JenniferR's 2017 Reading Challenge

[JennyR]

“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.” ― Mortimer J. Adler

“Some books are so alive that they never leave you. They only change you.” ― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian: An AOI Thriller

2017 Personal Reading Challenge

❃Progress: 190 books; 64,002 Pages
✐2017 Books Read Goal: 240

January: 7,742 pages
February: 8,345 pages
March: 8,007 pages
April: 4,005 pages
May: 6,350 pages
June: 6,822 pages
July: 1,682 pages
August: 7,921 pages
September: 6,849 pages
October: 6,034 pages

[Lisa]

I might have to add that quote to my collection in my corner! Goodluck with your goals in 2017 :)

[JennyR]

2017 Personal Reading Challenge, Post #1
 
January
✓ 1. Great Mythologies of the World, Grant L. Voth ✮✮✮✮ -1/1
✓ 2. Blood of the Fold, Terry Goodkind ✮✮✮✮ -1/3
✓ 3. Déjà Dead, Kathy Reichs ✮✮✮ -1/6
✓ 4. 1984, George Orwell ✮✮✮✮ -1/8
✓ 5. Deep Fathom, James Rollins ✮✮✮ -1/8
✓ 6. Illuminae, Amie Kaufman ✮✮✮✮ -1/10
✓ 7. The Aeronaut's Windlass, Jim Butcher ✮✮✮✮✮ -1/11
✓ 8. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins ✮✮✮✮✮ -1/14
✓ 9. Written in Red, Anne Bishop ✮✮✮✮✮ -1/16
✓ 10. Mercury Rests, Robert Kroese ✮✮✮✮ -1/18
✓ 11. Touch a Dark Wolf, Jennifer St. Giles ✮ -1/18 202 pp.
✓ 12. Rebirth, Gayle Parness ✮✮ -1/19 251 pp.
✓ 13. Elantris, Brandon Sanderson ✮✮✮✮✮ -1/22 508 pp.
✓ 14. The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien ✮✮✮✮✮ -1/24 398 pp.
✓ 15. Marvel 1602, Neil Gaiman ✮✮✮✮ -1/26 248 pp.
✓ 16. Empire, Jeremy Robinson ✮✮✮✮ -1/26 334 pp.
✓ 17. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, Lewis Carroll ✮✮✮✮✮ -1/27 240 pp.
✓ 18. Needled to Death, Maggie Sefton ✮✮✮ -1/28 248 pp.
✓ 19. Figment, Cameron Jace ✮✮✮✮ -1/29 262 pp.

February
✓ 20. Fire Catcher, C.S. Quinn ✮✮✮✮✮ -2/1 568 pp.
✓ 21. The Eden Plague: Plague Wars Series, David VanDyke ✮✮✮ -2/1 200 pp.
✓ 22. Reaper's Run, David VanDyke ✮✮✮ -2/2 204 pp.
✓ 23. Death by Halloween, David Warkentin ✮✮ -2/3 264 pp.
✓ 24. Ready Player One, Ernest Cline ✮✮✮✮✮ -2/3 386 pp.
✓ 25. Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins ✮✮✮✮✮ -2/7 403 pp.
✓ 26. Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins ✮✮✮✮✮ -2/8 390 pp.
✓ 27. Murder of Crows, Anne Bishop ✮✮✮✮✮ -2/10 369 pp.
✓ 28. Vision in Silver, Anne Bishop ✮✮✮✮✮ -2/11 528 pp.
✓ 29. Marked in Flesh, Anne Bishop ✮✮✮✮✮ -2/12 416 pp.
✓ 30. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum ✮✮✮✮ -2/13 160 pp.
✓ 31. Black Mountain, Greig Beck ✮✮✮✮ -2/14 312 pp.
✓ 32. Gorgon, Greig Beck ✮✮✮✮ -2/15 414 pp.
✓ 33. The Orphans' Promise, Pierre Grimbert | 2/16 | ✮✮✮✮ | 324 pp.
✓ 34. The Invisible Library, Genevieve Cogman | 2/17 | ✮✮✮✮ | 352 pp.
✓ 35. MI9 Team, Amy Mintz | 2/17 | ✮ | 118 pp.
✓ 36. Keystone, Dannika Dark | 2/18 | ✮✮✮ | 319 pp.
✓ 37. Ash, Jaymin Eve | 2/19 | ✮✮ | 232 pp.
✓ 38. Shadow of the Ancients, Pierre Grimbert | 2/21 | ✮✮✮✮ | 286 pp.
✓ 39. The Restorer, Amanda Stevens | 2/22 | ✮✮✮ | 377 pp.
✓ 40. Naked in Death, J.D. Robb | 2/24 | ✮✮✮ | 316 pp.
✓ 41. Tortured Dreams, Hadena James | 2/25 | ✮✮✮✮ | 394 pp.
✓ 42. Cold Magic, Kate Elliot | 2/27 | ✮✮✮✮ | 545 pp.
✓ 43. Heart Collector, Jacques Vandroux | 2/28 | ✮✮✮✮ | 447 pp.

March
✓ 44. The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien | 3/1 | ✮✮✮✮✮ | 322 pp.
✓ 45. The Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien | 3/3 | ✮✮✮✮✮ | 490 pp.
✓ 46. Born in Fire, K.F. Breene | 3/4 | ✮✮✮ | 270 pp.
✓ 47. Deadly Curiosities, Gail Z. Martin | 3/5 | ✮✮✮ | 464 pp.
✓ 48. Magic Hunter, C.N. Crawford | 3/6 | ✮✮✮ | 246 pp.
✓ 49. Ancient Magic, Linsey Hall | 3/6 | ✮✮✮ | 265 pp.
✓ 50. Mirror Mage, Linsey Hall | 3/6 | ✮✮✮ | 252 pp.
✓ 51. Stolen Magic, Linsey Hall | 3/6 | ✮✮✮ | 260 pp.
✓ 52. Etched in Bone, Anne Bishop | 3/7 | ✮✮✮✮✮ | 416 pp.
✓ 53. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling | 3/9 | ✮✮✮✮ | 324 pp.
✓ 54. The Half-Made World, Felix Gilman | 3/12 | ✮✮✮ | 480 pp.
✓ 55. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling | 3/13 | ✮✮✮✮ | 385 pp.
✓ 56. Born Sinner, S.L. Jennings | 3/14 | ✮✮✮ | 285 pp.
✓ 57. End of Eden, S.L. Jennings | 3/14 | ✮✮✮ | 261 pp.
✓ 58. The Jaguar King, Anna McIlwraith | 3/14 | ✮✮✮ | 309 pp.
✓ 59. Good Intentions, Brenda K. Davies | 3/14 | ✮✮✮ | 374 pp.
✓ 60. Carved, Brenda K. Davies | 3/15 | ✮✮✮ | 390 pp.
✓ 61. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling | 3/17 | ✮✮✮✮✮ | 453 pp.
✓ 62. Magic Bites, Andrews Ilona | 3/19 | ✮✮✮✮ | 276 pp.
✓ 63. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling | 3/23 | ✮✮✮✮ | 734 pp.
✓ 64. Curran POV Collection, Gordon Andrews | 3/23 | ✮✮✮✮ | 157 pp.
✓ 65. Magic Burns, Ilona Andrews | 3/27 | ✮✮✮✮ | 272 pp.
✓ 66. Magic Strikes, Ilona Andrews | 3/29 | ✮✮✮✮✮ | 322 pp.

April
✓ 67. Fever Claim, Marie Johnston | 4/2 | ✮✮ | 243 pp.
✓ 68. Magic Bleeds, Ilona Andrews | 4/3 | ✮✮✮✮✮ | 388 pp.
✓ 69. Boundary Crossed, Melissa F. Olson | 4/5 | ✮✮✮ | 302 pp.
✓ 70. Terrier, Tamora Pierce | 4/14 | ✮✮✮✮ | 594 pp.
✓ 71. Mercury Revolts, Robert Kroese | 4/19 | ✮✮✮ | 260 pp.
✓ 72. Ides of March, Bob Mayer | 4/22 |✮✮✮ | 208 pp.
✓ 73. The Well of Ascension, Brandon Sanderson | 4/26 | ✮✮✮✮ | 796 pp.
✓ 74. A Discovery of Witches, Deborah Harkness | 4/28 | ✮✮✮✮ | 594 pp.
✓ 75. Meow Is a Four-Letter Word - Second Edition, Kevin R Sweeter | 4/28 | ✮✮✮ | 362
✓ 76. 367 Days, Jessica Gadziala | 4/30 | ✮✮✮ | 257 pp.
✓ 77. Anchor, Nicole Blanchard | 4/30 | ✮✮✮ | 245 pp.

May
✓ 78. Twilight, Stephanie Meyer | 5/2 | ✮✮✮ | 513 pp.
✓ 79. Midnight Sun, Stephanie Meyer | 5/2 | ✮✮✮ | 264 pp.
✓ 80. Magic Slays, Ilona Andrews | 5/5 | ✮✮✮✮ | 320 pp.
✓ 81. The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes, DuBose Heyward | 5/7 | ✮✮✮✮ | 48
✓ 82. The complete Tales of Peter Rabbit and Friends, Beatrix Potter | 5/7 | ✮✮✮✮ | 467
✓ 83. Ink Witch, Lindsey Fairleigh | 5/8 | ✮✮✮ | 193 pp.
✓ 84. Rivers of London, Ben Aaronovitch | 5/10 | ✮✮✮✮ | 400 pp.
✓ 85. Ravenheart, Dannika Dark | 5/13 | ✮✮✮½ | 328 pp.
✓ 86. Protector, Leia Stone | 5/14 | ✮✮✮ | 288 pp.
✓ 87. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling | 5/16 | ✮✮✮✮✮ | 901 pp.
✓ 88. Blood Kissed, Keri Authur | 5/20 | ✮✮ | 310 pp.
✓ 89. Dark Secret, Jamie Garrett | 5/20 | ✮✮✮✮ | 194 pp.
✓ 90. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling | 5/23 | ✮✮✮✮✮ | 691 pp.
✓ 91. Gunmetal Magic, Ilona Andrews | 5/25 | ✮✮✮✮ | 448 pp.
✓ 92. Ocean of Storms, Christopher Mari | 5/27 | ✮✮✮½ | 410 pp.
✓ 93. Geekomancy, Michael R. Underwood | 5/30 | ✮✮✮ | 255 pp.
✓ 94. Glory in Death, J.D. Robb | 5/31 | ✮✮✮ | 320 pp.

June
✓ 95. Immortal Plague, Aiden James | 6/3 | ✮✮✮ | 197 pp.
✓ 96. Elysium Dreams, Hadena James | 6/3 | ✮✮✮✮ | 286 pp.
✓ 97. Blood Red Road, Moira Young | 6/6 | ✮✮✮½ | 480 pp.
✓ 98. Monster Hunter Nemesis, Larry Correia | 6/7 | ✮✮✮✮✮ | 368 pp.
✓ 99. The In-Betweener, Ann Christy | 6/10 | #10030✮½ | 233 pp.
✓ 100. Shadow of Night, Deborah Harkness | 6/10 | ✮✮✮✮½ | 784 pp.
✓ 101. A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare | 6/11 | ✮✮✮✮ | 126 pp.
✓ 102. Fierce Obsessions, Suzanne Wright | 6/13 | ✮✮✮ | 306 pp.
✓ 103. I Hope You Find Me, Trish Marie Dawson | 6/18 | ✮✮✮ | 243 pp.
✓ 104. The Black Prism, Brent Weeks | 6/17 | ✮✮✮✮ | 678 pp.
✓ 105. The School of Night, Louis Bayard | 6/17 | ✮✮✮½ | 351 pp.
✓ 106. The Dragonian's Witch, Meg Xuemei X | 6/18 | ✮✮✮½ | 268 pp.
✓ 107. The Awakening, Melissa A. Craven | 6/18 | ✮✮✮ | 440 pp.
✓ 108. The Soul Summoner, Elicia Hyder | 6/19 | ✮✮½ | 311 pp.
✓ 109. The Edge, Melissa A. Craven | 6/19 | ✮✮½ | 153 pp.
✓ 110. The Judgment, Melissa A. Craven | 6/19 | ✮✮½ | 450 pp.
✓ 111. Alight, Emma L. Adams | 6/20 | ✮✮✮ | 217 pp.
✓ 112. Double-Sided Magic, McKenzie Hunter | 6/20 | ✮✮✮ | 202 pp.
✓ 113. Obsidian Magic, McKenzie Hunter | 6/20 | ✮✮✮ | 257 pp.

[JennyR]

2017 Personal Reading Challenge, Post #2

June, conti.
✓ 114. The Enigma Strain, Nick Thacker | 6/27 | ✮✮✮ | 271 pp.
✓ 115. Rise of the Night, Orlando Sanchez | 6/27 | ✮✮✮ | 201 pp.

July
✓ 116. Dreamlander, K.M. Weiland | 7/8 | ✮✮✮✮ | 546 pp.
✓ 117. The Cricket in Times Square, George Selden | 7/8 | ✮✮✮✮✮ | 144 pp.
✓ 118. Feral Sins, Suzanne Wright | 7/15 | ✮✮✮✮ | 428 pp.
✓ 119. The Book of Life, Deborah Harkness | 7/21 | ✮✮✮✮✮ | 564 pp.

August
✓ 120. Landon, S.M. Shade | 8/1 | ✮✮ | 190 pp.
✓ 121. Fire & Ice: A Ménage Fantasy, Chance Carter | 8/2 | ✮ | 254 pp.
✓ 122. Wet, Chance Carter | 8/3 | ✮✮ | 617 pp.
✓ 123. Mercurial Dreams, Hadena James | 8/1 | ✮✮✮✮ | 274 pp.
✓ 124. Absolution, Sloane Kennedy | 8/18 | ✮✮✮½ | 356 pp.
✓ 125. Lost and Found, Lucy Lennox | 8/18 | ✮✮✮½ | 330 pp.
✓ 126. Battered Dreams, Hadena James | 8/18 | ✮✮✮✮ | 366 pp.
✓ 127. Retribution, Sloane Kennedy | 8/18 | ✮✮✮½ | 374 pp.
✓ 128. Protector, Michelle Horst | 8/19 | ✮✮✮ | 225 pp.
✓ 129. Forsaken, Sloane Kennedy | 8/19 | ✮✮✮½ | 364 pp.
✓ 130. Collide, Megan O'Brien | 8/20 | ✮✮✮ | 206 pp.
✓ 131. Erased, Sansa Rayne | 8/20 | ✮✮ | 322 pp.
✓ 132. Logan's Need, Sloane Kennedy | 8/20 | ✮✮✮✮ | 320 pp.
✓ 133. Redeeming Rafe, Sloane Kennedy | 8/21 | ✮✮✮½ | 214 pp.
✓ 134. Freeing Zane, Sloane Kennedy | 8/22 | ✮✮✮½ | 248 pp.
✓ 135. Salvation, Sloane Kennedy | 8/22 | ✮✮✮½ | 367 pp.
✓ 136. Vengeance, Sloane Kennedy | 8/23 | ✮✮✮½ | 353 pp.
✓ 137. Saving Ren, Sloane Kennedy | 8/21 | ✮✮✮½ | 326 pp.
✓ 138. A Protectors Family Christmas, Sloane Kennedy | 8/24 | ✮✮✮½ | 232 pp.
✓ 139. Atonement], Sloane Kennedy | 8/24 | ✮✮✮½ | 304 pp.
✓ 140. Revelation, Sloane Kennedy | 8/24 | ✮✮✮½ | 280 pp.
✓ 141. Redemption, Sloane Kennedy | 8/25 | ✮✮✮½ | 362 pp.
✓ 142. Finding Hope, Sloane Kennedy | 8/25 | ✮✮✮½ | 388 pp.
✓ 143. Defiance, Sloane Kennedy | 8/26 | ✮✮✮½ | 333 pp.
✓ 144. The Witch's Consort, X, Meg Xuemei | 8/27 | ✮✮✮ | 316 pp.

September
✓ 145. Written in Red, Anne Bishop | 9/1 | ✮✮✮✮✮ | 516 pp.
✓ 146. Dark Instincts, Suzanne Wright | 9/5 | ✮✮✮✮ | 322 pp.
✓ 147. Edge of Control, Trish Loye | 9/6 | ✮✮✮ | 301 pp.
✓ 148. Edge of Reason], Trish Loye | 9/6 | ✮✮✮ | 316 pp.
✓ 149. Open Season, C.J. Box | 9/6 | ✮✮✮✮ | 316 pp.
✓ 150. Deathtrap, Dannika Dark | ✮✮✮✮ | 371 pp.
✓ 151. The Wretched of Muirwood, Jeff Wheeler | 9/15 | ✮✮✮ | 300 pp.
✓ 152. From the Ashes, Amber Lynn Natusch | 9/18 | ✮✮✮ | 348 pp.
✓ 153. Spiral of Need, Suzanne Wright | 9/19 | ✮✮✮✮ | 322 pp.
✓ 154. Rescue Me, K.M. Neuhold | 9/19 | ✮✮✮ | 220 pp.
✓ 155. Going Commando, K.M. Neuhold | 9/20 | ✮✮✮ | 326 pp.
✓ 156. Logan's Need, Sloane Kennedy | 9/21 | ✮✮✮✮ | 320 pp.
✓ 157. Hell & High Water, Charlie Crochet | 9/22 | ✮✮✮ | 296 pp.
✓ 158. Finding Home, Sloane Kennedy | 9/22 | ✮✮✮ | 149 pp.
✓ 159. Finding Trust, Sloane Kennedy | 9/22 | ✮✮✮ | 134 pp.
✓ 160. Shiver, Jocelynn Drake | 9/23 | ✮✮✮ | 330 pp.
✓ 161. Salvation, Sloane Kennedy | 9/24 | ✮✮✮✮ | 367 pp.
✓ 162. Retribution, Sloane Kennedy | 9/24 | ✮✮✮ | 374 pp.
✓ 163. Trusting Cade, Luna David | 9/24 | ✮✮✮ | 380 pp.
✓ 164. The Necromancer's Dance, S.J. Himes | 9/26 | ✮✮✮ | 225 pp.
✓ 165. How We Survive, Michele Notaro | 9/28 | ✮✮ | 358 pp.
✓ 166. Sinner's Gin, Rhys Ford | 9/30 | ✮✮✮ | 260 pp.

October
✓ 167. Tombyards & Butterflies, Orlando A. Sanchez | 10/1 | ✮✮✮✮ | 312 pp.
✓ 168. No God is Safe: A Montague & Strong Detective Story, Orlando A. Sanchez | 10/1 | ✮✮✮ | 42 pp.
✓ 169. The Date A Montague & Strong Detective Story: Montague & Strong Case Files, Orlando A. Sanchez | 10/1 | ✮✮✮ | 50 pp.
✓ 170. Full Moon Howl: A Montague & Strong Detective Novel, Orlando A. Sanchez | 10/1 | ✮✮✮✮ | 249 pp.
✓ 171. Loving Vin, Sloane Kennedy | 10/2 | ✮✮✮½ | 204 pp.
✓ 172. Safe and Sound, Lucy Lennox & Sloane Kennedy | 10/2 | ✮✮✮✮ | 362 pp.
✓ 173. Locked In Silence, Sloane Kennedy | 10/2 | ✮✮✮✮ | 284 pp.
✓ 174. Fated, Benedict Jacka | 10/4 | ✮✮✮✮ | 304 pp.
✓ 175. Forgotten, Krista Street | 10/5 | ✮✮ | 322 pp.
✓ 176. Finding Peace, Sloane Kennedy | 10/5 | ✮✮✮ | 218 pp.
✓ 177. Finding Forgiveness, Sloane Kennedy | 10/6 | ✮✮✮✮ | 211 pp.
✓ 178. Cursed, Benedict Jacka | 10/10 | ✮✮✮✮ | 293 pp.
✓ 179. All These Hidden Scars, Avril Ashton | ✮✮✮ | 221 pp.
✓ 180. Alpha Barman, Sue Brown | ✮✮✮ | 150 pp.
✓ 181. The Darkest Flame, Christina Lee | ✮✮✮ | 242 pp.
✓ 182. Taken, Benedict Jacka | 10/12 | ✮✮✮✮½ | 320 pp.
✓ 183. Bittersweet Blood, Nina Croft | 10/15 | ✮✮ | 246 pp.
✓ 184. Depth of Field, Riley Hart | 10/17 | ✮✮✮ | 230 pp.
✓ 185. Trackers, Nicholas Sansbury Smith | 10/17 | ✮✮✮ | 340 pp.
✓ 186. Fret, Sandrine Gasq-Dion | 10/19 | ✮✮ | 232 pp.
✓ 187. Kitty Cat, May Sage | 10/18 | ✮✮½ | 168 pp.
✓ 188. Chosen, Benedict Jacka | 10/19 | ✮✮✮✮ | 304 pp.
✓ 189. The Far Time Incident, Neve Maslakovic | 10/24 | ✮✮✮½ | 342 pp.
✓ 190. Summer Knight, Jim Butcher | 10/25 | ✮✮✮✮ | 388 pp.

[Nik]

Hi, Jennifer! Wow, you're making amazing progress, congrats! Did you mean for #55 to be HP and the Philosopher's Stone or HP and the Chamber of Secrets? Just wondering, 'cos you read HP and the Sorcerer's Stone, and then the Philosopher's Stone, and then the Prisoner of Azkaban. So I thought maybe the second title got mixed up.

Anyway, great log, thanks for sharing your ratings. I've clicked on all the 4- and 5-star ones. =)

[JennyR]

Nik wrote: "Hi, Jennifer! Wow, you're making amazing progress, congrats! Did you mean for #55 to be HP and the Philosopher's Stone or HP and the Chamber of Secrets? Just wondering, 'cos you read HP and the Sor..."

Yeah - that was supposed to be the Chamber of Secrets ☺. I've corrected it - luckily I recorded the page numbers correctly.

Thank you for bringing it to my attention!

[Lisa]

You're doing amazing Jennifer. I wish I could read that many books. Keep it up!
I'll be busy perusing through your shelves for a while now :D

[JennyR]

Lisa wrote: "You're doing amazing Jennifer. I wish I could read that many books. Keep it up!
I'll be busy perusing through your shelves for a while now :D"

Thank you! I'm blessed to have a job that allows me to listen to audiobooks all day at work.

[JennyR]

2017 Continued

[JennyR]

Hello!

Thank you for hosting this challenge I've enjoyed it, but my life has recently become extremely busy and I find I just don't have the time to keep my challenges updated. If things slow down, I swing back in and see what you have going on!