2011 100+ Reading Challenge

I’ve signed up once again for the 100+ Reading Challenge sponsored by Home Girl’s Book Blog. I managed to get well over 100 books read last year, so I figure I might as well shoot for the same in 2011.

This is my ratings system:

1 star – Forced myself to finish it or couldn’t finish it at all (for more than personal reasons — i.e. poorly written).
2 stars – A mediocre book or one I disliked.
3 stars – Just an okay book, one I felt ho-hum about.
4 stars – A book I liked and thought was good.
4.5 stars – Excellent; ultimately a satisfying read.
5 stars – A book that I absolutely loved, would absolutely reread, and just all-around floored me.

 

Currently Reading 

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Books Completed

1. StarCrossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce (1/7) 4.5 stars
2. Across the Universe by Beth Revis (1/14) 4 stars
3. The Affinity Bridge by George Mann (1/19) 2/2.5 stars
4. Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly (1/23) 4.5 stars
5. Where She Went by Gayle Forman (1/24) 4.5 stars
6. Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn (1/28) 4.5 stars
7. Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn (1/30) 4.25 stars
8. Silent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn (2/1) 4 stars
9. Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn (2/2) 3.5 stars
10. How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff (2/10) 4.25 stars
11. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride (2/14) 5 stars
12. Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City by Kirsten Miller (2/17) 4.25 stars
13. To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis (2/25) re-read 4.75 stars
14.  The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers (3/1) 4.25 stars
15. Flora Segunda by Ysabeau S. Wilce ( 3/3) 4.25 stars
16. Flora’s Dare by Ysabeau S. Wilce (3/5) 4.75 stars
17. Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers (3/9) 4.5 stars
18. The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta (3/11) 5 stars
19. White Cat by Holly Black ((3/19) 4.5 stars
20. A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner (3/22) re-read 4.5 stars
21. The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell (3/23) 4.5 stars
22. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (3/26) 5 stars
23. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (3/29) 5 stars
24. Blackout by Connie Willis (4/4) 4 stars
25. All Clear by Connie Willis (4/9) 4.75 stars
26. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (4/10) 5 stars
27. Eona by Alison Goodman (4/15) 4 stars
28. Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch (4/27) 4.5 stars
29. The Wise Man’s Fears by Patrick Rothfuss (5/2) 4.75 stars
30. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (5/3) 4.25 stars
31. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (5/6) 4.25 stars
32. Chime by Franny Bellingsley (5/8) 4.75 stars
33. The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card (5/10) 3.5 stars
34. Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon (5/12) 3.5 stars
35. Song for the Basilisk by Patricia A. McKillip (5/13) 4.25 stars
36. The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia A. McKillip (5/15) 5 stars
37. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (5/17) re-read 4.25 stars
38. Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner (5/22) re-read 5 stars
39. The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner (5/23) re-read 5 stars
40. Chime by Franny Billingsley (5/24) re-read 5 stars
41. Feed by Mira Grant (5/27) 4.25 stars
42. Deadline by Mira Grant (6/2) 4.75 stars
43. Deadline by Mira Grant (6/11) re-read 5 stars
44. Geektastic edited by Holly Black (6/15) 3 stars
45. Feed by Mira Grant (6/20) re-read 4.75 stars
46. The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht (6/25) 4 stars
47. The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant (6/27) 4.25 stars
48. The Glass Demon by Helen Grant ( 6/28) 4.25 stars
49. The Bride’s Farewell by Meg Rosoff (6/30) 4 stars
50. The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta (7/1) re-read 5 stars
51. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (7/3) re-read 5 stars
52. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride (7/7) re-read 5 stars
53. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire ( 7/9) 4 stars
54. Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta (7/10) re-read 4.75 stars
55. Flip by Martyn Bedford (7/12) 4 stars
56. I’ll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan (7/14) 4.5 stars
57. Chime by Franny Billingsley (7/15) re-read 5 stars
58. The Big Crunch by Pete Hautman (7/18) 4.5 stars
59. Soulless by Gail Carriger ( 7/20) 3.75 stars
60. Crossing the Tracks by Barbara Stuber (7/21) 3.75 stars
61. Black Powder War by Naomi Novik (7/24) 4.25 stars
62. Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik (7/27) 4.5 stars
63. Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik (7/29) 4.25 stars
64. Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik (7/31) 3.75 stars
65. The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell (8/2) 3.5 stars
66. Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey (8/4) 4.5 stars
67. The Lucky Kind by Alyssa B. Sheinmel (8/5) 4.25 stars
68. Chime by Franny Billingsley (8/7) re-read 5 stars
69. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (8/8) 4 stars
70. What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell (8/9) 4 stars
71. . . . Then I Met My Sister by Christine Hurley Deriso (8/10) 4.25 stars
72. Getting the Girl by Markus Zusak (8/12) 4.75 stars
73. Getting the Girl by Markus Zusak (8/13) 4.75 stars
74. Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (8/14) 4 stars
75. The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer (4/17) 5 stars
76. Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones (8/18) 4 stars
77. The Underdog by Markus Zusak (8/19) 4.5 stars
78. Fighting Ruben Wolfe by Markus Zusak (8/19) 4.75 stars
79. The Messenger by Markus Zusak (8/20) 4.25 stars
80. The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer (8/21) 4.75 stars
81. Sylvester: Or The Wicked Uncle by Georgette Heyer (8/22) 4.25 stars
82. Sister by Rosamund Lipton (8/24) 4 stars
83. The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer (8/26) 4.5 stars
84. Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta (8/28) 5 stars
85. Year of the Griffin by Diana Wynne Jones (8/30) 4 stars
86. The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith (9/1) 4.25 stars
87. The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley (9/2) 4.25 stars
88. A Thief in the House of Memory by Tim Wynne-Jones (9/3) 4 stars
89. Ghost Medicine by Andrew Smith (9/4) 4.75 stars
90. Pawn of Prophesy by David Eddings (9/4) 4 stars
91. Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings (9/5) 3 stars
92. Magician’s Gambit by David Eddings (9/7) 3 stars
93. Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings (9/7) 3 stars
94. Divergent by Veronica Roth (9/8) 5 stars
95. Divergent by Veronica Roth (9/11) 5 stars
96. Entwined by Heather Dixon (9/12) 4.5 stars
97. The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta (9/17) re-read 5 stars
98. The Isle of Blood by Rick Yancey (9/20) 4.5 stars
99. Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta (9/23) 5 stars
100. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (9/24) 5 stars
101. 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson 3.5 stars
102. Dandelion Fire by N.D. Wilson 4 stars
103. The Game of Triumphs by Laura Powell 4 stars
104. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (10/5) 5 stars
105. Goliath by Scott Westerfeld (10/6) 4.75 stars
106. Sorcery and Cecilia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia Wrede
107. The Grand Tour by Patricia Wrede (10/12) 4 stars
108. The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay 4 stars
109. The Riddlemaster of Hed by Patricia McKillip (3.75 stars)
110. Flora Segunda by Ysabeau Wilce re-read 4.25 stars
111. Flora’s Dare by Ysabeau Wilce re-read 4.75 stars
112. The Blood Red Road by Moira Young (10/19) 4.25 stars
113. Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta (10/20) 5 stars
114. Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta re-read 5 stars
115. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 4.25 stars
116. Liar’s Moon by Elizabeth Bunce (10/28) 4 stars
117. The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner (10/29) 5 stars
118. The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner (11/1) 5 stars
119. The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson (11/1) 4.25 stars
120. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (11/9) 4.25 stars
121. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (11/9) 5 stars
122. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (11/12) re-read 5 stars
123. The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima (11/13) 4.25 stars
124. The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima (11/13) 4.25 stars
125. The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima (11/14) 4.5 stars
126. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen (11/15) 4.75 stars
127. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (11/16) 4 stars
128. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen (11/17) 3.5 stars
129. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen (11/19) re-read 3.5 stars
130. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (11/20) re-read 5 stars
131. War Horse by Michael Morpurgo (11/20) 3.75 stars
132. Tyger, Tyger by Kersten Hamilton (11/21) 4.25 stars
133. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (11/22) 4.5 stars
134. Variant by Robison Wells (11/23) 3.5 stars
135. Shatter Me by Taherah Mafi (11/25) 4.75 stars
136. The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta (11/27) re-read 5 stars
137. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin (11/29) 4.5 stars
138. Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A. S. King (12/02) 4.75 stars
139. Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick (12/4) 4.25 stars
140. What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen (12/4) 3.75
141. Larkstorm by Dawn Rae Miller (12/7) 3.9 (I liked it, but there were some things that bothered me about it)
142. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle (12/7) 4.5
143. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen (12/8) 3.5 stars
144. Bunheads by Sophie Flack (12/9) 4 stars
145. Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore (12/10) 5 stars
146. Stay by Deb Caletti (12/12) 4.25 stars
147. The Splendor Falls by Rosemary Clement-Moore (12/15) 4 stars
148. Everybody Sees the Ants by A. S. King (12/18) 4.75 stars
149. Divergent by Veronica Roth (12/20) re-read 5 stars
150. Legend by Marie Lu (12/21) 4.25 stars
151. The Apothecary by Maile Meloy (12/25) 5 stars
152. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente (12/27) 5 stars
153. The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty (12/28) 3.75 (a fun romp, but not very realistic)

 

TBR  

• Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
• The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
• Queen’s Play by Dorothy Dunnett
• The Disorderly Knights  by Dorothy Dunnett
• I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
• Resurrection in May by Lisa Sampson
• Factotum by D.M. Cornish
• A Map of Time by Felix J. Palma
• The Edinburgh Dead by Brian Ruckley
• Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough

Books Abandoned

• The Vyne: Mystery of the Hidden Ember by Daniel Walls (started 1/26) 1 star (poorly written)
• The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (started 3/14) (too depressing)
• Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden (too much teen angst for me)
• The White Horse Trick by Kate Thompson (heavy-handed on environmental issues)
• What I Was by Meg Rosoff (narrator’s head was too uncomfortable a place to be)
• Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia (too much teen angst)
• A Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer (silly main character getting herself in one embarrassing situation after another)
• The Chestnut King by N.D. Wilson
• The Shattering by Karen Healy