★★
Iowa (IA) - The Magician's Lie by Greer Macallister (1/1) ★★★
Kansas (KS) - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (7/11) ★★
Kentucky (KY) - Kentucky Straight by Chris Offutt (12/20) ★★★★
Louisiana (LA) - Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong (7/4) ★★★
Maine (ME) - The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King (8/17) ★★★★
Maryland (MD) - Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (7/19) ★★★★
Massachusetts (MA) - Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison (4/3) ★★★★
Michigan (MI) - The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (1/25) ★★★★
Minnesota (MN) - The Way Forward by Jill Bisker (12/16) ★★★★
Mississippi (MS) - The Little Friend by Donna Tartt (8/15) ★★★
Missouri (MO) - Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis
Montana (MT) - This House of Sky by Ivan Doig
Nebraska (NE) - O Pioneers! by Willa Cather (7/17) ★★★
Nevada (NV) - Pale Demon by Kim Harrison (1/28) ★★★★★
New Hampshire (NH) - Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (4/14) ★★★★
New Jersey (NJ) - Gone with the Mind by Mark Leyner (8/5) ★★★★★
New Mexico (NM) - Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (9/6) ★★★★
New York (NY) - Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann (11/1) ★★★★
North Carolina (NC) - The Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth by Ron Rash (11/5) ★★★★
North Dakota (ND) - Fargo Rock City by Chuck Klosterman (11/16) ★★★★
Ohio (OH) - Beloved by Toni Morrison (12/16) ★★★
Oklahoma (OK) - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (2/9) ★★★★★
Oregon (OR) - Armada by Ernest Cline (3/1) ★★★★
Pennsylvania (PA) - Birdy by William Wharton (7/9) ★★★★
Rhode Island (RI) - The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike (4/19) ★★
South Carolina (SC) -
South Dakota (SD) - On the Rez by Ian Frazier
Tennessee (TN) - Child of God by Cormac McCarthy (3/21) ★★★
Texas (TX) - Speak by Louisa Hall
Utah (UT) - The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall (9/29) ★★★★
Vermont (VT) - Bathing the Lion by Jonathan Carroll (11/8) ★★
Virginia (VA) - The Unlikely Disciple by Kevin Roose (5/31) ★★★★
Washington (WA) - Soul Catcher by Frank Herbert (12/18) ★★
West Virginia (WV) - John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead
Wisconsin (WI) - A Prayer for the Dying by Stewart O'Nan
Wyoming (WY) - Close Range by Annie Proulx (1/13) ★★★★

Finished! :)

Sliding Maze
August 2015

11/11 completed



D - Junky by William S. Burroughs - one word (8/1) ★★★
D - Ubik by Philip K. Dick - one word (8/1) ★★★★
D - Shattered by Kevin Hearne - one word (8/5) ★★★
D - Web of Lies by Jennifer Estep - three words (8/6) ★★
L - The Veil by Chloe Neill - seven letters (8/8) ★★★
D - The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks - three words (8/8) ★★★★
L - Three Slices by Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson and Chuck Wendig - 11 letters (8/13) ★★★
L - Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace - 29 letters (8/14) ★★★★
L - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith - 17 letters (8/15) ★★★★
L - Crossed by Eliza Crewe - seven letters (8/18) ★★★
U - Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz - two words (8/22) ★★★★

Finished! :)

10/10 completed

◄ Irish American Month - takes place in Ireland or written by an Irish author.
The Secret Place by Tana French (3/19) ★★★★

◄ Women's History Month - new to you female author.
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (3/10) ★★★★

◄ Daffodil - first letter of the title can be found in DAFFODIL.
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella (audio book, 3/17) ★★★★

◄ Mars, the Roman god of war - red cover.
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (3/1) ★★★

◄ March - character in the military.
First Meetings in Ender's Universe by Orson Scott Card (3/3) ★★★★

◄ Old Stuff Day - new genre or author.
Electric Literature no. 1 by various authors (3/2) ★★★★★

◄ Panic Day - makes you feel uncomfortable.
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (3/27) ★★★★

◄ Pi Day - average rating of 3.14 or higher.
Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison (3/15) ★★★★

◄ Saint Patrick's Day - main cover color is green.
Sky Burial by Xinran (3/7) ★★★★

◄ National Smoke and Mirrors Day - the main character is hiding something.
Fairest by Marissa Meyer (3/12) ★★★

I'm in at level Luck of the Irish. Thanks for the challenge!

10/10 completed

◄ Irish American Month - takes place in Ireland or written by an Irish author.
The Secret Place by Tana French (3/19) ★★★★

◄ Women's History Month - new to you female author.
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (3/10) ★★★★

◄ Daffodil - first letter of the title can be found in DAFFODIL.
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella (audio book, 3/17) ★★★★

◄ Mars, the Roman god of war - red cover.
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (3/1) ★★★

◄ March - character in the military.
First Meetings in Ender's Universe by Orson Scott Card (3/3) ★★★★

◄ Old Stuff Day - new genre or author.
Electric Literature no. 1 by various authors (3/2) ★★★★★

◄ Panic Day - makes you feel uncomfortable.
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (3/27) ★★★★

◄ Pi Day - average rating of 3.14 or higher.
Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison (3/15) ★★★★

◄ Saint Patrick's Day - main cover color is green.
Sky Burial by Xinran (3/7) ★★★★

◄ National Smoke and Mirrors Day - the main character is hiding something.
Fairest by Marissa Meyer (3/12) ★★★

I'll spell it out at level Double Agent.

8/8 completed

W. Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella (audio book, 2/12)
H. Haunted by Kelley Armstrong (2/8)
I. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs (2/10)
T. Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives by various authors (2/3)
E. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (2/20)



B. Broken by Kelley Armstrong (audio book, 2/26)
A. Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife (2/28)
D. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (2/13)

Time for Tea Challenge

I'll try the Tea for Two level.

10/10 completed

Step 1 - Boil the water
B, O, I or L - Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (1/9) ★★★
B, O, I or L - Elegy for April by Benjamin Black (audio book, 1/8) ★★★

Step 2 - Choose your tea
Green - Oblivion by David Foster Wallace (1/19) ★★★★
White - Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace (1/3) ★★★★★

Step 3 - Steep the tea
Medium - Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov (1/2) ★★★★
Strong - A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace (1/26) ★★★★

Step 4 - Sweet?
One spoonful - Cracked by Eliza Crewe (1/4) ★★★★
Two spoonfuls - Crushed by Eliza Crewe (1/8) ★★★

Step 5 - Black or white?
Lots of milk - How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis (1/17) ★★★
Cream - Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh (1/13) ★★★★

New 2 U Authors Challenge 2015 - Devil May Care

6 completed

January
1. Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov (1/2)
2. Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace (1/3)
3. Cracked by Eliza Crewe (1/4)
4. Thunderstruck & Other Stories by Elizabeth McCracken (1/6)
5. Elegy for April by Benjamin Black (1/8)
6. The Intern's Handbook by Shane Kuhn (1/16)

[ Going to put this on hiatus for now; may come back to it later in the year. ]

Serious Readers Challenge 2015

12/100 completed

January
1. Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov (1/2)
2. Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace (1/3)
3. Cracked by Eliza Crewe (1/4)
4. Thunderstruck & Other Stories by Elizabeth McCracken (1/6)
5. Elegy for April by Benjamin Black (1/8)
6. Crushed by Eliza Crewe (1/8)
7. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (1/9)
8. Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh (1/13)
9. The Intern's Handbook by Shane Kuhn (1/16)
10. How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis (1/17)
11. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris (1/19)
12. Oblivion by David Foster Wallace (1/19)

[ Going to put this on hiatus for now; may come back to it later in the year. ]

Decades Challenge 2015


2015
1. Marked by Sarah Fine (2/2)
2. The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead (2/24)
3. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (3/10)
4. Fairest by Marissa Meyer (3/12)
5. Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop (4/13)
6. Miss Mayhem by Rachel Hawkins (4/14)
7. The Heir by Kiera Cass (5/22)
8. Claimed by Sarah Fine (6/4)
9. Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella (6/12)
10. Uprooted by Naomi Novik (7/7)
11. Dexter Is Dead by Jeff Lindsay (7/11)
12. The Veil by Chloe Neill (8/8)
13. Three Slices by Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson and Chuck Wendig (8/13)
14. Crossed by Eliza Crewe (8/18)
15. Deceptions by Kelley Armstrong (9/14)



2014
1. Thunderstruck & Other Stories by Elizabeth McCracken (1/6)
2. Crushed by Eliza Crewe (1/8)
3. The Intern's Handbook by Shane Kuhn (1/16)
4. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (2/22)
5. The Secret Place by Tana French (3/19)
6. Archangel's Shadows by Nalini Singh (4/8)
7. The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg (4/25)
8. Changers by T Cooper (5/12)
9. Shopaholic to the Stars by Sophie Kinsella (6/2)
10. Of Metal and Wishes by Sarah Fine (6/6)
11. Loitering by Charles D'Ambrosio (6/15)
12. The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons by Sam Kean (6/30)
13. All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (7/6)
14. Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo (7/20)



2013
1. Cracked by Eliza Crewe (1/4)
2. Archangel's Legion by Nalini Singh (1/13)
3. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris (1/19)
4. Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives (2/3)
5. Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella (2/12)
6. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (3/1)
7. Nothing Gold Can Stay by Ron Rash (5/19)
8. MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood (5/31)
9. Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews (7/9)
10. Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo (7/13)
11. Hunted by Kevin Hearne (7/28)
12. The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (8/15)
13. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson (10/29)



2012
1. How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis (1/17)
2. Pretty Little Secrets by Sara Shepard (1/29)
3. Both Flesh and Not by David Foster Wallace (1/30)
4. Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost (2/14)
5. Real Man Adventures by T Cooper (5/6)
6. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (7/5)
7. Tricked by Kevin Hearne (7/13)
8. Trapped by Kevin Hearne (7/16)
9. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (8/11)
10. More Baths, Less Talking by Nick Hornby (8/17)
11. The Bartender's Tale by Ivan Doig (9/5)
12. Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky (10/11)



2011
1. Hounded by Kevin Hearne (2/23)
2. I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella (3/17)
3. The Drop by Michael Connelly (4/24)
4. Crossed by Ally Condie (4/29)
5. Hexed by Kevin Hearne (7/3)
6. Hammered by Kevin Hearne (7/4)
7. Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch (7/16)
8. Electric Literature No. 6 (10/3)
9. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (10/13)
10. Summer House with Swimming Pool by Herman Koch (11/11)
12. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (12/18)



2010
1. Elegy for April by Benjamin Black (1/8)
2. Electric Literature No. 3 (4/10)
3. Electric Literature No. 4 (4/16)
4. Web of Lies by Jennifer Estep (8/6)
5. The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks (8/8)
6. Burning Bright by Ron Rash (9/9)
7. Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King (9/17)
8. Electric Literature No. 5 (10/9)
9. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor (11/22)
10. Just Kids by Patti Smith (12/26)



2009
1. The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter (2/3)
2. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (2/13)
3. Electric Literature No. 1 (3/2)
4. Electric Literature No. 2 (4/2)
5. Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly (4/7)
6. The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood (5/22)
7. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin (6/19)
8. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (6/23)
9. Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby (9/11)



2008
1. Unbelievable by Sara Shepard (1/24)
2. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs (2/10)
3. This One Is Mine by Maria Semple (6/10)
4. The Lemur by Benjamin Black (7/31)
5. One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (8/19)
6. Shakespeare Wrote for Money by Nick Hornby (8/30)
7. Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong (9/1)
8. Dog on It by by Spencer Quinn (10/16)



2007
1. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (1/9)
2. When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris (1/28)
3. The Man Suit by Zachary Schomburg (6/23)
4. No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong (7/25)
5. Chemistry and Other Stories by Ron Rash (9/2)
6. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (9/30)
7. For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison (10/25)



2006
1. What the Chinese Don't Eat by Xinran (2/1)
2. Broken by Kelley Armstrong (2/26)
3. The Zero by Jess Walter (7/26)
4. Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet (7/28)
5. A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison (8/29)
6. The Road by Cormac McCarthy (10/28)



2005
1. Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace (1/3)
2. Haunted by Kelley Armstrong (2/8)
3. Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison (3/15)
4. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (3/27)
5. Incendiary by Chris Cleave (4/18)



2004
1. Oblivion by David Foster Wallace (1/19)
2. Sky Burial by Xinran (3/7)
3. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris (4/14)
4. Confessions of a Tax Collector by Rick Yancey (10/5)



2003
1. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (2/28)
2. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (4/22)
3. I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe (7/2)



2002
1. First Meetings in Ender's Universe by Orson Scott Card (3/3)
2. Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick (10/23)



2001
1. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella (3/31)

Done! Really enjoyed this challenge. :)

Wow, you guys are hardcore! I only have eight going right now and I still feel pressure to read all my October books on time.

Between that and library due dates I feel like I've boxed myself into a corner a little... kind of want to make my own challenge for next month with the only rule being that I have to avoid the allure of other short-term challenges and read several books that have been languishing on my shelves!

It's fun to update challenge posts, though, whenever I finish a book. Sometimes it's even more fulfilling than the actual reading! :)

I'll participate at level Maze Master.
Completed: 14/14



West to Center

1. Left: Joyland by Stephen King (7 letters) - 8/2 ★★★
3. Right: Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep (12 letters) - 8/3 ★★★
3. Right: CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders (24 letters) - 8/5 ★★★
4. Left: Peeps by Scott Westerfeld (5 letters) - 8/6 ★★★★
5. Right: The Radleys by Matt Haig (10 letters) - 8/8 ★★★
6. Right: The Elite by Kiera Cass (8 letters) - 8/10 ★★★
7. Left: Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman (11 letters) - 8/13 ★★★
8. Left: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (11 letters) - 8/15 ★★★



Center to South

1. Right: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (8 letters) - 8/18 ★★★
2. Right: The One by Kiera Cass (6 letters) - 8/20 ★★★★
4. Left: Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana (25 letters) - 8/22 ★★★
3. Left: The Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald (13 letters) - 8/23 ★★★
5. Left: The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld (13 letters) - 8/25 ★★★★
6. Right: Winger by Andrew Smith (6 letters) - 8/26 ★★★

Finished level 1 and moving on to level 2.

195/200

July
101. Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep (7/7)
102. Oaxaca Journal by Oliver Sacks (7/7)
103. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (audio book, 7/9)
104. Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst (7/9)
105. Blackstock's Collections by Gregory L. Blackstock (7/10)
106. Yes, Yes, Cherries by Mary Otis (7/11)
107. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard (7/12)
108. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (7/13)
109. Puddle Jumping by Amber L. Johnson (7/16)
110. The Selection by Kiera Cass (7/17)
111. No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy (7/17)
112. Housekeeping vs. the Dirt by Nick Hornby (7/18)
113. Ali's Pretty Little Lies by Sara Shepard (7/24)
114. The Immortal Crown by Richelle Mead (7/25)
115. The Nimrod Flipout by Etgar Keret (7/26)
116. How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer (7/28)
117. My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland (7/30)
118. Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl (7/31)

August
119. Joyland by Stephen King (8/2)
120. Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep (8/3)
121. CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders (8/5)
122. Peeps by Scott Westerfeld (8/6)
123. The Radleys by Matt Haig (8/8)
124. The Elite by Kiera Cass (8/10)
125. Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman (8/13)
126. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (8/15)
127. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (8/18)
128. The One by Kiera Cass (8/20)
129. Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana (8/22)
130. The Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald (8/23)
131. The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld (8/25)
132. Winger by Andrew Smith (8/26)
133. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson (8/28)
134. Whistling In the Dark by Lesley Kagen (8/29)
135. Meditation for Dummies by Stephan Bodian (8/30)

September
136. Touching Darkness by Scott Westerfeld (9/1)
137. Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh (9/3)
138. Flawless by Sara Shepard (9/5)
139. Matched by Ally Condie (9/7)
140. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Dummies by Patrizia Collard (9/11)
141. Beverly Hills Dead by Stuart Woods (audio book, 9/12)
142. The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld (9/12)
143. Blood Games by Chloe Neill (9/14)
144. Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart (9/17)
145. The Lying Game by Sara Shepard (9/20)
146. Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong (9/23)
147. Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh (9/26)
148. Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead
149. The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison (9/29)
150. The Giver by Lois Lowry (9/30)

October
151. Blue Noon by Scott Westerfeld (10/6)
152. Written in Red by Anne Bishop (10/7)
153. Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard (10/9)
154. Covet by J.R. Ward (audio book, 10/9)
155. Perfect by Sara Shepard (10/11)
156. The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories by Truman Capote (10/13)
157. Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely (10/17)
158. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (10/17)
159. The Humans by Matt Haig (10/18)
160. The Science of Evil by Simon Baron-Cohen (10/20)
161. Visions by Kelley Armstrong (10/22)
162. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison (10/28)
163. The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly (audio book, 10/29)
164. The Wolves of Midwinter by Anne Rice (10/30)

November
165. Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepard (11/5)
166. Hide and Seek by Sara Shepard (11/7)
167. Cross My Heart, Hope To Die by Sara Shepard (11/9)
168. The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp (11/12)
169. Seven Minutes in Heaven by Sara Shepard (11/14)
170. Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh (11/15)
171. Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop (11/18)
172. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews (11/18)
173. The Dinner by Herman Koch (11/21)
174. The Black Echo by Michael Connelly (audio book, 11/24)
175. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick (11/26)
176. Letting Loose the Hounds by Brady Udall (11/28)
177. The Improbability Principle by David J. Hand (11/29)
178. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot (11/30)

December
179. The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (12/2)
180. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin (12/5)
181. Trunk Music by Michael Connelly (audio book, 12/6)
182. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (12/6)
183. Archangel's Storm by Nalini Singh (12/8)
184. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (12/12)
185. The Young Elites by Marie Lu (12/16)
186. The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey (12/17)
187. This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers (12/18)
188. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (12/21)
189. 18% Gray by Zachary Karabashliev (12/21)
190. Cress by Marissa Meyer (12/24)
191. World War Z by Max Brooks (12/27)
192. Stop, You're Killing Me by James Leo Herlihy (12/28)
193. Self by Yann Martel (12/30)
194. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris (12/30)
195. Blue Denim by James Leo Herlihy and William Noble (12/30)

And that should be it for the year!

I'll give Option Three a shot at level Melt & Frost.

Completed: 8/8

Yes & No
Yes, Yes, Cherries by Mary Otis (7/11)
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy (7/17)



In & Out
The Cat Inside by William S. Burroughs (7/5)
The Nimrod Flipout by Etgar Keret (7/26)



Black & White
Blackstock's Collections by Gregory L. Blackstock (7/10)
My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland (7/30)



Fight & Kiss
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (audio book, 7/9)
Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl (7/31)

In for Devil May Care!

94 completed

January
1. Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton (1/2)
2. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (1/13)
3. How to Be Black by Baratunde Thurston (1/14)
4. Blood Blade by Marcus Pelegrimas (1/22)
5. I Wear the Black Hat by Chuck Klosterman (1/26)
6. Killing Floor by Lee Child (audio book, 1/31)

February
7. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (2/4)
8. Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter (2/10)
9. The Wisdom of Psychopaths by Kevin Dutton (2/16)
10. It Chooses You by Miranda July (2/19)
11. Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone (2/19)
12. A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands (2/22)

March
13. Pivot Point by Kasie West (3/2)
14. Tenth of December by George Saunders (3/3)
15. In The Pleasure Groove by John Taylor (3/9)
16. Divergent by Veronica Roth (3/13)
17. Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth (audio book, 3/27)
18. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell (3/31)

April
19. The Joy of Pain by Richard H. Smith (4/3)
20. Voyage Around My Room by Xavier de Maistre (4/4)
21. Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon (4/9)
22. Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson by Jann S. Wenner (4/14)
23. The Big Book of Irony by Jon Winokur (4/22)
24. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (4/24)
25. Glitterland by Alexis Hall (4/29)

May
26. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg (5/4)
27. Sleep Donation by Karen Russell (5/6)
28. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (5/10)
29. Shakespeare Undead by Lori Handeland (5/15)
30. The Doors of Perception/Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley (5/15)
31. You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney (5/17)
32. We Won't Feel a Thing by J.C. Lillis (5/19)
33. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (5/23)
34. The Starter Wife by Gigi Levangie Grazer (audio book, 5/28)

June
35. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (6/8)
36. To Sell Is Human by Daniel H. Pink (6/12)
37. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs (audio book, 6/18)
38. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (6/18)
39. Struck by Genius by Jason Padgett (6/20)
40. Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower (6/22)
41. Artful by Peter David (6/25)
42. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (6/25)
43. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (6/26)
44. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (6/27)
45. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (6/29)
46. Mickey Outside by David Lender (6/30)

July
47. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane (audio book, 7/3)
48. Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl (7/3)
49. Asylum by Christopher J. Payne (7/4)
50. The Cat Inside by William S. Burroughs (7/5)
51. Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep (7/7)
52. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (audio book, 7/9)
53. Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst (7/9)
54. Blackstock's Collections by Gregory L. Blackstock (7/10)
55. Yes, Yes, Cherries by Mary Otis (7/11)
56. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard (7/12)
57. Puddle Jumping by Amber L. Johnson (7/16)
58. The Selection by Kiera Cass (7/17)
59. No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy (7/17)
60. The Nimrod Flipout by Etgar Keret (7/26)
61. How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer (7/28)
62. My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland (7/30)

August
63. The Radleys by Matt Haig (8/8)
64. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (8/15)
65. Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana (8/22)
66. The Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald (8/23)
67. Winger by Andrew Smith (8/26)
68. Whistling In the Dark by Lesley Kagen (8/29)
69. Meditation for Dummies by Stephan Bodian (8/30)

September
70. Matched by Ally Condie (9/7)
71. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Dummies by Patrizia Collard (9/11)
72. Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart (9/17)
73. The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison (9/29)
74. The Giver by Lois Lowry (9/30)

October
75. Written in Red by Anne Bishop (10/7)
76. The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories by Truman Capote (10/13)
77. Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely (10/17)
78. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (10/17)
79. The Science of Evil by Simon Baron-Cohen (10/20)

November
80. The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp (11/12)
81. The Dinner by Herman Koch (11/21)
82. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick (11/26)
83. Letting Loose the Hounds by Brady Udall (11/28)
84. The Improbability Principle by David J. Hand (11/29)
85. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot (11/30)

December
86. The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (12/2)
87. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin (12/5)
88. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (12/6)
89. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (12/12)
90. The Young Elites by Marie Lu (12/16)
91. The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey (12/17)
92. This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers (12/18)
93. 18% Gray by Zachary Karabashliev (12/21)
94. World War Z by Max Brooks (12/27)

Ready to move to level 2!

100/100

January
1. Double Dexter by Jeff Lindsay (1/1)
2. Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton (1/2)
3. Drink Deep by Chloe Neill (1/3)
4. The Know-It-All by A.J. Jacobs (audio book, 1/7)
5. Succubus On Top by Richelle Mead (1/11)
6. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (1/13)
7. How to Be Black by Baratunde Thurston (1/14)
8. Firespell by Chloe Neill (1/15)
9. Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding (1/17)
10. Biting Cold by Chloe Neill (1/19)
11. After Dead by Charlaine Harris (1/22)
12. Blood Blade by Marcus Pelegrimas (1/22)
13. David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell (1/23)
14. I Wear the Black Hat by Chuck Klosterman (1/26)
15. Succubus Dreams by Richelle Mead (1/30)
16. Killing Floor by Lee Child (audio book, 1/31)

February
17. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (2/4)
18. Dexter's Final Cut by Jeff Lindsay (2/6)
19. Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter (2/10)
20. The Wisdom of Psychopaths by Kevin Dutton (2/16)
21. It Chooses You by Miranda July (2/19)
22. Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone (2/19)
23. A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands (2/22)
24. Dead of Night by Charlaine Harris and Amanda Stevens (2/23)
25. Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead (2/24)
26. The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly (audio book, 2/25)

March
27. Pivot Point by Kasie West (3/2)
28. Tenth of December by George Saunders (3/3)
29. Deadeye Dick by Kurt Vonngut (3/8)
30. In The Pleasure Groove by John Taylor (3/9)
31. Divergent by Veronica Roth (3/13)
32. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (audio book, 3/13)
33. Kicking It by various authors (3/15)
34. Omens by Kelley Armstrong (3/25)
35. Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth (audio book, 3/27)
36. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (3/29)
37. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell (3/31)

April
38. The Joy of Pain by Richard H. Smith (4/3)
39. Voyage Around My Room by Xavier de Maistre (4/4)
40. House Rules by Chloe Neill (4/7)
41. Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon (4/9)
42. Gonzo by Jann S. Wenner (4/14)
43. Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead (4/16)
44. Succubus Revealed by Richelle Mead (4/20)
45. The Big Book of Irony by Jon Winokur (4/22)
46. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (4/24)
47. Insurgent by Veronica Roth (4/25)
48. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (audio book, 4/25)
49. Pastoralia by George Saunders (4/26)
40. Glitterland by Alexis Hall (4/29)

May
51. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg (5/4)
52. Sleep Donation by Karen Russell (5/6)
53. Chuck Klosterman IV by Chuck Klosterman (5/7)
54. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (5/10)
55. Biting Bad by Chloe Neill (5/11)
56. Void Moon by Michael Connelly (audio book, 5/12)
57. Gameboard of the Gods by Richelle Mead (5/12)
58. Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris (5/14)
59. Shakespeare Undead by Lori Handeland (5/15)
60. The Doors of Perception/Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley (5/15)
61. You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney (5/17)
62. We Won't Feel a Thing by J.C. Lillis (5/19)
63. Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong (5/21)
64. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (5/23)
65. A Story That Ends with a Scream by James Leo Herlihy (5/24)
66. Wild Things by Chloe Neill (5/25)
67. Allegiant by Veronica Roth (5/27)
68. The Starter Wife by Gigi Levangie Grazer (audio book, 5/29)
69. Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins (5/29)
70. Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins (5/30)

June
71. We Live in Water by Jess Walter (6/1)
72. The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson (6/3)
73. School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins (6/5)
74. Drop Dead Healthy by A.J. Jacobs (audio book, 6/6)
75. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (6/6)
76. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (6/8)
77. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong (6/9)
78. The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby (6/10)
79. To Sell Is Human by Daniel H. Pink (6/12)
80. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld (6/13)
81. Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman (6/14)
82. Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins (6/16)
83. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs (audio book, 6/18)
84. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (6/18)
85. Specials by Scott Westerfeld (6/18)
86. Eating the Dinosaur by Chuck Klosterman (6/20)
87. Struck by Genius by Jason Padgett (6/20)
88. Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower (6/22)
89. Artful by Peter David (6/25)
90. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (6/25)
91. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (6/26)
92. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (6/27)
93. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (6/29)
94. Mickey Outside by David Lender (6/30)

July
95. Extras by Scott Westerfeld (7/3)
96. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane (audio book, 7/3)
97. Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl (7/3)
98. Asylum by Christopher J. Payne (7/4)
99. The Cat Inside by William S. Burroughs (7/5)
100. Finding the Way Back by Jill Bisker (7/6)

I'll try it at Level VIII.


2014 (done)
1. Sleep Donation by Karen Russell (5/6)
2. Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris (5/14)
3. We Won't Feel a Thing by J.C. Lillis (5/19)
4. Wild Things by Chloe Neill (5/25)
5. Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins (6/16)
6. Struck by Genius by Jason Padgett (6/20)
7. Artful by Peter David (6/25)
8. Mickey Outside by David Lender (6/30)
9. Finding The Way Back by Jill Bisker (7/6)
10. Puddle Jumping by Amber L. Johnson (7/16)
11. The Immortal Crown by Richelle Mead (7/25)
12. The One by Kiera Cass (8/20)
13. Blood Games by Chloe Neill (9/14)
14. Silver Shadows by Richelle Mead (9/28)



2013 (done)
1. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (1/13)
2. Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding (1/17)
3. David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell (1/23)
4. I Wear the Black Hat by Chuck Klosterman (1/26)
5. Dexter's Final Cut by Jeff Lindsay (2/6)
6. Dead of Night by Charlaine Harris and Amanda Stevens (2/23)
7. Pivot Point by Kasie West (3/2)
8. Tenth of December by George Saunders (3/3)
9. Kicking It by various authors (3/15)
10. Omens by Kelley Armstrong (3/25)
11. The Joy of Pain by Richard H. Smith (4/3)
12. House Rules by Chloe Neill (4/7)
13. Glitterland by Alexis Hall (4/29)



2012 (done)
1. How to Be Black by Baratunde Thurston (1/14)
2. Biting Cold by Chloe Neill (1/19)
3. Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter (2/10)
4. The Wisdom of Psychopaths by Kevin Dutton (2/16)
5. In The Pleasure Groove by John Taylor (3/9)
6. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (4/24)
7. Insurgent by Veronica Roth (4/25)
8. Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins (5/30)
9. Drop Dead Healthy by A.J. Jacobs (audio book, 6/6)
10. To Sell Is Human by Daniel H. Pink (6/12)
11. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (6/18)
12. The Selection by Kiera Cass (7/17)



2011 (done)
1. It Chooses You by Miranda July (2/19)
2. Divergent by Veronica Roth (3/13)
3. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell (3/31)
4. Succubus Revealed by Richelle Mead (4/20)
5. You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney (5/17)
6. Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins (5/29)
7. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (6/27)
8. Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst (7/9)
9. My Life as a White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland (7/30)
10. Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep (8/3)
11. Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh (9/26)



2010 (done)
1. Firespell by Chloe Neill (1/15)
2. Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth (3/27)
3. Succubus Shadows by Richelle Mead (4/16)
4. Shakespeare Undead by Lori Handeland (5/15)
5. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (5/23)
6. Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep (7/7)
7. The Radleys by Matt Haig (8/8)
8. Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh (9/3)
9. Matched by Ally Condie (9/7)
10. The Lying Game by Sara Shepard (9/20)



2009 (done)
1. Blood Blade by Marcus Pelegrimas (1/22)
2. Succubus Heat by Richelle Mead (2/24)
3. The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly (audio book, 2/25)
4. Eating the Dinosaur by Chuck Klosterman (6/20)
5. Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower (6/22)
6. Asylum by Christopher J. Payne (7/4)
7. Covet by J.R. Ward (audio book, 10/9)
8. The Dinner by Herman Koch (11/21)
9. The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey (12/17)



2008 (done)
1. Succubus On Top by Richelle Mead (1/11)
2. Succubus Dreams by Richelle Mead (1/30)
3. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong (6/9)
4. Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman (8/13)
5. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (8/18)
6. Beverly Hills Dead by Stuart Woods (audio book, 9/12)
7. Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely (10/17)
8. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick (11/26)



2007 (done)
1. Gonzo by Jann S. Wenner (4/14)
2. The Big Book of Irony by Jon Winokur (4/22)
3. Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong (5/21)
4. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (6/26)
5. Extras by Scott Westerfeld (7/3)
6. Yes, Yes, Cherries by Mary Otis (7/11)
7. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (7/13)



2006 (done)
1. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (2/4)
2. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (audio book, 4/25)
3. Chuck Klosterman IV by Chuck Klosterman (5/7)
4. Specials by Scott Westerfeld (6/18)
5. Blackstock's Collections by Gregory L. Blackstock (7/10)
6. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard (7/12)



2005 (done)
1. A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands (2/22)
2. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (audio book, 3/13)
3. The Starter Wife by Gigi Levangie Grazer (audio book, 5/28)
4. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (6/8)
5. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld (6/13)

New here and glad to have found this group! I love reading challenges and would like to participate. I'll do "Heavy Gusts" (13-24 books).

16/16

May I take a message? (inspirational book)
Done 5/4 - Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg ★★★

May I be excused? (first person POV)
Done 5/6 - Sleep Donation by Karen Russell ★★★★

The merry month of May (humorous)
Done 5/7 - Chuck Klosterman IV by Chuck Klosterman ★★★★

Mae West (black & white cover)
Done 5/10 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson ★★★★★

May-December Relationship (age gap between protagonists)
Done 5/11 - Biting Bad by Chloe Neill ★★★

Warning: May be hazardous to your health (someone finds themselves in a precarious situation)
Done 5/12 - Void Moon by Michael Connelly (audio book) ★★★

May Day! (first in a series)
Done 5/12 - Gameboard of the Gods by Richelle Mead ★★★★

May the road rise to meet you... (road on the cover)
Done 5/14 - Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris ★

Maybe, maybe not (been pondering for awhile)
Done 5/15 - Shakespeare Undead by Lori Handeland ★★

Terms & conditions may apply (fits another challenge)
Done 5/15 - The Doors of Perception/Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley ★★★

Cinco de Mayo (five words in the title)
Done 5/17 - You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney ★★★

Things may look good on the surface... (attractive cover)
Done 5/19 - We Won't Feel a Thing by J.C. Lillis ★★★★

If I may be so bold... (reader's choice)
Done 5/21 - Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong ★★★

May he rest in peace (book with ghosts)
Done 5/23 - Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins ★★★

How may I help you? (protagonist helps someone out)
Done 5/25 - Wild Things by Chloe Neill ★★★

May you live in interesting times... (danger, uncertainty, and chaos)
Done 5/27 - Allegiant by Veronica Roth ★★★