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message 501: by Alex (last edited May 10, 2014 01:23PM) (new)

Alex Willis (fightingokra) | 2 comments I will give this the old college try, if I make it to level two it will be considered a success.


1. Legend by David Gemmell
2. Atonement by Ian McEwan
3. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
4. Around The World In 80 Days by Jules Verne
5. The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes


message 502: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge, Alex!


message 503: by Imke (new)

Imke (immie75) | 1644 comments Finished Level 1 and on my way to level 2...


message 504: by Lara (new)

Lara | 676 comments Yea Imke!


message 505: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

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Congratulations, Imke!


message 506: by Amy (new)

Amy M | 53 comments Updated #298

40/100


message 507: by Greta (last edited Jul 19, 2014 06:03PM) (new)

Greta | 1459 comments I am going to take on this challenge!

Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2014
Duration:Jan.1,2014-Dec.31,2014
Completed: 31/100


Will add books as I complete them

✔1. The Shining 1/4/14
✔2. A Game of Thrones 4/9/14
✔3. The Hedge Knight 4/20/14
✔4. The Sworn Sword 4/22/14
✔5. The Mystery Knight 4/23/14
✔6. The Heroes 5/5/14
✔7. Orange Is the New Black 5/10/14
✔8. Beautiful Disaster 5/12/14
✔9. The Lady of the Rivers 5/16/14
✔10. Obsidian 5/19/14
✔11. Dark Lover 5/24/14
✔12. The Red Knight 5/301/14
✔13. My Lobotomy: A Memoir 6/1/14
✔14. Magic Bites 6/3/14
✔15. Lover Eternal 6/4/14
✔16. My Sister's Keeper 6/9/14
✔17. The Graveyard Book 6/9/14
✔18. The White Queen 6/13/14
✔19. In Cold Blood 6/17/14
✔20. Coraline 6/18/14
✔21. Sapphique 6/18/14
✔22. Divergent 6/19/14
✔23. The Snow Child 6/22/14
✔24. The Book of Lost Things 6/25/14
✔25. The Amulet of Samarkand 6/30/14
✔26. Shatter Me 7/1/14
✔27. Magic Burns 7/6/14
✔28. My Name Is Rapunzel 7/9/14
✔29. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry 7/12/14
✔30. The Red Queen 7/14/14
✔31. Insurgent 7/16/14


message 508: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Welcome to the challenge, Greta!


message 509: by Robyn (last edited Jul 31, 2014 09:23AM) (new)

Robyn | 29 comments This should fix my obsessive need to make lists! I'm in! I will add books as I go.

Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge 2014
Duration: January 1,2014-December 31,2014
Completed 0/100


1. The Pillars of the Earth✔ 1/2/2014 ***
2. Cold Magic✔ 1/4/2014 ***
3. Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul✔ 1/5/2014 ***
4. The Count of Monte Cristo✔ 1/9/2014 *****
5. East of Eden✔ 1/18/2014 ****
6. Cold Fire✔ 1/20/2014 ****
7. Ben-Hur✔ 1/25/2014 ***
8. Outlander✔ 1/30/2014 ***
9. The Handmaid's Tale✔ 2/1/2014 *****
10. Elizabeth Street: A novel based on true events✔ 2/2/2014 ****
11. The Shadow of the Wind✔ 2/7/2014 ****
12. Cold Steel✔ 2/9/2014 *****
13. The Agony and the Ecstasy✔ 2/16/2014 *****
14. Rise to Rebellion✔ 2/23/2014 ****
15. Life of Pi✔ 2/24/2014 ****
16. The Importance of Being Earnest✔ 2/25/2014 ****
17. Red Rising✔ 3/1/2014 **
18. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West✔ 3/5/2014 *****
19. Memoirs of Cleopatra✔ 3/16/2014 *****
20. Cleopatra's Daughter✔ 3/23/2014 ****
21. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks✔ 3/25/2014 ****
22. Golden Urchin✔ 3/27/2014 ***
23. Morning in the Burned House✔ 4/5/2014 ***
24. When Christ and His Saints Slept✔ 4/12/2014 ****
25. The Diary of a Young Girl✔ 4/14/2014 ****
26. Fahrenheit 451✔ 4/15/2014 ***
27. Burial Rites✔ 4/21/2014 ***
28. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty✔ 4/21/2014 ****
29. Empress Orchid✔ 4/21/2014 ***
30. The Sound Of Butterflies✔ 4/24/2014 *
31. Pompeii✔ 4/26/2014 ****
32. Company Of Liars✔ 4/29/2014 ****
33. Mistress of Rome✔ 5/3/2014 ****
34. The Towers of Tuscany✔ 5/4/2014 ***
35. Exile✔ 5/6/2014 ****
36. The Circle✔ 5/7/2014 ****
37. Across the Universe✔ 5/11/2014 ***
38. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan✔ 5/12/2014 ***
39. Pope Joan✔ 5/15/2014 ***
40. Beauty✔ 5/16/2014 ****
41. Red Mars✔ 5/19/2014 *****
42. American Gods ✔ 5/23/2014 *****
43. Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution✔ 5/24/2014 ***
44. Crocodile on the Sandbank✔ 5/29/2014 ***
45. Gone Girl✔ 5/31/2014 ****
46. The Blessing Stone✔ 6/3/2014 ****
47. Doomsday Book✔ 6/10/2014 *****
48. Leviathan Wakes✔ 6/13/2014 *****
49. Time and Chance✔ 6/19/2014 *****
50. House of Suns✔ 6/22/2014 *****
51. Devil's Brood✔ 6/29/2014 *****
52. Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness✔ 7/2/2014 **
53. Caliban's War✔ 7/4/2014 ***
54. Storm Front✔ 7/8/2014 ****
55. The Kite Runner✔ 7/9/2014 **
56. Fool Moon✔ 7/16/2014 ***
57. Lionheart✔ 7/18/2014 *****
58. The Call of the Wild✔ 7/20/2014 ****
59. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War✔ 7/23/2014 ***
60. Grave Peril✔ 7/31/2014 ****


message 510: by Kelly (new)

Kelly (ladykatala) | 5020 comments Robyn wrote: "This should fix my obsessive need to make lists! I'm in! I will add books as I go."

I'm pretty sure this will just make the problem worse. But the first step is admitting you have a problem :) Welcome!


message 511: by Robyn (new)

Robyn | 29 comments Kelly wrote: "Robyn wrote: "This should fix my obsessive need to make lists! I'm in! I will add books as I go."

I'm pretty sure this will just make the problem worse. But the first step is admitting you have a ..."


LOL! I'm not in denial....I know I have a problem. :)


message 512: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
LOL! Welcome to the challenge, Robyn!


message 513: by M.H. (new)

M.H. | 35 comments Life has tripped me up and I've barely read anything.

Here's the latest:

38. Princeps (Imager Portfolio, #5) by L.E. Modesitt Jr.


message 514: by René (new)

René (bookgeek4life) | 29 comments I can't believe I actually finished Level 1!!!

On to try out Level 2...after a much needed reading break :)


message 515: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Congratulations, Rene!


message 517: by Kelly (new)

Kelly (kellyvioletke) | 49 comments Finished Level 1!! Yay! I think that's the fastest I have gotten to 100 books read!

My Level 1 List

On to Level 2...


message 518: by Lara (new)

Lara | 676 comments Done! Now I'm on to start the 2nd level...

Posting books started and finished in 2014 by month finished.

January Read 1-19
1. Devil's Cub
2. On Basilisk Station
3. The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club
4. Netherworld
5. Alien Tango
6. River Road
7. Betrayal in Death
8. No Return\
9. The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking
10. Howl's Moving Castle
11. Act One, Wish One
12. Mr. Perfect
13. Oscar and Lucinda
14. The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing
15. The Rosie Project
16. The Forever War
17. Winterling
18. Connecting Rooms
19. Heal Your Headache

February Read 20-35
20. Opal Fire
21. I Will Teach You to Be Rich
22. Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think
23. The Line
24. Slave to Sensation
25. The Girl of Fire and Thorns
26. Spider's Bite
27. The Wizard of Seattle
28. Moon Spell
29. Obsidian
30. Seduction in Death
31. The Ylem
32. Breed of Envy
33. The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
34. The Science of Getting Rich
35. Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting

March Read 36-53
36. Once in a Lifetime
37. The Bluffer's Guide to Etiquette
38. Cress
39. True of Blood
40. The Witch and the Warrior
41. True Strength: My Journey from Hercules to Mere Mortal and How Nearly Dying Saved My Life
42. My Dearest Enemy
43. Fitness Confidential
44. Do the Work
45. The Tao of Pooh
46. Owner's Share
47. The Iron-Jawed Boy
48. Mint Juleps and Justice
49. The Calico Heart
50. UnEnchanted
51. The Woodcutter
52. The Killing Moon
52. The Wahls Protocol: How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine
53. Bite Me

April Read 54-81
54. The Selfish Gene
55. When He Was Bad
56. Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
57. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
58. Remedy and reaction : the peculiar American struggle over health care reform
59. Rhythm and Bluegrass
60. Vampire Academy
61. Allegiant
62. Luck of the Dragon
63. Fortune's Pawn
64. Emilie and the Hollow World
65. Honor's Knight
66. The Warrior PrinceThe Smoke Thief
67. The Runner and the Saint
68. The Eyre Affair
69. The Darwin Elevator
70. Ghost Seer
71. Interlude in Death
72. Unstuff Your Life!: Kick the Clutter Habit and Completely Organize Your Life for Good
73. The Skin Map
74. Otherwise Engaged
75. The 4 Disciplines of Execution
76. Undercover Genius
77. The Hex Breaker's Eyes
78. The Red Rider
79. The Quantum Thief
80. Mystic Guardian
81. Planet Mail

May Read: 82-100
82. Terms & Conditions Apply
83. The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
84. The Iron Wyrm Affair
85. Warrior
86. To Honor You Call Us
87. Night Broken
88. Open Minds
89. The 19 Dragons
90. One Touch of Scandal
91. When We Met
92. Heaven's Queen
93. How to Marry a Marquis
94. DarkShip Thieves
95. Mine Till Midnight
96. Moonless
97. The Bride Wore Scarlet
98. Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day
99. Blue-Eyed Devil
100. Will He Be Mine?


message 519: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Congratulations, Kelly & Lara!!


message 520: by M.H. (new)

M.H. | 35 comments Ok, here is book 39:

The Order War (The Saga of Recluce, #4) by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

Congrats to you guys who finished level one - I'm so jealous!


☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ | 7238 comments Yes congrats. I'm only on 40 books. I wish I had that much time and places to run and hide with my books. oh that would be the life :)


message 522: by M.H. (new)

M.H. | 35 comments Here is book 40:

Imager's Battalion (Imager Portfolio, #6) by L.E. Modesitt Jr.


message 523: by Storm (last edited Dec 18, 2014 07:55AM) (new)

Storm It's getting too hard to edit my original post @.@ So I'm starting the second half here! 51-100. The first 50 listed can be found on this post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

✔51. Nightschool: The Weirn Books, Vol. 2 By Svetlana Chmakova
✔52. Nightschool: The Weirn Books, Vol. 3 By Svetlana Chmakova
✔53. Nightschool: The Weirn Books, Vol. 4 By Svetlana Chmakova
✔54. Monster High: Back and Deader Than Ever By Lisi Harrison
✔55. Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files By Jim Butcher
✔56. Clockwork Prince By Cassandra Clare
✔57. The Sea of Monsters By Rick Riordan
✔58. Blood Rites By Jim Butcher
✔59. Stray Souls By Kate Griffin aka Catherine Webb
✔60. Princeps' Fury By Jim Butcher
✔61. Vegetarian Times Vegetarian Beginner's Guide By The Editors of Vegetarian Times
✔62. Ancient Egypt in 101 Questions and Answers By Thomas Schneider
✔63. E. T., The Extra Terrestrial: In His Adventure On Earth By William Kotzwinkle
64. The Phantom of the Opera By Gaston Leroux
65. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe By C.S. Lewis
✔66. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: and Other Stories of the Supernatural By Robert Louis Stevenson
67. The Red Pyramid
68. The Throne of Fire
69. The Serpent's Shadow
✔70. Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet By Brenda Davis & Vesanto Melina
✔71. Ripe from Around Here: A Vegan Guide to Local and Sustainable Eating By Jae Steele
✔72. The Adaptable Feast: Satisfying Meals for the Vegetarians, Vegans, and Omnivores at Your Table By Ivy Manning
73. Supermarket Vegan
✔74. The 4-Ingredient Vegan By Maribeth Abrams & Anne Dinshah
✔75. Utopia By Thomas More
✔76. Ancient Egypt By Peter Chrisp
✔77. RAGTAG By Karl Wolf-Morgenlander
✔78. The Rescuers By Margery Sharp
✔79. Miss Bianca By Margery Sharp
✔80. Treasure Island By Robert Louis Stevenson
✔81. First Lord's Fury By Jim Butcher
✔82. Circle of Isis: Ancient Egyptian Magick for Modern Witches By Ellen Cannon Reed
83. The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories Book 1 By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
84. The Kiesha'ra: Hawksong By Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
✔85. The Titan's Curse By Rick Riordan
✔86. Just Julie/I Am Not Emmanuelle By Nadia Xerri-L. / Carine Tardieu
✔87. The Wishing Tree By William Faulkner
88. A Journey To The Center Of The Earth By Jules Verne
✔89. Death of a Red Heroine By Qiu Xiaolong
✔90. The Battle of the Labyrinth By Rick Riordan
✔91. The Demigod Files By Rick Riordan
✔92. The Last Olympian By Rick Riordan
✔93. The Lies of Locke Lamora By Scott Lynch
✔94. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone By J. K. Rowling
✔95. The Lost Hero By Rick Riordan
✔96. Howl's Moving Castle By Diana Wynne Jones
✔97. Diabetes 911: How to Handle Everyday Emergencies By Larry A. Fox & Sandra L. Weber


message 524: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
That's a good thing, Storm. Means you're reading lots of books. ☺


message 526: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Almost.


message 527: by Nicole (new)

Nicole (nicolels) | 114 comments Woohoo, done with Level 1, moving on to Level 2 :)


message 528: by Rebecca (last edited Oct 21, 2014 08:17AM) (new)

Rebecca Waranch | 251 comments I'm in!
May 30,2014-October 21, 2014

(100/100)
1. A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh 5/30/14
2. The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen 5/31/14
3. The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner 5/31/14
4. The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook--What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry 6/3/14
5. Rabbit, Run by John Updike 6/4/14
6. The Devil's Punchbowl by Greg Iles 6/5/14
7. The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain 6/5/14
8. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer 6/6/14
9. The Burying Place by Brian Freeman 6/7/14
10. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf 6/8/14
11. The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner 6/9/14
12. Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs 6/11/14
13. Blood Vines by Erica Spindler 6/11/14
14. Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett 6/12/14
15. The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen 6/13/14
16. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich 6/14/14
17. Emma by Jane Austen 6/15/14
18. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh 6/19/14
19. On the Road Jack Kerouac 6/20/14
20. You've Been Warned by James Patterson 6/21/14
21. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré 6/22/14
22. Natchez Burning by Greg Iles 6/25/14
23. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh 6/29/14
24. A Dark and Twisted Tide by S.J. Bolton 6/30/14
25. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark 6/30/14
26. Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last by John M. Gottman 7/1/14
27. Justice for Sara by Erica Spindler 7/2/14
28. Drop Shot by Harlan Coben 7/4/14
29. Price of Justice by Alan Brenham 7/4/14
30. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg 7/5/14
31. The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill 7/7/14
32. A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane 7/7/14
33. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7/8/14
34. Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French 7/10/14
35. Don't Tell by Karen Rose 7/11/14
36. Ubik by Philip K. Dick 7/12/14
37. Animal Farm by George Orwell 7/13/14
38. Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 7/13/14
39. The Last Place by Laura Lippman 7/15/14
40. Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner 7/15/14
41. The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke 7/17/14
42. Native Son by Richard Wright 7/19/14
43. Mother, Mother by Koren Zailckas 7/20/14
44. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb 7/21/14
45. Disturbed by Kevin O'Brien 7/22/14
46. The Burning Air by Erin Kelly 7/24/14
47. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 7/26/14
48. The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner 7/27/14
49. Ice Cold by Tess Gerritsen 7/29/14
50. Red by Erica Spindler 7/30/14
51. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 8/1/14
52. Cornered by Alan Brenham 8/2/14
53. A Perfect Evil by Alex Kava 8/4/14
54. The Color Purple by Alice Walker 8/5/14
55. Iron House by John Hart 8/7/14
56. Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry 8/8/14
57. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 8/9/14
58. Love Me to Death by Allison Brennan 8/9/14
59. The Treatment by Mo Hayder 8/11/14
60. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer 8/12/14
61. Ghost Story by Peter Straub 8/15/14
62. The Last Girl by Jane Casey 8/16/14
63. The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner 8/18/14
64. White Noise by Don DeLillo 8/20/14
65. 14 by J.T. Ellison 8/22/14
66. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen 8/25/14
67. Double Indemnity by James M. Cain 8/25/14
68. Intensity by Dean Koontz 8/28/14
69. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 8/30/14
70. The Stranger House by Reginald Hill 9/1/14
71. Cover Her Face by P.D. James 9/2/14
72. Ritual by Mo Hayder 9/3/14
73. Cop Town by Karin Slaughter 9/5/14
74. Dead Connection by Alafair Burke 9/6/14
75. The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen 9/8/14
76. The Pure in Heart by Susan Hill 9/10/14
77. The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen 9/11/14
78. Monkeewrench by P.J. Tracy 9/12/14
79. Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner 9/13/14
80. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 9/15/14
81. The Next Accident by Lisa Gardner 9/17/14
82. Dog Soldiers by Robert Stone 9/19/14
83. Split Second by Alex Kava 9/20/14
84. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 9/21/14
85. The Cold Nowhere by Brian Freeman 9/23/14
86. Lying on the Couch by Irvin D. Yalom 9/24/14
87. Judas Kiss by J.T. Ellison 9/25/14
88. Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion 9/25/14
89. Kiss Me, Kill Me by Allison Brennan 9/27/14
90. Last Witness by Jilliane Hoffman 10/1/14
91. The Surrogate by Tania Carver 10/1/14
92. Fury: A Memoir by Koren Zailckas 10/3/14
93. The Soul Catcher by Alex Kava 10/4/14
94. Dead Simple by Peter James 10/7/14
95. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 10/7/14
96. Unspeakable by Kevin O'Brien 10/11/14
97. The Cold Room by J.T. Ellison 10/15/14
98. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice 10/16/14
99. The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner 10/18/14
100. Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen 10/21/14


message 529: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
Congratulations, Nicole!

Welcome to the challenge, Rebecca!


message 530: by Amy (new)

Amy M | 53 comments Updated #298

51/100


message 531: by Erin (last edited Jul 31, 2014 09:33PM) (new)

Erin (Bluestocking Bookworm) (bluestockingbookworm) | 353 comments My original post is running out of room, so I will be doing June forward here.
January through May can be found here.

Serious Reader Challenge - Level 1
January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
91/100 read

Last Updated: August 1, 2014

June 2014:
70. Prodigy by Marie Lu (★★★★)
71. Champion by Marie Lu (★★★★★)
72. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (★★★★)
73. The Girl with All the Gifts by M.J. Carey (★★★★)
74. Paper Towns by John Green (★★★)
75. The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier (★★★★)
76. God Save the Queen by Kate Locke (★★★★★)
77. The Lost by Sarah Beth Durst (★★★)
78. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor (★★★★★)
79. Fragments by Dan Wells (★★★★★)
80. Isolation by Dan Wells (★★★★★)
81. Setting Lake Sun by J.R. Leveille (★★★)
82. This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers (★★★)
83. Just One Night by Gayle Forman (★★★★)
84. Countdown by Mira Grant (★★★★★)

Prodigy (Legend, #2) by Marie Lu Champion (Legend, #3) by Marie Lu Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey Paper Towns by John Green The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier God Save the Queen (The Immortal Empire, #1) by Kate Locke The Lost by Sarah Beth Durst Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) by Laini Taylor Fragments (Partials, #2) by Dan Wells Isolation (Partials Sequence #0.5) by Dan Wells Setting Lake Sun by J.R. Leveille This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers Just One Night (Just One Day, #2.5) by Gayle Forman Countdown (Newsflesh Trilogy #0.5) by Mira Grant

July 2014:
85. Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (★★)
86. That Summer by Sarah Dessen (★★★★)
87. Witch & Wizard by James Patterson (★★)
88. The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson (★★★★)
89. Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith (★★)
90. Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins (★★★★)
91. The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa (★★)

Annihilation (Southern Reach Trilogy, #1) by Jeff VanderMeer That Summer by Sarah Dessen Witch & Wizard (Witch & Wizard, #1) by James Patterson The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith Rebel Belle (Rebel Belle, #1) by Rachel Hawkins The Forever Song (Blood of Eden, #3) by Julie Kagawa


message 532: by ~Leslie~ (new)

~Leslie~ (akareadingmachine) | 2240 comments Duration: 1/1/4 - 12/31/14

Cont. 111/100

April(view spoiler)
Night Broken (Mercy Thompson, #8) by Patricia Briggs Barefoot by the Sea (Barefoot Bay, #4) by Roxanne St. Claire Oceans of Fire (Drake Sisters, #3) by Christine Feehan Barefoot by the Sea (Barefoot Bay, #4) by Roxanne St. Claire Storm's Heart (Elder Races, #2) by Thea Harrison Wild Cat (Shifters Unbound, #3) by Jennifer Ashley Rumor Has It (Animal Magnetism, #4) by Jill Shalvis Born Wild (Black Knights Inc., #5) by Julie Ann Walker Spell of the Highlander (Highlander, #7) by Karen Marie Moning Love Only Once (Malory Family, #1) by Johanna Lindsey Luring a Lady (The Stanislaskis, #2) by Nora Roberts Death Masks (The Dresden Files, #5) by Jim Butcher It Happened One Autumn (Wallflowers, #2) by Lisa Kleypas Fantasy in Death (In Death, #30) by J.D. Robb Midnight Awakening (Midnight Breed, #3) by Lara Adrian Catriona by Jeanette Baker I Do, I Do, I Do by Maggie Osborne Dark Demon (Dark, #16) by Christine Feehan Dark Secret (Dark, #15) by Christine Feehan From This Moment On (De Piaget, #9) by Lynn Kurland Lady Luck (Colorado Mountain, #3) by Kristen Ashley Sweet Revenge (Nemesis, Unlimited, #1) by Zoe Archer The Color of Heaven by Julianne MacLean Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater Do or Die (Reluctant Heroes, #1) by Suzanne Brockmann

May
90.1 Shadow Spell 5/1/14 4.5★
91.2 Breathe 5/3/14 4★
92.3 Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night 4/4/14 3.75 ★
93.4 Falling for Rachel 5/6/14 4.5★
94.5 It Had to Be You 5/5/14 4★
95.6 Never Seduce a Scot 5/7/14 3.5 ★
96.7 Naked Edge 5/8/14 4★
97.8 The Raider 5/10/14 5★
98.9 The Calling 5/13/14 3.5★
99.10 Whiskey Beach 5/15/14 3.5★
100.11 Knight 5/16/14 3.5★
101.12 Firefly Lane 5/17/14 4★
102.13 Iced 5/19/14 ★
103.14 The More I See You 5/22/14 4.5★
104.15 Murder In the North End 5/21/14 3.5★
105.16 Dangerous Tides 5/22/14 4★
106.17 The Invisible Ring 5/24/14 4.5★
107.18 Indulgence in Death 5/27/14 4★
108.19 Wolfishly Yours 5/29/14 3.5★
109.20 Hopeless 5/29/14 3★
110.21 One Dance with a Duke 5/30/14 4.5★
111.22 Snowbound 5/31/14 2★

Shadow Spell (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, #2) by Nora Roberts Breathe (Colorado Mountain) by Kristen Ashley Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night (Immortals After Dark, #4) by Kresley Cole Falling for Rachel (The Stanislaskis, #3) by Nora Roberts It Had to Be You (Lucky Harbor, #7) by Jill Shalvis Never Seduce a Scot (The Montgomerys and Armstrongs, #1) by Maya Banks Naked Edge (I-Team, #4) by Pamela Clare The Raider (Highland Guard, #8) by Monica McCarty The Calling (Immortals, #1) by Jennifer Ashley Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane, #1) by Kristin Hannah Knight (Unfinished Hero, #1) by Kristen Ashley Iced (Dani O'Malley, #1; Fever, #6) by Karen Marie Moning Murder In the North End (Gilded Age Mystery, #5) by P.B. Ryan The More I See You (De Piaget, #8) by Lynn Kurland Dangerous Tides (Drake Sisters, #4) by Christine Feehan The Invisible Ring (The Black Jewels, #4) by Anne Bishop Indulgence in Death (In Death, #31) by J.D. Robb Wolfishly Yours (Westfield Wolves, #6) by Lydia Dare Hopeless (Hopeless, #1) by Colleen Hoover One Dance with a Duke (Stud Club, #1) by Tessa Dare Snowbound by Larissa Ione


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Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 15159 comments ~Leslie~, I think you want the Level II thread.


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M.H. | 35 comments Book 41: Coup D'Etat (Dewey Andreas, #2) by Ben Coes


message 535: by Katie (new)

Katie | 1634 comments 100/100 read - Done!


✓1. Dreamfever
✓2. Shadowfever
✓3. Old Loyalty, New Love
✓4. My Cowboy Heart
✓5. Sword of the King
✓6. A Younger Man
✓7. Lights and Sirens
✓8. The 51st Thursday
✓9. Touch & Geaux
✓10. Beautiful Harmony
✓11. Quiet Erp
✓12. Cinnamon Dreams
✓13. His For The Holidays
✓14. This Red Rock
✓15. The Twelve Days of Randy
✓16. And To All A Good Night
✓17. Falling Off the Face of the Earth
✓18. The Sum of All Kisses
✓19. Dragon's Kiss
✓20. Got Your Back
✓21. The Right Kind of Help
✓22. Accompanied by a Waltz
✓23. A Chip in His Shoulder
✓24. Beyond Complicated
✓25. Tangled
✓26. Hell Cop 2
✓27. Sweet Treats
✓28. The Heat Is On
✓29. Texas Heat
✓30. A Cowboy's Promise
✓31. Kid Christmas Rides Again
✓32. Opposites Distract
✓33. Hopes and Fears
✓34. A Prideful Mate
✓35. Lotus in the Wild
✓36. On the Edge
✓37. Cage Match
✓38. No Quarter
✓39. Fade
✓40. Mystery Man
✓41. Wallbanger
✓42. Sunset Ridge
✓43. The Boy Next Door
✓44. The Tradesman's Entrance
✓45. Chasing Tail
✓46. Second Nature
✓47. Shock & Awe
✓48. Magic & Mischief
✓49. A Feral Christmas
✓50. Cup Check
✓51. Rescuing the Librarian
✓52. My Vampire and I
✓53. The Ugly Duchess
✓54. Hunting Under Covers
✓55. Serpent's Kiss
✓56. Taking Shots
✓57. Simply Irresistible
✓58. The Darkest Night
✓59. Beyond the Highland Mist
✓60. Reaper's Property
✓61. Wild Man
✓62. Iced
✓63. Fury
✓64. Rock Chick
✓65. Rock Chick Rescue
✓66. Law Man
✓67. Bayou Moon
✓68. Blue-Eyed Devil
✓69. Tempted
✓70. Hostage to Pleasure
✓71. Saddled and Spurred
✓72. Rock Chick Redemption
✓73. The Gamble
✓74. Rock Chick Renegade
✓75. Sweet Dreams
✓76. A Rogue by Any Other Name
✓77. Rock Chick Revenge
✓78. Lady Luck
✓79. Rock Chick Reckoning
✓80. Breathe
✓81. Rock Chick Regret
✓82. For You
✓83. Jagged
✓84. Rock Chick Revolution
✓85. Kaleidoscope
✓86. Motorcycle Man
✓87. Knight
✓88. Own the Wind
✓89. Creed
✓90. Fire Inside
✓91. Raid
✓92. A Christmas to Remember
✓93. At Peace
✓94. Golden Trail
✓95. The Will
✓96. Games of the Heart
✓97. Until Fountain Bridge
✓98. Skin Deep
✓99. Hard to Love
✓100. Firelight


message 536: by Yomna (new)

Yomna Asar (yomna_hosny) | 7 comments Katie wrote: "100/100 read - Done!


✓1. Dreamfever
✓2. Shadowfever
✓3. Old Loyalty, New Love
✓4. My Cowboy Heart
✓5. [book:Sword of the King|1312925..."


Oh wow! nice job


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message 538: by Katie (new)

Katie | 1634 comments Thanks! :) This is my first completed challenge here. Moving to Level 2 now!


message 539: by Karen ♐ (new)

Karen ♐ (kmk1214) | 1866 comments If I join this challenge now, can I list books I have read since Jan 1st?


message 540: by Nichole (new)

Nichole | 980 comments Woohoo! Now for level 2!

Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2014
Completed: 100/100

January
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Shadowfever (Fever, #5) by Karen Marie Moning Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson, #2) by Darynda Jones The Gamble (Colorado Mountain, #1) by Kristen Ashley Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues (White Trash Zombie, #2) by Diana Rowland Another Chance to Dream (De Piaget, #1) by Lynn Kurland Exclusively Yours (Kowalski Family, #1) by Shannon Stacey The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #1) by Kresley Cole I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella Tempest Reborn (Jane True, #6) by Nicole Peeler A Brush of Darkness (Abby Sinclair, #1) by Allison Pang The Theory of Attraction (Science of Temptation, #1) by Delphine Dryden The Ghost on My Couch by L.A. Gilbert World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2) by Susan Ee Rebellious Desire by Julie Garwood Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror, #1) by Karina Halle
February
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The Wolf Within (Purgatory, #1) by Cynthia Eden A Hidden Fire (Elemental Mysteries, #1) by Elizabeth Hunter The Smoke Thief (Drakon, #1) by Shana Abe Head Over Heels (Lucky Harbor, #3) by Jill Shalvis Spider's Bite (Elemental Assassin, #1) by Jennifer Estep The Wedding (Lairds' Fiancées, #2) by Julie Garwood Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid, #1) by Richelle Mead The Rosie Project (Don Tillman #1) by Graeme Simsion A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #2) by Kresley Cole The Proposition (The Proposition, #1) by Katie Ashley To Taste Temptation (Legend of the Four Soldiers, #1) by Elizabeth Hoyt If I Had You (De Piaget, #2) by Lynn Kurland A Night to Surrender (Spindle Cove, #1) by Tessa Dare A Rogue by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels, #1) by Sarah MacLean A Mermaid's Kiss (Daughters of Arianne, #1) by Joey W. Hill The Sweet Gum Tree by Katherine Allred Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1) by Beth Revis
March
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No Rest for the Wicked (Immortals After Dark, #3) by Kresley Cole Protecting What's His (Line of Duty, #1) by Tessa Bailey The Undead Pool (The Hollows, #12) by Kim Harrison Rode Hard, Put Up Wet (Rough Riders, #2) by Lorelei James Never Seduce a Scot (The Montgomerys and Armstrongs, #1) by Maya Banks Playing for Keeps (Neighbor from Hell, #1) by R.L. Mathewson Archangel's Blade (Guild Hunter, #4) by Nalini Singh Wicked Sexy (Wicked^3, #1) by R.G. Alexander Hopeless (Hopeless, #1) by Colleen Hoover Restraint by Charlotte Stein Grave Secret (Secret McQueen, #5) by Sierra Dean Sinful Treats (Club Velvet Ice, #1) by Violet Summers The Lion's Lady (Crown's Spies, #1) by Julie Garwood The Seduction Hypothesis (Science of Temptation #2) by Delphine Dryden Magic Study (Study, #2) by Maria V. Snyder Lord of Scoundrels (Scoundrels, #3) by Loretta Chase Feral Sins (The Phoenix Pack, #1) by Suzanne Wright Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night (Immortals After Dark, #4) by Kresley Cole In Bed with Mr. Wrong (Out of Uniform, #1) by Katee Robert Transcendence by Shay Savage Dark Needs at Night's Edge (Immortals After Dark, #5) by Kresley Cole
April
(view spoiler)
This Is All I Ask (De Piaget, #7) by Lynn Kurland Rush (Breathless, #1) by Maya Banks Warprize (Chronicles of the Warlands, #1) by Elizabeth Vaughan Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, #1) by Faith Hunter The Gravedigger's Brawl by Abigail Roux The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Honey Moon by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Archangel's Storm (Guild Hunter, #5) by Nalini Singh Surrender (MacKinnon’s Rangers, #1) by Pamela Clare Moonlight On My Mind by Jennifer McQuiston Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) by Elizabeth Peters Succubus on Top (Georgina Kincaid, #2) by Richelle Mead From This Moment On (De Piaget, #9) by Lynn Kurland Lucky in Love (Lucky Harbor, #4) by Jill Shalvis The Scribe (Irin Chronicles, #1) by Elizabeth Hunter Web of Lies (Elemental Assassin, #2) by Jennifer Estep This Same Earth (Elemental Mysteries, #2) by Elizabeth Hunter Fires of Winter (Haardrad Viking Family, #1) by Johanna Lindsey Friend-Zoned (Friend-Zoned, #1) by Belle Aurora The Backup Boyfriend (The Boyfriend Chronicles, #1) by River Jaymes Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1) by Anne Bishop Dirty (Dan and Elle, #1) by Megan Hart Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie
May
(view spoiler)
The Chief (Highland Guard, #1) by Monica McCarty Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson, #3) by Darynda Jones Stolen (Women of the Otherworld, #2) by Kelley Armstrong A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, #1) by Judith McNaught Waiting On You (Blue Heron #3) by Kristan Higgins Again the Magic (Wallflowers, #0.5) by Lisa Kleypas Ill Wind (Weather Warden, #1) by Rachel Caine Midnight Awakening (Midnight Breed, #3) by Lara Adrian Written in Red (The Others, #1) by Anne Bishop The Queen Is Dead (The Immortal Empire, #2) by Kate Locke Texas Destiny (Texas Trilogy, #1) by Lorraine Heath Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The More I See You (De Piaget, #8) by Lynn Kurland Dark Desires After Dusk (Immortals After Dark, #6) by Kresley Cole Animal Magnetism (Animal Magnetism, #1) by Jill Shalvis Venom (Elemental Assassin, #3) by Jennifer Estep Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles #1) by Ilona Andrews Murder of Crows (The Others, #2) by Anne Bishop Second Chances by Lauren Dane Kaleb (Alluring Indulgence, #1) by Nicole Edwards Ruthless (The House of Rohan, #1) by Anne Stuart

June
(view spoiler)
Making Faces by Amy Harmon Faith & Fidelity (Faith, Love, & Devotion, #1) by Tere Michaels Highlander Most Wanted (The Montgomerys and Armstrongs, #2) by Maya Banks


message 541: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

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Karen ♐ wrote: "If I join this challenge now, can I list books I have read since Jan 1st?"

Definitely, Karen ♐. Welcome to the challenge!


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Nichole wrote: "Woohoo! Now for level 2!"

Congratulations, Nichole!


message 543: by Karen ♐ (last edited Jul 04, 2014 11:59AM) (new)

Karen ♐ (kmk1214) | 1866 comments Thanks so much. Love all the challenges here. Finished #100. On to Level 2...


January
✔1. Somebody's Angel
✔2. Blackmailed into the Billionaire's Bed
✔3. Mid Life Love
✔4. Her Two Wilde Billionaire Bad Boys
✔5. Kitten's Tale
✔6. Revealing Us
✔7. This Man
✔8. Ethan
✔9. Single by Saturday
✔10. Forever Wicked
✔11. Wetherby Brides Second Epilogues
✔12. Beloved by Brothers
✔13. My Nights With Kate
✔14. Beneath This Man
✔15. Wanted
✔16. Chasing Dreams
✔17. Driven
✔18. Unconditional

February

✔19. In The Den
✔20. The Arrangement 13: The Ferro Family
✔21. After the Storm
✔22. This Man Confessed
✔23. Brazen Seduction
✔24. Letting Go
✔25. 11/22/63
✔26. Consequences of Deception
✔27. Secrets: The Complete Collection Volumes 1-5
✔28. Their Lusty Little Valentine
✔29. Bound
✔30. Dungeon Royale
✔31. More Nights With Kate
✔32. Cowboy Command
✔33. Fueled
✔34. Gabriel's Inferno

March

✔35. Gabriel's Rapture
✔36. The Day I Became a $py
✔37. Turn Up the Heat
✔38. Afterburn and Aftershock
✔39. The Lone Warrior
✔40. Theirs to Cherish
✔41. Loving Cara
✔42. Crashed
✔43. Shame on You
✔44. A Belated Bride
✔45. Rebound
✔46. Talk Dirty
✔47. Fight Dirty
✔48. Dragonfly Kisses
✔49. Backstage Pass
✔50. Gabriel's Redemption
✔51. Wallbanger

April

✔52. Three Weeks With Lady X
✔53. Rock Hard
✔54. Feel the Heat
✔55. Unwound
✔56. Hot Ticket
✔57. All Fired Up
✔58. Hot and Bothered
✔59. The Will
✔60. Dark Lover
✔61. Catch My Fall
✔62. Romancing the Duke
✔63. Anticipation
✔64. Knight & Play
✔65. Simply Irresistible
✔66. One Fine Fireman

May

✔67. Knight & Stay
✔68. His Secrets
✔69. The Edge of Never
✔70. Hudson
✔71. Their Virgin Secretary
✔72. Tame Me
✔73. Giving In
✔74. Talk This Way
✔75. Perception
✔76. Entrusted
✔77. Not His Kiss to Take
✔78. The Boss
✔79. The Girlfriend
✔80. The Hook-Up
✔81. Mystery Man
✔82. Again the Magic
✔83. Dungeon Games
✔84. Plenty of Love
✔85. Stryker
✔86. Edge of the Enforcer
✔87. Stryker
✔88. Wicked Beat
✔89. Sweet Filthy Boy

June

✔90. Double Time
✔91. Twisted Together
✔92. The Baron Next Door
✔93. Seduction and Snacks
✔94. Until November
✔95. Lick
✔96. Yes to Everything
✔97. Secrets of a Summer Night
✔98. Cowboy Take Me Away
✔99. Consequences
✔100. The Chief


message 544: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (melaina) | 287 comments Catching up:


100/100

January

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Devil Takes a Bride (Knight Miscellany, #5) by Gaelen Foley Female Chauvinist Pigs Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture by Ariel Levy Devil's Bride (Cynster, #1) by Stephanie Laurens My Notorious Gentleman (The Inferno Club, #6) by Gaelen Foley My Scandalous Viscount (The Inferno Club, #5) by Gaelen Foley Sword of Darkness (Lords of Avalon, #1) by Kinley MacGregor No Good Duke Goes Unpunished (The Rules of Scoundrels, #3) by Sarah MacLean A Matter of Choice by Laura Landon More Than Willing by Laura Landon Truce The Historic Neighbor from Hell (Neighbor from Hell, #4) by R.L. Mathewson Playing for Keeps (Neighbor from Hell, #1) by R.L. Mathewson Perfection (Neighbor from Hell, #2) by R.L. Mathewson Checkmate (Neighbor from Hell, #3) by R.L. Mathewson Unlocked (Turner, #1.6) by Courtney Milan Shattered Dreams by Laura Landon A Risk Worth Taking by Laura Landon Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, #1) by Kelley Armstrong

February
(view spoiler)
The Wicked Wallflower (Bad Boys & Wallflowers, #1) by Maya Rodale Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Seducing Mr. Knightly (The Writing Girls, #4) by Maya Rodale Covet (Fallen Angels, #1) by J.R. Ward

March
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A Humble Heart (Hollywood Hearts, #1) by R.L. Mathewson A Reclusive Heart (Hollywood Hearts, #2) by R.L. Mathewson Sudden Response (EMS, #1) by R.L. Mathewson Without Regret (Pyte/Sentinel, #2) by R.L. Mathewson Tall, Dark & Lonely (Pyte/Sentinel, #1) by R.L. Mathewson Watch Your Back (Romantic Suspense, #15) by Karen Rose The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2) by Richelle Mead Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead Taming the Highland Bride (Devil of the Highlands, #2) by Lynsay Sands

April
(view spoiler)
Forbidden Forest (Legends of Regia, #1) by Tenaya Jayne Shadow Game (GhostWalkers, #1) by Christine Feehan Mind Game (GhostWalkers, #2) by Christine Feehan Firelight (Darkest London, #1) by Kristen Callihan My Seduction (The Rose Hunters Trilogy #1) by Connie Brockway My Pleasure (The Rose Hunters Trilogy #2) by Connie Brockway My Surrender (The Rose Hunters Trilogy #3) by Connie Brockway The Bridal Season (Bridal Stories #1) by Connie Brockway Bridal Favors (Bridal Stories, #2) by Connie Brockway My Dearest Enemy by Connie Brockway McClairen's Isle The Passionate One (McClairen's Isle, #1) by Connie Brockway Saving Grace by Julie Garwood The Secret (Medieval, #1) by Julie Garwood Rebellious Desire by Julie Garwood Vision in White (Bride Quartet, #1) by Nora Roberts Bed of Roses (Bride Quartet, #2) by Nora Roberts Savor the Moment (Bride Quartet, #3) by Nora Roberts Happy Ever After (Bride Quartet, #4) by Nora Roberts Hell's Knights (The MC Sinners, #1) by Bella Jewel Renegade Lady (Renegade Sons MC, #1) by Dawn Martens Lexi, Baby (This Can't Be Happening, #1) by Lynda LeeAnne Trish, Just Trish (This Can't Be Happening, #2) by Lynda LeeAnne Reaper's Property (Reapers MC, #1) by Joanna Wylde Heaven's Sinners (The MC Sinners, #2) by Bella Jewel The Wedding (Lairds' Fiancées, #2) by Julie Garwood Honor's Splendour by Julie Garwood The Bride (Lairds' Fiancées, #1) by Julie Garwood The Prize by Julie Garwood Mystery Man (Dream Man, #1) by Kristen Ashley Wild Man (Dream Man, #2) by Kristen Ashley Dominic (Slater Brothers, #1) by L.A. Casey

May
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Knight (Unfinished Hero, #1) by Kristen Ashley Slammed (Slammed, #1) by Colleen Hoover Point of Retreat (Slammed, #2) by Colleen Hoover Ride with Me by Ruthie Knox Whiskey Lullaby (Love Songs, #1) by Dawn Martens Beauty from Pain (Beauty, #1) by Georgia Cates Beauty from Surrender (Beauty, #2) by Georgia Cates Beauty from Love (Beauty, #3) by Georgia Cates Angels in Leather (Rebels on Bikes, #1) by Bella Jewel Knights' Sinner (The MC Sinners, #3) by Bella Jewel Know Me (Defiant Motorcycle Club, #1) by Cora Brent Promise Me (Defiance Motorcycle Club #2) by Cora Brent Windows (Coming Home, #1) by Emily Minton Bully (Fall Away, #1) by Penelope Douglas Until You (Fall Away, #1.5) by Penelope Douglas Beautifully Damaged (Beautifully Damaged, #1) by L.A. Fiore Reagan's Revenge and Ending Emily's Engagement (The Reed Brothers, #3.6) by Tammy Falkner Tall, Tatted and Tempting (The Reed Brothers, #1) by Tammy Falkner Smart, Sexy and Secretive (The Reed Brothers, #2) by Tammy Falkner Calmly, Carefully, Completely (The Reed Brothers, #3) by Tammy Falkner Maybe Matt's Miracle (The Reed Brothers, #4) by Tammy Falkner Bikers and Tinsel (The MC Sinners, #3.5) by Bella Jewel Until Trevor (Until, #2) by Aurora Rose Reynolds Until Lilly (Until, #3) by Aurora Rose Reynolds More Than This (More, #1) by Jay McLean More Than Her (More, #2) by Jay McLean More Than Him (More, #3) by Jay McLean Cole (The Ride Series, #1) by Megan O'Brien Making Faces by Amy Harmon Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) by Kristin Cashore Midnight Angel (Midnight, #3) by Lisa Marie Rice Branded (Sinners, #1) by Abi Ketner The Last Duke (Thornton, #1) by Andrea Kane Shame on You (Fool Me Once, #1) by Tara Sivec Rule (Marked Men, #1) by Jay Crownover The Law of Attraction (Lawyers in Love, #1) by N.M. Silber The Home Court Advantage (Lawyers in Love, #2) by N.M. Silber Try (Temptation, #1) by Ella Frank


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message 546: by Marie (UK) (last edited Aug 30, 2014 03:39PM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 5924 comments I would like to join I will add as i read them and have gone back to January this year


✔ 1. The End of Your Life Book Club
✔ 2. The Luminaries
✔ 3. Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I've Lost My Damn Mind: A Manic's Mood Chart
✔ 4. Stoner
✔ 5. Washington Square
✔ 6. The Secret Life of Bees
✔ 7. The Goldfinch
✔ 8. A Hundred Pieces of Me
✔ 9. The Welsh Girl
✔ 10. Auto
✔ 11. The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax
✔ 12. Portrait of a Landscape
✔ 13. The Last Lecture
✔ 14. The Language of Sparrows
✔ 15. Eleanor & Park
✔ 16. Little Women
✔ 17. City of Thieves
✔ 18. 1776
✔ 19. An Abundance of Katherines
✔ 20. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
✔ 21. A Case of Exploding Mangoes
✔ 22. Fahrenheit 451
✔ 23. Wild Parsley
✔ 24. Orphan Train
✔ 25. Whispers Under Ground
✔ 26. The Invention of Wings
✔ 27. The Rosie Project
✔ 28. How to Live to Be 22
✔ 29. Tongues of Serpents
✔ 30. Kafka's Soup: A Complete History of World Literature in 14 Recipes
✔ 31. Winter's Tale
✔ 32. The Quantity Theory of Insanity
✔ 33.A Prayer for Owen Meany
✔ 34.In Trouble Again: A Journey Between the Orinoco and the Amazon
✔ 35.People
✔ 36. The House Girl.
✔ 37.Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
✔ 38.Xingu
✔ 39. The Beginner's Goodbye]
✔ 40.The Universe Versus Alex Woods
✔ 41. Oryx and Crake
✔ 42. Bark: Stories
✔ 43 Byron Easy
✔ 44. Off the KUF, Volume 1: Short fiction from the Kindle Users Forum
✔ 45. The Cellist of Sarajevo
✔ 46. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
✔ 47. The Quarry
✔ 48.The Girl Who Played with Fire
✔ 49. The Woman Who Died a Lot
✔ 50. The Diary of a Nobody
✔ 51.The Borrower
✔ 52.Cutting for Stone
✔ 53.Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe
✔ 54.Looking for Alaska
✔ 55. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
✔ 56. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
✔ 57. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
✔ 58. 1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England
✔ 59. The Most Beautiful Book in the World: Eight Novellas
✔ 60. The Golden CuckooThe Distance Between Us
✔ 61. She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
✔ 62. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
✔ 63. The Night Circus
✔ 64. One Night in Winter
✔ 65. The Long Song
✔ 66. The Distance Between Us
✔ 67. The Night Watch
✔ 68. Ravens
✔ 69. Panic And The Inner Monkey
✔ 70. The Schoolmistress and Other Stories: Short Story
Collection

✔ 71. Just a Little Run Around the World: 5 Years, 3 Packs of Wolves and 53 Pairs of Shoes
✔ 72. Edward Adrift
✔ 73. The Curiosity
✔ 74. Five Days
✔ 75. A Tale for the Time Being
✔ 76. The Bell Jar
✔ 77. Still Life with Bread Crumbs
✔ 78. The Midwife's Confession
✔ 79. Love... Under Different Skies
✔ 80. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
✔ 81. The Zookeeper's Wife
✔ 82. Notwithstanding
✔ 83. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
✔ 84. Engleby
✔ 85. The Husband's Secret
✔ 86. A Pedigree To Die For
✔ 87. Beatrice and Virgil
✔ 88. How It All Began
✔ 89. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
✔ 90. The Tiger Rising
✔ 91. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
✔ 92. All That Follows. Jim Crace
✔ 93. David and Goliath
✔ 94. Chasing Rainbows
✔ 95. Against All Odds
✔ 96. Terms & Conditions
✔ 97. The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
✔ 98. A Royal Mess
✔ 99. Remember the Moon
✔100 Troubles

The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton Somewhere Over the Rainbow, I've Lost My Damn Mind A Manic's Mood Chart by Derek Thompson Stoner by John Edward Williams Washington Square by Henry James The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt A Hundred Pieces of Me by Lucy Dillon The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies Auto by David Wailing The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax by Christopher Shevlin Portrait of a Landscape by Daniel D. Watkins The Language of Sparrows by Rachel Phifer Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Little Women (Little Women, #1) by Louisa May Alcott City of Thieves by David Benioff 1776 by David McCullough An Abundance of Katherines by John Green The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Wild Parsley by Waldron Caldwell Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline Whispers Under Ground (Peter Grant, #3) by Ben Aaronovitch The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd The Rosie Project (Don Tillman #1) by Graeme Simsion How to Live to Be 22 by Keith Waterhouse Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6) by Naomi Novik Kafka's Soup A Complete History of World Literature in 14 Recipes by Mark Crick Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin The Quantity Theory of Insanity by Will Self A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving In Trouble Again A Journey Between the Orinoco and the Amazon by Redmond O'Hanlon People by Alan Bennett The House Girl by Tara Conklin The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Xingu by Edith Wharton The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam Trilogy, #1) by Margaret Atwood Bark Stories by Lorrie Moore Byron Easy by Jude Cook Off the KUF, Volume 1 Short fiction from the Kindle Users Forum by David Wailing The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera The Quarry by Iain Banks The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium, #2) by Stieg Larsson The Woman Who Died a Lot (Thursday Next, #7) by Jasper Fforde The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese Neither Here Nor There Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson Looking for Alaska by John Green The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Millennium, #3) by Stieg Larsson 1066 and All That A Memorable History of England by W.C. Sellar The Most Beautiful Book in the World Eight Novellas by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt The Golden Cuckoo by Elizabeth Jasper She-Wolves The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern One Night in Winter by Simon Sebag Montefiore The Long Song by Andrea Levy The Distance Between Us by Maggie O'Farrell The Night Watch by Sarah Waters Ravens by George Dawes Green Panic And The Inner Monkey by Mark Hendy The Schoolmistress and Other Stories Short Story Collection by Anton Chekhov Just a Little Run Around the World 5 Years, 3 Packs of Wolves and 53 Pairs of Shoes by Rosie Swale Pope Edward Adrift by Craig Lancaster The Curiosity by Stephen P. Kiernan Five Days by Douglas Kennedy A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain Love...Under Different Skies by Nick Spalding Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender Notwithstanding by Louis de Bernières Engleby by Sebastian Faulks A Pedigree to Die For (Melanie Travis, #1) by Laurien Berenson Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel How It All Began by Penelope Lively The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie  by Muriel Spark The Tiger Rising (Sang Harimau) by Kate DiCamillo A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra All That Follows. Jim Crace by Jim Crace David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell Chasing Rainbows by Kathleen Long Against All Odds by Paul Connolly Terms & Conditions by Robert Glancy The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson A Royal Mess by Rosen Trevithick Remember the Moon by Abigail Carter Troubles (Empire Trilogy, #1) by J.G. Farrell





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Maiko Kirana I'm in...


NBRC: Serious Readers Challenge 2014, Level 1
Date: 01/01/14 -
❖ 100/100 (Completed)


1. London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd ★★★★☆
2. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini ★★★★☆
3. Commuters by Emily Gray Tedrowe ★★☆☆☆
4. One Rough Man by Brad Taylor ★★★☆☆
5. The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan ★★★★☆
6. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway ★★☆☆☆
7. Faith by Lesley Pearse ★★☆☆☆
8. And Thereby Hangs a Tale by Jeffrey Archer ★★☆☆☆
9. Canada by Richard Ford ★★★☆☆
10. The Trail to Buddha's Mirror by Don Winslow ★★★☆☆
11. Jewels by Danielle Steel ★★☆☆☆
12. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch ★★★★☆
13. Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch ★★★☆☆
14. The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch ★★★★☆
15. Pegasus by Robin McKinley ★★★☆☆
16. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks ★★★☆☆
17. I Was Vermeer: The Rise and Fall of the Twentieth Century's Greatest Forger by Frank Wynne ★★★★☆
18. The Mind Readers by Lori Brighton ★☆☆☆☆
19. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters ★★★☆☆
20. Orlando by Virginia Woolf ★★☆☆☆
21. Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy by Sarah Bradford ★★★☆☆
22. Anthill by Edward O. Wilson ★★★☆☆
23. Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers by Deborah Cadbury ★★★☆☆
24. Redwall by Brian Jacques ★★★★☆
25. John Saturnall's Feast by Lawrence Norfolk ★★★★☆
26. The Difference Engine by William Gibson ★☆☆☆☆
27. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker ★★★★★
28. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King ★★★★☆
29. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters ★★★★☆
30. Cinnamon and Gunpowder Eli Brown ★★★★☆
31. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini ★★★★★&
32. The Love Goddess' Cooking School by Melissa Senate ★★★★☆
33. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith ★★★☆☆
34. Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs ★★★★☆
35. Chocolat by Joanne Harris ★★★★★
36. The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris ★★★★★
37. Peaches for Monsieur le Curé by Joanne Harris ★★★★★
38. Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell ★★★★☆
39. The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng ★★★★★
40. The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais ★★★★★
41. The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths ★★★☆☆
42. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini ★★★★★
43. The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark ★★★★★
44. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness ★★★★★
45. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness ★★★★☆
46. The Book Of Fathers by Miklós Vámos ★★☆☆☆
47. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown ★★★★☆
48. The Alchemyst by Michael Scott ★★★☆☆
49. The Magician by Michael Scott ★★★☆☆
50. The Sorceress by Michael Scott ★★★★☆
51. The Necromancer by Michael Scott ★★★★☆
52. The Warlock by Michael Scott ★★★★☆
53. The Enchantress by Michael Scott ★★★★☆
54. The Hunt For Atlantis by Andy McDermott ★★★☆☆
55. Relic by Douglas Preston ★★★★★
56. The Admiral's Mark by Steve Berry ★★★★☆
57. The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry ★★★★★
58. Reliquary by Douglas Preston ★★★★★
59. The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston ★★★★★
60. Still Life With Crows by Douglas Preston ★★★★★
61. Brimstone by Douglas Preston ★★★★★
62. Inferno by Dan Brown ★★★★☆
63. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss ★★★★☆
64. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern ★★★★★
65. The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones ★★★★☆
66 Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian ★★★☆☆
67. Dance of Death by Douglas Preston ★★★★★
68. The Book of the Dead by Douglas Preston ★★★★☆
69. The Alienist by Caleb Carr ★★★★★
70. The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister ★★★★☆
71. Red Dragon by Thomas Harris ★★★☆☆
72. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris ★★★★☆
73. The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro ★★☆☆☆
74. The Wheel of Darkness by Douglas Preston ★★★☆
75. Fall of Giants by Ken Follett ★★★★★
76. Winter of the World by Ken Follett ★★★★☆
77. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke ★★★★★
78. Moloka'i by Alan Brennert ★★★★☆
79. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin ★★★★☆
80. Stardust by Neil Gaiman ★★★★☆
81. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
★★★★☆
82. Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman by Sam Wasson ★★★☆☆
83. The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆
84. The Stand by Stephen King ★★★★☆
85. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: A George Smiley Novel by John le Carré ★★★★☆
86. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss ★★★★☆
87. Cemetery Dance by Douglas Preston ★★★★☆
88. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen ★★★★☆
89. Fever Dream by Douglas Preston ★★★★☆
90. Longbourn by Jo Baker ★★★★☆
91. Cold Vengeance by Douglas Preston ★★★★☆
92. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley ★★★★☆
93. Two Graves by Douglas Preston ★★★★☆
94. Yes, Chef: A Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson ★★★☆☆
95. White Fire by Douglas Preston ★★★★☆
96. The Lobster Kings by Alexi Zentner ★★★★★
97. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ★★★★★
98. The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman ★★★★☆
99. American Gods by Neil Gaiman ★★★★★
100. The Seven Tales of Trinket by Shelley Moore Thomas ★★★☆☆


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42. Sandstorm (Sigma Force, #1) by James Rollins

43. Cause Of Death (Kay Scarpetta, #7) by Patricia Cornwell


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