Aiming For Mediocrity

A listing of the books I've finished reading in 2020:

1. •Sweep with Me — Ilona Andrews
2. °The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy — Mackenzi Lee
3. †Nine Princes in Amber — Roger Zelazny
4. •Autism in Heels — Jennifer O'Toole
5. The Guns of Avalon — Roger Zelazny
6. Sign of the Unicorn — Roger Zelazny
7. The Hand of Oberon — Roger Zelazny
8. The Courts of Chaos — Roger Zelazny
9. The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday — Saad Z. Hossain
10. •†The Ten Thousand Doors of January — Alix E. Harrow
11. •How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse — K. Eason
12. †The Fated Sky — Mary Robinette Kowal
13. A Crown of Swords — Robert Jordan
14. †The Collapsing Empire — John Scalzi
15. Space Unicorn Blues — T. J. Berry
16. Sparrow Hill Road — Seanan McGuire
17. The Girl in the Green Silk Gown — Seanan McGuire
18. Five Unicorn Flush — T. J. Berry
19. The Path of Daggers — Robert Jordan
20. The Consuming Fire — John Scalzi
21. ††Spin — Robert Charles Wilson
22. Winter's Heart — Robert Jordan
23. Crossroads of Twilight — Robert Jordan
24. The Price of the Stars —Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald
25. Knife of Dreams — Robert Jordan
26. †The Summer Tree — Guy Gavriel Kay
27. The Gathering Storm — Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
28. Towers of Midnight — Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
29. A Memory of Light — Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
30. ††Dune — Frank Herbert
31. †Mirage — Louise Cooper
32. †The Left Hand of Darkness — Ursula K. Le Guin
33. Kings of the Wyld — Nicholas Eames
34. Chilling Effect — Valerie Valdes
35. Bloody Rose — Nicholas Eames
36. •Crossover — Joel Shepherd
37. •An Illusion of Thieves — Cate Glass
38. •A Conjuring of Assassins — Cate Glass
39. The Wandering Fire — Guy Gavriel Kay
40. •Breakaway — Joel Shepherd
41. The City We Became — N. K. Jemisin
42. •Killswitch — Joel Shepherd
43. †The Sleep of Stone — Louise Cooper
44. •Finna — Nino Cipri
45. ††The Martian Chronicles — Ray Bradbury
46. †Abaddon's Gate — James s. A. Corey
47. •Forging Divinity — Andrew Rowe
48. •CTRL ALT Revolt! — Nick Cole
49. •The Last Emperox — John Scalzi
50. •23 Years on Fire — Joel Shepherd
51. The Darkest Road — Guy Gavriel Kay
52. Damsel to the Rescue — Kaia Sønderby
53. ††The Bear and the Nightingale — Katherine Arden
54. †Dreamer's Pool — Juliet Marillier
55. †Red Seas Under Red Skies — Scott Lynch
56. †Silence Fallen — Patricia Briggs
57. †Crime and Punishment — Fyodor Dostoevsky
58. †Mort(e) — Robert Repino
59. †The City of Brass — S. A. Chakraborty
60. †Zer0es — Chuck Wendig
61. †Blackfish City — Sam J. Miller
62. †The Outstretched Shadow — Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory

[ ]Denotes number of pages read.
† Denotes a Goodreads book club or Litsy #BookSpin selection.
• Denotes ebook.
° Denotes audio book.
*Denotes previously read material.
§Denotes material read for class.

50bookchallenge:

50 / 50 100% done!

Previous Years:
2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019

A listing of the books I've finished reading in 2019:

1. •†Catseye — Andre Norton [192]
2. Lord of Chaos — Robert Jordan [940]
3. Jane Eyre — Charlotte Brontë [524]
4. †A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe — Alex White [440]
5. A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy — Alex White [487]
6. †The Eyre Affair — Jasper Fforde [374]
7. Lost in a Good Book — Jasper Fforde [399]
8. The Well of Lost Plots — Jasper Fforde [388]
9. Something Rotten — Jasper Fforde [385]
10. Wild Country — Anne Bishop [473]
11. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld — Patricia A. McKillip [237]
12. Feeding Frenzy — Allison Hurd [235]
13. †Theft of Swords — Michael J. Sullivan [649]
14. °A Fistful of Evil — Rebecca Chastain []
15. °A Fistful of Fire — Rebecca Chastain []
16. Rise of Empire — Michael J. Sullivan [786]
17. Heir of Novron — Michael J. Sullivan [932]
18. The Kiss Quotient — Helen Hoang [317]
19. The Bride Test — Helen Hoang [296]
20. °The Hating Game — Sally Thorne []
21. •*The Boy Next Door — Meg Cabot [384]
22. •*Boy Meets Girl — Meg Cabot [400]
23. °Cold-Hearted Rake — Lisa Kleypas []
24. •Size 12 Is Not Fat — Meg Cabot [368]
25. •Size 14 Is Not Fat Either — Meg Cabot [368]
26. °Marrying Winterborne — Lisa Kleypas []
27. •Big Boned — Meg Cabot [304]
28. •Size 12 and Ready to Rock — Meg Cabot [283]
29. °†A Natural History of Dragons — Marie Brennan []
30. °The Tropic of Serpents — Marie Brennan []
31. °Voyage of the Basilisk — Marie Brennan []
32. °In the Labyrinth of Drakes — Marie Brennan []
33. °Within the Sanctuary of Wings — Marie Brennan []
34. †Children of Time — Adrian Tchaikovsky [600]
35. •*Clean Sweep — Ilona Andrews [225]
36. •*Sweep in Peace — Ilona Andrews [237]
37. •*One Fell Sweep — Ilona Andrews [257]
38. •Sweep of the Blade — Ilona Andrews [314]
39. *Burn for Me — Ilona Andrews [382]
40. *White Hot — Ilona Andrews [389]
41. *Wildfire — Ilona Andrews [391]
42. *Diamond Fire — Ilona Andrews [145]
43. Sapphire Flames — Ilona Andrews [393]
44. Emma — Jane Austen
45. Faro's Daughter — Georgette Heyer
46. Gideon the Ninth — Tamsyn Muir
47. Sylvester or the Wicked Uncle — Georgette Heyer
48. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? — Cailin Doughty
49. •Dear Commitee Members — Julie Schumacher
50. •My Sister, the Serial Killer — Oyinkan Braithwaite
51. The Lottery and Other Stories — Shirley Jackson
52. Holly Banks Full of Angst — Julie Valerie
53. §Thinking About History — Sarah Maza
54. •Uncanny Collateral — Brian McClellan
55. Prostho Plus — Piers Anthony
56. Dream Snake — Vonda N. McIntyre
57. †The Killing Moon — N. K. Jemisin
58. Pride and Predjudice — Jane Austen
59. †Snow Crash — Neal Stephenson

[ ]Denotes number of pages read.
† Denotes a Goodreads book club selection.
• Denotes ebook.
° Denotes audio book.
*Denotes previously read material.
§Denotes material read for class.

50bookchallenge:

59 / 50 118% done!

Previous Years:
2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018

A listing of the books I've finished reading in 2018:

1. Dead Harvest — Chris F. Holm [362]
2. •†Nine Fox Gambit — Yoon Ha Lee [384]
3. Worst Witch Box Set — Jill Murhpy [approx. 700]
4. †Dawn — Octavia Butler [248]
5. †A Wrinkle in Time — Madeline L'Engle [247]
6. °The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue — Mackenzi Lee [0]
7. †All the Birds in the Sky — Charlie Jane Anders [336]
8. †The Invisible Library — Genevieve Cogman [341]
9. °†We Are Legion (We Are Bob) — Dennis E. Taylor [0]
10. †The Power — Naomi Alderman [386]
11. †Annihilation — Jeff Vandermeer [195]
12. The Dopplegänger Gambit — Lee Killough [261]
13. •Wilde in Love — Eloisa James [416]
14. Lake Silence — Anne Bishop [398]
15. Sorcerer's Son — Phyllis Eisenstein [380]
16. †Lord of Light — Roger Zelazny [257]
17. •Space Opera — Catherynne M. Valente [304]
18. The Eye of the World — Robert Jordan [752]
19. The Great Hunt — Robert Jordan [656]
20. •The Boy Next Door — Meg Cabot [384]
21. •Boy Meets Girl — Meg Cabot [400]
22. •Every Boy's Got One — Meg Cabot [352]
23. •The Boy Is Back — Meg Cabot [368]
24. •Neanderthal Seeks Human — Penny Reid [316]
25. •Neanderthal Marries Human — Penny Reid [410]
26. •Friends Without Benefits — Penny Reid [424]
27. •Love Hacked — Penny Reid [390]
28. †Into the Drowning Deep — Mira Grant [480]
29. °For We Are Many — Dennis E. Taylor [0]
30. °All These Worlds — Dennis E. Taylor [0]
31. •Iron and Magic — Ilona Andrews [322]
32. °The Heist — Janet Evanovich, Lee Goldberg [0]
33. °The Chase — Janet Evanovich, Lee Goldberg [0]
34. °The Job — Janet Evanovich, Lee Goldberg [0]
35. °The Scam — Janet Evanovich, Lee Goldberg [0]
36. °The Pursuit — Janet Evanovich, Lee Goldberg [0]
37. The Dragon Reborn — Robert Jordan [608]
38. The Bone Doll's Twin — Lynn Flewelling [524]
39. Hidden Warrior — Lynn Flewelling [551]
40. The Oracle's Queen — Lynn Flewelling [557]
41. Head On — John Scalzi [335]
42. Autonomous — Annalee Newitz [303]
43. The Shadow Rising — Robert Jordan [940]
44. •Too Wilde to Wed — Eloisa James [384]
45. •Born to Be Wilde — Eloisa James [384]
46. The Fires of Heaven — Robert Jordan [832]
47. •Magic Triumphs — Ilona Andrews [352]
48. †The Calculating Stars — Mary Robinette Kowal [431]
49. †The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — Douglas Adams [216]
50. •The Duchess Deal — Tessa Dare [389]
51. •The Governess Game — Tessa Dare [384]
52. •†A Closed and Common Orbit — Becky Chambers [364]
53. •†A Night in the Lonesome October — Roger Zelazny [280]
54. Diamond Fire — Ilona Andrews [145]
55. •Frederica — Georgette Heyer [437]
56. †Slaughterhouse Five — Kurt Vonnegut [275]
57. †Nimona — Noelle Stevenson [266]
58. †The Song of Achilles — Madeline Miller [378]
59. Arabella — Georgette Heyer [336]
60. •All Systems Red — Martha Wells [144]
61. •Artificial Condition — Martha Wells [176]
62. •Rogue Protocol — Martha Wells [160]
63. •Exit Strategy — Martha Wells [160]
64. The Blue Castle — L. M. Montgomery [218]

[ ]Denotes number of pages read.
† Denotes a Goodreads book club selection.
• Denotes ebook.
° Denotes audio book.
*Denotes previously read material.
§Denotes material read for class.

50bookchallenge:

59 / 50 118% done!

Previous Years:
2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017

A listing of the books I've finished reading in 2017:

1. •One Fell Sweep — Ilona Andrews [257]
2. •Eligible — Curtis Sittenfeld [512]
3. •Accidentally on Purpose — Jill Shalvis [384]
4. •Seven Minutes in Heaven — Eloisa James [432]
5. •Much Ado About You — Eloisa James [400]
6. •Kiss Me, Annabel — Eloisa James [400]
7. •The Taming of the Duke — Eloisa James [400]
8. •†Lock In — John Scalzi [336]
9. •Pleasure for Pleasure — Eloisa James [416]
10. •†The Three-Body Problem — Liu Cixin [400]
11. •Magic for Nothing — Seanan McGuire [368]
12. •†Three Parts Dead — Max Gladstone [336]
13. •Two Serpents Rise — Max Gladstone [352]
14. •Full Fathom Five — Max Gladstone [384]
15. •Last First Snow — Max Gladstone [384]
16. •Four Roads Cross — Max Gladstone [352]
17. The Last Adventure of Constance Verity — A. Lee Martinez [365]
18. Written in Red — Anne Bishop [487]
19. Murder of Crows — Anne Bishop [413]
20. Vision in Silver — Anne Bishop [493]
21. Marked in Flesh — Anne Bishop [489]
22. Etched in Bone — Anne Bishop [397]
23. White Hot — Ilona Andrews [389]
24. °Agent to the Stars — John Scalzi [0]
25. •Simply Irresistible — Rachel Gibson [375]
26. °†The Handmaid's Tale — Margaret Atwood [0]
27. Just Like Heaven — Julia Quinn [374]
28. A Night Like This — Julia Quinn [373]
29. The Sum of All Kisses — Julia Quinn [373]
30. The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy — Julia Quinn [378]
31. †Zodiac — Neal Stephenson [283]
32. †Neuromancer — William Gibson [271]
33. †A Darker Shade of Magic — V. E. Schwab [398]
34. †The Golem and the Jinni — Helene Wecker [486]
35. Wildfire — Ilona Andrews [384]
36. •†Caliban's War — James S. A. Corey [601]
37. •†The Rook — Daniel O'Malley [512]
38. •Stiletto — Daniel O'Malley [496]
39. •Any Man of Mine — Rachel Gibson [373]
40. •Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake — Sarah MacLean [432]
41. •Can You Keep A Secret? — Sophie Kinsella [400]
42. •Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord — Sarah MacLean [384]
43. •The Duke and I — Julia Quinn [432]
44. •The Viscount Who Loved Me — Julia Quinn [400]
45. •An Offer from a Gentleman — Julia Quinn [416]
46. •Romancing Mister Bridgerton — Julia Quinn [432]
47. •To Sir Phillip, With Love — Julia Quinn [432]
48. •Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart — Sarah MacLean [384]
49. •When He Was Wicked — Julia Quinn [432]
50. •It's in His Kiss — Julia Quinn [432]
51. •†Six of Crows — Leigh Bardugo [384]
52. •Chasing Christmas Eve — Jill Shalvis [384]
53. •†Six Wakes — Mur Lafferty [400]
54. •†Regarding Ducks and Universes — Neve Maslakovic [330]
55. •†Red Sister — Mark Lawrence [512]
56. •The Art of Running in High Heels — Rachel Gibson [384]
57. •†The Goblin Emperor — Katherine Addison [448]

[ ]Denotes number of pages read.
† Denotes a Goodreads book club selection.
• Denotes ebook.
° Denotes audio book.
*Denotes previously read material.
§Denotes material read for class.


50bookchallenge:

57 / 50 114% done!

Previous Years:
2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016

A listing of the books I've finished reading in 2016:

1. †The Girl With All the Gifts — M. R. Carey [403]
2. Havoc — Ann Aguirre [310]
3. †Furies of Calderon — Jim Butcher [653]
4. Academ's Fury — Jim Butcher [702]
5. Cursor's Fury — Jim Butcher [675]
6. Captain's Fury — Jim Butcher [642]
7. Fire Touched — Patricia Briggs [342]
8. Princep's Fury — Jim Butcher [622]
9. First Lord's Fury — Jim Butcher [759]
10. Words of Radiance — Brandon Sanderson [1328]
11. The BFG — Roald Dahl [199]
12. §Scribes, Script and Books — Leila Avrin [339]
13. †The Library at Mount Char — Scott Hawkins [388]
14. Imprudence — Gail Carriger [352]
15. †Starship Troopers — Robert A. Heinlein [335]
16. §The Coming of the Book: The Impact of Printing, 1450-1800 — Lucien Febvre and Henri-Jean Martin [332]
17. †Nexus — Ramez Naam [450]
18. My American Duchess — Eloisa James [400]
19. §The Book History Reader — David Finkelstein and Alistair McCleery (Eds.)
20. §The Book: The Life Story of a Technology — Nicole Howard [192]
21. §History of Libraries in the Western World — Michael H. Harris [301]
22. The Magicians — Lev Grossman [402]
23. •†The Blade Itself — Joe Abercrombie [560]
24. Heroine Complex — Sarah Kuhn [376]
25. †Mistborn — Brandon Sanderson [643]
26. Kitty Saves the World — Carrie Vaughn [321]
27. •Pocket Apocalypse — Seanan McGuire [368]
28. •Chaos Choreography — Seanan McGuire [368]
29. †Warbreaker — Brandon Sanderson [652]
30. •†Uprooted — Naomi Novik [407]
31. •†Sphere — Michael Crichton [384]
32. •†Red Rising — Pierce Brown [400]
33. •Golden Son — Pierce Brown [430]
34. Morning Star — Pierce Brown [518]
35. †City of Stairs — Robert Jackson Bennett [452]
36. •†Blood Song — Anthony Ryan [592]
37. •The Elder Gods — David and Leigh Eddings [400]
38. †The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet — Becky Chambers [438]
39. •Magic Lost, Trouble Found — Lisa Shearin [352]
40. •Armed & Magical — Lisa Shearin [304]
41. •The Trouble with Demons — Lisa Shearin [384]
42. †The Fifth Season — N. K. Jemisin [449]
43. •Bewitched & Betrayed — Lisa Shearin [384]
44. •Con & Conjure — Lisa Shearin [336]
45. •All Spell Breaks Loose — Lisa Shearin [304]
46. •Wedding Bells, Magic Spells — Lisa Shearin [266]
47. Blue Moon Rising — Simon R. Green [476]
48. Swords of Haven — Simon R. Green [540]
49. Blood and Honor — Simon R. Green [332]
50. Down Among the Dead Men — Simon R. Green [246]
51. •First Star I See Tonight — Susan Elizabeth Phillips [384]
52. •Sweet Little Lies — Jill Shalvis [368]
53. •The Trouble with Mistletoe — Jill Shalvis [384]
54. •Magic Binds — Ilona Andrews [336]
55. •Putting Out Old Flames — Allyson Charles [320]
56. •The Christmas Tree — Allyson Charles [320]
57. •†Pawn of Prophecy — David Eddings [274]
58. •Queen of Sorcery — David Eddings [338]
59. •Magician's Gambit — David Eddings [448]
60. •Castle of Wizardry — David Eddings [448]
61. •Enchanter's Endgame — David Eddings [448]
62. •Guardians of the West — David Eddings [432]
63. •King of the Murgos — David Eddings [379]
64. •Demon Lord of Karanda — David Eddings [348]
65. •Sorceress of Darshiva — David Eddings [325]
66. •Seeress of Kell — David Eddings [357]
67. •Treasure & Treason — Lisa Shearin [263]
68. •Justice Calling — Annie Bellet [119]
69. •Murder of Crows — Annie Bellet [164]
70. •Pack of Lies — Annie Bellet [226]
71. •Hunting Season — Annie Bellet [205]
72. •Heartache — Annie Bellet [248]
73. •Thicker Than Blood — Annie Bellet [226]
74. •Magic to the Bone — Annie Bellet [128]

[ ]Denotes number of pages read.
† Denotes a Goodreads or Tumblr book club selection.
• Denotes ebook.
*Denotes previously read material.
§Denotes material read for class.


50bookchallenge:

51 / 50 102% done!

Previous Years:
2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015

A listing of the books I've finished reading in 2015:

1. •Desperate Duchesses — Eloisa James [384]
2. An Affair Before Christmas — Eloisa James [386]
3. Duchess By Night — Eloisa James [366]
4. §Ambient Findability — Peter Morville [208]
5. When the Duke Returns — Eloisa James [373]
6. This Duchess of Mine — Eloisa James [370]
7. •A Duke of Her Own — Eloisa James [400]
8. The Ugly Duchess — Eloisa James [331]
9. As You Wish — Eloisa James [358]
10. A Kiss at Midnight — Eloisa James [370]
11. When Beauty Tamed the Beast — Eloisa James [372]
12. Once Upon a Tower — Eloisa James [402]
13. Three Weeks with Lady X — Eloisa James [376]
14. •To Love a Lady — Cynthia Sterling [244]
15. Four Nights with the Duke — Eloisa James [367]
16. Prudence — Gail Carriger [357]
17. •†The Last Wish — Andrzej Sapkowski [384]
18. †Foundation — Isaac Asimov [296]
19. †I Am Legend — Richard Matheson [312]
20. †The Caves of Steel — Isaac Asimov [270]
21. •†Leviathan Wakes — James S.A. Corey [561]
22. †Ready Player One — Ernest Cline [372]
23. †Old Man's War — John Scalzi [311]
24. †Wool — Hugh Howey [509]
25. †The Quantum Thief — Hannu Rajaniemi [330]
26. The Royal Treatment — MaryJanice Davidson [268]
27. •†Armada — Ernest Cline [368]
28. §Frankenstein — Mary Shelley [161]
29. †Ubik — Philip K. Dick [216]
30. §The War of the Worlds — H.G. Wells [145]
31. §†I, Robot — Isaac Asimov [192]
32. •†Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? — Philip K. Dick [256]
33. Low Midnight — Carrie Vaughn [308]
34. The Android's Dream — John Scalzi [394]
35. §Babel-17/Empire Star — Samuel R. Delaney [311]
36. Magic Shifts — Ilona Andrews [342]
37. The Aeronaut's Windlass — Jim Butcher [630]
38. §The Man in the High Castle — Philip K. Dick [274]
39. §Parable of the Sower — Octavia E. Butler [329]
40. *§Ancillary Justice — Ann Leckie [384]
41. *Ancillary Sword — Ann Leckie [354]
42. Ancillary Mercy — Ann Leckie [328]
43. •Sweep in Peace — Ilona Andrews [237]
44. Artemis Fowl — Eoin Colfer [288]
45. The Arctic Incident — Eoin Colfer [277]
46. The Eternity Code — Eoin Colfer [320]
47. The Opal Deception — Eoin Colfer [342]
48. •†The Dragon's Path — Daniel Abraham [555]
49. The Lost Colony — Eoin Colfer [385]
50. The Time Paradox — Eoin Colfer [391]

[ ]Denotes number of pages read.
† Denotes a Goodreads or Tumblr book club selection.
• Denotes ebook.
*Denotes previously read material.
§Denotes material read for class.


50bookchallenge:

50 / 50 100% done!

Previous Years:
2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014

A listing of the books I've finished reading in 2014:

1. *Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone — J.K. Rowling [309]
2. Redshirts — John Scalzi [314]
3. *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets — J.K. Rowling [341]
4. Trapped — Kevin Hearne [290]
5. *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban — J.K. Rowling [435]
6. Cursed — Benedict Jacka [277]
7. *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire — J.K. Rowling [734]
8. Hunted — Kevin Hearne [384]
9. *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix — J.K. Rowling [870]
10. Flood — Stephen Baxter [488]
11. *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — J.K. Rowling [652]
12. The Face of Deception — Iris Johansen [354]
13. *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — J.K. Rowling [759]
14. Taken — Benedict Jacka [313]
15. Chosen — Benedict Jacka [294]
16. Parasite — Mira Grant [502]
17. Geist — Philippa Ballantine [294]
18. The Killing Game — Iris Johansen [355]
19. Perdition — Ann Aguirre [337]
20. Fortune's Pawn — Rachel Bach [320]
21. After the Golden Age — Carrie Vaughn [304]
22. Shapeshifted — Cassie Alexander [309]
23. Dreams of the Golden Age — Carrie Vaughn [318]
24. Spectyr — Philippa Ballantine [310]
25. †The Name of the Wind — Patrick Rothfuss [722]
26. Touched By An Alien — Gini Koch [389]
27. Alien Tango — Gini Koch [428]
28. Alien in the Family — Gini Koch [457]
29. Alien Proliferation — Gini Koch [458]
30. Alien Diplomacy — Gini Koch [425]
31. †Ancillary Justice — Ann Leckie [384]
32. †Night Broken — Patricia Briggs [341]
33. Grimspace — Ann Aguirre [312]
34. Throne of the Crescent Moon — Saladin Ahmed [367]
35. Alien vs. Alien — Gini Koch [489]
36. The Returned — Jason Mott [338]
37. Alien in the House — Gini Koch [524]
38. †The Island of Dr. Moreau — H. G. Wells [203]
39. •†Altered Carbon — Richard K. Morgan [442]
40. †Embassytown — China Mieville [345]
41. †Brave New World — Aldous Huxley [259]
42. †The Ocean at the End of the Lane — Neil Gaiman [178]
43. •Legend — Marie Lu [234]
44. †Rendezvous with Rama — Arthur C. Clarke [303]
45. The Vanishing Girl — Laura Thalassa [330]
46. †The Last Unicorn — Peter S. Beagle [218]
47. †Fuzzy Nation — John Scalzi [301]
48. †The Long Earth — Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter [336]
49. †The Day of the Triffids — John Wyndham [228]
50. †Zoo City — Lauren Beukes [349]
51. •Divergent — Veronica Roth [325]
52. †The Lies of Locke Lamora — Scott Lynch [499]
53. •Insurgent — Veronica Roth [324]
54. The Lives of Tao — Wesley Chu [456]
55. The Deaths of Tao — Wesley Chu [460]
56. Sea of Shadows — Kelley Armstrong [406]
57. •Allegiant — Veronica Roth [329]
58. The Potty Mouth at the Table — Laurie Notaro [309]
59. †Red Country — Joe Abercrombie [451]
60. Skin Game — Jim Butcher [454]
61. The Outsorcerer's Apprentice — Tom Holt [359]
62. A Shiver of Light — Laurell K. Hamilton [372]
63. The Stars My Destination — Alfred Bester [258]
64. Heroes Are My Weakness — Susan Elizabeth Phillips [367]
65. The Immortal Crown — Richelle Mead [389]
66. †The Martian — Andy Weir [369]
67. †The Way of Shadows — Brent Weeks [645]
68. The Way of Kings — Brandon Sanderson [1258]
69. Assassin's Apprentice — Robin Hobb [435]
70. The Eye of the World — Robert Jordan [782]
71. Plague World — Dana Fredsti [308]
72. Polterheist — Laura Resnick [372]
73. The Misfortune Cookie — Laura Resnick [391]
74. Magic Breaks — Ilona Andrews [381]
75. The Song of the Quarkbeast — Jasper Fforde [289]
76. *Magic Bites — Ilona Andrews [260]
77. Burn for Me — Ilona Andrews [382]
78. *Magic Burns — Ilona Andrews [260]
79. *Magic Strikes — Ilona Andrews [310]
80. *Magic Bleeds — Ilona Andrews [349]
81. *Magic Slays — Ilona Andrews [308]
82. *Gunmetal Magic — Ilona Andrews [434]
83. *Magic Rises — Ilona Andrews [355]
84. Ancillary Sword — Ann Leckie [354]
85. Shattered — Kevin Hearne [328]
86. Poison Fruit — Jacqueline Carey [437]
87. Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain — A. Lee Martinez [293]
88. Elantris — Brandon Sanderson [615]
89. Chasing the Moon — A. Lee Martinez [310]
90. •Torrent — Lindsay Buroker [251]
91. Hidden — Benedict Jacka [293]
92. •Clean Sweep — Ilona Andrews [200]
93. •Half-Off Ragnarok — Seanan McGuire [368]
94. Kitty in the Underworld — Carrie Vaughn [305]
95. Broken Homes — Ben Aaronovitch [324]

Graphic Novels/Manga

1. Attack on Titan, Volume 1 — Hajime Isayama
2. Attack on Titan, Volume 2 — Hajime Isayama
3. Attack on Titan, Volume 3 — Hajime Isayama
4. Attack on Titan, Volume 4 — Hajime Isayama
5. Attack on Titan, Volume 5 — Hajime Isayama
6. Attack on Titan, Volume 6 — Hajime Isayama
7. Attack on Titan, Volume 7 — Hajime Isayama
8. Attack on Titan, Volume 8 — Hajime Isayama
9. Attack on Titan, Volume 9 — Hajime Isayama

[ ]Denotes number of pages read.
† Denotes a Goodreads or Tumblr book club selection.
• Denotes ebook.
*Denotes previously read material.


50bookchallenge:

50 / 50 100% done!

Previous Years:
2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013

A listing of the books I've finished reading in 2013:

1. Dark Currents — Jacqueline Carey [356]
2. Cold Days — Jim Butcher [515]
3. •Devil You Know — Mike Carey [417]
4. Etiquette & Espionage — Gail Carriger [307]
5. Frost Burned — Patricia Briggs [340]
6. †Ill Wind — Rachel Caine [337]
7. Heat Stroke — Rachel Caine [335]
8. Chill Factor — Rachel Caine [337]
9. Windfall — Rachel Caine [330]
10. Firestorm — Rachel Caine [292]
11. Thin Air — Rachel Caine [307]
12. Gale Force — Rachel Caine [306]
13. *American Art Since 1945 — David Joselit [240]
14. Cape Storm — Rachel Caine [305]
15. Total Eclipse — Rachel Caine [303]
16. †Cat's Cradle — Kurt Vonnegut [287]
17. Moonshifted — Cassie Alexander [335]
18. Plague Town — Dana Fredsti [350]
19. Kitty Steals the Show — Carrie Vaughn [342]
20. Plague Nation — Dana Fredsti [323]
21. Undone — Rachel Caine [305]
22. †The Fire Lord's Lover — Kathryne Kennedy [378]
23. Unknown — Rachel Caine [305]
24. Gameboard of the Gods — Richelle Mead [448]
25. Kitty Rocks the House — Carrie Vaughn [324]
26. The Lady of the Storm — Kathryne Kennedy [389]
27. Unseen — Rachel Caine [304]
28. The Last Dragonslayer — Jasper Fforde [287]
29. •Discount Armageddon — Seanan McGuire [368]
30. •Midnight Blue-Light Special — Seanan McGuire [368]
31. †The Knife of Never Letting Go — Patrick Ness [479]
32. †The Ask and the Answer — Patrick Ness [519]
33. †Monsters of Men — Patrick Ness [603]
34. Ender's Game — Orson Scott Card [324]
35. •Luck in the Shadows — Lynn Flewelling [476]
36. †Fangirl — Rainbow Rowell [434]
37. Omens — Kelley Armstrong [486]
38. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library — Chris Grabenstein [288]
39. Stalking Darkness — Lynn Flewelling [512]
40. •Traitor's Moon — Lynn Flewelling [563]
41. Divine Misdemeanors — Laurell K. Hamilton [333]
42. •Helen and Troy's Epic Road Quest — A. Lee Martinez [300]
43. Too Many Curses — A. Lee Martinez [320]
44. White Trash Zombie Apocalypse — Diana Rowland [320]
45. Magic Rises — Ilona Andrews [355]
46. Aftertime — Sophie Littlefield [442]
47. Autumn Bones — Jacqueline Carey [424]
48. Last Light — Terri Blackstock [381]
49. The Incrementalists — Steven Brust and Skyler White [304]
50. Death's Daughter — Amber Benson [359]
51. Gunmetal Magic — Ilona Andrews [434]
52. Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened — Allie Brosh [369]
53. Fated — Benedict Jacka [278]
54. Tricked — Kevin Hearne [341]

[ ]Denotes number of pages read.
† Denotes a Goodreads or Tumblr book club selection.
* Denotes required class reading.
• Denotes ebook.


50bookchallenge:

50 / 50 100% done!

Previous Years:
2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012

A listing of the books I've finished reading in 2012:

1. Fate's Edge — Ilona Andrews [372]
2. •Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) — Arthur Conan Doyle [709]
3. •†Grave Witch — Kalayna Price [325]
4. •Grave Dance — Kalayna Price [371]
5. •Vamparazzi — Laura Resnick [390]
6. †Good Omens — Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman [369]
7. Thorn Queen — Richelle Mead [374]
8. Iron Crowned — Richelle Mead [375]
9. •Shadow Heir — Richelle Mead [352]
10. Murder on the Orient Express — Agatha Christie [265]
11. For the Win — Cory Doctorow [475]
12. Timeless — Gail Carriger [386]
13. The Automatic Detective — A. Lee Martinez [320]
14. A Nameless Witch — A. Lee Martinez [320]
15. Deadlocked — Charlaine Harris [327]
16. Kitty Takes a Holiday — Carrie Vaughn [303]
17. Kitty and the Silver Bullet — Carrie Vaughn [326]
18. Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand — Carrie Vaughn [282]
19. Kitty Raises Hell — Carrie Vaughn [311]
20. •†Tigana – Guy Gavriel Kay [678]
21. Kitty's House of Horrors — Carrie Vaughn [292]
22. Kitty Goes to War — Carrie Vaughn [334]
23. Kitty's Big Trouble — Carrie Vaughn [307]
24. †Daughter of the Blood — Anne Bishop [375]
25. Feed — Mira Grant [571]
26. Nightshifted — Cassie Alexander [331]
27. Deadline — Mira Grant [581]
28. Amped — Daniel H. Wilson [274]
29. Blackout — Mira Grant [632]
30. The Great Escape — Susan Elizabeth Phillips [418]
31. Unholy Night — Seth Grahame-Smith [307]
32. •Red-Headed Stepchild — Jaye Wells [325]
33. •The Fairy Godmother (500 Kingdoms) — Mercedes Lackey [316]
34. •One Good Knight (500 Kingdoms) — Mercedes Lackey [393]
35. •Fortune's Fool (500 Kingdoms) — Mercedes Lackey [395]
36. •The Snow Queen (500 Kingdoms) — Mercedes Lackey [406]
37. The Sleeping Beauty (500 Kingdoms) — Mercedes Lackey [408]
38. Beauty and the Werewolf (500 Kingdoms) — Mercedes Lackey [408]
39. First Grave on the Right — Darynda Jones [315]
40. Whispers Underground — Ben Aaronovitch [303]
41. •Sandman Slim — Richard Kadrey [388]
42. †My Life as a White Trash Zombie — Diana Rowland [310]
43. Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues — Diana Rowland [312]
44. †Dearly, Departed — Lia Habel [467]
45. •Working Stiff — Rachel Caine [280]
46. •Two Weeks' Notice — Rachel Caine [320]
47. •†Dragon Actually — G. A. Aiken [372]
48. •†Succubus Blues — Richelle Mead [368]
49. Steel's Edge — Ilona Andrews [388]
50. •Succubus On Top — Richelle Mead [320]
51. •Succubus Dreams — Richelle Mead [320]
52. •Succubus Heat — Richelle Mead [352]
53. •Succubus Shadows — Richelle Mead [304]
54. •Succubus Revealed — Richelle Mead [236]

[]Denotes number of pages read.
† Denotes a Goodreads or ffaforever book club selection.
* Denotes required class reading.
• Denotes ebook.


50bookchallenge:

50 / 50 100% done!



Previous Years:
2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011

A listing of the books I've finished reading in 2011:

1. Mercy Blade (Jane Yellowrock) — Faith Hunter [305]
2. Patient Zero — Jonathan Maberry [421]
3. World War Z — Max Brooks [342]
4. Gil's All Fright Diner — A. Lee Martinez [267]
5. Spirit Bound — Richelle Mead [489]
6. Moving Pictures — Terry Pratchett [337]
7. In the Company of Ogres — A. Lee Martinez [351]
8. True Grit — Charles Portis [224]
9. Married with Zombies — Jesse Petersen [241]
10. Flip this Zombie — Jesse Petersen [246]
11. Doppelgangster — Laura Resnick []
12. Steal the Dragon — Patricia Briggs []
13. Disappearing Nightly — Laura Resnick []
14. Water for Elephants — Sara Gruen []
15. Howl's Moving Castle — Diana Wynne Jones
16. Morning, Noon, and Night: Growing Up and Growing Old with Literature — Arnold Weinstein []
17. Castle in the Air — Diana Wynne Jones []
18. I'm the Vampire, That's Why — Michele Bardsley []
19. Double Cross (The Disillusionists) — Carolyn Crane []
20. Unsympathetic Magic — Laura Resnick []
21. River Marked (A Mercy Thompson Novel) — Patricia Briggs []
22. Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files — Jim Butcher []
23. Demon Angel (The Guardians) — Meljean Brook [412]
24. Then We Came to the End — Joshua Ferris [385]
25. *Graphic Design: A New History — Stephen J. Eskilson [421]
26. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter — Seth Grahame-Smith [336]
27. Magic Slays (Kate Daniels) — Ilona Andrews [307]
28. Demon Moon (The Guardians) — Meljean Brook []
29. The Stepsister Scheme — Jim C. Hines []
30. Rampant — Diana Peterfreund []
31. Curiosity Thrilled the Cat — Sofie Kelly []
32. Equations of Life — Simon Morden []
33. Dead Reckoning (Southern Vampires) — Charlaine Harris []
34. House of Many Ways — Diana Wynne Jones [404]
35. Divine Misfortune — A. Lee Martinez [300]
36. Theories of Flight — Simon Morden [336]
37. Demons Not Included — Cheyenne McCray []
38. Eat, Slay, Love — Jesse Petersen [260]
39. First Lady — Susan Elizabeth Phillips []
40. Heartless — Gail Carriger [373]
41. Ghost Story (Dresden Files) — Jim Butcher []
42. Call Me Irresistible — Susan Elizabeth Phillips []
43. †White Cat — Holly Black []
44. Red Glove — Holly Black []
45. †Dead Iron — Devon Monk [336]
46. Degrees of Freedom — Simon Morden [360]
47. Midnight Riot — Ben Aaronovitch [298]
48. *The Color of Water — James McBride [291]
49. †Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children — Ransom Riggs [348]
50. †Hounded — Kevin Hearne [292]
51. Hexed — Kevin Hearne [296]
52. Last Sacrifice — Richelle Mead [594]
53. Hammered — Kevin Hearne [310]
54. Moon Over Soho — Ben Aaronovitch [288]
55. Storm Born — Richelle Mead [361]
56. Magic to the Bone (Allie Beckstrom) — Devon Monk [355]
57. Kitty and the Midnight Hour — Carrie Vaughn [259]
58. Magic In the Blood (Allie Beckstrom) — Devon Monk [358]
59. Kitty Goes to Washington — Carrie Vaughn [321]
60. Magic in the Shadows (Allie Beckstrom) — Devon Monk [350]
61. One for the Money — Janet Evanovich[320]
62. Two for the Dough — Janet Evanovich [312]
63. Three to Get Deadly — Janet Evanovich [321]
64. Four to Score — Janet Evanovich [313]
65. •Head Rush (The Disillusionists) — Carolyn Crane [323]

[]Denotes number of pages read.
† Denotes a Goodreads book club selection.
* Denotes required class reading.
• Denotes ebook.


50bookchallenge:

65 / 50 100% done!

Previous Years:
2007; 2008; 2009; 2010