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Books in italics= 1001 Books
Books with a + sign= BBC Books
Books in bold= non-fiction books
Underlined books= non-romance/YA/fantasy bks books
*= 500+ page books
**= 750+ page books
***= 1,000+ page books
101. Notorious Pleasures by Elizabeth Hoyt 03/07 - 4.5*
102. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen 03/07 - 5*
103. Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James 03/07 - 5*
104. The Day of the Triffids - John Wyndham 03/08 - 4.5*
105. Number the Stars - Lois Lowry 03/08 - 3*
106. The Winston Brothers - Lori Foster 03/08 - 3.5*
107. The Dangerous Debutante - Kasey Michaels 03/08 - 4.5*
108. I Can See You - Karen Rose 03/09 - 4.5*
109. Dangerous - Amanda Quick 03/09 - 4*
110. The Nerd Who Loved Me - Vicki Lewis Thompson 03/09 - 4*
111. The Lions Lady - Julie Garwood 03/10 - 5*
112. A Lot Like Love - Julie James 03/11 - 4*
113. If You Dare - Kresley Cole 03/11 - 5*
114. I Am Number Four - Pittacus Lore 03/13 - 5*
115. Cover of Night - Linda Howard 03/12 - 4*
*116. Die For Me (book #7) - Karen Rose 03/13 - 5*
117. Scream for Me (book #8) - Karen Rose 03/15 - 4.5*
118. Kill For Me (book #9) - Karen Rose 03/16 - 3.5*
119. A Walk to Remember - Nicolas Sparks 03/18 - 4*
120. Red Riding Hood - Sarah Blakley-Cartwright 03/19 - 3*
121. If You Desire - Kresley Cole 03/19 - 5*
122. If You Deceive - Kresley Cole 03/19 - 5*
123. Moonlit - Emma Jensen 03/19 - 3.5*
124. Too Good To Be True - Kristan Higgins 03/20 - 3.5*
125. Fools Rush In - Kristan Higgins 03/20 - 4*
126. Seduction - Amanda Quick 03/20 - 4.5*
127. Warrior - Zoe Archer 03/20 - 5*
128. Surrender - Amanda Quick 03/22 - 3*
*129. Don't Tell - Karen Rose 03/22 - 4*
130. Love Story - Erich Segal 03/23 - 5*
131. Second Chance Pass - Robyn Carr 03/23 - 3*
*132. Nothing To Fear - Karen Rose 03/23 - 3.5*
133. A Dangerous Man - Connie Brockway 03/24 - 5*
134. Shadow Dance - Susan Andersen 03/25 - 5*
135. City of Bones - Cassandra Clare 03/26 - 5*
136. Rogue in Texas - Lorraine Heath 03/27 - 5*
137. Never Love a Cowboy - Lorraine Heath 03/27 - 5*
138. Dying to Please - Linda Howard 03/27 - 5*
139. Scandal - Amanda Quick 03/27 - 4*
140. My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult 03/28 - 5*
141. The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran 03/29 - 5*
142. Angels' Blood - Nalini Singh 03/30 - 5*
143. Devil's Bride - Stephanie Laurens 03/30 - 4*
144. Ice - Stephanie Rowe 03/31 - 4.5*
145. Annie's Song - Catherine Andersen 03/31 - 5*
146. I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend - Cora Harrison 04/01 - 3*
147. Never Marry a Cowboy - Lorraine Heath 03/01 - 5*
148. Eternal Rider - Larissa Ione 03/02 - 5*
149. Scoundrel - Zoe Archer 04/02 - 5*
150. Archangel's Kiss - Nalini Singh 04/03 - 5*
151. A Mercy - Toni Morrison 04/03 - 3*
152. Desire Untamed - Pamela Palmer 04/03 - 5*
153. Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Love and Loss - Xinran 04/04 - 5*
154. The Serpent's Teeth - Ovid 04/04 - 4*
155. Coming Undone - Susan Andersen 04/04 - 5*
156. Archangel's Consort - Nalini Singh 04/05 - 5*
157. The Body Finder - Kimberly Derting 04/06 - 5*
158. Desires of the Dead - Kimberly Derting 04/07 - 3.5*
159. My Irresistible Earl - Gaelen Foley 04/07 - 5*
160. Schindler's List - Thomas Keneally 04/11 - 4*
161. Nine Stories - JD Salinger 04/12 - 3*
162. Twilight - Stephanie Meyer 04/12 - 5*
163. Amelia - Diana Palmer 04/12 - 4.5*
164. The Captain of All Pleasures - Kresley Cole 04/12 - 5*
165. The Darkest Secret - Gena Showalter 04/13 - 5*
166. The Billionaire Next Door (The O'Banyon Brothers) - Jessica Bird 04/14 - 4*
167. The Price of Pleasure - Kresley Cole 04/14 - 4.5*
168. Comanche Moon - Catherine Anderson 04/15 - 5*
169. Comanche Heart - Catherine Anderson 04/15 - 5*
170. Across a Moonlit Sea - Marsha Canham 04/15 - 5*
171. Nora - Diana Palmer 04/16 - 4.5*
172. Diamond Girl - Diana Palmer 04/16 - 4*
173. Surrender - Pamela Clare 04/17 - 5*
174. Betrayed By Love - Diana Palmer 04/17 - 4.5*
175. Pregnant by the Warrior - Denise Lynn 04/17 - 3*
176. Indigo Blue - Catherine Anderson 04/17 - 4*
177. The Charm School - Susan Wiggs 04/17 - 5*
178. Almost Forever - Linda Howard 04/18 - 4*
179. Loving Evangeline - Linda Howard 04/18 - 4*
180. Extreme Exposure - Pamela Clare 04/18 - 5*
181. Hard Evidence - Pamela Clare 04/18 - 5*
182. Perfect Chemistry - Simone Elkeles 04/19 - 4.5*
183. Unlawful Contact - Pamela Clare 04/20 - 4.5*
184. Naked Edge - Pamela Clare 04/20 - 5*
185. Simply Irresistible - Jill Shalvis 04/21 - 5*
186. The Sweetest Thing - Jill Shalvis 04/21 - 4.5*
187. Trust Me on This - Jennifer Crusie 04/22 - 4*
188. Ice - Linda Howard 04/22 - 3*
189. Riley - Lori Foster 04/23 - 3*
190. Beast Behaving Badly - Shelly Laurenston 04/23 - 5*
191. All Night with a Rogue - Alexandra Hawkins 04/24 - 2.5*
192. Dirty Lady Katherine - Alexis Shore 04/24 - 3*
193. Caine's Reckoning - Sarah McCarty 04/25 - 4*
194. Little Miss Innocent - Lori Foster 04/25 - 3*
195. Untouched - Anna Campbell 04/25 - 5*
196. This Is All I Ask - Lynn Kurland 04/25 - 5*
197. Trial by Fire - Jo Davis 04/26 - 5*
198. Where Dreams Begin - Lisa Kleypas 04/26 - 5*
199. One Reckless Summer - Toni Blake 04/16 - 4*
200. Beauty And The Black Sheep (The Moorehouse Legacy, #1) - Jessica Bird 04/27 - 4*

I loved it! It was less "dark" than the first book in the series, and for a change, there weren't any big misunderstandings (Hero and Griffin had enough trouble without them, lol)... 4.5* for me:-D



I thought it was a good YA read, especially to get kids interested in WWII... I have read other books about the subject I found better though, especially since in Switzerland we learn all about WWII in junior high and high school.. But I did enjoy it, and like Mckris says, it's a very fast read (less than an hour)!

102)Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly * (576 pages)
103)Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran
104)A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
105)An Irish Country Courtship by Patrick Taylor
106)The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye ***/+
107)The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
108)Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden +
109)Sinister Sprinkles by Jessica Beck
110)Rosewater and Soda Bread by Marsha Mehran
111)The Illuminator by Brenda Rickman Vantrease
112)Moab Is My Washpot by Stephen Fry
113)Switched by Amanda Hocking
114)The Bastard by John Jakes *
115)Dirty Rotten Tendrils by Kate Collins
116)Veil of Roses by Laura Fitzgerald
117)The Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel **
118)Skating on Thin Ice by Jessica Fletcher
119)Cookie Dough or Die by Virginia Lowell
120)A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness * (597 pages)
121)A Hard Day's Fright by Casey Daniels
122)The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing: From the Files of Vish Puri, Most Private Investigator by Tarquin Hall
123)Earthly Joys by Philippa Gregory *
124)The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho
125)The Color Purple by Alice Walker
126)Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling +/** (734 pages. Close enough)
127)Mourning Gloria by Susan Wittig Albert
128)World Without End by Ken Follett ***
129)The Shelters of Stone by Jean M. Auel **
130)Roses by Leila Meacham *
131)Heist Society by Ally Carter
132) Under the Bright Lights by Daniel Woodrell
133) The Sea Captain's Wife by Beth Powning
134)Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain by Portia de Rossi
135)Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling **
136)The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky *
137)Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling **
138)Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
139)Slugfest by Rosemary Harris
140)The Covenant by James A. Michener ***(1238 pages)
141)The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen
142)Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
143)Crank by Ellen Hopkins *
144)Glass by Ellen Hopkins * (681 pages)
145)Fallout by Ellen Hopkins * (665 pages)
146)Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling **
147)Fall to Pieces: A Memoir of Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, and Mental Illness by Mary Weiland
148)Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea Handler
149)Voodoo Dreams: A Novel of Marie Laveau by Jewell Parker Rhodes
150)Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis
151)Bloody Bones by Laurell K. Hamilton
152)Pumped for Murder by Elaine Viets
153)Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated by Alison Arngrim
154)Buffalo West Wing by Julie Hyzy
155)Make, Take, Murder by Joanna Campbell Slan
156)Sixkill by Robert B. Parker
157)A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving *
158)Lovely Green Eyes: A Novel by Arnošt Lustig
159)The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas
160)The Diva Cooks a Goose by Krista Davis
161)Victoria Victorious: The Story of Queen Victoria by Jean Plaidy * (556 pages)
162)Aztec by Gary Jennings **
163)The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution by Francis Fukuyama *
164)The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee
165)Bumpedby Megan McCafferty
166)The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
167)Lucky Stiff by Deborah Coonts
168)13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
169)Evergreen by Belva Plain * (588 pages)
170)Divergent by Veronica Roth
171)What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
172)My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses by Steven Adler
173)The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner
174)Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison
175)Hit List by Laurell K. Hamilton
176)Doc: A Novel by Mary Doria Russell
177)The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
178)Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore
179)Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë * (533 pages)
180)Missy by Chris Hannan
181)Wildthorn by Jane Eagland
182)Murder under Cover by Kate Carlisle
183)The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons *
184)Bossypants by Tina Fey'
185)Clutches and Curses by Dorothy Howell
186) The Raven's Bride by Lenore Hart
187)Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb
188)Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
189)A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
190)Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben
191)Twice as Dead by Sue Ann Jaffarian
192)Drop Shot by Harlan Coben
193)Identical by Ellen Hopkins *
194)The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner
195)Burned by Ellen Hopkins *
196)Fade Away by Harlan Coben
197)Back Spin by Harlan Coben
198)Mr. Monk on the Couch by Lee Goldberg
199)About a Boy by Nick Hornby
200)The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade
Books in italics= 1001 Books
Books with a + sign= BBC Books
Books in bold= non-fiction books
*= 500+ page books
**= 750+ page books
***= 1,000+ page books
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I have a bunch of laundry piling up, though. Just haven't felt up to doing it. I've been reading instead. (Shhh.... my husband made my son do some of it. Told him to give mom a break.)


Go right ahead, Melainie. I wish GR would come up with the html for changing the color of the texts. Would be nice to be able to have stuff in red, blue, green, etc.

That would be great! Any way to write to the mods of GR to ask?:-)
And thanks!:-D (quick question: what are BBC books?)

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101. Dark Needs at Night's Edge; by Kresley Cole - 04.18.11
102. Octavia; by Jilly Cooper - 04.19.11
103. Wild Card; by Lora Leigh - 04.20.11
104. Hot Finish; by Erin McCarthy - 04.20.11
105. Poison Study; by Maria V. Synder - 04.21.11
106. Mortal Danger; by Eileen Wilks - 04.22.11
107. Lock & Key; by Sarah Dessen - 04.24.11
108. Dark Desires After Dusk; by Kresley Cole - 04.25.11
109. The Thirteenth Chime; by Emma Michaels - 04.25.11
110. Heavenly; by Jennifer Laurens - 04.25.11
111. The Little Lady Agency; by Hester Browne - 04.26.11
112. Dangerous Tides; by Christine Feehan - 04.27.11
113. No Mercy; by Sherrilyn Kenyon - 04.28.11
114. Bookends; by Jane Green - 04.28.11
115. Backstage Pass; by Olivia Cunning - 04.29.11
116. Green Eyed Demon; by Jaye Wells - 04.29.11
117. Eternal Rider; by Larissa Ione - 04.30.11
118. Just Friends; by Robyn Sisman - 05.01.11
119. Must Love Dragons; by Stephanie Rowe - 05.02.11
120. Blood Lines; by Eileen Wilks - 05.03.11
121. Unearthly; by Cynthia Hand - 05.04.11
122. Demonglass; by Rachel Hawkins - 05.05.11
123. Kiss of A Demon King; by Kresley Cole - 05.05.11
124. Unwind; by Neil Shusterman - 05.06.11
125. Diary of An Unlikely Call Girl; by Belle de Jour - 05.07.11
126. Deep Kiss of Winter; by Kresley Cole - 05.07.11
127. Night Season; by Eileen Wilks - 05.08.11
128. Anna and the French Kiss; by Stephanie Perkins - 05.09.11
129. Safe Harbor; by Christine Feehan - 05.10.11
130. Kissed by an Angel; by Elizabeth Chandler - 05.11.11
131. Mortal Sins; by Eileen Wilks - 05.12.11
132. Sean Griswold's Head; by Lindsey Leavitt - 05.13.11
133. You Slay Me; by Katie MacAlister - 05.13.11
134. Enchanted Inc.; by Shanna Swendson - 05.15.11
135. Clarity; by Kim Harrington - 05.15.11
136. Inked; by Eileen Wilks - 05.18.11
137. Turbulent Sea; by Christine Feehan - 05.18.11
138. Vampire Dragon; by Annette Blair - 05.19.11
139. Appassionata; by Jilly Cooper - 05.22.11
140. Score!; by Jilly Cooper - 05.25.11
141. Pleasure of A Dark Prince - 05.26.11
142. Pandora; by Jilly Cooper - 05.29.11
143. Hard Bitten; by Chloe Neill - 05.29.11
144. Hidden Currents; by Christine Feehan - 05.30.11
145. Blood Magic; by Eileen Wilks - 06.01.11
146. Blood Challenge; by Eileen Wilks - 06.02.11
147. Magic Bites; by Ilona Andrews - 06.04.11
148. Demon from the Dark; by Kresley Cole - 06.05.11
149. Vampire Kisses; by Ellen Schreiber - 06.05.11
150. Choker; by Elizabeth Woods - 06.06.11
151. Magic Burns; by Ilona Andrews - 06.07.11
152. He's So Not Worth It; by Kieran Scott - 06.07.11
153. Magic Strikes; by Ilona Andrews - 06.09.11
154. Kissing Coffins; by Ellen Schreiber - 06.09.11
155. Magic Bleeds; by Ilona Andrews - 06.10.11
156. Magic Slays; by Ilona Andrews - 06.11.11
157. Dreams of a Dark Warrior; by Kresley Cole - 06.11.11
158. Born At Midnight; by C.C Hunter - 06.12.11
159. Fire Me Up; by Katie MacAllister - 06.13.11
160. Tantalize; by Cynthia Leitich Smith - 06.13.11
161. Rock Hard; by Olivia Cunning - 06.17.11
162. Wicked!; by Jilly Cooper - 06.23.11
163. Dark Desire; by Chrisine Feehan - 06.25.11
164. Light My Fire; by Katie MacAlister - 06.26.11
165. Demonkeepers; by Jessica Andersen - 06.28.11
166. Take Your Pleasure; by Jasmine Haynes - 06.28.11
167. Dead Girl Walking; by Linda Joy Singleton - 06.29.11
168. Dead Girl Dancing; by Linda Joy Singleton - 06.30.11
169. Don't Die Dragonfly; by Linda Joy Singleton - 06.30.11
170. Dark Gold; by Christine Feehan - 07.04.11
171. Smokin' Seventeen; by Janet Evanovich - 07.05.11
172. Dead Girl In Love; by Linda Joy Singleton - 07.06.11
173. Holy Smokes; by Katie MacAlister - 07.07.11
174. Dark Magic; by Christine Feehan - 07.09.11
175. Confessions of A Vampire's Girlfriend; by Katie MacAlister - 07.10.11
176. Heart of the Dragon; by Gena Showalter - 07.13.11
177. On the Edge; by Ilona Andrews - 07.15.11
178. Dark Challenge; by Christine Feehan - 07.18.11
179. Ain't Myth Behaving; by Katie MacAlister - 07.19.11
180. Playing with Fire; by Katie MacAlister - 07.21.11
181. Jewel of Atlantis; by Gena Showalter - 07.22.11
182. The Man Within; by Lora Leigh - 07.23.11
183. An Unforgettable Lady; by Jessica Bird - 07.24.11
184. An Irresistible Bachelor; by Jessica Bird - 07.25.11
185. Dark Fire; by Christine Feehan - 07.27.11
186. Mark of the Demon; by Diana Rowland - 07.29.11
187. Blood of the Demon; by Diana Rowland - 07.31.11
188. Secrets of the Demon; by Diana Rowland - 08.02.11
189. Queen of Shadows; by Dianne Sylvan - 08.04.11
190. Up In Smoke; by Katie MacAlister - 08.06.11
191. Blood Hunt; by Shannon K. Butcher - 08.08.11
192. Broken; by Megan Hart - 08.09.11
193. Once Upon Stilettos; by Shanna Swendson - 08.10.11
194. Mercy; by Julie Garwood - 08.10.11
195. Killjoy; by Julie Garwood - 08.12.11
196. Murder List; by Julie Garwood - 08.14.11
197. The Vampire's Bride; by Gena Showalter - 08.16.11
198. Slow Burn; by Julie Garwood - 08.17.11
199. Shadow Dance; by Julie Garwood - 08.18.11
200. The Rebel; by J.R Ward - 08.19.11

Read in April (cont.)
101. Belly of the Whale by Linda Merlino
102. The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain
103. Somewhere Along the Way by Jodi Thomas
104. The Black by D. J. McHale
105. Dead of Wynter by Spencer Seidel
106. Small Acts of Amazing Courage by Gloria Whelan
107. The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas
108. Stay by Deb Caletti
109. Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz
110. The Miracle of Mercy Land: A Novel by River Jordan
111. We Are All Welcome Here by Catherine Berg
112. Rooms: A Novel by James L. Rubart
113. The Mysterious Lady Law by Robert Appleton
114. Drood by Dan Simmons
115. The Sandalwood Tree: A Novel by Elle Newmark
116. Changeless by Gail Carriger
117. Chime by Franny Billingsley
118. The Dragon's Path by Daniel Abraham
119. Blameless by Gail Carriger
120. Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
121. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld





















Read in May
122. Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders: A Mystery by Gyles Brandreth
123. Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
124. The Mermaid Garden by Santa Montefiore
125. The Deputy by Victor Gischler
126. The Manufactured Identity by Heath Sommer
127. The Descent of Man by Kevin Desinger
128. The Paperbark Shoe by Goldie Goldbloom
129. Black by Ted Dekker
130. The Summer Before Boys by Nora Raleigh Baskin
131. The White Devil by Justin Evans
132. The Tender Mercy of Roses by Anna Michaels
133. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
134. The Girl Who Disappeared Twice by Andrea Kane
135. Night by Elie Wiesel
136. Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey
137. The Summoner by Layton Green
138. The King's Mistress by Emma Campion
139. Snowflake Obsidian: Memoir of a Cutter by The Hippie
140. Children and Fire: A Novel by Ursula Hegel
141. My Antonia by Willa Cather
142. Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury
143. Emma by Jane Austen
144. Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier
145. Solace: A Novel by Belinda Mckeon
146. The Human Obsession by Heath Sommer
147. Long Drive Home: A Novel by Will Allison
148. Remember Me by Christopher Pike
149. The Dark City by Catherine Fisher
150. The Map of Time by Felix J.Palma
151. The Long Goodbye by Meghan O'Rourke
152. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
153. Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
154. The Restorer by Amanda Stevens
155. Iron House by John Hart


































Read in June
156. Dominance: A Novel by Will Lavender
157. Between Here and Forever by Elizabeth Scott
158. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susannah Clark
159. Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock
160. The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
161. A Heart Most Worthy by Siri Mitchell
162. Shine by Lauren Myracle
163. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
164. Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
165. The Baby Planner by Josie Brown
166. Cross Fire by James Patterson
167. The Grand Delusion by Heath Sommer
168. Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
169. Bumped by Megan McCafferty
170. Here, Home, Hope by Kaira Rouda
171. The Secret History of Costaguana by Juan Gabriel Vasquez
172. Atonement by Ian McEwan
173. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
174. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
175. The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter
176. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives: A Novel by Lola Shoneyin
177. The Medium Next Door: Adventures of a Real-Life Ghost Whisperer by Maureen Hancock
178. The Soldier's Wife by Margaret Leroy
179. Across Eternity by Aris Whittier
180. Wildefire by Karsten Knight
181. Angel Burn by L. A. Weatherly


























Read in July:
182. Magical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Burroughs
183. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
184. In Front of God and Everybody by K. D. McCrite
185. Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne
186. The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison
187. The Butterfly Cabinet by Bernie Mcgill
188. Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman
189. The Heretic by Joseph Nassise
190. To Be Queen: A Novel of the Early Life of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Christy English
191. Half a Life: A Memoir by Darin Strauss
192. Sometimes It Happens by Lauren Barnholdt
193. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
194. The Blow-Off by Jim Knipfel
195. Paradise Rules by Jimmy Gleacher
196. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
196. Coronado: Stories by Dennis Lehane
197. Clean by Amy Reed
198. Dreams of the Dead by Perri O'Shaughnessy
199. Odd Jobs by Ben Lieberman
200. Die for Me by Amy Plum





















I am totally NOT an extremely fast reader (although I can be; I just choose to read at a speed that lets me savor what I'm reading a bit more); right now, though, I don't have much else to do with only one class and my son away at school much of the day :), so much of my day is spent just sitting and reading. When the weather warms up, I'll be outside more (probably with a book then, too), but my reading will slow down considerably.

102. Passing Strange by Daniel Waters 4/24
103. The Telltale Turtle by Joyce Lavene 4/24
104. Steel by Carrie Vaughn 4/25
105. Flip this Zombie by Jesse Petersen 4/27
106. Jealousy by Lilith Saintcrow 4/29
107. The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook 4/30
108. The Castle of Dark by Tanith Lee 5/1
109. The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter 5/3
110. Enclave by Ann Aguirre 5/4
111. Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke 5/6
112. Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins 5/10
113. The Bird of the River by Kage Baker 5/11
114. Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill 5/13
115. Behind the Gates by Eva Gray 5/13
116. The Body in the Gazebo: A Faith Fairchild Mystery by Katherine Hall Page 5/14
117. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion 5/14
118. This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 5/15
119. The Bee Balm Murders by Cynthia Riggs 5/17
120. Defiance by Lilith Saintcrow 5/18
121. Demon High by Lori Devoti 5/19
122. Dead Reckoning by Charliane Harris 5/20
123. Never Forgotten - A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery by Terri Reid 5/19
124. Back In Black by John G Hartness 5/20
125. A Pizza To Die For by Chris Cavender 5/21
126. The Mermaid's Mirror by l.K. Madigan 5/22
127. Vampire Beat by Vincent Courtney 5/23
128. Lure by Stephanie Jenkins 5/25
129. Falling Upwards by Kassandra Sims 5/25
130. A Ghost of a Chance by Elizabeth Eagan-Cox 5/26
131. The Blue Girl by Charles de Lint 5/27
132. Dark Descendant by Jenna Black 5/27
133. Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep 5/27
134. Sleeping with the Fishes by MaryJanice Davidson 5/28
135. The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade 5/28
136. Siren by Tricia Rayburn 5/29
137. Swimming Without a Net by MarJanice Davidson 5/30
138. Howling at the Moon by Karen MacInerney 5/30
139. The Shifters by Alexandra Sokoloff 6/1
140. Ghost from the Shadows: Shannon Delaney Paranormal Series by Elizabeth Eagan-Cox 6/1
141.Chasing the Moon by A.Lee Martinez 6/2
142. On the Prowl by Karen MacInerney 6/2
143. Divergent by Veronica Roth 6/3
144. Zombies Don't Cry: A Living Dead Love Story by Rusty Fischer 6/4
145. Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier 6/5
146. The Reluctant Vampire by Lynsay Sands 6/8
147. Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs 6/9
148. Dead on the Delta by Stacey Jay 6/10
149. Deadline by Mira Grant 6/11
150. Every Demon Has His Day by Cara Lockwood 6/12
151.Other by Karen Kincy 6/13
152. An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire 6/15
153. A Cast-Off Coven by Juliet Blackwell 6/16
154. Bone Yard by Donna Ball 6/15
155. Burden Kansas by Alan Ryker 6/16
156. Spirit Dances by C.E. Murphy 6/17
157. Harvest Hunting by Yasmin Galenorn 6/18
158. Face Off by Mark Del Franco 6/19
159. Leader of the Pack by Karen MacInerney 6/20
160. Generation Dead by Daniel Waters 6/21
161. Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich 6/22
162. Killer Pizza by Greg Taylor 6/23
163. Bite Me by Parker Blue 6/24
164. Shady Lady by Ann Aguirre 6/24
165. Dragon Castle by Joseph Bruchac 6/25
166. The Lies That Bind by Kate Carlisle 6/26
167. Octopus: The Ocean's Intelligent Invertebrate Three authors
168. Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews 6/28
169. Kitty's Big Trouble by Carrie Vaughn 7/1
170. Die for Me by Amy Plum 7/2
171. Eat Prey Love by Kerrelyn Sparks 7/4
172. Fairy Bad Day by Amanda Ashby 7/4
173. Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch 7/7
174. Frostbound by Sharon Ashwood 7/6
175. Beyond Sundown by Elaine Bergstrom 7/8
176. Tempest's Legacy by Nicole Peeler 7/9
177. Canyons by P.D. Cacek 7/10
178. Tombs of Endearment by Casey Daniels 7/13
179. Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 7/12
180. Better Read Than Dead by Victoria Laurie 7/13
181. Midnight Crystal by Jayne Castle 7/14
182. Devour by Melina Morel 7/16
183. A Vision of Murder by Victoria Laurie 7/15
184. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater 7/18
185. Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs 7/20
186. Gods & Monsters by Lyn Benedict 7/20
187. Bug Island by R.G. Cordiner 7/20
188. Final Call by Terri Reid 7/21
189. Fins Are Forever by Tera Lynn Childs 7/22
190. The Biography of a Grizzly by Ernest Thompson Seton 7/22
191. Killer Insight by Victoria Laurie 7/23
192. Bite Club by Rachel Caine 7/23
193. Jaws by Peter Benchley 7/24
194. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron 7/26
195. The Living Dead Boy: A Young Adult Zombie Novel by Rhiannon Frater 7/25
196. Jimmy Stone's Ghost Town by Scott Neumeyer 7/25
197. Murder at the PTA by Laura Alden 7/27
198. Trouble in Mudbug by Jana Deleon 7/27
199. Rock 'n' Roll is Undead by Rose Pressey 7/28
200. Under Witch Moon by Maria E. Schneider 7/28

BTW, Lisarenee, could you maybe set up a third level whenever you have time?:-D Thx!

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NBRC Level 2 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2011
Duration: May 3, 2011 - December 31, 2011
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101. Tunnel Vision - Sara Paretsky (audio) 5/2
102. Cold Hit - Linda Fairstein 5/2
103. Ghost Town - Rachel Vincent 5/3
104. Hard and Fast - Erin McCarthy 5/3
105. City of Fallen Angels - Cassandra Clare 5/5
106. River Marked - Patricia Briggs 5/7
107. Spirit Bound - Richelle Mead 5/8
108. Invincible - Sherrilyn Kenyon 5/10
109. The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes - Jennifer Crusie 5/13
110. No Greater Sacrifice - John Stipa 5/14
111. Sing Them Home - Stephanie Kallos (audio) 5/14
112. Grave Peril - Jim Butcher 5/15
113. Ice - Stephanie Rowe 5/16
114. Unhallowed Ground - Heather Graham 5/18
115. Dust to Dust - Tami Hoag (audio) 5/20
116. One Foot in the Grave - Jeaniene Frost 5/20
117. Trouble in Mudbug - Jana Deleon 5/21
118. Accidentally Were? - Anne Douglas 5/22
119. Eve - Iris Johansen 5/22
120. Never Again - Michele Bardsley 5/23
121. I Dream of Genies - Judi Fennell 5/24
122. The Perfect Couple - Brenda Novak 5/25
123. Walking Shadow - Robert B. Parker (audio) 5/26
124. Yours For Eternity - Hannah Howell 5/27
125. Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire 5/28
126. Walk on the Wild Side - Christine Warren 5/28
127. Acts of Mercy - Mariah Stewart 5/29
128. Soulless - Gail Carriger 5/30
129. Swimsuit - James Patterson 5/31
130. Trickster's Choice - Tamora Pierce 5/31
131. Long Lost - David Morrell (audio) 6/1
132. Taos Chill - Linda Lea Castle 6/1
133. Pack of Lies - Laura Ann Gilman 6/2
134. Tam Lin - Pamela Dean DNF 6/3
134. The Main Corpse - Diana Mott Davidson (audio) 6/4
135. Seeker - Cate Tiernan 6/4
136. Strife - Cate Tiernan 6/4
137. Graveminder - Melissa Marr 6/4
138. Stolen Magic - Esri Rose DNF 6/5
138. The Faceless Ones - Derek Landy 6/5
139. Immortal Beloved - Cate Tiernan 6/6
140. How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper 6/7
141. Must Love Kilts - Allie Mackay 6/8
142. The Killer's Game - Jay Bonansinga (audio) 6/8
143. The Immortal Hunter (Rogue Hunter, #2) - Lynsay Sands 6/8
144. The Phoenix Charm - Helen Scott Taylor 6/9
145. Out of Mind - Stella Cameron 6/10
146. The Elusive Bride - Stephanie Laurens DNF 6/11
147. Bedeviled Angel - Annette Blair 6/11
148. Summer On Blossom Street - Debbie Macomber 6/12
149. Unbound - Kay Danella 6/13
150. Possess Me at Midnight - Shayla Black 6/15
151. Out of Sight - Stella Cameron 6/16
152. Close Enough To Kill - Beverly Barton 6/18
153. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson (audio) 6/19
154. Elfland - Freda Warrington 6/20
155. Marked - Elisabeth Naughton 6/22
156. Origins - Cate Tiernan 6/23
157. Eclipse - Cate Tiernan 6/25
158. Last Sacrifice - Richelle Mead 6/26
159. Red Mortal - Deidre Knight 6/28
160. Hex Hall - Rachel Hawkins 6/29
161. Torment - Lauren Kate 7/2
162. Ill Wind - Rachel Caine 7/4
163. A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness (audio) 7/5
164. The Sleeping Doll - Jeffery Deaver 7/7
165. The Warlord Wants Forever - Kresley Cole 7/8
166. Home for a Spell - Madelyn Alt 7/8
167. Reckoning - Cate Tiernan 7/9
168. At Grave's End - Jeaniene Frost 7/10
169. Paradox - The Angels Are Here - Patti Roberts 7/11
170. Full Circle - Cate Tiernan 7/11
171. Friend Of The Devil - Peter Robinson 7/13
172. Night's Child - Cate Tiernan 7/14
173. Roadside Crosses - Jeffery Deaver 7/18
174. Ladies Prefer Rogues - Janet Chapman etal 7/20
175. Full Tilt - Janet Evanovich 7/21
176. The Land of Painted Caves - Jean Auel (audio) 7/21
177. Deep Kiss of Winter - Kresley Cole/Gena Showalter 7/23
178. So Still The Night - Kim Lenox 7/23
179. High Country Bride (McKettrick Cowboys, #1) - Linda Lael Miller 7/23
180. Exquisite Corpse - Poppy Z. Brite 7/23
181. Foetal Attraction - Kathy Lette 7/24
182. The Darkest Passion - Gena Showalter 7/28
183. Diagnosis Dead: A Mystery Writers of America Anthology - various (audio) 7/28
184. Hell, Yeah - Carolyn Brown 7/29
185. Geist - Philippa Ballantine 7/30
186. Shifting Plains - Jean Johnson 7/31
187. On the Edge - Ilona Andrews 7/31
188. If Wishing Made It So - Lucy Finn 8/1
189. Shrink Rap - Robert Parker (audio) 8/2
190. Inked - anthology 8/4
191. Vanished - Kat Richardson 8/5
192. Red-Headed Stepchild - Jaye Wells 8/6
193. Black Rose - Nora Roberts 8/6
194. Animosity : A Novel - David Lindsey (audio) 8/6
195. Unexpected - Lori Foster 8/7
196. Kiss of Fury - Deborah Cooke 8/9
197. Swing - Opal Carew 8/9
198. Beg For Mercy - Toni Andrews 8/10
199. Amazon Ink - Lori Devoti 8/12
200. Seraphs - Faith Hunter 8/14
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You've made it to the second level.
This challenge is for serious readers. This is the 2nd level of this challenge. The challenge consists of many levels, each level consisting of 100 books. So if you have not completed your first hundred, go back and complete Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2011. Just create your list of books (at this level label them 101 through 200) and mark them off with a strike through them as you finish. If you find you can't finish one of the books on your list for any reason, you may replace it with another. Also, if you just want to decide what you read as you go you can do that as well. Since this challenge is for the year 2011 any books you've read this year (if you get a late start) may be included. If you get done with one level, but I haven't created the next just let me know and I'll add the next level to our challenge as soon as I can. This is a free choice challenge. Read whatever you want. Hopefully, all is clear. Happy reading.