For those of you who have read their first 50 books of the year, or are close to achieving that milestone, we are raising the bar to a 100 book challenge. Let's see who can read more than 100. Any guesses? (Perhaps a vamp and tramp reader?)

You can copy and paste your list of 50 books and add to them in this thread.

Happy Reading!

I'll start with 51 on. BTW I believe that I used the politically correct "scamp" not "tramp"

51. Dark Secret by Christine Feehan
52. Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner
53. Lover Avenged by JR Ward
54. Lover Enshrined by JR Ward
55. Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon
56. Townie by Andre Dubos III
57. The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel
58. Back When We were Grownups by Anne Tyler
59. The Valley of Horses by Jean Auel
60. Fire and Ice by Lisa Gardner
61. The Mammoth Hunters by Jean Auel
62. The Plains of Passage by Jean Auel
63. The Shelters of the Stone by Jean Auel
64. Little Bee by Chris Cleave
65. Lover Unbound by JR Ward
66. Queen of the Big Time by Adriana Trigliani
67. Lover Mine by JR Ward
68. The Scottish Bride by Catherine Coulter
69. Easter Island by Jennifer Vanderbes
70. The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
71. Rude Awakening of a Jane Austin Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
72. The Land of Painted Caves by Jean Auel
73. Confessions of a Jane Austin Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
74. Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer
75. Highland Destiny by Hannah Howell
76. Forget Me Not by Elizabeth Lowell
77. The Jester by James Patterson
78. No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon
79. All About Love by Stephanie Laurens
80. Devil's Cub by Georgett Heyer
81. To Tame a Highland Warrier by Karen Marie Moning
82. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
83. Abide By Me by Elizabeth Stout
84. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
85. Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
86. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
87. Something Borrowed by Emily Griffith
88. The Short Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
89. Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypus
90. Infinity - Nick Gauthier series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
91. The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning
92. The Red Necklace by Sally Gardner
93. Dark Lover by JR Ward
94. Lover Eternal by JR Ward
95. Lover Awakened by JR Ward
96 Lover Revealed by JR Ward
97. Hotel on the corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
98. The Fifth of March by Ann Rinaldi
99. Midnight is a Lonely Place by Barbara Erskine
100. Antony and Cleopatra by Colleen McCullough



101: Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos
102. Nicolo Rising by Dorothy Dunnett
103. Already Home by Susan Mallery
104. Bet me by Jennifer Cruise
105. the art of racing in the rain by Garth Stein
106. The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
107. Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz
108. Fallen by Kate Lauren
109. Full Bloom by Janet Evanovich
110. Race of Scorpions by Dorothy Dunnett
111. The Book Thief by Mark Zusak
112. Torment by Kate Lauren
113. 31 Bond St by Ellen Horan
114. Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog by Lisa Scottoline
115. Gentle Rogue by Joanna Lindsey
116. Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls by Danielle Wood
117. Angel Falls by Kristen Hannah
118. Tender Regel by Joanna Lindsey
119. Darcy's Passion by Regina Jeffers
120. You Belong To Me by Karen Rose
121. Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
122. The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Hayes
123. Dawn at Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz
124. Passion by Kate Lauren
125. The True Nanny Diaries by Nandi
126. Seven Year Switch by Clare Cook
127. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
128. The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon
129. The Daughter's Walk by Jane Kirkpatrick
130. All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Berg
131. The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
132. Home Song by LaVyrle Spencer
133. Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky
134. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
135. Just Breathe by Susan Wiggs
136. TheLanguage of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
137. Summer in Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz
138. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
139. Like a Sister by Janice Daugharty
140. While my Sister Sleeps by Barbara Delinsky

I'll follow Pauline's lead and start my list from 51:

April 2011 (carry-over of those past 50)
51. The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday by Alexander McCall Smith (audio)
52. The Lost Art of Gratitude by Alexander McCall Smith (audio)
53. The Land of Painted Caves by Jean Auel
54. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
55. The Charming Quirks of Others by Alexander McCall Smith (audio)

May 2011
56. No Reservations Required by Ellen Hart
57. Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger (audio)
58. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
59. The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo
60. Death of a Nag by M. C. Beaton (audio)
61. Death of a Dentist by M. C. Beaton (audio)
62. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
63. Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger (audio)
64. Still Alice by Lisa Genova
65. Death of a Scriptwriter by M. C. Beaton (audio)
66. Death of an Addict by M. C. Beaton (audio)
67. Copper River by William Kent Krueger (audio)
68. The Red and the Black by Stendhal (audio)
69. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris (reread)
70. Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik (audio)
71. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
72. The Dead Path by Stephen M. Irwin (audio)

June 2011
73. Woman Who Can't Forget : the Extraordinary Story of Living With the Most Remarkable Memory Known to Science : a Memoir by Jill Price and David Bart (audio)
74. Lover Unleashed by J. R. Ward
75. Juliet by Anne Fortier (audio)
76. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

July 2011
77. Double Cross by James Patterson
78. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (audio)
79. Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner
80. Boundary Waters by William Kent Krueger (audio)
80a. Bonus material in Outlander 20th Anniversary edition by Diana Gabaldon
81. Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger (audio)
82. Death of a Travelling Man by M. C. Beaton (audio)
83. Benjamin Franklin: On, Love, Marriage and Other Matters (audio)
84. 1776 by David McCullough (audio, read by the author)
85. The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
86. Heartless by Gail Carriger
87. A Superior Death by Nevada Barr (audio)
88. Child of Fire: A Twenty Palaces Novel by Harry Connolly
89. Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik (audio)
90. Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons

August 2011
91. Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik (audio)
92. The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
93. Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger (audio)
94. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
95. Whose Body, Lord Peter Wimsey Series, Book 1 by Dorothy L. Sayers (audio)
96. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (audio)
97. Sapphique by Catherine Fisher
98. A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay (audio)
99. An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire
100. 1st to Die: Women’s Murder Club Series Book 1 by James Patterson (audio)
101. The Summer Garden by Paullina Simons
102. At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson (audio)
103. Bossypants by Tina Fey (audio)
104. Home Improvement: Undead Edition, Edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner
105. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (audio)
106. My Man Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse (audio)
107. The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett

September 2011
108. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (audio)
109. You Don’t Look Like Anyone I Know: A True Story of Family, Face-Blindness, and Forgiveness by Heather Sellers (audio)
110. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (audio)
111. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
112. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (audio)
113. Sookie Stackhouse Companion by Charlaine Harris (and others)
113a. “Fire Watch” by Connie Willis (novelette)
114. The Know-It-All: One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A. J. Jacobs
115. The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (audio)
116. Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers (audio – radio dramatization)
117. Pirate King by Laurie R. King
118. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen (audio)
118a. Mother by Judy Olausen (book of photos)

October 2011
119. Red Knife by William Kent Krueger (audio)
120. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
121. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (audio)
122. Dust & Decay by Jonathan Maberry
123. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (audio)
124. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (audio)
125. Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin
126. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (audio)
127. Bellwether by Connie Willis (audio)
128. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
129. The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Spencer Quinn (audio)
130. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card (audio)
131. Down These Strange Streets: All-New Stories of Urban Fantasy Ed. By George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois
132. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (audio)

November 2011
133. Heaven’s Keep by William Kent Krueger (audio)
134. Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers (audio)
135. Queen’s Play by Dorothy Dunnett
136. Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon (audio)
137. Blackout by Connie Willis
138. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (audio)
139. Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse
140. Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon (audio)
141. 31 Bond Street by Ellen Horan
142. Xenocide by Orson Scott Card (audio)
143. Lord John and the Hand of Devils by Diana Gabaldon (audio)
144. All Clear by Connie Willis
145. Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff (audio)

December 2011
146. Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
147. The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon (audio)
148. The Disorderly Knights by Dorothy Dunnett (audio)
149. The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang
150. Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver
151. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
152. Vermilion Drift by William Kent Krueger (audio)
153. Mr. Chartwell by Rebecca Hunt
154. Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh (audio)
155. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
156. Northwest Angle by William Kent Krueger (audio)
157. Hounded by Kevin Hearne
158. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares (audio)
159. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (audio)
160. Watership Down by Richard Adams (audio)
161. The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon
162. The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks
163. Summer by Edith Wharton (audio)
164. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
165. The Death Cure by James Dashner
166. Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason (audio)


I moved my Alphabet list to the new thread Pauline created for those.

Here's my list from 51....


51. The King's Daughter by Sandra Worth
52.The Gallows Curse by Karen Maitland
53. Prince by Rory Clements
54.The Forgotten Legion by Ben Kane
55.Belle by Lesley Pearse
56.The Beach Hut by Veronica Henry
57. That Summer Affair by Sarah Challis
58. Missing You by Louise Douglas
59.Broken by Karin Slaughter
60.The Burning by Jane Casey
61.Letters from Home by Kristina McMorris
62.Agent 6 by Tom Rob Smith
63.Private Lives by Tasmina Perry
64.Pride and Premiership by Michelle Gayle
65.At the King's Command by Susan Wiggs
66. The Maiden's Hand by Susan Wiggs
67.A Hint of Rapture by Miriam Minger
68.Catching the Tide by Judith Lennox
69.Deliverance from Evil by Frances Hill
70.Alice Bliss by Laura Harrington
71.The Stonehenge Legacy by Sam Christer
72.Newes from the Dead by Mary Hooper
73.That's Another Story by Julie Walters
74.Florence and Giles by John Harding
75.The Absolutist by John Boyne
76. The Secrets Between Us by Louise Douglas
77.Sisters by Rosamund Lupton
78.The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain
79.The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by G W Gortner
80. Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts
81.Trick of the Dark by Val McDermid
82. The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield
83. Birthright by Nora Roberts
84. The Sandalwood Tree by Elle Newmark
85. Blow on a Dead Man's Embers by Mari Strachan
86. Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows
87. The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
88. Caligula by Douglas Jackson
89. In a True Light by John Harvey
90. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M C Beaton
91. The Girl who Chased the Noon by Sarah Addison Allen
92. Untying the Knot by Linda Gillard
93.A Means of Escape by Joanna Price
94. 13, Rue Therese by Elena Mauli Shapiro
95. Silk by Alexander Barrico
96. The Obscure Logic of the heart by Priya Basil
97.The Darling Strumpet by Gillian Bagwell
98. A Winter Ballad by Barbara Samuels
99.The Leopard Unleashed by Elizabeth Chadwick
100. Crippen by John Boyne
101. Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton
102.The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
103. Before I go to sleep by S J Watson
104. Now you see me by S J Bolton
105.The Dressmaker by Posie Graeme Evans
106.The Legacy by Katherine Webb
107.The Painted Lady by Maeve Haran
108.The Christmas Angel by Marcia Willetts
109.The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
110.The Haunting by Alan Titchmarsh
111.A Brief History of Britain 1066-1485 by Nicholas Vincent
112.A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
113.Fallen Angels by Tara Hyland
114.The Promise by Susan Sallis
115.Blood Brothers by Josephine Cox
116.The Collaborator by Margaret Leroy
117.Warhorse by Michael Morpurgo
118.Sing you Home by Jodi Picoult
119.31 Bond Street by Ellen Horan
120The Other Family by Jaanna Trollop
121.The Accident by Linwood Barclay
122. The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon
123. The House by the Sea by Santa Montefiore
124 goodnight Lady by Martina Cole

Here are the books I have read so far:

JUNE
51. Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate by MC Beaton
52. Torment by Lauren Kate
53. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (partial read due to blood and gut surgery descriptions)
54. How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O'Neal
55. There are Things I want You to Know about Stieg Larsson and Me by Eva Gabrielsson
JULY
56. The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O'Neal
57. The Girl in the Green Raincoat by Laura Lipman
58. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
59. Passion by Lauren Kate
60. Stolen by Lucy Christopher
61. The Secret of Everything by Barbara O'Neal
62. The Perfect Paragon by M.C. Beaton
AUGUST
63. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
64. The Union Quilters (Elm Creek Series) by Jennifer Chiaverini
65. Shelter Me by Juliet Fay
66. Kissing Christmas Goodbye, An Agatha Raisin Mystery byron M.C. Beaton
67. Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles
68. Good Enough to Eat by Stacy Ballis
SEPTEMBER
69. Hades by Alexandra Adornetto
70. A Spoonful of Poison (Agatha Raisin) by M.C. Beaton
71. One Day by David Nicholls
72. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
73. The Agatha Raisin Companion by M.C. Beaton
74. Love Letters from Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball
75. There Goes the Bride (An Agatha Raisin Mystery) by M.C. Beaton
76. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
77. Busy Body (An Agatha Raisin Mystery) by M.C. Beaton
78. The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
OCTOBER
79. Deep Down True by Juliette Fay
80. Untying the Knot by Linda Gillard
81. Cloaked by Alex Flinn
82. Lord John and Plague of the Zombies by Diana Gabaldon
83. When We Were Strangers by Pamela Schoenewaldt
84. As the Pig Turns by M.C. Beaton
85. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
NOVEMBER
86. A Year on Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball
87. The Violets of March by Srarh Jio
88. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
89. Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani
90. 31 Bond Street
91. The Love Goddess' Cooking School by Melissa Senate
92. Home at Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball
DECEMBER
93. Matched by Ally Condie
94. Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon
95. The Yellow House by Patricia Falvey
96. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
97. Crossed by Ally Condie

Ten more!

51. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
52. Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
53.Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine
54. Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
55. Dark Flame by Alyson Noel
56. Bread Alone by Judith Ryan Hendricks
57. Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward\
58. Seaworthy by Linda Greenlaw
59. Lover Revealed by J.R.Ward
60. Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward

Boy. I just posted my June books and there were only 4 including both regular and audiobooks. That's because I was traveling and visiting family and just didn't have a lot of reading time. It's too bad I get sick reading in the car because if I didn't I'd get much more reading done. It's not too bad, though. I usually do puzzles (sudoku, crosswords, kenken, etc) which have less to read and are easier to look up/take a break from and I like those too.

June was a slow reading month for me as well. The kids' final exams and end of the school year wrap-up/transition to summer camp seemed to have taken up most of my time. Let's hope that July is a more active reading month than the last. Reading is my favorite pastime.

And another ten!

61. Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward
62. Emotional Geology by Linda Gillard
63. Night Star by Alyson Noel
64. Everlasting by Alyson Noel
65. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
66. Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier
67. The New Healing Yourself by Joy Gardner
68. The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
69. Satori in Paris by Jack Kerouac
70. Pic by Jack Kerouac

(Will be picking up A Dance With Dragons tomorrow..that'll slow me down)

Audiobooklover, you are in the lead with 76 books read by mid-July. Pauline and Aquagirl are not too far behind.

Anyone else out there reading away? Come share your reading list with us.

Well, I don't consider it a race (thank goodness, or I wouldn't want to pick up some of the long books I read, including my current book The Bronze Horseman), but I do like to set goals for myself. And, it's really fun to see everyone's lists and see what I've read and haven't read on other people's lists. Not that I need more books to add to my TBR list which is disturbingly long already. . .

I have a few more since the end of June that I haven't added yet, but I usually wait until the end of the month and then add all the books from that month. My list is up to 83 and I should finish two more (one book and one audiobook) in the next few days.

I am currently reading the 3 Fire and Ice book and just finished Lover Unleashed. I love reading, too bad I can't do it for a living!

Another ten!

71. Lady’s Maid by Margaret Forster
72. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward
73. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
74. A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin
75. Immortal by Traci Slatton
76. Stargazing by Linda Gillard
77. A Lifetime Burning by Linda Gillard
78. Lover Mine by J. R. Ward
79. Falling Off The Map by Pico Iyer
80. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

I just added my July books. I didn't give the Outlander 20th edition bonus material its own number because there really wasn't that much of it (didn't seem like a whole book or even novella and I didn't reread the novel at the time). Not sure how everyone else counts those sorts of things, but I tend to put them on the list as a sub-category under the previous number to remember that I read them, but not to consider them equivalent to a full book. I've done that with some short stories at times too, unless I read (or listen to) enough stories in an anthology to feel like a whole book. [I hope that makes sense.]

Me too! It is so wonderful that so many of like the same series, in addition to the Outlander series! I wish someone would pay me to read! Or at least give me any book I want for free!

I don't count the novellas and other short material on my book list. Especially if I sneak around and read it all while still at the bookstore like I did with "A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows".