Connie’s 2024 challenge

[Connie]

I’ve just finished my first book for 2024; a slower pace than previous years. But I am confident that I will read 100 books for 2024.

[Elyse, Moderator]

Welcome back, Connie! Looking forward to seeing what you read!

[Connie]

Thanks! Congratulations on the new baby - such a magic time!

[Elyse, Moderator]

Connie wrote: "Thanks! Congratulations on the new baby - such a magic time!"

Thank you!

[Juli, Moderator]

100 books is a great number!

[Connie]

1. All the Little Truths - Debra Web - 3 stars
2. The LIttle Liar - Mitch Albom - 5 stars
3. Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone - Benjamin Stevenson - 4 stars (2nd read)
4. Everyone on This Train is Suspect - Benjamin Stevenson - 4 stars
5. The Moonstone - Wilkie Collins - 4 stars
6. An Abundance of Katherines - John Green - 4 stars
7. The Phoenix Crown - Kate Quinn and Janie Chang - 3 stars
8. The Spy Coast - Tess Gerritsen - 3 stars
9. A Shadow in Moscow - Katherine Reay - 4 stars
10. Inspector Spector - E.J. Copperman - 3 stars
11. The Disappearance of Trudy Solomon - Marcy McCreary - 3 stars
12. Dream Town - Lee Goldberg - 3 stars
13. Night Owl - Andrew Mayne - 3 stars
14. The Murder of Madison Garcia - Marcy McCreary 3 stars
15. The London House - Katherine Reay - 3 stars
16. Dirty Thirty - Janet Evanovich - 3 stars

[Connie]

17. Native Voices Illuminated by Edward S. Curtis. 4 stars
18. The Recovery Agent- Janet Evanovich - 2nd time w/higher rating - 4 stars
19. . Mastermind - Andrew Mayne 3 stars
20. The Lost Bookshop Evie Woods 2.5 stars
21. Murder in the Queens Arms - Aaron Elkins. 3 stars
22. First Degree - David Rosenfelt 4 stars
23. Sudden Death- David Rosenfelt 4 stars
24. A Trace of Poison - Colleen Cambridge 4 stars
25. Murder by Invitation- Colleen Cambridge 4 stars
26. Dead Center - David Rosenfelt. 3.5 stars
27. Murder at Mallowan Hall - Colleen Cambridge 3 stars
28. Play Dead - David Rosenfelt 3 stars
29. New Tricks - David Rosenfelt 3 stars
30. Dog Tags - David Rosenfelt 3 stars
31. One Dog Night - David Rosenfelt 4 stars

[Connie]

Doing a run on The Andy Carpenter Series by David Rosenflet.
32- Leader of the Pack
33.- Hounded
34. - Who Let the Dog Out
35. - Rescued
36. - Outfoxed
37. - Muzzled
38. . Dark Dive - Andrew Mayne 3 stars
39. - A Visual Guide to Crazy Quilting Design- Sharon Boggon - 4 stars
40. Collared -
41. Bark of Night
42. Unleashed
43. The Curse of Pietro Houdini. Derek B Miller 5 stars
44. Silent Bite
45. 12 Dogs of Christmas
46. Deck the Hounds
47. Santa's Little Yelpers
48. Dog Eat Dog
49. Best in Snow
50. Holy Chow
51. Old Bones - Douglas Preston. 3 stars
52. Leonardo da Vinci - Walter Isaacsen 4.5 stars
53. . Book of Doors. Gareth Brown 4 stars

[Connie]

54. Demon of Unrest -Eric Lawson -4 stars
55. Twas the Bite Before Chirstmas - David Rosenfelt - 3 stars
56. Flop Dead Gorgeous - David Rosenfelt - 3 stars
57. Murder in Siena - T.A. Williams - 2.5 stars
58. The Women - Kristen Hannah - 3 stars
59. Murder on the Matterhorn - T.A. Williams 2.5 stars
60. A Killing on the Hill - Robert Duganni - 4 stars
61. Close to Death - Anthony Horowitz - 3 stars
62. A Cryptic Clue - Victoria Gilbert - 3 stars
63. A Study in Scarlet - Arthur Conan Doyle - 4 stars
64. Death and Judgement - Donna Leon - 4 stars
65. Disturbing the Dead - Kelly Armstrong - 3 stars
66. Bootlegger's Daughter - Nadine Nettmann - 4 stars
67. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie- Alan Bradley - 4 stars
68. . The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag - Alan Bradley -4 stars

[Elyse, Moderator]

You're doing great, Connie! I have some friends reading the Andy Carpenter series. It's so long! Maybe someday. lol.

I love the Flavia de Luce series!! I'm so excited for the 11th book!

[Connie]

Elyse (catching up since giving birth in Jan!) wrote: "You're doing great, Connie! I have some friends reading the Andy Carpenter series. It's so long! Maybe someday. lol.

I love the Flavia de Luce series!! I'm so excited for the 11th book!"

Thanks! I love Flavia also, this is 2nd time around, maybe I'll get them all read before I get my hands on the 11th! It took me a while to get into Andy Carpenter, but once there, they are fast fast reads and thoroughly entertaining.

[Connie]

69. The Curse of Penryth Hall Jess Armstrong - 3 stars
70. Murder at Havens Rock - Kelly Armstrong - 4 stars
71. Everytime I go on Vacation, Someone Dies- Catherine Mack - 4 stars
72. The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon - 4 stars
73. Bookstore Wedding - Alice Hoffman - 3 strs
74. The Last Word - Elly Griffiths - 3 stars
75. Fifty Words for Rain Asha Lemmie - 3 stars
76. Beach Read - Emily Henry 3 stars
77. Deeper than Dead - Debra Webb - 3 stars
78. Death in the Sunshine - Steph Broadribb - 3 stars
79. - Death at Paradise Palms- Steph Broadribb - barely 3 stars
80. Death on the Beach - Steph Broadribb - barely 3 stars

[Connie]

81. The Tao of Pooh -
Benjamin Hoff 3 stars
82. The Bordeaux Book Club-Gillian Harvey 3 stars
83. Amelia's Shadow - Marie Benedict 3 stars
84. The Last Rose of Shanghi - Weina Dar Rendel 3 stars
85. Case Histories - Kate Atkinsin 3.5 stars
86. Iron Lake - William Kent Krueger 4 stars -
87. Boundary Waters - William Kent Krueger - 4 stars
88. Purgatory Ridge - William Ken Krueger 4 stars
89. The Queen of Poisons - Robert Thorogood 3 stars
90. The Comfort of Ghosts - Jacquline Winspear - 3 stars

[Connie]

91. Murder on Washington Square - Victoria Thompson - 3 stars
92. The Briar Club - Kate Quinn - 4 stars
93. Dog Day Afternoon - David Rosenfelt - 3.5 stars
94. Camino Ghosts - John Grisham - 4 stars
95. Acqua Alta - Donna Leon - 3 stars
96. Blood Hollow - William Kent Krueger - 4 stars - second read
97. Mercy Falls - William Kent Krueger - 4 stars - second read
98. Copper River - William Kent Krueger - 4 stars - second read
99. Thunder Bay - William Kent Krueger - 4 stars - second read

[Connie]

100. . Heartbreak Kennel, Cary Unkelbach. 3 Stars

MADE IT!!!

I've been re-reading the Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger before reading the latest in the series. I'm almost there!

101. - The Boy who Cried Bear, Kelly Armstrong 3 stars
102. . Red Knife William Kent Krueger, 4 stars
103. Heaven's Keep, William Kent Krueger 4 stars
104. . What time the Sexton Spade Doth Rust, Alan Bradley - 4 stars
105. Vermilion Drift, William Kent Krueger 4 stars
106. Trickster's Point, William Kent Krueger 4 stars
107. Tamarack County, William Kent Krueger 4 stars
108 . Windigo Island, William Kent Krueger 4 stars
109. Manitou Canyon, William Kent Krueger 3 stars

[Andrea, Moderator]

Conie, you are having a great year!

[Connie]

110. Farewell to Arfs Spencer Quinn 4 *
111. Sulfur Springs William Kent Krueger 4*
112. Desolation Mountain William Kent Krueger 4*
113. Lightning Strike. William Kent Krueger 4*
114. Sunday Morning Quilts Amanda Jean Nyberg 3*
115. We Solve Murders Richard Osman 4.5*
116. Mother Daughter Murder Night Nina Simon 3*
117. The Borrowed Life of Fredrick Fife Anna Johnstone 4*
118. Big Magic Elizabeth Gilbert 3.5*
119. Dachshund Through the Snow David Rosenfelt 4*
120. The More the TerriorDavid Rosenfelt 4*
121. Everyone This Christmas has a Secret Benjamin Stevenson 3*
122. Beyond Reasonable Doubt Robert Dugoni 4*

[Jocelin]

Great job!!! :-)

[Connie]

123. Fox Creek -William Kent Krueger - 4 stars
124. Spirit Crossing - William Kent Krueger 3.5 stars - Last in Series
125. Scorpion's Tail - Douglas Preston 4 stats
126. Göbekli Tepe: The History and Mystery of One of the World’s Oldest Neolithic Sites 3 stars
127. Diablo Mesa - Douglas Preston 4 stars
128. Thunderhead - Douglas Preston 3.5 stars
129. Dead Mountain - Douglas Preston 4 stars
130. Relic - Douglas Preston 3.5 stars
131. All the Colors of the Dark - Chris Whitaker - 3 stars
132. Now or Never - Janet Evanovich - 3 stars

[Andrea, Moderator]

Yay Connie!

[Elyse, Moderator]

Congrats Connie, what a great number!