Maiko's 2015 Reading Challenges Tracker

[Maiko]

Star wrote: "Good luck Maiko with all of your challenges in 2015! Happy reading!"

Thank you.

[Maiko]

January 2015
Start Date: 1/1/2015
End Date: 1/31/2015

Total Pages Read: 9694
Bonus Points: 350

(view spoiler)[Books Read:
01. 238 pp ☛ Little House in the Big Woods (1/1)
02. 299 pp ☛ Jackaby (1/1)
03. 336 pp ☛ Delancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage (1/2)
04. 304 pp ☛ The Sins of the Fathers (1/4)
05. 208 pp ☛ Psycho (1/4)
06. 496 pp ☛ Contagion (1/5)
07. 456 pp ☛ The Godfather (1/6)
08. 433 pp ☛ Over the Edge (1/7)
09. 336 pp ☛ The Graveyard Book (1/8)
10. 576 pp ☛ The Fifth Witness (1/10)
11. 400 pp ☛ The Exorcist (1/11)
12. 448 pp ☛ The Black Ice (1/12)
13. 992 pp ☛ Musashi (1/16)
14. 416 pp ☛ The Surgeon (1/17)
15. 294 pp ☛ The Sugar Queen (1/18)
16. 576 pp ☛ The Stone Monkey (1/19)
17. 406 pp ☛ The Hundred Secret Senses (1/21)
18. 368 pp ☛ The Devil's Bones (1/22)
19. 288 pp ☛ Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (1/26)
20. 544 pp ☛ Black Order (1/27)
21. 368 pp ☛ The Ghost Bride: A Novel (1/28)
22. 544 pp ☛ American Assassin (1/28)
23. 368 pp ☛ The Cure for Dreaming (1/29)

Bonus Round 1

+10 points - Read a book that has a mode of transportation in the title or plot but not an automobile.

+10 points - Read a book with animals part of the narrative or in the title.


+25 points - Read a book with tea in the title or is a subject in the book. January is Hot Tea Month.

+25 points - Read a book that takes place in Australia. (Australia became a commonwealth on January 1, 1901.

+50 points - Read a book by a 19th century woman author or about a 19th century woman author. Time frame 1801-1900

Bonus round 2

+10 points-Read an ebook.


+10 points-Listen to an audiobook.

+25 points-Read a book by a British author or that is set in Great Britain.

+25 points-Read a novel set in a fictional world. (Such as Westeros or Middle Earth)


+50 points-Read an author's debut book.


+50 points-Read a book with an animal on the cover or in the title.
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[Maiko]

February 2015
Start Date: 2/1/2015
End Date: 2/28/2015

Total Pages Read: 11175
Bonus Points: 45

(view spoiler)[Books Read:
01. 357 pp ☛ City of Bells(2/1)
02. 738 pp ☛ Tai-Pan (2/4)
03. 416 pp ☛ The Gods of Guilt (2/5)
04. 480 pp ☛ Blood Work(2/6)
05. 484 pp ☛ The Concrete Blonde (2/7)
06. 495 pp ☛ The Last Coyote (2/8)
07. 631 pp ☛ 'Salem's Lot (2/11)
08. 464 pp ☛ Trunk Music (2/11)
09. 472 pp ☛ Angels Flight (2/12)
10. 470 pp ☛ A Darkness More Than Night (2/13)
11. 480 pp ☛ Void Moon (2/16)
12. 448 pp ☛ City of Bones (2/16)
13. 422 pp ☛ Lost Light (2/17)
14. 456 pp ☛ The Narrows (2/18)
15. 432 pp ☛ The Closers (2/18)
16. 368 pp ☛ Blackberry Wine (2/19)
17. 464 pp ☛ Echo Park (2/21)
18. 304 pp ☛ The Overlook (2/22)
19. 304 pp ☛ The Scarecrow (2/23)
20. 480 pp ☛ Nine Dragons (2/24)
21. 496 pp ☛ The Drop (2/24)
22. 464 pp ☛ The Black Box (2/24)
23. 400 pp ☛ The Burning Room (2/25)
24. 416 pp ☛ Blue Labyrinth (2/26)

Bonus Round 1:

+10 points - read a book by female author

+10 points - read a book about romance
+25 points - if your book is listed as Goodread's Most Popular Books In February 2014
+25 points - read a book with LOVE or VALENTINE in the title, OR read a book with anything that has something to do with Valentine's Day (hearts, candies, chocolates, bouquet of flowers, ribbons, gifts, etc.) on the cover.

+50 points - read a book which was originally published in February
+50 points - read a book by author who was born in February

Bonus Round 2:

+50 if a character in the book is a dental health professional
+50 if a character in the book is a veterinary professional
+25 if teeth are a critical plot point or character trait
+25 if "mouth", "tooth/teeth" or "jaws" is part of the book's title
+10 if a pet is a main character
+10 if a child is a main character (hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

March 2015
Start Date: 3/1/2015
End Date: 3/31/2015

Total Pages Read: 10465
Bonus Points: 410

(view spoiler)[Books Read:
01. 416 pp ☛ The Providence Rider (3/2)
02. 257 pp ☛ The River of Souls (3/2)
03. 624 pp ☛ Hello From the Gillespies (3/3)
04. 450 pp ☛ Brother Odd (3/4)
05. 404 pp ☛ Odd Hours (3/5)
06. 080 pp ☛ Odd Interlude #1 (3/5)
07. 078 pp ☛ Odd Interlude Part Two (3/5)
08. 064 pp ☛ Odd Interlude Part Three (3/5)
09. 386 pp ☛ Girl on a Wire (3/6)
10. 512 pp ☛ Odd Apocalypse (3/8)
11. 352 pp ☛ Deeply Odd (3/9)
12. 352 pp ☛ Saint Odd (3/9)
13. 480 pp ☛ Every Dead Thing (3/10)
14. 528 pp ☛ Dark Hollow (3/11)
15. 448 pp ☛ The Killing Kind (3/13)
16. 503 pp ☛ The White Road (3/14)
17. 576 pp ☛ The Black Angel (3/16)
18. 511 pp ☛ The Unquiet: A Thriller (3/17)
19. 515 pp ☛ The Reapers: A Thriller (3/18)
20. 496 pp ☛ The Lovers (3/20)
21. 544 pp ☛ The Whisperers (3/23)
22. 496 pp ☛ The Burning Soul (3/24)
23. 481 pp ☛ The Wrath of Angels (3/26)
24. 448 pp ☛ The Wolf in Winter (3/30)
25. 464 pp ☛ Gideon's Corpse (3/31)

Bonus Round 1:

+10 – read a book with the color gold or yellow on the cover.


+25 – read a book with the color green on the cover.


+50 – read a book with rainbow colors on the cover.


Bonus Round 2:

+10 Read a book which has BOTH green and blue on the cover


+10 Read a fantasy novel


+25 Start a new series


+25 Read a book that that title starts with 'C'

+50 Read a book that is set in Asia
+50 Read a book which was made into a movie and won an Oscars Award (hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015

Read a book that contains a word in the title that fits each of the 25 categories below.

25/25

(view spoiler)[✔ 1. Color - Black Order (1/27)
✔ 2. Number - The Fifth Witness (1/10)
✔ 3. Things That Grow - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (1/26)
✔ 4. Seasons - The Wolf in Winter (3/30)
✔ 5. First Name - Musashi (1/16) (Japanese)
✔ 6. Places - A Death In Vienna (05/04)
✔ 7. Body Part - The Devil's Bones (1/22)
✔ 8. Weapon - Girl on a Wire (3/6)
✔ 9. Body of Water - The River of Souls (3/2)
✔10. Form of Water - The Black Ice (1/12)
✔11. Product of Fire - Lost Light (1/17)
✔12. Celestial Body - Void Moon (1/16)
✔13. Architecture - Little House in the Big Woods (01/01)
✔14. Senses - The Hundred Secret Senses (01/21)
✔15. Royal Title - The Sugar Queen (01/18)
✔16. Family Member - The Sins of the Fathers (01/04)
✔17. Elements - Prince Of Fire (04/06)
✔18. Time of Day - A Darkness More Than Night (02/13)
✔19. Metal - The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse (04/24)
✔20. Emotion/Feeling - The Gods of Guilt (02/05)
✔21. Animal/Insect - The Stone Monkey (1/19)
✔22. Something to Read - The Graveyard Book (1/8)
✔23. Gender Identifier - The Godfather (1/6)
✔24. Paranormal Being - The Ghost Bride
✔25. Occupation - The Surgeon (1/17) (hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

April 2015
Start Date: 4/1/2015
End Date: 4/30/2015

Total Pages Read: 10085
Bonus Points: 50

(view spoiler)[Books Read:
01. 416 pp ☛ The Lost Island: A Gideon Crew Novel (4/1)
02. 437 pp ☛ The English Assassin (4/1)
03. 416 pp ☛ The Confessor (4/3)
04. 432 pp ☛ A Death In Vienna (4/5)
05. 432 pp ☛ Prince Of Fire (4/6)
06. 500 pp ☛ The Messenger (4/7)
07. 512 pp ☛ The Secret Servant (4/8)
08. 528 pp ☛ Moscow Rules (4/9)
09. 528 pp ☛ The Defector (4/12)
10. 544 pp ☛ The Rembrandt Affair (4/12)
11. 528 pp ☛ Portrait Of A Spy (4/14)
12. 464 pp ☛ The Fallen Angel (4/14)
13. 544 pp ☛ The English Girl (4/15)
14. 497 pp ☛ The Heist (4/15)
15. 384 pp ☛ The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (4/16)
16. 417 pp ☛ A Red Herring Without Mustard (4/22)
17. 336 pp ☛ I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (4/22)
18. 416 pp ☛ Speaking from Among the Bones (4/23)
19. 336 pp ☛ The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (4/24)
20. 392 pp ☛ As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (4/27)
22. 514 pp ☛ The Beggar King (4/29)
23. 512 pp ☛ The Poisoned Pilgrim (4/30)

Bonus Round 1:

+10 + For April's fool day, a book that has the word April or Fool in the title; or has a prankster as a main character

+10 - International Tatting day if there is a picture of a tattoo on the cover

+10 - For tax day has an accountant as character

+25 - Read a book where there is a character named "Charlie"

+25 - For Earth day, read a book that has a picture of the "earth" on the cover or has a green character (meaning they recycle, eat organic etc.)

+50 - Reading a book that is checked out by a library; either physical or virtual to help support your local library and keep them in business

Bonus Round 2

+10 - April is the fourth month. Any books with the number 4 in the title

+10 - April's Stone is Diamond. Any books with diamonds in the title or text

+25 - Easter is celebrated at the end of March/ beginning of April. Any books celebrating Easter, the Easter Bunny, Easter eggs, Lambs or chocolate

+25 - Passover is celebrated at the end of March/ beginning of April. Any books about Passover, matzoh, ancient Egypt, slavery, Moses, keeping kosher, plagues.

+25 - London and Boston Marathons. Any books with runners on the cover or about running

+50 -Freedom day in South Africa is celebrated April 27. Any books about South Africa, apartheid, voting/ political process

+50 -Earth day is celebrated April 22. Any books about Eco / environmental issues, cleanups, tree planting.
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[Maiko]

Goodreads 2015 Reading Challenge
Duration : 2015/01/01 - 2015/12/31
Books Read: 100/200

(view spoiler)[001. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder ★★★★☆ (1/1)
002. Jackaby by William Ritter ★★★★☆ (1/1)
003. Delancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage by Molly Wizenberg ★★★★☆ (1/2)
004. The Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block ★★★★☆ (1/4)
005. Psycho by Robert Bloch ★★★★☆ (1/4)
006. Contagion by Robin Cook ★★★★☆ (1/5)
007. The Godfather by Mario Puzo ★★★★★ (1/6)
008. Over the Edge by Jonathan Kellerman ★★★★☆ (1/7)
009. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman ★★★★☆ (1/8)
010. The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (1/10)
011. The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty ★★★★☆ (1/11)
012. The Black Ice by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (1/12)
013. Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa ★★★★★ (1/16)
014. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen ★★★★☆ (1/17)
015. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen ★★★★☆ (1/18)
016. The Stone Monkey by Jeffery Deaver ★★★★☆ (1/19)
017. The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan ★★★★★ (1/21)
018. The Devil's Bones by Jefferson Bass ★★★★☆ (1/22)
019. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See ★★★★★ (1/26)
020. Black Order by James Rollins ★★★★☆ (1/27)
021. The Ghost Bride: A Novel by Yangsze Choo ★★★★☆ (1/28)
022. American Assassin by Vince Flynn ★★★★☆ (1/28)
023. The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters ★★★★☆ (1/29)
024. City of Bells by Kim Wright ★★★★☆ (2/1)
025. Tai-Pan by James Clavell ★★★★★ (2/4)
026. The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly ★★★★★ (2/5)
027. Blood Work by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (2/6)
028. The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (2/7)
029. The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly ★★★★★ (2/8)
030. 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King ★★★★☆ (2/11)
031. Trunk Music by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (2/11)
032. Angels Flight by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (2/12)
033. A Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly ★★★★★ (2/13)
034. Void Moon by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (2/16)
035. City of Bones by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (2/16)
036. Lost Light by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (2/17)
037. The Narrows by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (2/18)
038. The Closers by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (2/18)
039. Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris ★★★★☆ (2/19)
040. Echo Park by Michael Connelly ★★★★★ (2/21)
041. The Overlook by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (2/22)
042. The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (2/23)
043. Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (2/24)
044. The Drop by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (2/24)
045. The Black Box by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (2/25)
046. The Burning Room by Michael Connelly ★★★★★ (2/25)
047. Blue Labyrinth by Douglas Preston ★★★★☆ (2/26)
048. The Providence Rider by Robert McCammon ★★★★☆ (3/2)
049. The River of Souls by Robert McCammon ★★★★☆ (3/2)
050. Hello From the Gillespies by Monica McInerney ★★★★☆ (3/3)
051. Brother Odd by Dean Koontz ★★★★☆ (3/4)
052. Odd Hours by Dean Koontz ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
053. Odd Interlude #1 by Dean Koontz ★★★★☆ (3/5)
054. Odd Interlude Part Two by Dean Koontz ★★★★☆ (3/5)
055. Odd Interlude Part Three by Dean Koontz ★★★★☆ (3/5)
056. Girl on a Wire by Gwenda Bond ★★★☆☆ (3/6)
057. Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz ★★★★★ (3/8)
058. Deeply Odd by Dean Koontz ★★★★☆ (3/9)
059. Saint Odd by Dean Koontz ★★★★☆ (3/9)
060. Every Dead Thing by John Connolly ★★★★★ (3/10)
061. Dark Hollow by John Connolly ★★★★☆ (3/11)
062. The Killing Kind by John Connolly ★★★★★ (3/13)
063. The White Road by John Connolly ★★★★☆ (3/14)
064. The Black Angel by John Connolly ★★★★☆ (3/16)
065. The Unquiet: A Thriller by John Connolly ★★★★☆ (3/17)
066. The Reapers: A Thriller by John Connolly ★★★★☆ (3/18)
067. The Lovers by John Connolly ★★★★☆ (3/20)
068. The Whisperers by John Connolly ★★★★☆ (3/23)
069. The Burning Soul by John Connolly ★★★★☆ (3/24)
070. The Wrath of Angels by John Connolly ★★★★☆ (3/26)
071. The Wolf in Winter by John Connolly ★★★★★ (3/30)
072. Gideon's Corpse by Douglas Preston ★★★★☆ (3/31)
073. The Lost Island: A Gideon Crew Novel by Douglas Preston ★★★★☆ (4/1)
074. The English Assassin by Daniel Silva ★★★★★ (4/1)
075. The Confessor by Daniel Silva ★★★★★ (4/3)
076. A Death In Vienna by Daniel Silva ★★★★☆ (4/5)
077. Prince Of Fire by Daniel Silva ★★★★☆ (4/6)
078. The Messenger by Daniel Silva ★★★★☆ (4/7)
079. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva ★★★★★ (4/8)
080. Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva ★★★★☆ (4/9)
081. The Defector by Daniel Silva ★★★★★ (4/12)
082. The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva ★★★★☆ (4/12)
083. Portrait Of A Spy by Daniel Silva ★★★★☆ (4/14)
084. The Fallen Angel by Daniel Silva ★★★★★ (4/14)
085. The English Girl by Daniel Silva ★★★★★ (4/15)
086. The Heist by Daniel Silva ★★★★★ (4/15)
087. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley ★★★★☆ (4/16)
088. A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley ★★★★☆ (4/22)
089. I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley ★★★★☆ (4/22)
090. Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley ★★★★★ (4/23)
091. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley ★★★★☆ (4/24)
092. The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse by Alan Bradley ★★★★☆ (4/24)
093. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley ★★★★☆ (4/27)
094. The Beggar King by Oliver Pötzsch ★★★★☆ (4/29)
095. The Poisoned Pilgrim by Oliver Pötzsch ★★★☆☆ (4/30)
096. A Song of Shadows by John Connolly ★★★★☆ (5/2)
097. Conspiracies by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/4)
098. All the Rage by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/5)
099. Hosts by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★★ (5/5)
100. The Haunted Air by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/6) (hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

Let's Turn Pages Challenge - 2015
January 1st - December 31st, 2015
50057/50,000

(view spoiler)[✔ 238 pp ☛ Little House in the Big Woods (1/1)
✔ 299 pp ☛ Jackaby (1/1)
✔ 336 pp ☛ Delancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage (1/2)
✔ 304 pp ☛ The Sins of the Fathers (1/4)
✔ 208 pp ☛ Psycho (1/4)
✔ 496 pp ☛ Contagion (1/5)
✔ 456 pp ☛ The Godfather (1/6)
✔ 433 pp ☛ Over the Edge (1/7)
✔ 336 pp ☛ The Graveyard Book (1/8)
✔ 576 pp ☛ The Fifth Witness (1/10)
✔ 400 pp ☛ The Exorcist (1/11)
✔ 448 pp ☛ The Black Ice (1/12)
✔ 992 pp ☛ Musashi (1/16)
✔ 416 pp ☛ The Surgeon (1/17)
✔ 294 pp ☛ The Sugar Queen (1/18)
✔ 576 pp ☛ The Stone Monkey (1/19)
✔ 406 pp ☛ The Hundred Secret Senses (1/21)
✔ 368 pp ☛ The Devil's Bones (1/22)
✔ 288 pp ☛ Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (1/26)
✔ 544 pp ☛ Black Order (1/27)
✔ 368 pp ☛ The Ghost Bride: A Novel (1/28)
✔ 544 pp ☛ American Assassin (1/28)
✔ 368 pp ☛ The Cure for Dreaming (1/29)
✔ 357 pp ☛ City of Bells (2/1)
✔ 738 pp ☛ Tai-Pan (2/4)
✔ 416 pp ☛ The Gods of Guilt (2/5)
✔ 480 pp ☛ Blood Work (2/6)
✔ 484 pp ☛ The Concrete Blonde (2/7)
✔ 495 pp ☛ The Last Coyote (2/8)
✔ 631 pp ☛ 'Salem's Lot (2/11)
✔ 464 pp ☛ Trunk Music (2/11)
✔ 472 pp ☛ Angels Flight (2/12)
✔ 470 pp ☛ A Darkness More Than Night (2/13)
✔ 480 pp ☛ Void Moon (2/16)
✔ 448 pp ☛ City of Bones (2/16)
✔ 422 pp ☛ Lost Light (2/17)
✔ 456 pp ☛ The Narrows (2/18)
✔ 432 pp ☛ The Closers (2/18)
✔ 368 pp ☛ Blackberry Wine (2/19)
✔ 464 pp ☛ Echo Park (2/21)
✔ 304 pp ☛ The Overlook (2/22)
✔ 538 pp ☛ The Scarecrow (2/23)
✔ 480 pp ☛ Nine Dragons (2/24)
✔ 496 pp ☛ The Drop (2/24)
✔ 464 pp ☛ The Black Box (2/25)
✔ 400 pp ☛ The Burning Room (2/25)
✔ 416 pp ☛ Blue Labyrinth (2/26)
✔ 416 pp ☛ The Providence Rider (3/2)
✔ 257 pp ☛ The River of Souls (3/2)
✔ 624 pp ☛ Hello From the Gillespies (3/3)
✔ 450 pp ☛ Brother Odd (3/4)
✔ 404 pp ☛ Odd Hours (3/5)
✔ 080 pp ☛ Odd Interlude #1 (3/5)
✔ 078 pp ☛ Odd Interlude Part Two (3/5)
✔ 064 pp ☛ Odd Interlude Part Three (3/5)
✔ 386 pp ☛ Girl on a Wire (3/6)
✔ 512 pp ☛ Odd Apocalypse (3/8)
✔ 352 pp ☛ Deeply Odd (3/9)
✔ 352 pp ☛ Saint Odd (3/9)
✔ 480 pp ☛ Every Dead Thing (3/10)
✔ 528 pp ☛ Dark Hollow (3/11)
✔ 448 pp ☛ The Killing Kind (3/13)
✔ 503 pp ☛ The White Road (3/14)
✔ 576 pp ☛ The Black Angel (3/16)
✔ 511 pp ☛ The Unquiet: A Thriller (3/17)
✔ 515 pp ☛ The Reapers: A Thriller (3/18)
✔ 496 pp ☛ The Lovers (3/20)
✔ 544 pp ☛ The Whisperers (3/23)
✔ 496 pp ☛ The Burning Soul (3/24)
✔ 481 pp ☛ The Wrath of Angels (3/26)
✔ 448 pp ☛ The Wolf in Winter (3/30)
✔ 464 pp ☛ Gideon's Corpse (3/31)
✔ 416 pp ☛ The Lost Island: A Gideon Crew Novel (4/1)
✔ 437 pp ☛ The English Assassin (4/1)
✔ 416 pp ☛ The Confessor (4/3)
✔ 432 pp ☛ A Death In Vienna (4/5)
✔ 432 pp ☛ Prince Of Fire (4/6)
✔ 500 pp ☛ The Messenger (4/7)
✔ 512 pp ☛ The Secret Servant (4/8)
✔ 528 pp ☛ Moscow Rules (4/9)
✔ 528 pp ☛ The Defector (4/12)
✔ 544 pp ☛ The Rembrandt Affair (4/12)
✔ 528 pp ☛ Portrait Of A Spy (4/14)
✔ 464 pp ☛ The Fallen Angel (4/14)
✔ 544 pp ☛ The English Girl (4/15)
✔ 497 pp ☛ The Heist (4/15)
✔ 384 pp ☛ The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (4/16)
✔ 417 pp ☛ A Red Herring Without Mustard (4/22)
✔ 336 pp ☛ I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (4/22)
✔ 416 pp ☛ Speaking from Among the Bones (4/23)
✔ 336 pp ☛ The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (4/24)
✔ 392 pp ☛ As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (4/27)
✔ 514 pp ☛ The Beggar King (4/29)
✔ 512 pp ☛ The Poisoned Pilgrim (4/30)
✔ 480 pp ☛ A Song of Shadows (5/2)
✔ 417 pp ☛ Conspiracies (5/4)
✔ 512 pp ☛ All the Rage (5/5)
✔ 512 pp ☛ Hosts (5/5)
✔ 544 pp ☛ The Haunted Air (5/6)
✔ 448 pp ☛ Gateways (5/7)
✔ 448 pp ☛ The Touch (5/9)
✔ 367 pp ☛ Reborn (5/11)
✔ 413 pp ☛ Reprisal (5/11)
✔ 481 pp ☛ Cold City (5/12)
✔ 481 pp ☛ Dark City (5/12)
✔ 384 pp ☛ Fear City (5/13)
✔ 512 pp ☛ Crisscross (5/14)
✔ 432 pp ☛ Infernal (5/17)
✔ 448 pp ☛ Harbingers (5/18)
✔ 448 pp ☛ Bloodline (5/18)
✔ 464 pp ☛ By the Sword (5/19)
✔ 464 pp ☛ Ground Zero: A Repairman Jack Novel (5/20)
✔ 416 pp ☛ Fatal Error (5/21)

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[Maiko]

Repairman Jack series
(F. Paul Wilson)
15/15

(view spoiler)[01. The Tomb
02. Legacies
03. Conspiracies (5/4)
04. All the Rage (5/5)
05. Hosts (5/5)
06. The Haunted Air (5/6)
07. Gateways (5/7)
08. Crisscross (5/14)
09. Infernal (5/17)
10. Harbingers (5/18)
11. Bloodline (5/18)
12. By the Sword (5/19)
13. Ground Zero: A Repairman Jack Novel (5/20)
14. Fatal Error (5/21)
15. The Dark at the End (5/22) (hide spoiler)]

[Alison]

good job finishing that series!

[Maiko]

Adversary Cycle series
(F. Paul Wilson)
6/6

(view spoiler)[1. The Keep
2. The Tomb
3. The Touch (5/9)
4. Reborn (5/11)
5. Reprisal (5/11)
6. Nightworld (5/24) (hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

May 2015
Start Date: 5/1/2015
End Date: 5/31/2015

Total Pages Read: 10,905
Bonus Points: 245

(view spoiler)[Books Read:
01. 480 pp ☛ A Song of Shadows (5/2)
02. 417 pp ☛ Conspiracies (5/4)
03. 512 pp ☛ All the Rage (5/5)
04. 512 pp ☛ Hosts (5/5)
05. 544 pp ☛ The Haunted Air (5/6)
06. 448 pp ☛ Gateways (5/7)
07. 448 pp ☛ The Touch (5/9)
08. 367 pp ☛ Reborn (5/11)
09. 413 pp ☛ Reprisal (5/11)
10. 481 pp ☛ Cold City (5/12)
11. 448 pp ☛ Dark City (5/12)
12. 384 pp ☛ Fear City (5/13)
13. 512 pp ☛ Crisscross (5/14)
14. 432 pp ☛ Infernal (5/17)
15. 448 pp ☛ Harbingers (5/18)
16. 448 pp ☛ Bloodline (5/18)
17. 464 pp ☛ By the Sword (5/19)
18. 464 pp ☛ Ground Zero: A Repairman Jack Novel (5/20)
19. 416 pp ☛ Fatal Error (5/21)
20. 432 pp ☛ The Dark at the End (5/22)
22. 462 pp ☛ Nightworld (5/24)
23. 369 pp ☛ The Bat (5/25)
24. 368 pp ☛ Cockroaches (5/26)
25. 636 pp ☛ The Redbreast (5/28)

Bonus Round 1

+10 pts:
--Read a novel with a title based on or adapted from a nursery rhyme. (Find a list here!)
--Read a space opera or a novel set in space.
--Read a novel about a lost or missing person.


+25 pts:
--Read a book with a character in the military.

--Read a book about a vacation or vacation shenanigans.
--Read a book of poetry.

+50 pts:
--Read a novel with pastel colors on the cover.

--Read a novel with a title inspired by a flower.

Bonus Round 2

10 points:
- a book with SUNSCREEN in the title
- A book with the words PURPLE/PEACE in the title or purple on the cover


25 points:
- a book about missing children / foster care

- a book about Police
- a book about emergency medical services or Nurses

- a book that your teacher once recommended to you
- a book about press freedom

50 points:
- a book that made you laugh so much that you cried
- your mother/ birth mother's favorite book (hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

THE COMPLETE WORKS CHALLENGE - 2015
Michael Connelly
January 1st - December 31st, 2015

22/22

(view spoiler)[01. The Fifth Witness 1/10
02. The Black Ice 1/12
03. The Gods of Guilt 2/5
04. Blood Work 2/6
05. The Concrete Blonde 2/7
06. The Last Coyote 2/8
07. Trunk Music 2/11
08. Angels Flight 2/12
09. A Darkness More Than Night 2/13
10. Void Moon 2/16
11. City of Bones 2/16
12. Lost Light 2/17
13. The Narrows 2/18
14. The Closers 2/18
15. Echo Park 2/21
16. The Overlook 2/22
17. The Scarecrow 2/23
18. Nine Dragons 2/24
19. The Drop 2/24
20. The Black Box 2/25
21. The Burning Room 2/25
22. Chasing the Dime 6/16

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[Maiko]

A-Z CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015

Read a book for each letter of the alphabet. You can use ANY of the first letters of the main words in a title of a book (don't use words like "a", "an", "the", or "of") or the initials of its authors.

26/26

(view spoiler)[✔A. ●A●merican Assassin by Vince Flynn 1/28
✔B. The Graveyard ●B●ook by Neil Gaiman 1/8
✔C. ●C●ontagion by Robin Cook 1/5
✔D. ●D●elancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage by Molly Wizenberg 1/2
✔E. The ●E●xorcist by William Peter Blatty 1/11
✔F. The Sins of the ●F●athers by Lawrence Block 1/4
✔G. The ●G●odfather by Mario Puzo 1/6
✔H. The ●H●undred Secret Senses by Amy Tan 1/21
✔I. The Black ●I●ce by Michael Connelly 1/12
✔J. ●J●ackaby by William Ritter 1/1
✔K. City of Bells by ●K●im Wright 2/1
✔L. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by ●L●isa See 1/26
✔M. The Fifth Witness by ●M●ichael Connelly 1/10
✔N. The ●N●arrows by Michael Connelly 2/18
✔O. ●O●ver the Edge by Jonathan Kellerman 1/7
✔P. ●P●sycho by Robert Bloch 1/4
✔Q. The Sugar ●Q●ueen by Sarah Addison Allen 1/18
✔R. Black Order by James ●R●ollins 1/27
✔S. The ●S●urgeon by Tess Gerritsen 1/17
✔T. ●T●ai-Pan by James Clavell 2/4
✔U. The ●U●nquiet: A Thriller 3/17
✔V. ●V●oid Moon 2/16
✔W. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls ●W●ilder 1/1
✔X. Mountain Girl River Girl by Ting ●X●ing Ye 6/16
✔Y. Musashi by Eiji ●Y●oshikawa 1/16
✔Z. The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile ●Z●ola 6/17


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[Maiko]

June 2015
Start Date: 6/1/2015
End Date: 6/30/2015

Total Pages Read: 8,799
Bonus Points: 70

(view spoiler)[Books Read:
01. 512 pp ☛ Nemesis (6/1)
02. 464 pp ☛ The Devil's Star (6/2)
03. 562 pp ☛ The Redeemer (6/3)
04. 500 pp ☛ The Snowman (6/5)
05. 740 pp ☛ The Leopard (6/9)
06. 574 pp ☛ Phantom (6/10)
07. 530 pp ☛ Police (6/12)
08. 448 pp ☛ Chasing the Dime (6/16)
09. 294 pp ☛ Mountain Girl River Girl (6/16)
10. 347 pp ☛ The Fortune of the Rougons (6/17)
11. 608 pp ☛ Plum Island (6/18)
12. 720 pp ☛ The Lion's Game (6/23)
13. 692 pp ☛ Night Fall (6/24)
14. 720 pp ☛ Wild Fire (6/25)
15. 448 pp ☛ The Lion (6/28)
16. 640 pp ☛ The Panther (7/1)

Bonus Round 1

10 pts - Read a book about WWII.
10 pts - read a book set in the Caribbean.
10 pts - Listen to an audiobook.
25 pts - read a book with the number six in the title.
25 pts - read a book about twins.
50 pts - read a book about crustaceans.
50 pts - Read a LGBT book.

Bonus Round 2

+10 - Read a book with a red cover (at least 50%)

+10 - Read a book based during World War II
+10 - Read a book where a main character is in a band or is a musician.

+25 - Read a book where the main characters are friends.

+25 - Read a book about space or any book with stars on the cover.


+50 - Read a book featuring a dog as a main character.
+50 - Read a book about people enjoying the great outdoors (hiking, camping, fishing, swimming, etc). (hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

Author Alphabet Reading Challenge
Start date: January 1, 2015
End date: December 31, 2015

Going from A - Z, and using authors’ first or last names, read the alphabet. For "X" and "Z" you may use authors with those hard to find letters in their names. You may use an author twice, once with their first name, and again with their last. You may read in any order, start at any time of the year. You may 'back date' to the 1st of January, if you desire.

26/26

(view spoiler)[✔A. Allen, Sarah Addison ☛ The Sugar Queen (1/18)
✔B. Block, Lawrence ☛ The Sins of the Fathers (1/4)
✔C. Cook, Robin ☛ Contagion (1/5)
✔D. Deaver, Jeffery ☛ The Stone Monkey (1/19)
✔E. Rutherfurd, Edward ☛ New York (7/14)
✔F. F. Paul Wilson ☛ Conspiracies (5/4)
✔G. Gaiman, Neil ☛ The Graveyard Book (1/8)
✔H. Harris, Joanne ☛ Blackberry Wine (2/19)
✔I. Inbinder, Gary ☛ The Devil in Montmartre: A Mystery in Fin de Siècle Paris (7/11)
✔J. James Rollins ☛ Black Order (1/27)
✔K. Kellerman, Jonathan ☛ Over the Edge (1/7)
✔L. Lincoln Child & Douglas Preston ☛ Blue Labyrinth (2/26)
✔M. Molly Wizenberg ☛ Delancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage (1/2)
✔N. Nesbø, Jo ☛ The Bat (5/25)
✔O. Oliver Pötzsch ☛ The Beggar King (4/29)
✔P. Puzo, Mario ☛ The Godfather (1/6)
✔Q. Quick, Matthew ☛ The Silver Linings Playbook (7/8)
✔R. Ritter, William ☛ Jackaby (1/1)
✔S. See, Lisa ☛ Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (1/26)
✔T. Tess Gerritsen ☛ The Surgeon (1/17)
✔U. Undset, Sigrid ☛ The Wreath (7/9)
✔V. Vince Flynn ☛ American Assassin (1/28)
✔W. Wilder, Laura Ingalls ☛ Little House in the Big Woods (1/1)
✔X. Ye, Ting-Xing ☛ Mountain Girl River Girl (6/16)
✔Y. Yoshikawa, Eiji ☛ Musashi (1/16)
✔Z. Zola, Émile ☛ The Fortune of the Rougons (6/17)

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[Maiko]

THE DEBUT NOVEL CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31st, 2015
12/12

(view spoiler)[1. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (1/1)
2. Jackaby by William Ritter (1/1)
3. The Ghost Bride: A Novel by Yangsze Choo (1/28)
4. Every Dead Thing by John Connolly (3/10)
5. The Bat by Jo Nesbø (5/25)
6. The Martian by Andy Weir (7/8)
7. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick (7/8)
8. Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley (7/15)
9. Church of Marvels by Leslie Parry (7/18)
10.The Memory Painter: A Novel by Gwendolyn Womack (7/20)
11.Safekeeping: A Novel by Jessamyn Hope(7/22)
12.The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley (7/23)

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[Maiko]

July 2015
Start Date: 7/1/2015
End Date: 7/31/2015

Total Pages Read: 6310
Bonus Points: 195

(view spoiler)[Books Read:
01. 311 pp ☛ Radiant Angel (7/5)
02. 501 pp ☛ The English Spy (7/5)
03. 448 pp ☛ Blood Infernal (7/7)
04. 384 pp ☛ The Martian (7/8)
05. 291 pp ☛ The Silver Linings Playbook (7/8)
06. 305 pp ☛ The Wreath (7/9)
07. 352 pp ☛ The Devil in Montmartre: A Mystery in Fin de Siecle Paris (7/11)
08. 880 pp ☛ New York (7/14)
09. 304 pp ☛ Circus Mirandus (7/15)
10. 352 pp ☛ Church of Marvels (7/18)
11. 336 pp ☛ The Memory Painter: A Novel (7/20)
12. 386 pp ☛ Safekeeping: A Novel (7/22)
13. 336 pp ☛ The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (7/23)
14. 320 pp ☛ Madras on Rainy Days: A Novel (7/26)
15. 452 pp ☛ The Hindi-Bindi Club (7/28)
16. 352 pp ☛ The Anatomy of Deception (7/31)

Bonus Round 1

+10 points - A book that takes place in a library/bookstore/bookclub or has the subject of Reading.
+10 points - A book to do with the moon/space - 1st moon landing July 21, 1969

+10 points - Read a book taking place during the Revolutionary War era


+25 points - Read a book taking place in a national park, national monument, or state park.
+25 points - Read a book with ice cream in the title or is mentioned in the book.

+50 points - Read a book by Nathaniel Hawthorne - birthdate July 4, 1804 or read a book by Ernest Hemingway - birthdate July 21, 1899


Bonus Round 2

A lot of countries are celebrating patriotic holidays in July, so read a book set in or by an author from the following countries:

+10: US


+25: Canada, France, Egypt


+50: Belarus, Philippines, Algeria, Venezuela, Argentina, Sudan, Bahamas, Colombia, Belgium, Puerto Rico, Maldives, Peru, Vanuatu, Burundi, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, or Morocco.

+20 points if the book is non-fictional. (hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

August 2015
Start Date: 8/1/2015
End Date: 8/31/2015

Total Pages Read: 5,006
Bonus Points: 250

(view spoiler)[Books Read:
01. 388 pp ☛ This is Where I Leave You (8/3)
02. 301 pp ☛ The Sari Shop Widow (8/4)
03. 386 pp ☛ The Bells (8/5)
04. 529 pp ☛ Kraken (8/7)
05. 293 pp ☛ The Girl Who Chased the Moon (8/8)
06. 405 pp ☛ The House of Silk (8/10)
07. 310 pp ☛ Moriarty (8/11)
08. 501 pp ☛ Divergent (8/12)
09. 995 pp ☛ NOS4A2 (8/19)
10. 466 pp ☛ Sycamore Row (8/24)
11. 432 pp ☛ The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (8/28)

Bonus Round 1

+10
- Read a romance novel of your choice.

- Read a book about friendship or sisters.

- Read a book with the word Lighthouse on the cover or a book about a lighthouse.
- Read a book with the word Left in the title.
- Read a book about an angel or with an angel on the cover.

+25
- Read a book with the word Son or Daughter in the title.
- Read a book about camp or camping or a book with a campfire on the cover.
- Read a horror, science fiction, or fantasy book that includes your favorite monster, fae, or undead. If you choose to read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, add an additional 20 points.


+50
- Read a book about World War II or a book that has a World War II theme or setting.

- Read a book that is about an influential woman in your country’s history.

Bonus Round 2

+10
- Read a book with a greenish cover.

- Read a book with a female main character.

- Read a book with a flag on the cover.

+25
- Read a book with a character that is royalty.
- Read a book that was made into a movie.


+50
- Read a Pulitzer Prize winning novel. (hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

September 2015
Start Date: 9/1/2015
End Date: 9/30/2015

Total Pages Read: 3,367
Bonus Points: 45

(view spoiler)[Books Read:
01. 278 pp ☛ Orphan Train (9/1)
02. 809 pp ☛ Paris (9/9)
03. 392 pp ☛ The Little Paris Bookshop (9/12)
04. 304 pp ☛ First Frost (9/14)
05. 320 pp ☛ Kitchens of the Great Midwest (9/15)
06. 336 pp ☛ The Coincidence of Coconut Cake (9/18)
07. 304 pp ☛ The Cake Therapist (9/22)
08. 624 pp ☛ The Fifth Heart (9/29)

Bonus Round 1

+ 10 Bonus Points:
National Good Neighbor day is celebrated on September 28th. Read a book about neighbors and/or with the word "neighbor(s)" or "neighborhood" in the title.


+ 25 Bonus Points:
California became the 31st state on September 9, 1850. Read a book set in or by an author from California.

+ 25 Bonus Points:
It's time to go back to work and solve problems. Choose a mystery and detective fiction or a legal or medical or psychological thriller.


+50 Bonus Points:
Read a book by an author who was born in September.

Bonus Round 2

+10 - Read a book set on/in the ocean.
+10 - Read an adventure novel.


It's Classical Music Month AND National Piano Month. Let's celebrate music!
+25 - Read a book where the main character is a musician.
+25 - Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover or in the title.

September is Hispanic Heritage Month.
+50 - Read a book where the main character is Hispanic.
+50 - Read a book that was originally written in Spanish. (hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

Decades Challenge: 2015 (Level IX)
Start date: January 5, 2015
End date: January 6, 2016

Books read: 120/120

(view spoiler)[✔ 2015
1. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (4/27)
2. A Song of Shadows (5/2)
3. Radiant Angel (7/5)
4. The English Spy (7/5)
5. Blood Infernal (7/7)
6. Circus Mirandus (7/15)
7. Church of Marvels (7/18)
8. The Memory Painter: A Novel (7/20)
9. Safekeeping: A Novel (7/22)
10.The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (7/23)
11.First Frost (9/14)
12.Kitchens of the Great Midwest (9/15)
13.The Coincidence of Coconut Cake (9/18)
14.The Cake Therapist (9/22)
15.The Fifth Heart (9/29)

✔ 2014
1. The Cure for Dreaming (1/29)
2. The Burning Room (2/25)
3. Blue Labyrinth (2/26)
4. The River of Souls (3/2)
5. Hello From the Gillespies (3/3)
6. Girl on a Wire (3/6)
7. Saint Odd (3/9)
8. The Wolf in Winter (3/30)
9. The Lost Island: A Gideon Crew Novel (4/1)
10.The Heist (4/15)
11.The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (4/24)
12.The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse (4/24)
13.Fear City (5/13)
14.The Devil in Montmartre: A Mystery in Fin de Siecle Paris (7/11)

✔ 2013
1. The Ghost Bride: A Novel (1/28)
2. City of Bells (2/1)
3. The Gods of Guilt (2/5)
4. Deeply Odd (3/9)
5. The English Girl (4/15)
6. Dark City (5/12)
7. Police (6/12)
8. NOS4A2 (8/19)
9. Sycamore Row (8/24)
10.The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (8/28)
11.Orphan Train (9/1)
12.Paris (9/9)
13.The Little Paris Bookshop (9/12)

✔ 2012
1. The Black Box (2/25)
2. The Providence Rider (3/2)
3. Odd Interlude #1 (3/5)
4. Odd Interlude Part Two (3/5)
5. Odd Interlude Part Three (3/5)
6. Odd Apocalypse (3/8)
7. The Wrath of Angels (3/26)
8. Gideon's Corpse (3/31)
9. The Fallen Angel (4/14)
10.Speaking from Among the Bones (4/23)
11.The Poisoned Pilgrim (4/30)
12.Cold City (5/12)

✔ 2011
1. The Fifth Witness (1/10)
2. The Drop (2/24)
3. The Burning Soul (3/24)
4. Portrait Of A Spy (4/14)
5. A Red Herring Without Mustard (4/22)
6. I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (4/22)
7. The Dark at the End (5/22)
8. Phantom (6/10)
9. The Martian (7/8)
10.The House of Silk (8/10)
11.Divergent (8/12)

✔ 2010
1. American Assassin (1/28)
2. The Whisperers (3/23)
3. The Rembrandt Affair (4/12)
4. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (4/16)
5. The Beggar King (4/29)
6. Fatal Error (5/21)
7. The Lion (6/28)
8. The Bells (8/5)
9. Kraken (8/7)
10.The Girl Who Chased the Moon (8/8)

✔ 2009
1. The Scarecrow (2/23)
2. Nine Dragons (2/24)
3. The Lovers (3/20)
4. The Defector (4/12)
5. Ground Zero: A Repairman Jack Novel (5/20)
6. The Leopard (6/9)
7. New York (7/14)
8. This is Where I Leave You (8/3)
9. The Sari Shop Widow (8/4)

✔ 2008
1. The Sugar Queen (1/18)
2. The Devil's Bones (1/22).
3. Odd Hours (3/5)
4. The Reapers: A Thriller (3/18)
5. By the Sword (5/19)
6. Mountain Girl River Girl (6/16)
7. The Silver Linings Playbook (7/8)
8. The Anatomy of Deception (7/31)

✔ 2007
1. The Graveyard Book (1/8)
2. The Overlook (2/22)
3. The Unquiet: A Thriller (3/17)
4. The Secret Servant (4/8)
5. Bloodline (5/18)
6. The Snowman (6/5)
7. The Hindi-Bindi Club (7/28)

✔ 2006
1. Black Order (1/27)
2. Echo Park (2/21)
3. Brother Odd (3/4)
4. The Messenger (4/7)
5. Harbingers (5/18)
6. Wild Fire (6/25)

✔ 2005
1. The Closers (2/18)
2. The Black Angel (3/16)
3. Prince Of Fire (4/6)
4. Infernal (5/17)
5. The Redeemer

✔ 2004
1. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (1/26)
2. The Narrows (2/18)
3. Crisscross (5/14)
4. Madras on Rainy Days: A Novel (7/26)

✔ 2003
1. Lost Light (2/17)
2. A Death In Vienna (4/5)
3. Gateways (5/7)

✔ 2002
1. The Stone Monkey (1/19)
2. City of Bones (1/16)

✔ 2001
1. The Surgeon (1/17)

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[Maiko]

Charlie Parker series
(John Connolly)
13/13

(view spoiler)[01. Every Dead Thing (3/10)
02. Dark Hollow (3/11)
03. The Killing Kind (3/13)
04. The White Road (3/14)
05. The Black Angel (3/16)
06. The Unquiet: A Thriller (3/17)
07. The Reapers: A Thriller (3/18)
08. The Lovers (3/20)
09. The Whisperers (3/23)
10. The Burning Soul (3/24)
11. The Wrath of Angels (3/26)
12. The Wolf in Winter(3/30)
13. A Song of Shadows (5/2) (hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

Gabriel Allon series
by (Daniel Silva)

15/15
(view spoiler)[
01. The Kill Artist
02. The English Assassin (4/1)
03. The Confessor (4/3)
04. A Death In Vienna (4/5)
05. Prince Of Fire (4/6)
06. The Messenger (4/7)
07. The Secret Servant (4/8)
08. Moscow Rules (4/9)
09. The Defector (4/12)
10. The Rembrandt Affair (4/12)
11. Portrait Of A Spy (4/14)
12. The Fallen Angel (4/14)
13. The English Girl (4/15)
14. The Heist (4/15)
15. The English Spy (7/5)
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[Maiko]

Harry Bosch series
(Michael Connelly)

20/20
(view spoiler)[
01. The Black Echo
02. The Black Ice
03. The Concrete Blonde (2/7)
04. The Last Coyote (2/8)
05. Trunk Music (2/11)
06. Angels Flight (2/12)
07. A Darkness More Than Night (2/13)
08. City of Bones (2/16)
09. Lost Light (2/17)
10. The Narrows (2/18)
11. The Closers (2/18)
12. Echo Park (2/21)
13. The Overlook (2/22)
14. The Brass Verdict
15. Nine Dragons (2/24)
16. The Reversal
17. The Drop (2/24)
18. The Black Box (2/25)
19. The Burning Room (2/25)
20. The Crossing (11/4)
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[Maiko]

Mickey Haller series
(Michael Connelly)

5/5
(view spoiler)[
1. The Lincoln Lawyer
2. The Brass Verdict
3. The Reversal
4. The Fifth Witness (1/10)
5. The Gods of Guilt (2/5)
(hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

Flavia de Luce series
by (Alan Bradley)

7/7
(view spoiler)[
1. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
2. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (4/16)
3. A Red Herring Without Mustard (4/22)
4. I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (4/22)
5. Speaking from Among the Bones (4/23)
6. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (4/23)
7. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (4/23)
(hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

Harry Hole series
by (Jo Nesbø)

10/10

(view spoiler)[01. The Bat 5/25
02. Cockroaches 5/26
03. The Redbreast 5/28
04. Nemesis 6/1
05. The Devil's Star 6/2
06. The Redeemer 6/3
07. The Snowman 6/5
08. The Leopard 6/9
09. Phantom 6/10
10. Police 6/12 (hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

John Corey series
by (Nelson DeMille)

7/7

(view spoiler)[01. Plum Island 6/18
02. The Lion's Game 6/23
03. Night Fall 6/24
04. Wild Fire 6/25
05. The Lion 6/28
06. The Panther 7/1
07. Radiant Angel 7/5 (hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

October 2015
Start Date: 10/1/2015
End Date: 10/31/2015

Total Pages Read: 4,192
Bonus Points: 60

(view spoiler)[Books Read:
01. 801 pp ☛ Patriot Games (10/3)
02. 656 pp ☛ Red Rabbit (10/7)
03. 432 pp ☛ The Hunt for Red October (10/13)
04. 554 pp ☛ The Cardinal of the Kremlin (10/18)
05. 817 pp ☛ Clear and Present Danger (10/22)
06. 932 pp ☛ The Sum of All Fears (10/28)

Bonus Round 1

+10 point
• read a horror story, or a book featuring paranormal creatures. Give yourself an extra 25 points if you read a play with a horror theme.
• read a western (may include cowboy/range theme books set in Australia, Canada, etc. for extra 10 points)
•read a book of science fiction. Add 10 points if technological change is a key theme
• read a book about a spy


+25 points
• read a book with a teacher protagonist
• read a book in which a protagonist has a non-mental health medical condition which plays a significant role in the story
• read a fiction book set in a country you haven’t read a work of fiction about before
• read a book of poems; add 15 points if the poet is a member of an ethnic minority in his or her country

+50 points
• read a non-fiction book significantly about/set during a struggle for civil, political, religious or gender rights
• read a book with an artist (any media) protagonist, or in which creating art (any media) is a significant theme
• read fiction about native peoples before colonization by Europeans. Add +25 points for non-fiction

Bonus Round 2

+10 Bonus
~ read a book about teaching or with a teacher as a character
~ read a book about spirits, witchcraft, or the supernatural
~ read a book with an Apple on the Cover or the word Apple in the title
~ read a book in which there is a Masquerade

+25 Bonus
~ read a book about the struggle with cancer
~ read a book about discovery (such as new land, new culture, new way of life, etc.)

+50 Bonus
~ read a book with a LGBT main character
~ read a book about organized crime. (hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

November 2015
Start Date: 11/1/2015
End Date: 11/30/2015

Total Pages Read: 8,648
Bonus Points: 330

(view spoiler)[Books Read:
01. 1,008 pp ☛ Debt of Honor (11/3)
02. 400 pp ☛ The Crossing (11/4)
03. 1,380 pp ☛ Executive Orders (11/8)
04. 448 pp ☛ The Face of a Stranger (11/9)
05. 512 pp ☛ A Dangerous Mourning (11/10)
06. 503 pp ☛ Defend and Betray (11/12)
07. 566 pp ☛ A Sudden, Fearful Death (11/16)
08. 464 pp ☛ Crimson Shore (11/17)
09. 512. pp ☛ Sins of the Wolf (11/18)
10. 432 pp ☛ Cain His Brother (11/19)
11. 420 pp ☛ Weighed in the Balance (11/21)
12. 416 pp ☛ The Silent Cry (11/23)
13. 385 pp ☛ A Breach of Promise (11/24)
14. 370 pp ☛ The Twisted Root (11/26)
15. 416 pp ☛ Slaves and Obsession (11/29)
16. 416 pp ☛ A Funeral in Blue (11/30)

Bonus Round 1

10 point level
-Read a Southern (United States) literature book.
-Read a children’s or young adult book.
-Read a book set in Hawaii, or by a Hawaiian author.
-Read a book with “Hello” in the title.

25 point level
-Read a graphic novel.
-Read a book set in London.

-Read a book about outlaws.
-Read a book about or set in a museum.

50 point level
-Read a book set in Russia. Add 25 points if it was originally written in Russian.
-Read a book about philosophy.
-Read a book from the 19th century.
-Read the book that has been on your to-read shelf the longest.

Bonus Round 2

10 Points
• read a book that is about an adoption or rescue a child from an abusive situation

• read a book that has a character who has seizures or epilepsy plays a role in the book
• read a book with a picture of a train on the cover
• read a book with Marines


25 points
• read a book with a supportive or main character is a pilot
• read a book about Native Americans
• read a book with a turkey on the cover or takes place in the month of November or Thanksgiving is mentioned in the book

50 points
• read a debut book from a popular author first book
• read a book that has a dentist as a main character (hide spoiler)]

[Maiko]

Jack Ryan series
by (Tom Clancy)

8/11

01. Patriot Games 10/3
02. Red Rabbit 10/7
03. The Hunt for Red October 10/13
04. The Cardinal of the Kremlin 10/18
05. Clear and Present Danger 10/22
06. The Sum of All Fears 10/28
07. Debt of Honor 11/3
08. Executive Orders 11/8

[Maiko]

Pendergast series
by (Douglas Preston)

15/15

01. Relic
02. Reliquary
03. The Cabinet of Curiosities
04. Still Life With Crows
05. Brimstone
06. Dance of Death
07. The Book of the Dead
08. The Wheel of Darkness
09. Cemetery DanceFever Dream
10. Fever Dream
11. Cold Vengeance
12. Two Graves
13. White Fire
14. Blue Labyrinth
15. Crimson Shore 11/17

[Maiko]

December 2015
Start Date: 12/1/2015
End Date: 12/31/2015

Total Pages Read: 8,997
Bonus Points: 400

Books Read:
01. 384 pp ☛ Death of a Stranger (12/1)
02. 416 pp ☛ The Shifting Tide (12/2)
03. 384 pp ☛ Dark Assassin (12/3)
04. 432 pp ☛ Execution Dock (12/5)
05. 448 pp ☛ Acceptable Loss (12/6)
06. 442 pp ☛ A Sunless Sea (12/7)
07. 416 pp ☛ Blind Justice (12/8)
08. 416 pp ☛ Blood on the Water (12/9)
09. 320 pp ☛ Corridors of the Night (12/10)
10. 355 pp ☛ The Gift (12/11)
11. 352 pp ☛ The Christmas Train (12/12)
12. 272 pp ☛ Winter Street: A Novel (12/12)
13. 352 pp ☛ Winter Stroll (12/13)
14. 832 pp ☛ River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt (12/15)
15. 756 pp ☛ The Seventh Scroll (12/17)
16. 756 pp ☛ Warlock (12/22)
17. 736 pp ☛ The Quest: A Novel of Ancient Egypt (12/22)
18. 592 pp ☛ Desert God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt (12/28)
19. 336 pp ☛ All Together Now (12/29)
20. pp ☛ (12/)

Bonus Round 1

10 points:
- Read a book with a winter scene on the cover if you live in the Northern Hemisphere

- Read a book published in 2015 which you have been putting off or new author to you
- Read a book which is the last in a series or deals with the end of an era

- Read a book of short stories or a play ( add 10 bonus points if it deals with any of the holidays celebrated in December)

25 points:
- Read a book which with royalty from Europe. Add 10 bonus points if this is a non-fiction book
- Read a book which deals with exploration either of seas or space
- Read a book where the main character is a servant or tradesman

- Read a book about family reunion or about friendship


50 points:
- Read a book with a character who is discriminated or stigmatized

- Read a book with a selfless character influences a community or nation for good

- Read a book with a character who undergoes a dramatic transformation

- Read a book set in or written by an author originally from Japan, Philippines, Guam, Hong Kong, Singapore or Malaya

Bonus Round 2

10 points:
- Read a book about Christmas

- Read a book about new beginnings or fresh starts. For an extra 10 points, read a non fiction self help book

- Read a book from a genre you never normally would read ( ONLY ONE )
- Read an autobiography or biography of a musician or band

25 points:
- RE-READ your all time most loved book ( ONLY ONE )
- Read a piece of work by an Irish author, poet or playwright

- Read a book about standing up for your rights or someone else's rights. Add an extra 10 points if the main character is a woman

50 points:
- Read a book by Jane Austen
- Read a book by a French author or read a book set in France

[Maiko]

Goodreads 2015 Reading Challenge (continued)
Duration : 2015/01/01 - 2015/12/31

Books Read: 211/200

101. Gateways by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/7)
102. The Touch by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★★ (5/9)
103. Reborn by F. Paul Wilson ★★★☆☆ (5/11)
104. Reprisal by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/11)
105. Cold City by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/12)
106. Dark City by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/12)
107. Fear City by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/13)
108. Crisscross by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/14)
109. Infernal by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/17)
110. Harbingers by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/18)
111. Bloodline by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/18)
112. By the Sword by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/19)
113. Ground Zero: A Repairman Jack Novel by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/20)
114. Fatal Error by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/21)
115. The Dark at the End by F. Paul Wilson ★★★★☆ (5/22)
116. Nightworld by F. Paul Wilson ★★★☆☆ (5/24)
117. The Bat by Jo Nesbø ★★★☆☆ (5/25)
118. Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø ★★★★☆ (5/26)
119. The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø ★★★★☆ (5/28)
120. Nemesis by Jo Nesbø ★★★★☆ (6/1)
121. The Devil's Star by Jo Nesbø ★★★★☆ (6/2)
122. The Redeemer by Jo Nesbø ★★★★★ (6/3)
123. The Snowman by Jo Nesbø ★★★★☆ (6/5)
124. The Leopard by Jo Nesbø ★★★★★ (6/9)
125. Phantom by Jo Nesbø ★★★★★ (6/10)
126. Police by Jo Nesbø ★★★★★ (6/12)
127. Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (6/16)
128. Mountain Girl River Girl by Ting-xing Ye ★★★★☆ (6/16)
129. The Fortune of the Rougons by Émile Zola ★★★★☆ (6/17)
130. Plum Island by Nelson DeMille ★★★★☆ (6/18)
131. The Lion's Game by Nelson DeMille ★★★★☆ (6/23)
132. Night Fall by Nelson DeMille ★★★★☆ (6/24)
133. Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille ★★★★☆ (6/25)
134. The Lion by Nelson DeMille ★★★★☆ (6/28)
135. The Panther by Nelson DeMille ★★★★★ (7/1)
136. Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille ★★★★☆ (7/5)
137. The English Spy by Daniel Silva ★★★★★ (7/5)
138. Blood Infernal by James Rollins ★★★★☆ (7/7)
139. The Martian by Andy Weir ★★★★★ (7/8)
140. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick ★★★★★ (7/8)
141. The Wreath by Sigrid Undset ★★★☆☆ (7/9)
142. The Devil in Montmartre: A Mystery in Fin de Siecle Paris by Gary Inbinder ★★★☆☆ (7/11)
143. New York by Edward Rutherfurd ★★★★☆ (7/14)
144. Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley ★★★★☆ (7/15)
145. Church of Marvels by Leslie Parry ★★★★☆ (7/18)
146. The Memory Painter: A Novel by Gwendolyn Womack ★★★★★ (7/20)
147. Safekeeping: A Novel by Jessamyn Hope ★★★★☆ (7/22)
148. The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley ★★★☆☆ (7/23)
149. Madras on Rainy Days: A Novel by Samina Ali ★★★★☆ (7/26)
150. The Hindi-Bindi Club by Monica Pradhan ★★★★☆ (7/28)
151. The Anatomy of Deception by Lawrence Goldstone ★★★★☆ (7/31)
152. This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper ★★★★☆ (8/3)
153. The Sari Shop Widow by Shobhan Bantwal ★★★☆☆ (8/4)
154. The Bells by Richard Harvell ★★★★☆ (8/5)
155. Kraken by China Miéville ★★★★☆ (8/7)
156. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen ★★★★☆ (8/8)
157. The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz ★★★★☆ (8/10)
158. Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz ★★★★☆ (8/11)
159. Divergent by Veronica Roth ★★★★☆ (8/12)
160. NOS4A2 by Joe Hill ★★★★★ (8/19)
161. Sycamore Row by John Grisham ★★★★★ (8/24)
162. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown ★★★★☆ (8/28)
163. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline ★★★★☆ (9/1)
164. Paris by Edward Rutherfurd ★★★★☆ (9/9)
165. The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George ★★★★☆ (9/12)
166. First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen ★★★★★ (9/14)
167. Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal ★★★★☆ (9/15)
168. The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert ★★★☆☆ (9/18)
169. The Cake Therapist by Judith Fertig ★★★★☆ (9/22)
170. The Fifth Heart by Dan Simmons ★★★★☆ (9/29)
171. Patriot Games by Tom Clancy ★★★★☆ (10/3)
172. Red Rabbit by Tom Clancy ★★★★☆ (10/7)
173. The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy ★★★★☆ (10/13)
174. The Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy ★★★★☆ (10/18)
175. Clear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy ★★★★☆ (10/22)
176. The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy ★★★★☆ (10/28)
177. Debt of Honor by Tom Clancy ★★★★☆ (11/3)
178. The Crossing by Michael Connelly ★★★★☆ (11/4)
179. Executive Orders by Tom Clancy ★★★★☆ (11/8)
180. The Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry ★★★★★ (11/9)
181. A Dangerous Mourning by Anne Perry ★★★★☆ (11/10)
182. Defend and Betray by Anne Perry ★★★★★ (11/12)
183. A Sudden, Fearful Death by Anne Perry ★★★★☆ (11/16)
184. Crimson Shore by Douglas Preston ★★★★★ (11/17)
185. Sins of the Wolf by Anne Perry ★★★★☆ (11/18)
186. Cain His Brother by Anne Perry ★★★★☆ (11/19)
187. Weighed in the Balance by Anne Perry ★★★★★ (11/21)
188. The Silent Cry by Anne Perry ★★★★★ (11/23)
189. A Breach of Promise by Anne Perry ★★★★☆ (11/24)
190. The Twisted Root by Anne Perry ★★★★☆ (11/26)
191. Slaves and Obsession by Anne Perry ★★★☆☆ (11/29)
192. A Funeral in Blue by Anne Perry ★★★☆☆ (11/30)
193. Death of a Stranger by Anne Perry ★★★★☆ (12/1)
194. The Shifting Tide by Anne Perry ★★★★★ (12/2)
195. Dark Assassin by Anne Perry ★★★★☆ (12/3)
196. Execution Dock by Anne Perry ★★★★★ (12/5)
197. Acceptable Loss by Anne Perry ★★★★★ (12/6)
198. A Sunless Sea by Anne Perry ★★★★☆ (12/7)
199. Blind Justice by Anne Perry ★★★★☆ (12/8)
200. Blood on the Water by Anne Perry ★★★★☆ (12/9)
201. Corridors of the Night by Anne Perry ★★★☆☆ (12/10)
202. The Gift by Cecelia Ahern ★★★★☆ (12/11)
203. The Christmas Train by David Baldacci ★★☆☆☆ (12/12)
204. Winter Street: A Novel by Elin Hilderbrand ★★★★☆ (12/12)
205. Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand ★★★★☆ (12/13)
206. River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Wilbur Smith ★★★★★ (12/15)
207. The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur Smith ★★★★★ (12/17)
208. Warlock by Wilbur Smith ★★★★☆ (12/22)
209. The Quest: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Wilbur Smith ★★★☆☆ (12/24)
210. Desert God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Wilbur Smith ★★★☆☆ (12/28)
211. All Together Now by Gill Hornby ★★★☆☆ (12/29)

[Maiko]

William Monk series
by (Anne Perry)

21/21

01. The Face of a Stranger (11/9)
02. A Dangerous Mourning (11/10)
03. Defend and Betray (11/12)
04. A Sudden, Fearful Death (11/16)
05. Sins of the Wolf (11/18)
06. Cain His Brother (11/19)
07. Weighed in the Balance (11/21)
08. The Silent Cry (11/23)
09. A Breach of Promise (11/24)
10. The Twisted Root (11/26)
11. Slaves and Obsession (11/29)
12. A Funeral in Blue (11/30)
13. Death of a Stranger (12/1)
14. The Shifting Tide (12/2)
15. Dark Assassin (12/3)
16. Execution Dock (12/5)
17. Acceptable Loss (12/6)
18. A Sunless Sea (12/7)
19. Blind Justice (12/8)
20. Blood on the Water (12/9)
21. Corridors of the Night (12/10)

[Maiko]

Ancient Egypt series
by (Wilbur Smith)

5/5

1. River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt (12/15)
2. The Seventh Scroll (12/17)
3. Warlock (12/22)
4. The Quest: A Novel of Ancient Egypt (12/24)
5. Desert God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt (12/28)