2009: Challenges – 100+ Book Challenge Completed

Another challenge down, and another one hosted by J.Kaye! This was the the 100+ Reading Challenge.  My goal for this year was 108 books, one more than I read last year.  Here’s my final list of books.

1. Skin Tight – Carl Hiaasen
2. Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade – Diana Gabaldon
3. Kopek the Destroyer – Phil Owens
4. Five on a Treasure Island – Enid Blyton
5. Summer – Edith Wharton
6. Plum Spooky – Janet Evanovich
7. The Stupidest Angel – Christopher Moore
8. Amelia Peabody’s Egypt – Elizabeth Peters
9. Claus, A Christmas Incarnation – C. John Coombes
10. The Brass Verdict – Michael Connelly
11. All Night Long – Jayne Ann Krentz
12. Upbound – Peter Hassebroek
13. A Fistful of Charms – Kim Harrison
14. College Girl – Patricia Weitz
15. Full Speed – Janet Evanovich
16. Kiss of the Night – Sherrilyn Kenyon
17. China Lake – Meg Gardiner
18. Undead and Unemployed – MaryJanice Davidson
19. The Prey – Allison Brennan
20. Summer Knight – Jim Butcher
21. Dead to the World – Charlaine Harris
22. An Ice Cold Grave – Charlaine Harris
23. The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears – Dinaw Mengestu
24. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
25. Soul Catcher – Michael C. White
26. Vampire Academy – Richelle Mead
27. In the Woods – Tana French
28. Can You Keep a Secret? – Sophie Kinsella
29. The Chemist – Janson Mancheski
30. Breath of Scandal – Sandra Brown
31. For a Few Demons More – Kim Harrison
32. The Kiss Murder – Mehmet Murat Somer
33. The Uncommon Reader – Alan Bennett
34. The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
35. Matilda – Roald Dahl
36. Whiskey Sour – J.A. Konrath
37. The Masque of the Black Tulip – Lauren Willig
38. The Lost Hours – Karen White
39. Undead and Unappreciated – MaryJanice Davidson
40. Drop Shot – Harlan Coben
41. Tribute – Nora Roberts
42. Full Blast – Janet Evanovich
43. Fractured – Karin Slaughter
44. First Family – David Baldacci
45. Darling Jim – Christian Moerk
46. Afraid – Jack Kilborn
47. Bonk – Mary Roach
48. Dead Girls Are Easy – Terri Garey
49. Tell No One – Harlan Coben
50. The BFG – Roald Dahl
51. Sunny Chandler’s Return – Sandra Brown
52. Tripwire – Lee Child
53. The Black Tower – Louis Bayard
54. The Mating Rituals of the North American WASP – Lauren Lipton
55. Dark Places – Gillian Flynn
56. Reunion – Therese Fowler
57. April & Oliver – Tess Callahan
58. The Secret Life of Prince Charming – Deb Caletti
59. Breathers – S.G. Browne
60. City of Thieves – David Benioff
61. Doomed Queens – Kris Waldherr
62. Bad Things – Michael Marshall
63. High Noon – Nora Roberts
64. Kitty and the Midnight Hour – Carrie Vaughn
65. I Smile Back – Amy Koppelman
66. 
    The Accidental Human – Dakota Cassidy
67. Skin Trade – Laurell K. Hamilton
68. The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl – Belle de Jour
69. Night Play – Sherrilyn Kenyon
70. Do Not Deny Me – Jean Thompson
71. Finger Lickin’ Fifteen – Janet Evanovich
72. Naamah’s Kiss – Jacqueline Carey
73. Fluke – Christopher Moore
74. Courting Catherine – Nora Roberts
75. On Writing – Stephen King
76. Killer Takes All – Erica Spindler
77. A Man for Amanda – Nora Roberts
78. Ms. Taken Identity – Dan Begley
79. Spook – Mary Roach
80. For the Love of Lilah – Nora Roberts
81. A Pen Warmed Up in Hell – Mark Twain
82. Suzanna’s Surrender – Nora Roberts
83. The Girl with the White Flag – Tomiko Higa
84. Megan’s Mate – Nora Roberts
85. A Secret Rage – Charlaine Harris
86. Best Intentions – Emily Listfield
87. Unnatural Exposure – Patricia Cornwell
88. The Memory Collector – Meg Gardiner
89. Jar City – Arnaldur Indridason
90. Engleby – Sebastian Faulks
91. The Big Steal – Emyl Jenkins
92. Evil at Heart – Chelsea Cain
93. Good in Bed – Jennifer Weiner
94. Rising Tides – Nora Roberts
95. A Circle of Souls – Preetham Grandhi
96. Huge – James W. Fuerst
97. Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins
98. The Girl Who Played With Fire – Stieg Larsson
99. Practical Demonkeeping – Christopher Moore
100. Cleopatra’s Daughter – Michelle Moran
101. Wish You Were Here – Rita Mae Brown
102. Silence of the Grave – Arnaldur Indridason
103. Hunter’s Moon – C.T. Adams & Cathy Clamp
104. The Spire – Richard North Patterson
105. Full Bloom – Janet Evanovich
106. The Fury – Jason Pinter
107. Coyote Blue – Christopher Moore
108. Vixen 03 – Clive Cussler

I’ll definitely sign up again for next year, though my goal will be even bigger… Since I’m already up to 118 books, and it’s only the start of November!