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Joining again for my 2nd year. Last year, I read 175 books, so my goal is at least 125 in 2019, which I expect I should easily meet.

January books read - 14:

1. Death of a Millionaire by G.D.H. Cole
2. Dr. Tenth: Christmas Surprise! by Adam Hargreaves
3. White Teeth by Zadie Smith
4. Doctor Who: Dr. Thirteenth by Adam Hargreaves
5. The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
6. The Victim: Faber Stories by P. D. James
7. The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi
8. A Noble Radiance by Donna Leon
9. This Immortal by Roger Zelazny
10. The Blatchington Tangle by G.D.H. Cole
11. Number Eight: Smelly Man by Colin Cotterill
12. Mary Ventura and The Ninth Kingdom: A Story by Sylvia Plath
13. The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb
14. Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

Wow, I have a hard time reading 70, with my busy life, and writing but good Luck.

Brenda wrote: "Wow, I have a hard time reading 70, with my busy life, and writing but good Luck."

Thanks, Brenda. I also have a busy life with 2 teenage boys, but I'm recently retired (at least temporarily) and I listen to a lot of audiobooks while I'm doing other things.

Good luck with your goal! :)

Winter wrote: "Good luck with your goal! :)"

Thanks, Winter.

February books read - 13:

15.The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
16.Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
17. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
18. The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths
19. Hall of Mirrors by Christopher Fowler
20. The Umbrella Academy #0 by Gerard Way
21. Early Riser by Jasper Fforde
22. The Lady Downstairs by Christopher Fowler
23. Fatal Remedies by Donna Leon
24. Death Spins the Wheel by George Bellairs
25. The Vanishing Man: A Prequel to the Charles Lenox Series by Charles Finch
26. Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
27. The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists by Alexander McCall Smith

March books read - 16:

28. Number Nine: Maprao Syndrome by Colin Cotterill
29. Mycroft and Sherlock by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
30. Killing with Confetti by Peter Lovesey
31. The Second Biggest Nothing by Colin Cotterill
32. Crime in Lepers' Hollow by George Bellairs
33. Murder in an Irish Pub by Carlene O'Connor
34. The American Agent by Jacqueline Winspear
35. All Systems Red by Martha Wells
36. The Sirani Connection by Estelle Ryan
37. The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
38. The Victory Garden Rhys Bowen
39. The 8 Mansion Murders by Takemaru Abiko
40. Mrs. Jeffries Delivers the Goods by Emily Brightwell
41. Passing Strange by Catherine Aird
42. The Colors of All the Cattle by Alexander McCall Smith
43. Friends in High Places by Donna Leon

April books read - 18:

44. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
45. The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
46. A Dangerous Collaboration by Deanna Raybourn
47. The Road to Grantchester by James Runcie
48. A Death in Chelsea by Lynn Brittney
49. Bertie and the Tin Man by Peter Lovesey
50. Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
51. The Lonely Hour by Christopher Fowler
52. The Stone Circle by Elly Griffiths
53. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
54. The Long Call by Ann Cleeves
55. The Song Never Dies by Matthew Costello
56. A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie
57. A Bad Lie by Matthew Costello
58. A Death in the Family by Matthew Costello
59. Secret Santa by Matthew Costello
60. The Great Book of Ohio: The Crazy History of Ohio with Amazing Random Facts & Trivia by Bill O'Neill
61. Triple Jeopardy by Anne Perry

May books read - 20:

62. Golden Fool by Robin Hobb
63. The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith
64. Farthing by Jo Walton
65. A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro
66. The Stranger by Albert Camus
67. Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles
68. Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales by P.D. James
69. Before the Play: Prequel to The Shining by Stephen King
70. Number Ten: Tom Tom by Colin Cotterill
71. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
72. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
73. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
74. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
75. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
76. The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
77. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
78. Death on a Moonlit Night by Matthew Costello
79. Scared to Death by Matthew Costello
80. More Bedtime Stories for Cynics by Kirsten Kearse and Nick Offerman
81. Picture Miss Seeton by Heron Carvic

Awesome job so far! Keep it up!

Blagica wrote: "Awesome job so far! Keep it up!"
Thanks so much!

June books read - 14:

82. A Murder of Quality by John le Carré
83. The Demon Breed by James H. Schmitz
84. The Power by Naomi Alderman
85. A Sea of Troubles by Donna Leon
86. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
87. Alien III by William Gibson
88. A Dinner to Die For by Matthew Costello
89. Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch
90. The Drowned Man by Matthew Costello
91. Transcription by Kate Atkinson
92. The Gentleman Vanishes by Matthew Costello
93. Aunt Dimity and the Heart of Gold by Nancy Atherton
94. The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
95. The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons

Hoping you are having a good year with books and in life. Doing great!

Blagica wrote: "Hoping you are having a good year with books and in life. Doing great!"
Thanks so much! Hope you are have a good year as well!

July books read - 13:

96. Nerd Do Well by Simon Pegg
97. Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi by John Scalzi
98. A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy by Ann Cleeves
99. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
100. David Sedaris Live at Carnegie Hall by David Sedaris
101. Calypso by David Sedaris
102. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
103. The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
104. Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
105. Look to the Lady by Margery Allingham
106. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
107. Knock, Murderer, Knock! by Harriet Rutland
108. Caesar's Wife's Elephant [ss] by Margery Allingham

August books read - 12:

109. Past Reason Hated by Peter Robinson
110. Greenglass House by Kate Milford
111. Wilful Behaviour by Donna Leon
112. Number Eleven: Whale Vomit by Colin Cotterill
113. A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
114. Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb
115. A Case of Suicide in St. James's by Clara Benson
116. Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen
117. The Studio Crime by Ianthe Jerrold
118. Wally Roux, Quantum Mechanic by Nick Carr
119. We Can Be Mended by Veronica Roth
120. The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley

September books read - 18:

121. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
122. Seventy-Seven Clocks by Christopher Fowler
123. Come Away, Death by Gladys Mitchell
124. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
125. How the Marquis Got His Coat Back by Neil Gaiman
126. Outrage on Gallows Hill by George Bellairs
127. The Arsenal Stadium Mystery by Leonard R. Gribble
128. Rivals! Frenemies Who Changed the World by Scott McCormick
129. Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
130. A Pinch of Strychnine by Clara Benson
131. Fated for Felony by Victoria Laurie
132. The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
133. The Wench is Dead by Colin Dexter
134. The Burglar by Colin Dexter
135. In at the Death by Francis Duncan
136. Blind Sighted by Victoria Laurie
137. Shadows in Flight by Orson Scott Card
138. You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures by Alan Cumming

Surpassed this goal and now on my way to my secondary goal of 175. That will be a close one this year!

October books/short stories read - 17:

139. Clued Up [ss] by Colin Dexter
140. Governor Wiggin [ss] by Orson Scott Card
141. Renegat [ss] by Orson Scott Card
142. Messenger [ss] by Orson Scott Card
143. Mazer in Prison [ss] by Orson Scott Card
144. Cheater [ss] by Orson Scott Card
145. Pretty Boy [ss] by Orson Scott Card
146. A Young Man With Prospects [ss] by Orson Scott Card
147. Death of an Old Git by Andrea Frazer
148. The Glass Sided Ant's Nest by Peter Dickinson
149. Fire in the Thatch: A Devon Mystery by E.C.R. Lorac
150. Uniform Justice by Donna Leon
151. Information Received by E.R. Punshon
152. In the Balance by Patricia Wentworth
153. Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
154. A Season for Murder by Ann Granger
155. The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett

“Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.�� Happy reading!

November books read - 9:

156. Come Death And High Water by Ann Cleeves
157. The Case of Naomi Clynes by Basil Thomson
158. Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues by Emily Brightwell
159. Number Twelve: Lost Property by Colin Cotterill
160. The Old Success by Martha Grimes
161. Mrs. Jeffries and the Alms of the Angel by Emily Brightwell
162. The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb
163. To the Land of Long Lost Friends by Alexander McCall Smith
164. Penny for Your Secrets by Anna Lee Huber

December books read - 9:

165. Iphigenia in Aulis by Mike Carey
166. Original Sin by P.D. James
167. Doctored Evidence by Donna Leon
168. Beating About the Bush by M.C. Beaton
169. Now You See Them by Elly Griffiths
170, A Shot in the Dark by Lynne Truss
171. The Belting Inheritance by Julian Symons
172. Trail of Lies by Matthew Costello
173. A Shot in the Dark by Matthew Costello