Megan's 2015 50 Book Reading Challenge

[Megan]

2013 saw me surpass my reading goal by quite a bit. In 2014, however, I missed my goal by 5 books. For 2015, I'm going to try harder! Hopefully I can reach 50 books once again. Fingers crossed!

[Tiffany, Administrator]

Good luck :) I'll cross my fingers for you, too.

[Megan]

January:


1. The Casual Vacancy, by J. K. Rowling (****)

2. The Brothers Cabal, by Jonathon L. Howard (****)

3. The Ghost Rider, by Ismail Kadare (****)

4. My Family and Other Animals, by Gerald Durrell (*****)

5. The Ghosts of Smyrna, by Loren Edizel (*****)

6. Wild Justice, by Kelley Armstrong (***)

7. Burial Rites, by Hannah Kent (****)

8. The Rosie Project, by Graeme Simsion (****)

[Melanie]

Hi Megan! I have been mulling over whether I should read Burial Rites - good?

[Megan]

Hi Melanie! It was good, but started a bit slow for me. I liked how the author built the story - we don't find out whether Agnes is actually guilty or not until much further along in the story. I thought I wrote my review already, but I guess not!

[Megan]

A little late, but better than never...


February:

9. Visions, by Kelley Armstrong (***)

10. Leaving Time, by Jodi Picoult (*****)

[Megan]

March:


11. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust, by Alan Bradley (****)

12. The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova (**)

13. Lost Lake, by Sarah Addison Allen (****)

14. The Bear, by Claire Cameron (*****)

[Megan]

April:


15. The Orphan Train, by Christina Baker Kline (*****)

16. Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn (***)

[Megan]

May:


17. The Buried Giant, by Kazuo Ishiguro (***)

18. The Family Fang, by Kevin Wilson (****)

19. The Look of Love, by Sarah Jio (***)

20. Lost & Found, by Brooke Davis (****)

[Megan]

June:


21. The Monogram Murders, by Sophie Hannah (***)

22. The Liar, by Nora Roberts (***)

23. The Serpent of Venice, by Christopher Moore (***)

24. The Search, by Nora Roberts (***)

July:

25. Black Hills, by Nora Roberts (***)

26. Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon (*****)

[Megan]

August:


27. Blandings, by P.G. Wodehouse (****)

28. The School of Essential Ingredients, by Erica Bauermeister (****)

29. Lady of Ashes, by Christine Trent (***)

30. Turn Right at Machu Picchu, by Mark Adams(***)

31. The Lightkeeper's Wife, by Sarah Anne Johnson (***)

31. The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred the Vampire Accountant, by Drew Hayes (****)

32. Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel (****)

[Megan]

September:


33. Vlad: The Last Confession, by C.C. Humphreys (**)

34. So You've Been Publicly Shamed, by Jon Ronson (****)


Well, I better step it up a bit through the last few months, or I'm not going to make my goal of 50 books!

[Megan]

October:


35. Hotel Paradise, by Martha Grimes (****)

36. Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer (****)

37. The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman (****)

38. Authority, by Jeff VanderMeer (***)

39. The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins (**)

40. Acceptance, by Jeff VanderMeer (***)

41. The Road, by Cormac McCarthy (*****)

[Megan]

November:


42. Fatal Voyage, by Kathy Reichs (****)

43. 206 Bones, by Kathy Reichs (****)

44. Blood on Snow, by Jo Nesbo (*****)

45. Blackbird House, by Alice Hoffman (****)

46. Winter Street, by Elin Hilderbrand (***)

December:

47. The Little Old Lady who Broke All the Rules, by Catharina Ingleman-Sundberg (**)

48. The Murder House, by James Patterson (**)

49. Birds, Beasts, and Relatives, by Gerald Durrell (*****)

50. The Garden of the Gods, by Gerald Durrell (****)


I made my goal!! Just by the skin of my teeth, but that's okay!