Fall Into Reading Challenge 2009 Wrap Up Post

• Did you finish reading all the books on your fall reading list? If not, why not?  I met my goal but switched my books around - so I'm not sure whether I would say I read my fall reading list or not :)
• Did you stick to your original goals or did you change your list as you went along?  I changed my list as I went along - once I would like to try and keep to my list, but I haven't been able to do it yet.
  
• What was your favorite book that you read this fall? Least favorite? Why?  The Magic Warble by Victoria Simcox was my favorite, because it was a wonderful fantasy story with great meaning behind it and it was highly entertaining.  I can't wait for my husband and my boys to read it.  I didn't have one that I disliked enough to classify it as my least favorite.  There are some that didn't get as high a review rating, but I didn't really dislike them.
  
• Did you discover a new author or genre this fall? Did you love them? Not love them?  Lots of great new authors - Victoria Simcox, J.P. O'Donnell, and Melissa Senate to name a few.  Again there were none I disliked - I would try them all again.
  
• Did you learn something new because of Fall Into Reading 2009 – something about reading, about yourself, or about a topic you read about?  Not really - I was better at keeping up with my reviews though.
  
• What was your favorite thing about the challenge?  Keeping track and seeing all the books I have read.  I look forward to trying harder next spring/fall to follow my list that I set forth to begin with.

My Fall Into Reading Challenge Post can be found here.

100+ Book Challenge

The 100+ Reading Challenge is hosted at J. Kaye's Book Blog this year. Check the link for full guidelines, but the gist of it is to read 100+ books during 2009. My goal is actually 180 books for the year, so we'll see how I do.

I will do my listing by month and link to reviews as I put them up. Since I am technically posting this in June, I will have to go back and do reviews for books at the beginning of the year as I have time.

January

1. Sweet Revenge by Fern Michaels
2. Copycat by Erica Spindler
3. The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King (audio)
4. Hunting the Demon by Jaci Burton
5. The Justice by Angela Elwell Hunt
6. The 7th Victim by Alan Jacobson
7. Perfect Target by Stephanie Newton
8. Sewing Basics by Wendy Gardiner
9. Fertile Ground by Ben Mezrich
10. Crazy School by Cornelia Read (audio)
11. A Hero of Her Own by Carla Cassidy

February
12. The Associate by John Grisham
13. High Five by Janet Evanovich
14. Scream for Me by Karen Rose
15. Under the Rose by Diana Peterfreund
16. Between Sundays by Karen Kingsbury (audio)

March
17. Lifelines by C.J. Lyons
18. Run for Your Life by James Patterson
19. Rites of Spring Break by Diana Peterfreund
20. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich (audio)
21. Thigh High by Christina Dodd
22. Triple Cross by Mark T. Sullivan - review
23. See No Evil by Allison Brennan - review
24. Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr - review
25. Against Medical Advice by James Patterson and Hal Friedman (audio) - review
26. Marked by P.C. Cast - review
27. 14 by J.T. Ellison - review
28. Cold Hearted by Beverly Barton
29. The Sorority: Eve by Tamara Thorne
30. What Looks Like Crazy by Charlotte Hughes
31. Good Neighbor by Sharon Mignerey
32. Who by Fire by Diana Spechler

April
33. The Tenth Case by Joseph Teller
34. The Sorority: Merilynn by Tamara Thorne
35. The Sorority: Samantha by Tamara Thorne
36. Isolation by Travis Thrasher - review
37. Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult (audio) - review
38. Threshold by Bonnie Kozek - review
39. Betrayed by P.C. and Kristin Cast - review
40. There Goes the Bride by Lori Wilde - review
41. Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar - review
42. The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart
43. Chosen by P.C. and Kristin Cast
44. Wuthering High by Cara Lockwood
45. Mending Places by Denise Hunter
46. You Know You Love Me by Cecily Von Ziegesar

May
47. Dead Until Dark - Sookie Stackhouse #1 - Charlaine Harris (audio)
48. Wind Dancer - Jamie Carie
49. Untamed - House of Night #4 - P.C. and Kristin Cast
50. Deadfall - Robert Liparulo
51. The Scarlet Letterman - Bard Academy #2 - Cara Lockwood
52. Amorous Liasons - Sarah Mayberry (audio)
53. Ghostwriter - Travis Thrasher (ARC) - Review
54. The Devil's Footprints - Amanda Stevens
55. Gun Lake - Travis Thrasher (library) - Review
56. Flawless - Nate McCormick #2 - Joshua Spanogle
57. All I Want is Everything - Cecily Von Ziegesar - Gossip Girl #3 - Review
58. Because I'm Worth It - Cecily Von Ziegesar - Gossip Girl #4 - Review
59. Trial By Fire - Firefighters of Station Five #1 - Jo Davis - Review
60. Sweethearts - Sara Zarr - Review
61. Look Again - Lisa Scottoline
62. Strange Angels - Lili St. Crow (ARC) - Review
63. Admission - Jean Hanff Korelitz - Review
64. Under His Skin - Titan Sisters #1
65. Montana Sky - Nora Roberts (audio)
66. A Little Light Magic - Joy Nash - Review
67. The 8th Confession - Women's Murder Club #8 - James Patterson

June
68. Missing Pieces by Joy Fielding
69. A Morning Like This by Deborah Bedford - Review
70. I Like It Like That by Cecily Von Ziegesar
71. Flirting With Temptation by Kelley St. John - Review
72. The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale - Review
73. You're The One That I Want by Cecily Von Ziegesar
74. Once Smitten, Twice Shy by Lori Wilde - Review
75. Fragment by Warren Fahy - Review
76. The Disappearance of Irene Dos Santos by Margaret Mascarenhas - Review
77. The Texas Billionaire's Bride by Crystal Green
78. The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner - Review
79. Avalon High by Meg Cabot - Review
80. Ms. Taken Identity by Dan Begley - Review
81. Wake by Lisa McMann - Review
82. Nobody Does It Better by Cecily Von Ziegesar - Review
83. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
84. Gifts of War by MacKenzie Ford - Review
85. Swimsuit by James Patterson - Review
86. All That Glitters by Nicole O'Dell
87. Any Minute by Joyce Meyer and Deborah Bedford - Review

July
88. 0 to 60 by Susan Slater - Review
89. Easy on the Eyes by Jane Porter - Review
90. Hollywood is Like High School with Money by Zoey Dean - Review
91. Daniel X: Watch the Skies by James Patterson - Review
92. I'm So Happy for You by Lucinda Rosenfeld - Review

August
93. Love's First Light by Jamie Carie
94. I Can See You by Karen Rose
95. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich
96. Dancing with Ana by Nicole Barker
97. Wait Until Twilight by Sang Pak
98. The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf - review
99. Pre by Tom Jordan
100. Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb - review
101. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris - review
102. Vision in White by Nora Roberts
103. Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laura Viera Rigler
104. A to Z Mysteries: The Deadly Dungeon by Ron Roy
105. A to Z Mysteries: The Empty Envelope by Ron Roy
106. A to Z Mysteries: The Falcon's Feathers by Ron Roy
107. A to Z Mysteries: The Golden Goose by Ron Roy
108. After by Amy Efaw - review
109. Nothing Can Keep Us Together by Cecily Von Ziegesar
110. Truth or Dare by Nicole O'Dell - review
111. The Last Ember by Daniel Levin
112. Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson

September
113. Hunted by P.C. and Kristin Cast
114. The Alibi by Terri Woods - review
115. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
116. Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve by Mary Pope Osborne
117. True Colors by Kristen Hannah
118. Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran - review
119. Summer of the Sea Serpent by Mary Pope Osborne
120. Singing the Songs of Life by Debra Beryl - review
121. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater - review
122. Night of Flames by Douglas W. Jacobson
123. Winter of the Ice Wizard by Mary Pope Osborne
124. Relentless by Dean Koontz
125. The Jaguar's Jewels by Ron Roy
126. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher - review
127. Century: Ring of Fire Book 1 by P.D. Baccalario - review
128. The Invisible Island by Ron Roy
129. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
130. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
131. Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
132. The Season by Sarah MacLean
133. Only In Your Dreams by Cecily Von Ziegesar
134. Give Up The Ghost by Megan Crewe
135. Luv Ya Bunches by Lauren Myracle - review
136. Silent Killer by Beverly Barton
137. Evil at Heart by Chelsea Cain - review

October

138. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - review
139. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen - review
140. Tonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope Osborne - review
141. Buffalo at Breakfast by Mary Pope Osborne - review
142. Against All Odds by Irene Hannon - review
143. Stretch Marks by Kimberly Stuart - review
144. Tigers at Twilight by Mary Pope Osborne - review
145. Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz - review
146. Would I Lie to You by Cecily von Ziegesar - review
147. Twister on Tuesday by Mary Pope Osborne - review
148. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris - review
149. Earthquake in the Early Morning by Mary Pope Osborne - review
150. Hell's Gate by Stephen Frey - review
151. Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne - review
152. Civil War on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne - review
153. The Last Word by Kathy Herman - review
154. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe - review
155. See Mom Run: Side Splitting Essays from the World's Most Harried Blogging Moms by Beth Feldman - review
156. Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly - review
157. Dingos at Dinnertime by Mary Pope Osborne - review
158. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - review
159. Love You To Death by Shannon K. Butcher - review
160. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson - review
161. Spinning Forward by Terri Dulong - review
162. Maze of Bones (39 Clues Book 1) by Rick Riordan - review
163. Always Watching by Brandilyn and Amberly Collins - review
164. Purity in Death by J.D. Robb - review

165. Last Breath by Brandilyn and Amberly Collins - review

166. Sex, Drugs and Gefilte Fish by Shana Liebman - review
167. The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate - review

168. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

November

169. Austenland by Shannon Hale - review

170. The Sugarless Plum by Zippora Karz - review

171. The Christmas Clock by Kat Martin - review

172. Love's Reflection by Carol North - review
173. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days by Jeff Kinney - review
174. The Clique by Lisi Harrison - review

175. Best Friends For Never by Lisi Harrison - review

176. Revenge of the Wannabes by Lisi Harrison - review

177. A Courtesan's Scandal by Julia London - review 
178. Invasion of the Boy  Snatchers by Lisi Harrison - review
179. The Secret of Joy by Melissa Senate

2009 Suspense & Thriller Reading Challenge

This challenge can be found here at J. Kaye's Book Blog (which is a wonderful site and she has lots of giveaways). Reviews are also linked at the blog post. Also descriptions of the different types of suspense/thriller books are in the post mentioned above.

Rules of this challenge:

* Read TWELVE (12) different sub-genres of thrillers in 2009.

* You do NOT need to select your books ahead of time. Also, you may change as you go.

* Your books can crossover into other challenges.

I'm joining late (but you can join anytime, so it's not really late), but I have already read the following (book covers are at the bottom):

1. Fragment by Warren Fahy - Sci-Fi Thriller - Review
2. Missing Pieces by Joy Fielding - Psychological Thriller - Review coming soon
3. Ghostwriter by Travis Thrasher - Supernatural Thriller - Review
4. Deadfall by Robert Liparulo - Action Thriller - Review
5. Trial by Fire by Jo Davis - Romantic Thriller - Review
6. Threshold by Bonnie Kozek - Hard-boiled mystery - Review
7. 14 by J.T. Ellison - Serial Killer Thriller - Review
8. The Tenth Case by Joseph Teller - Legal Thriller - Review coming soon
9. Fertile Ground by Ben Mezrich - Medical Thriller - Review coming soon
10. The Last Ember by Daniel Levin - Conspiracy Thriller - Review coming soon
11. Reunion in Death by J. D. Robb - Futuristic Thriller - Review
12. Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson - Historical Thriller - Review coming soon
    
    

Only three more to go and three reviews to write - I figured this would be a fairly easy challenge to me as I love suspense and mysteries. Now to figure out which other three types I want to read. I have expanded this year - I didn't really do hard-boiled before and not to many sci-fi thrillers, but I will be adding more of both to my tbr from now on.

Update - 8/31/09 - challenge complete - though I think I will continue and see how many different sub-genres I can read. And I have to finish the reviews.