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My first year of retirement was chock full of activities that were not reading and I'm most likely going to miss my 200 book goal for 2019. But I'm not a quitter. I'm setting the same goal for 2020!

200 books will include all sorts of books as well as short stories, and I am going to try and be a little more disciplined about saying something about (reviewing) these items.

The first 100 is finished as of August 7, 2020. Starting another comment for the next 100 because there are too many characters to continue on this one.

100. The Night Swim - Megan Goldin
99. Better the Devil You Know (Avon Calling!, #16) - Hayley Camille
98. The Dead Side of the Mike (Charles Paris, #6)- Simon Brett
97. Montana Territory (A John Hawk Western, #3) - Charles G. West
96. Buzzard's Bluff (Ben Savage, Saloon Ranger, #1) - William W. Johnstone
95. Hero Bear (Fate Valley Mysteries, #1) - Scarlett Grove
94. Blacktop Wasteland - S.A. Cosby
93. From Beer to Eternity (Chloe Jackson, Sea Glass Saloon Mysteries, #1) - Sherry Harris
92. Grevy Danger (Kenya Kanga, #1.5) - Victoria Tait
91. Fowl Murder (Kenya Kanga, #1) - Victoria Tait
90. Broomsticks and Burials (Magic & Mystery, #1) - Lily Webb
89. A Corpse at the Castle (Highland Horse Whisperer, #1) - R.B. Marshall
88. The Clue of the Twisted Candle - Edgar Wallace
87. The Guest List - Lucy Foley
86. Crime Beat Girl - Geri Dreiling
85. Random Acts: A Joanna Brady and Ali Reynolds Novella - J.A. Jance
84. Credible Threat - J.A. Jance
83. The Secret Santa Mystery (Highland Horse Whisperer, #0)- Roz Marshall
82. Bang: A Dev Haskell Novella - Mike Faricy
81. Night of the Living Well-Read: A Bohemian Lake Cozy Mystery (Bookish Adventures in Witch-Lit, #4) - Rachael Stapleton
80. Murder is Binding (Booktown Mystery, #1) - Lorna Barrett
79. Calliope (Calliope, #1) - Scott Mari
78. Stretchy Beans: Nutritious, Economical Meals the Easy Way - Millie Copper
77. The Hawaiian Burger Murder (Burger Bar Mystery, #0.5) - Rosie A. Point
76. Alpaca to the Rescue: A Camping Capers Cozy Mystery Short - Jenna Lynn Badger
75. The Mountains Wild - Sarah Stewart Taylor
74. The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown, #1) - G.K. Chesterton
73. Home Sweet Witch (Lily Sweet Mysteries, #1) - Bettina M. Johnson
72. How To Write a Simple Book Review: It's easier than you think - Allyson R. Abbott
71. The Winter Tiger: A Space Opera Fantasy (Song of Star & Winter, #2) - L.A. Frederick
70. How the Penguins Saved Veronica - Hazel Prior
69. Resolution (Virgil Cole & Everett Hitch, #2) - Robert B. Parker
68. The Adventures of an Air Force Medic - Dave Ives
67. Star Wolf: A Space Opera Fantasy (Songs of Star & Winter, #1) - L.A. Frederick
66. Long Range (Joe Pickett, #20) - C.J. Box
65. Culture Shock (The Gunn Files, #1) - M.G. Herron
64. Jezebel's Lament: A Defense of Reputation, a Denouncement of the Prophets Elijah and Elisha (The Epics, #3) - Abdiel LeRoy
63. Lying Beneath (The AURA Operation, #1) - Kevin Moran
62. Beating About the Bush (Agatha Raisin, #30) - M.C. Beaton
61. The Quarantine Cookbook - Beth Carter
60. Adaptation - Mack Reynolds
59. Splatter - E. Stuart Marlowe
58. Black Cats, Corpses and the Pumpkin Pantry: A Bohemian Lake Cozy Mystery (Haunted House Flippers, #5) (repeat) - Rachael Stapleton
57. Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3) - Agatha Christie
56. Melkor & Purity (Melkor & Purity, #1) (repeat) - Kim Faulks
55. The Demon's Fate - Kyle Belote
54. Black Cats, Corpses and the Pumpkin Pantry: A Bohemian Lake Cozy Mystery (Haunted House Flippers, #5) - Rachael Stapleton
53. Terra's Fate (The Darkest Day, #3) - Danielle Forrest
52. Sweet Saboteur (The Cozy Cafe Mysteries, #1) - C.A. Phipps
51. Scones and Scoundrels (A Scheming Spires Mystery, #1) - Charlotte Graham
50. The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) - Agatha Christie
49. Melkor & Purity: Book Two (Melkor & Purity, #2) - Kim Faulks
48. Melkor & Purity (Melkor & Purity, #1) - Kim Faulks
47. Degrade (Tesla Expansion, #1) - Mark Lingane
46. The Lincoln Lawyer (Mickey Haller, #1) - Michael Connelly
45. The Piano Teacher: A Gripping Slow Burning Swedish Crime Novel (A Magnus Markusson Crime Novel, #1) - Karl Viklund
44. Special Agent Maximilian (Undercover FBI, #3) - Mimi Barbour
43. Posies and Poison (Sweetfern Harbor, #1) - Wendy Meadows
42. Think Big - Kat Kronenberg
41. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket - Edgar Allan Poe
40. Coven of Secrets (The Bayshore Witch Legacy, #1) - C.J. Beaumont
39. Gypsies, Traps & Missing Thieves (Bohemian Murder Manor, #1) - Rachael Stapleton
38. Sweet Dreams at the Goodnight Motel (Valentine, #6) - Curtiss Ann Matlock
37. Dog Town - Debbie L Richardson
36. Hot Ash and the Oasis Defect - Philip Wyeth
35. Murder in the Catacombs (Penning Trouble, #4) - Rachael Stapleton
34. Time Rep - Peter Ward
33. Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë
32. Kelly's Koffee Shop (Cedar Bay Mystery, #1) - Dianne Harman
31. The Last Alive - H.L. Wampler
30. The Body in the Lighthouse (Faith Fairchild, #13) - Katherine Hall Page
29. Bell, Book, and Scandal (Jane Jeffry, #14) - Jill Churchill
28. Third from the Sun: The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas - Rod Serling
27. Landing by Moonlight: A Novel of WW II - Ciji Ware
26. The Bitterroots - C.J. Box
25. Bone Dry - Ben Rehder
24. Snowflakes and Sleigh Bells - Hayley Camille
23. The Likeness - Tana French
22. Microphones and Murder (The Podcasting Sisters, #1) - Erin Huss
21. Lullabies for Suffering: Tales of Addiction Horror - Caroline Kepnes
20. Hyde & Seek: A Bohemian Lake Cozy Mystery (Bookish Adventures in Witch-Lit, #2) - Rachael Stapleton
19. The Murderous Macaron (Julie Cavallo Investigates, #1) - Ana T. Drew
18. Minor Mage - T. Kingfisher
17. The Key of Astrea - Nicholas Marson
16. Flask of the Drunken Master (Shinobi Mystery, #3) - Susan Spann
15. Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas - Richard Matheson
14. …And Cauldron Bubble: The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas - Christine Watson
13. The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) - Agatha Christie
12. Bitch Factor (Dixie Flanagan, #1) - Chris Rogers
11. Stalking the Puzzle Lady (Puzzle Lady, #7) - Parnell Hall
10. John Rader (John Rader Thrillers, #1) - Ian Quarry
9. Zombie Invasion (The Unofficial Minecrafters Academy, #1) - Winter Morgan
8. First Stone (The Stepping Stone Cycle, Season 1, Episode 1) - Gary Ballard
7. Special Agent Francesca (Undercover FBI, #1) - Mimi Barbour
6. And a Puzzle to Die On (Puzzle Lady, #6) - Parnell Hall
5. With this Puzzle, I Thee Kill (Puzzle Lady, #5) - Parnell Hall
4. A Puzzle in a Pear Tree Tree (Puzzle Lady, #4) - Parnell Hall
3. Free Dirt: The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas - Charles Beaumont
2. In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1) - Tana French
1. Tristan's Choice (The Darkest Day, #2) - Danielle Forrest

Good luck with your reading challenge

Rachael wrote: "Good luck with your reading challenge"

Thank you! You as well!

Good luck!!

Wolf (Alpha) wrote: "Good luck!!"

Thank you! Enjoy your challenge, too!

Karen wrote: "My first year of retirement was chock full of activities that were not reading and I'm most likely going to miss my 200 book goal for 2019. But I'm not a quitter. I'm setting the same goal for 2020..."

Love your title!! I too am not great at rating/reviewing, I read far more than I record and faaaar more than I review haha

Jenna ~Don't Talk To Me When I'm Reading~ wrote: "Karen wrote: "My first year of retirement was chock full of activities that were not reading and I'm most likely going to miss my 200 book goal for 2019. But I'm not a quitter. I'm setting the same..."

Good luck to you, too!

This is my favorite quote of all time! I hope it brings you luck with your reading in 2020!

Blagica wrote: "This is my favorite quote of all time! I hope it brings you luck with your reading in 2020!
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I like it!

Best of luck with your reading challenge in 2020, Karen!

Lisa wrote: "Best of luck with your reading challenge in 2020, Karen!"

Thank you so much, Lisa - you also! I missed my goal last year by a few so I'm going to try to keep "on task" this time. It is not like this is a chore! It's a rewarding, relaxing hobby and "Me-time!"

Karen wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Best of luck with your reading challenge in 2020, Karen!"

Thank you so much, Lisa - you also! I missed my goal last year by a few so I'm going to try to keep "on task" this time. It i..."

Thank you! My thoughts exactly! As long as you enjoy the time you spend reading, that's what counts! :)

Here are books 101 through 200. (I hope.)

Well, 200 in 2020 was not to be. It feels like I've reached a plateau where I've consistently completed around the 175 number the past few years. So 200 remains a good goal. Maybe 2021 will see me hitting my mark! Call this year DONE!

176. Opposable- Second Edition (The Halteres Chronicles, #1) - Kirk E. Hammond
175. THE NEW WORLD: Series 1 (The New World, #1) - Chad Wannamaker
174. First Lensman (Lensman, #2) - E.E. "Doc" Smith
173. Tombstone Courage (Joanna Brady, #2) - J.A. Jance
172. The Holy City Hustle (A Duke Dempsey Mystery, #2) - Ron Plante Jr.
171. Casindra Lost: Paradisi Chronicles (Paradisi Lost Missions, #1) - Marti Ward
170. Hot to Trot (Agatha Raisin, #31) - M.C. Beaton
169. The Alpha Marine’s Curvy Bride - Autumn Summers
167. Beneath the Ocean (The One With Blue Eyes, #2) - Seryna Asola
167. The Guest in the Shed (The One With Blue Eyes, #1) - Seryna Asola
166. Tribute to a Dead Friend (Atlas of Women, #3) - Suzanne Jenkins
165. The Magical Femme: An Erotic Short Story - Fiona Zedde
164. Once Two Sisters - Sarah Warburton
163. Kicker (The Tony Scarmazino Trilogy, #1, Version 2) - Cy Young
162. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Miami (Engage at Dawn, #0.1) - Edward Hochsmann
161. Desert Heat (Joanna Brady, #1) - J.A. Jance
160. My Thanksgiving Faux Paw (Peculiar Mysteries in Between, #5.5) - Renee George
159. Until Proven Guilty (J.P. Beaumont, #1) - J.A. Jance
158. The Bowery Flophouse (Avon Calling, #17) - Hayley Camille
157. Ferris Wheels & Fortune Squeals (Bohemian Lake/Bohemian Murder Manor, #5) - Rachael Stapleton
156. Triplanetary (Lensmen, #1) - E.E. "Doc" Smith
155. Calliope II: The Engines of War - Scott Mari
154. Edge of Light - Jay Antani
153. Silent Bite: An Andy Carpenter Mystery (Andy Carpenter, #22) - David Rosenfelt
152. The US Navy's On-the-Roof Gang: Volume 2 - War in the Pacific - Matt Zullo
151. A Very Marisol Christmas (Christmas Central, #7) - Caroline Mickelson
150. After All I've Done - Mina Hardy
149. MatchUp - Lee Child
148. Casket Cache (Spencer Funeral Home Niagara Cozy Mystery, #1) - Janice J. Richardson
147. The Holy City Murders (A Duke Dempsey Mystery, #1) - Ron Plante Jr.
146. Water's Edge (A Highlands & Islands Detective Thriller, #1) - G.R. Jordan
145. Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira - Lou Diamond Phillips
144. Lost in Lavender (The Bennett Sisters Mysteries, #13) - Lise McClendon
143. Lucky's Beach - Shelley Noble
142. Things to Do When You'd Rather be Dead - Michael Guillebeau
141. Dark August - Katie Tallo
140. Christmas Charms - Teri Wilson
139. Dead Men Don't Lie (Outlaw Torn Slater, #6) - Jackson Cain
138. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
137. Muzzled (Andy Carpenter, #21) - David Rosenfelt
136. The Searcher - Tana French
135. A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) - Arthur Conan Doyle
134. The Orphan of Cemetery Hill - Hester Fox
133. Haunted Homicide (A Haunted Mansion Mystery, #1) - Lucy Ness
132. Broken - John Rector
131. Tusk Justice (Kenya Kanga Mystery, #2) - Victoria Tait
130. Turkish Cooking - Gulseren Sancakli
129. Kicker (The Tony Scarmazino Trilogy, #1) - Cy Young
128. Cold, Cold Heart - Karin Slaughter
127. Les Misérables - Victor Hugo
126. The Dark Portal - Kyle Belote
125. Apocalypse Yesterday - Brock Adams
124. Engage at Dawn: First Contact - Edward Hochsmann
123. All the Broken People - Leah Konen
122. Hash House Lingo: The Slang of Soda Jerks, Short-Order Cooks, Bartenders, Waitresses, Carhops and Other Denizens of Yesterday's Roadside - Jack Smiley
121. Tiki Drinks - Adam Rocke
120. Deathload: The Highway of Destruction - Cy Young
119. Rig Warrior (Rig Warrior, #1) - William W. Johnstone
118. The Poacher's Son (Mike Bowditch, #1) - Paul Doiron
117. Wild Thing (Peter Brown, #2) - Josh Bazell
116. Murder at Hotel 1911: An Ivy Nichols Mystery (Ivy Nichols Mystery, #1) - Audrey Keown
115. You Lucky Dog - Julia London
114. Bright Shards (The Vardeshi Saga, #2) - Meg Pechenick
113. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot, #4) - Agatha Christie
112. This Book Is Alive! - Justine Avery
111. Penned In (Farm-to-Fork Mystery, #5) - Lynn Cahoon
110. Ascending (The Vardeshi Saga, #1) - Meg Pechenick
109. They Came to Kill (Preacher & MacCallister, #2) - William W. Johnstone
108. Little Falls - Elizabeth Lewes
107. Vis Major - Edward Hochsmann
106. I See You Sincerely - Krista Tibbs
105. E - Fraser Small
104. Invisible Murder (Nina Borg, #2) - Lene Kaaberbøl
103. Frontier America (Preacher & MacCallister, #1) - William W. Johnstone
102. The US Navy's On-the-Roof Gang: Volume I - Prelude to War - Matt Zullo
101. Killing Trail (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #1) - Margaret Mizushima