ONE HUNDRED BOOKS

I had a thoroughly good April and managed another another 13 due to a much-needed vacation, which takes me up to 34 for the quarter so I'm still on track for the 75 for the year. I'm having a bit of a slow May - only one book so far, but still time to make it up and I've bought more books by writers of colour so I can improve my diversity.

22. The Cathedral Of Known Things by Edward Cox.

23. Dear Amy by Helen Callaghan.

24. Kill Shot by Vince Flynn.

25. Sockpuppet by Matthew Blakstad.

26. The Beauty Of Murder by A. K. Benedict.

27. The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland.

28. The Pledge by Kimberly Derting.

29. Silenced by Kristina Ohlsson.

30. Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo.

31. Seoul Survivors by Naomi Foyle.

32. Time Of Death by Mark Billingham.

33. Jolly Foul Play by Robin Stevens.

34. 13 Days Of Midnight by Leo Hunt.

All reviews are on http://quippe.livejournal.com for anyone interested.

MM

36) The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
37) Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace
38) Entwined by Heather Dixon
39) Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
40) Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
41) Woodwalker by Emily B Martin

31. Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
32. Beta Read (When In Rome See The World)
33. South of Darkness by John Marsden
34. Beta Read (Homewood)
35. Recoil by Joanne MacGregor
36. The Railway Dog by Olywn Park
37. Beta Read (Tick Tock Girl)

I had a bit of a disappointing May - only managed another 6, which takes me up to 40 for the year and still on course for my target of 75. I've bought a number of books by writers of colour to try and up my diversity (reading a second one for the year last month) but I'm still falling down on it. I'm also on a bit of a crime/thriller kick at the moment and those books tend to be longer, which means I read fewer of them. Ah well. Tally below.

35. Natural Causes by James Oswald.

36. Bird by Crystal Chan.

37. My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish: Live And Let Swim by Mo O’Hara.

38. Burned by Benedict Jacka.

39. Girl Out Of Water by Nat Luurtsema.

40. Hamster Princess – Harriet The Invincible by Ursula Vernon.

All reviews are on http://quippe.livejournal.com for anyone interested.

MM

42) The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
43) Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace
44) Entwined by Heather Dixon
45) Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
46) Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
47) Woodwalker by Emily B Martin
48) The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
49) The Energy Crusades by Valerie Noble
50) The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski
51) The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
52) Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
53) Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan
54)The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

A little belatedly, here's my next ten - I'm currently on twenty-three for the year so far.

11. Skein and Bone by V.H. Leslie (collection, read as ebook)
12. Horror Uncut: Tales of Social Insecurity and Economic Unease edited by Joel Lane & Tom Johnstone (anthology)
13. Hotel World by Ali Smith (novel)
14. One by Sarah Crossan (YA novel)
15. There Will Be Lies by Nick Lake (YA novel)
16. The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick (YA novel)
17. Jean Rhys by Carole Angier (non-fiction)
18. Behind the Scenes at the BBFC: Film Classification from the Silver Screen to the Digital Age edited by Edward Lamberti (non-fiction)
19. Five Children on the Western Front by Kate Saunders (MG novel)
20. Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley (YA novel)

The YAs and MG are Carnegie Medal shortlistees. I won't have finished the whole shortlist before the Medal is awarded this coming Monday - I'm currently partway through the seventh out of eight. My money's on Marcus Sedgwick this year.

38. Beta Read (Capture Me)
39. Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell
40. Beta Read (Alienated)
41. Divergent by Veronica Roth
42. Beta Read (Queen of England)
43. Refuse by Joanne Macgregor
44. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil​ by John Berendt

OOh can I start now, I know its July but I reckon I can do a half marathon
I have in my diary a 50 book reading challenge I found on Pinterest, so am doing that already;
A book written in the year you were born
A book with numbers in the title
A banned book
A book you were supposed to read at school etc

Shelley - Join in! It's kind of a whatever-kind-of-challenge-you-want place. We just call it 100 book challenge. I've never actually read 100 a year, but I'm on track to actually do it this year! Good luck!

I'm horribly behind on my reviews but I did manage another 9 books in June, which takes me up to 49 for the year. Because I think my 75 target is now too easy, I've decided that I'm going to go all out and try for the 100 (although I suspect I'm going to end up between 85 and 90).

41. The Book Of Souls by James Oswald.

42. Poison City by Paul Crilley.

43. Orangeboy by Patrice Lawrence.

44. Help! I’m An Alien by Jo Franklin.

45. Mystery & Mayhem edited by Katherine Woodfine.

46. Hell And High Water by Tanya Landman.

47. People by Alan Bennett.

48. Time Travelling With A Hamster by Ross Welford.

49. Highly Illogical Behaviour by John Corey Whaley.

All reviews are on http://quippe.livejournal.com for anyone interested. I'm on a bit of a 'grown up fiction' kick at the moment so don't know how much will interest the posters here.

MM

55) Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
56) Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
57) Tainted Copper (beta read)
58) Awaking Melody (beta read)
59) If I Was Your Girl by Meridith Russo
60) Good Kings, Bad Kings by Susan Nussbaum (This book was amazing! I gave it 5 stars!)

My next five, completing the Carnegie shortlist. I'm a juror for the British Fantasy Awards again, so my reading will be anthologies for a while.

21. Alan Clarke by Richard Kelly (non-fiction)
22. Probably Monsters by Ray Cluley (collection)
23. The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge (YA novel)
24. The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness (YA novel)
25. Fire Colour One by Jenny Valentine (YA novel).

The next book I complete will be my twenty-ninth for the year, so I'm slightly under an average of one a week but I'm still on target for fifty again this year.

61) The Cage by Megan Shepherd
62) Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
63) The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
64) I am J by Cris Beam
65) Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
66) Kindred by Octavia Butler

45. The Death of Napoleon by Simon Leys
46. Beta Read (Living with a Dangerous Animal)
47. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
48. The Mutiny on Board HMS Bounty by Deborah Kestel
49. Beta Read (The 4th Brother)
50. I, Emma Freke by Elizabeth Atkinson
51. Bared to You by Sylvia Day
52. A Diamond in the Dust by Paulette Rae
53. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
54. Beta Read (One Missed Summer)
55. Allegiant​ by Veronica Roth

A slow June meant I only read 5 books (all 'grown up' fiction as I was trying to take a break from YA and children's fiction for a bit). Still hoping to make my 100 for the end of the year though.

50. Nevernight by Jay Kristoff.

51. Some Kind Of Peace by Camilla Grebe and Asa Traff.

52. Mister Memory by Marcus Sedgwick.

53. A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky.

54. Rebel Bully Geek Pariah by Erin Lange.

All reviews are on http://quippe.livejournal.com for anyone interested. I'm on a bit of a 'grown up fiction' kick at the moment so don't know how much will interest the posters here.

MM

67) THIS SAVAGE SONG by Victoria Schwab
68) HARRY POTTER & THE CURSED CHILD
69) GEORGE by Alex Gino
70) ASH by Malinda Lo
71) HUNTRESS by Malinda Lo
72) THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN by Roshani Chokshi
73) THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE by Heidi Heilig
74) EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING by Nicola Yoon

56. The Man Who Stole the Cyprus by Warwick Hirst
57. Beta Read (Letting Go)
58. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
59. Beta Read (On the Way to Simple)
60. Grounded​ by Heather Nichols-Young

Next five, including the start of the British Fantasy Award anthology shortlist.

26, Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane (novel)
27. Bodies of Water by V.H. Leslie (novella)
28. Best British Horror 2015 edited by Johnny Mains (anthology)
29. The 2nd Spectral Book of Horror Stories edited by Mark Morris (anthology)
30. Aickman's Heirs edited by Simon Stranzas (anthology)

I'll post next when I hit thirty-five. I'm on thirty-two at the moment, so behind a little on the target of fifty this year.

75) WAR OF THE FLEA by Robert Taber
76) THE WRATH & THE DAWN by Renee Ahdieh
77) HARRY POTTER & THE SORCERER'S STONE by J.K. Rowling
78) THE ROSE & THE DAGGER by Renee Ahdieh
79) INVISIBLE ARMIES: AN EPIC HISTORY OF GUERRILLA WARFARE by Max Boot
80) URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE by Anthony James Joes
81) ON GUERRILLA WARFARE by Mao Tse Tung
82) THE SIN EATER'S DAUGHTER by Melinda Salisbury
83) THE SLEEPING PRINCE by Melinda Salisbury
84) TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE by Jenny Hann
85) NONE OF THE ABOVE by I.W. Gregorio
86) LOVE BEYOND BODY, SPACE, AND TIME: AN INDIGENOUS LGBT SCI-FI ANTHOLOGY by various authors

Doh! Hadn't realised it had been so long since my last post. I've been hopelessly behind on my reviews but I had a pretty good July and August, reading 13 in total. Most of it was children's or YA and I've been on a fantasy and SF kick. Still on course for my 100 for the end of the year.

55. The Emergency Zoo by Miriam Halahmy.

56. Nothing Short Of Dying by Erik Storey.

57. Hamster Princess – Of Mice And Magic by Ursula Vernon.

58. Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo.

59. Epiphany Jones by Michael Grothaus.

60. An Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir.

61. A Torch Against The Night by Sabaa Tahir.

62. The Book Of Lies by Terri Terry.

63. Sorcerer To The Crown by Zen Cho.

64. My Brother Is A Superhero by David Solomons.

65. V Is For Villain by Peter Moore.

66. Made To Kill by Adam Christopher.

67. Infernal by Mark de Jager.

All reviews are on http://quippe.livejournal.com for anyone interested. I've been reading a mixed bag recently but am trying to find humorous YA and children's for a project I'm working on - seems to be dominated by fart jokes ...

MM

I had a pretty good September, managing another 8 books so I'm on target for my 100 still. Most of the books were fantasy and YA - and I'm trying to read YA humour for the current project - finding a lot of rom-coms and geek culture type jokes, which is interesting.

68. Sparrow Falling by Gaie Sebold.

69. A Tiding Of Magpies by Peter Sutton.

70. Wolf By Wolf by Ryan Graudin.

71. Flirty Dancing by Jenny McLachlan.

72. A Perfect Spy by John le Carre.

73. Born Scared by Kevin Brooks.

74. False Hearts by Laura Lam.

75. Under A Pole Star by Stef Penney.

All reviews are on http://quippe.livejournal.com for anyone interested.

MM

61. Looking For Alaska by John Green
62. Beta Read (Camera Ready)
63. The Dark Side of the Sun by Terry Pratchett
64. Beat Read (When In Rome, Fall In Love)
65. Crossed Bones by Jane Johnson

I had an excellent October, managing 14 books, taking me to 89 for the year. I should hit the 100 target by the end of November.

76. Silence Is Goldfish by Annabel Pitcher.

77. Fellside by M. R Carey.

78. Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner.

79. Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland.

80. The Seeing by Diana Hendry.

81. The Fatal Tree by Jake Arnott.

82. The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon.

83. Cogheart by Peter Bunzl.

84. The Watcher Of Dead Time by Edward Cox.

85. Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon.

86. The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins.

87. No Virgin by Anne Cassidy.

88. I Am China by Xiaolu Guo.

89. Shoot The Messenger by Shane Kuhn.

All reviews are on http://quippe.livejournal.com for anyone interested.

MM