200 book challenge discussion

1. The Trending by C. J. Lines (new author)

2. Sweet Somethings: Samples from the Circlet Press Smorgasbord by Cecilia Tan (new author)
3. The Passionflower Massacre by Nicola Morgan (new author)

4. Sleep by Morgan Lee (new author)
5. Shawl-Straps: A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag by Louisa May Alcott
6. The Tryst by Isabel Roman (new author)
7. Rhiannon's New School by Jennifer Campbell (new author)
8. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (new author)

9. Badenheim 1939 by Aharon Appelfeld (new-to-me author)
10. Black Eyed Susan by Joseph Devon (new-to-me author)
11. The Backwash of War by Ellen N. La Motte (new-to-me author)
sff: 1, erotica: 3, romance: 2, crime: 2, travel: 1, history: 2.
short story: 4.
new authors: 10.
non-fiction: 1.
ebooks: 8, library owned: 2, personal TBR: 1.

12. Are There Toilets in Heaven? by Gil Gaudia (new author, non-fiction)
13. Baby Bonanza by Maureen Child (new author)
14. Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery (re-read)
sff: 1, erotica: 3, crime: 2, travel: 1, history: 2, romance: 3, religion: 1, general fiction: 1.
ebooks: 11, library: 2, TBR: 1.
short story: 4.
new authors: 12.
non-fiction: 2.
re-read: 1.

15. Christmas Hookup by Lex Valentine (new author)
16. Vital Signs 1: I've been a Naughty Nurse by Jamaica Layne (new author)
17. So Bad I Can't Breathe by Jesse Jaquilino (new author)
18. Speed Dating by Nancy Warren (new author)
19. Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn
20. On the Prowl by Karen MacInerney (new author)
21. The Taming of Lilah May by Vanessa Curtis (new author)
22. The Witch Queen's Secret by Anna Elliott (new author)
23. Supermarket Sadhu by Barry Rachin (new author)
24. Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
25. Strange Little Band: Two psychics. One mega-corp. All-around bad behavior. by Nancy Brauer (new author)

26. Betty Gordon in Washington or Strange Adventures in a Great City by Alice B. Emerson
27. The Ballerina, the Gymnast, and the Yoga Master by RJ Silver (new author)
28. Arrival by V.H. Folland (new author)
29. I'm the Vampire, That's Why by Michele Bardsley (new author)
30. 1986: Gracie and Mike by Stacey Wallace Benefiel (new author)
31. Abort by Xavier Leret
32. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth: A School Story by Angela Brazil

33. A Little Bit Wicked by Victoria Alexander
34. A Matter of Scandal by Suzanne Enoch
35. Sara Crewe, or What Happened at Miss Minchin's by Frances Hodgson Burnett
36. Bernard; Diary of a 46-yr-old Bellhop by S.L. Danielson (new author)
37. Among the Meadow People by Clara Dillingham Pierson (new author)
38. Devil of the Highlands by Lynsay Sands
39. Appetizers by Jess C. Scott (new author)

40. About Fred by Xavier Leret
41. Across the Years by Eleanor H. Porter
42. Alien Gel by Ivan B (new author)
43. Tomboys at the Abbey by Elsie J. Oxenham
44. Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn

45. Maidlin Bears the Torch by Elsie J. Oxenham
46. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
47. Once Upon A Castle by Nora Roberts
48. Savage Destiny by Madelaine Montague (new author)
49. Darkling by Yasmine Galenorn
50. Challenge for the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (re-read)
51. Althea Joins the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (re-read)

January, contd:
52. New Beginnings at the Chalet School by Heather Paisley (re-read)
53. Prefects of the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (re-read)
54. Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
55. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks (new author)
56. Gilmore Girls: I Love You, You Idiot by Cathy East Dubowski (new author)
57. Sagittarius: Open Heart, Open Mind by Sephera Giron (new author)
58. Woodshop by Tom Darling (new author)

February:
59. Take a Chance on Me by Jill Mansell
60. The Chalet School Librarian by Pat Willimott (re-read)
61. The White People by Frances Hodgson Burnett
62. Girl Friday by Jane Green
63. Wilfred's Heavenly Journey by Ivan B
64. Who Was That Masked Man? by Thomas Robertson (new author)
65. We Could Hear the Howls of the ADHD Boys by Tom Darling
66. Tommy Top Hat by Scott William Carter (new author)

67. Dancing with the Devil by Keri Arthur
68. Circle of Death (Damask Circle, #2) by Keri Arthur
69. The School at Skelton Hall by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
70. Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery (re-read)
71. Sentence of Marriage by Shayne Parkinson (new author)
72. The Chalet Girls Grow Up by Merryn Williams (re-read)
73. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (new author)
74. The Woman Aroused by Ed Lacy (new author)
75. The Princess & the Penis by R.J. Silver (new author)
76. Saving Sophie by Elle Amery (new author)
77. The Screen Saviour by Mary E Lowd (new author)
78. TSA Employee Training by J. Alexander (new author)
79. Two Men and a Lady Prequel by Brit M (new author)
80. Unexpected Comfort by Kelly Ferjutz (new author)
81. Unmasked by Kate Sterling (new author)
82. A Very Cougar Christmas by Lex Valentine
83. The Volunteer by Bryan L. Lee (new author)

84. School Gyrls Movie Novelization by Tracey West (new author)
85. Hearts in Darkness by Keri Arthur
86. Nancy to the Rescue by Dorita Fairlie Bruce
87. Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch (new author)
88. Black Silk by Jan Gordon (new author)
89. Dimsie Goes to School by Dorita Fairlie Bruce
90. Dimsie Moves Up by Dorita Fairlie BruceDorita Fairlie Bruce
91. Dimsie Moves Up Again by Dorita Fairlie Bruce
92. Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz
93. The Reluctant Mullah by Sagheer Afzal (new author)
94. All That Jazz by Patricia Turner (new author)
95. Complicit by Nicci French (new author)
96. Ten Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah
97. Ripping the Bodice by Inara Lavey (new author)

March:
98. When Patty Went to College by Jean Webster
99. The Time of the Stars by Andrew Matthews (new author)
100. The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance 2 by Trisha Telep
101. Prima Ballerina by Maria Murad (new author)
102. The Perils of Pursuing a Prince by Julia London
103. Ain't Myth-Behaving by Katie MacAlister
104. The Thuggery Affair by Antonia Forest
105. The Demon's Assassin by Alan Gibbons (new author)
106. The Human Equation by D. Mark Alderton (new author)
107. Infidelity Ruins Lives by The M.A.D. Poet (new author)
108. The Hazards of Hunting a Duke by Julia London
109. Santa's Little Red Spaceship by H Jason Schulz
110. Sarah Wondered by Holly Wilson (new author)
111. Summoning by Nobilis (new author)
112. The White Feather by P.G. Wodehouse
113. The Tempo by Lakisha Spletzer (new author)

114. Living with Mother: Right to the Very End by Michele Hanson (new author, non-fiction)
115. The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry (new author)
116. Dimsie Intervenes by Dorita Fairlie Bruce
117. Rumour Has it by Jill Mansell
118. Secrets Of the Abbey by Elsie J. Oxenham
119. Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon
120. The Good, the Bad and the Dumped by Jenny Colgan
121. Dimsie Goes Back by Dorita Fairlie Bruce
122. Fun and Games at Malory Towers by Pamela Cox
123. The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl
124. Prefects at Springdale by Dorita Fairlie Bruce
125. My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
126. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl
127. My Scandalous Bride by Christina Dodd
128. The First Sin by Cheyenne McCray (new author)
129. The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
130. Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil the Farm That Was Worth a Fortune by Alice B. Emerson
131. Accidentally Pregnant! by Rebecca Winters (new author)
132. 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die by Peter Boxall (new author, non-fiction)
133. Bob Chester's Grit by Frank Webster (new author)
134. A Harum-Scarum Schoolgirl by Angela Brazil
135. Sex and the Single Vampire by Katie MacAlister
136. Bitten & Smitten by Michelle Rowen (new author)
137. The Accidental Marathon by Lucy Hawking (new author)
138. The Sakabura Style by Anthony Omen (new author)
139. Goodbye Malory Towers by Pamela Cox
140. Secrets at Malory Towers by Pamela Cox
141. Turned by Morgan Rice (new author)
142. Twisted Reality by Nikolas Harris (new author)

143.A Very Special Delivery by Linda Goodnight (new author)

April:
144.New Term at Malory Towers by Pamela Cox
145.The Chalet School and Robin by Caroline German
146.Deira Joins the Chalet School by
Caroline German
147.Starting Over One Cake at a Time by Gesine Bullock-Prado (new author, non-fiction)
148.Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson (new author)
149.Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
150.Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
151.The Night of the Solstice by L.J. Smith
152.Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
153.Yankee Girl by Mary Ann Rodman (new author)
154.Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery (re-read)
155.Doll by Nicky Singer (new author)
156.The Seventh Swan by Nicholas Stuart Gray (new author)
157.Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn
158.Song of the Swan by Kelly Ferjutz (new author)
159.Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
160.Stroke of Midnight by Julie Kistler (new author)
161.Blood Is the New Black by Valerie Stivers (new author)
162.That Stupid Kid by Greg M. Hall (new author)
163.Touch of Evil by C.T. Adams (new author)
164.Sweet Punishment by Celia Jade (new author)
165.The Right St John's by Christine Chaundler (new author)

166.The Apple: New Crimson Petal Stories by Michel Faber (new author)
167.Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
168.Pleasure Planner by Larkin Rose (new author)
169.The School at the Chalet by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (re-read)
170.Summer Term at Malory Towers by Pamela Cox
171.Winter Term at Malory Towers by Pamela Cox
172.Fifty Acres and a Poodle: A Story of Love, Livestock, and Finding Myself on a Farm by Jeanne Marie Laskas (new author, non-fiction)
173.Jo of the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (re-read)

May:
174.So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane (new author)
175.Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson
176.The Boss's Unconventional Assistant by Jennie Adams (new author)

177.Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
178.Embraced By Darkness by Keri Arthur
179.Foreplay by Tammy Valentine (new author)
180.A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris
181.Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister
182.Storm Born by Richelle Mead
183.Settling the Account by Shayne Parkinson
184.Fanged & Fabulous by Michelle Rowen
185.Mud and Gold by Shayne Parkinson
186.Girls of the Hamlet Club by Elsie J. Oxenham
187.Festival by David Belbin (new author)
188.Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur
189.Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison (new author)
190.Dimsie Among the Prefects by Dorita Fairlie Bruce
191.Divine Misdemeanours by Laurell K. Hamilton
192.The Abbey Girls by Elsie J. Oxenham (reread)
193.Suite 606 by J.D. Robb
194.Light My Fire by Katie MacAlister
195.The Adventures of a Freshman by Jesse Lynch Williams (new author)
196.The Princess of the Chalet School by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (reread)
197.Holy Smokes by Katie MacAlister

June:
198.Betty Gordon At Boarding School by Alice B. Emerson
199.Youve Got Blackmail by Rachel Wright (new author)
200.To All Appearance, Dead by Liz Filleul
201.Unleashed by Kristopher Reisz (new author)
202.The Girls of St. Bride's by Dorita Fairlie Bruce
203.The Checkout Girl by Tazeen Ahmad (new author, non-fiction)
204.Witch Way to the Mall by Esther M. Friesner (new author)
205.Postcards from the Edge of Football A Social History of a British Game by Hunter Davies (new author, non-fiction)
206.Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
207.Just Patty by Jean Webster
208.The Mistress's Secret by Julia James (new author)
209.Nancy at St. Bride's by Dorita Fairlie Bruce
210.Moon Shadows by Nora Roberts
211.Arboreal Love by Ivan B

212.Foal of the Fjords by Primrose Cumming (new author)
213.The Chalet School Revisited by Rosemary Auchmuty (non-fiction)
214.Thorn Queen by Richelle Mead
215.Covered Bridges: A Close Up Look: A Tour of America's Iconic Architecture Through Historic Photos and Detailed Drawings by Alan Giagnocavo (new author, non-fiction)
216.The Other Darker Ned by Anne Fine
217.And Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander (new author)
218.A Flute in Mayferry Street by Eileen Dunlop (new author)
219.Coraline: Graphic Novel by Neil Gaiman
220.Gilmore Girls: The Other Side of Summer by Amy Sherman-Palladino
221.Ballet for Drina by Jean Estoril (re-read)
222.Drina's Dancing Year by Jean Estoril (re-read)
223.Drina Dances in Exile by Jean Estoril (re-read)
224.A Modern Witch by Debora Geary (new author)
225.More About Peggy by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
226.Drina Dances in Italy by Jean Estoril (re-read)
227.Drina Dances Again by Jean Estoril (re-read)
228.Drina Dances in New York by Jean Estoril (re-read)
229.Drina Dances in Paris by Jean Estoril (re-read)

July:
230.Drina Dances in Madeira by Jean Estoril (re-read)
231.Drina Dances in Switzerland by Jean Estoril (re-read)

232.Drina Goes on Tour by Jean Estoril (reread)
233.Drina Ballerina by Jean Estoril (reread)
234.Chopping Spree by Diane Mott Davidson (new author)
235.The Fledgling Handbook 101 by P.C. Cast
236.31 Dream Street by Lisa Jewell
237.Tamara Drewe by Posy Simmonds (new author)
238.Marked by P.C. Cast (reread)
239.Regeneration by Pat Barker (new author)
240.Blow Me Down by Katie MacAlister
241.All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
242.Betrayed by P.C. Cast (reread)
243.Kipling Sahib: India and the Making of Rudyard Kipling 1865-1900 by Charles Allen (non-fiction)
244.Chosen by P.C. Cast (reread)
245.Untamed by P.C. Cast

246.Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn
247.The Rough Guide to Cult Fiction by Paul Simpson (new author, non-fiction)

August:
248.Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis (new author)
249.Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine
250.Lives of the Indian Princes by Charles Allen (non-fiction)
251.Knit the Season by Kate Jacobs
252.A Second Chance by Shayne Parkinson
253.Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris (new author, non-fiction)
254.Strings Attached by Judy Blundell (new author)
255.The Guides of the Chalet School by Jane Berry (re-read)
256.Concrete Chips by Bali Rai (new author)
257.Witness in Death by J.D. Robb
258.The Darkest Kiss (Riley Jenson Guardian, #6) by Keri Arthur
259.An Education by Lynn Barber (new author, non-fiction)
260.Spotted Pigs and Green Tomatoes: A Year in the Life of Our Farm by Rosie Boycott (new author, non-fiction)
261.Hunted by P.C. Cast
262.Tempted by P.C. Cast
263.Burned by P.C. Cast
264.Don't Talk Back To Your Vampire by Michele Bardsley
265.From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
266.Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

September:
267.Father! Father! Burning Bright: A Story by Alan Bennett
268.Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris

269.Scamp by Roland Camberton (new author)
270.Bread & Chocolate by Philippa Gregory
271.The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson
272.Northanger Abbey by Gill Tavner
273.The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (new author)
274.Land of Silver Rain, Vol. 1 by Mira Lee (new author)
275.Juliet of the Chalet School by Caroline German (reread)
276.Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich
277.Homecoming by Cathy Kelly
278.Bourbon Affair by Eliza Gayle (new author)
279.Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine
280.Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party by Caroline E. Jacobs (new author)
281.Crossing Paths - the BookCrossing novel by Debbie Robson (new author)
282.Frogspawn and Floor Polish: Upstairs and Downstairs in a National Trust House by Mary MacKie (non-fiction)

October:
283.Visitors for the Chalet School by Helen McClelland (reread)

284.Date With a Dead Doctor by Toni Brill (new author)
285.Withering Tights by Louise Rennison
286.Slow Hands by Leslie Kelly (new author)
287.The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy (reread)
288.Twenties London: Sex, Shopping & Suburban Dreams by Mike Hutton (non-fiction) (new author)
289.The Spy Who Loved Her by Marie Ferrarella (new author)
290.Stories For Parents, Children And Grandchildren Volume 1 by Paulo Coelho (new author)
291.Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
292.Susan Slutt Solves the Mystery by Kate Emburg (new author)
293.Dirty Sexy Knitting by Christie Ridgway
294.The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
295.Just William by Richmal Crompton (new author)
296.Angel by L.A. Weatherly (new author)
297.Drama Queens by ReShonda Tate Billingsley (new author)
298.Neurotica: Jewish Writers on Sex by Melvin Jules Bukiet (new author)
299.The Pursuit of Marriage by Victoria Alexander
300.On Stage, Please by Veronica Tennant (new author)

November:
301.Visions in Death by J.D. Robb
302.Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith (new author)
303.The Chopin Manuscript by Jeffery Deaver
304.Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick (new author)
305.Tales of St. Austin's by P.G. Wodehouse
306.Jack of Fables, Vol. 4: Americana by Bill Willingham
307.Trapdoor by Vixen Phillips (new author)
308.Whirl of the Wheel by Catherine Condie (new author)
309.Over The Seas An Historical Novel by Josephine Bell (new author)
310.Funny Misshapen Body by Jeffrey Brown (new author)
311.Unhooking the Moon by Gregory Hughes (new author)
312.The Last of the Red-Hot Vampires by Katie MacAlister
313.Hunter's Moon by Lori Handeland
314.Jan of the Fourth by Christine Chaundler
315.The Best Bat in the School and Other Stories by Dorita Fairlie Bruce
316.Explosive Exposé by Robin O'Neill (new author)
317.Romantic Erotica by Neil Plakcy (new author)

December:
318.Real Vampires Have Curves by Gerry Bartlett (new author)
319.The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
320.The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
321.Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare (new author)
322.All I Want by Shayne Parkinson
323.The League of the Smallest by Clare Mallory (new author)
324.Fade Out by Rachel Caine
325.Cherry Tree Perch by Josephine Elder
326.No Time for Lunch: Memoirs of an Inner City Psychologist by Thelma Alpert Blumberg (new author) (non-fiction)
327.The Ultimate Test by Shelia M. Goss (new author)
328.Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Haunted by Jane Espenson (new author)
329.The Secret by Lorna Hill
330.The New Girl and Nancy by Dorita Fairlie Bruce
331.Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures, Volume 1 by Laurell K. Hamilton
332.Back-stage by Lorna Hill
333.Reflections by John Emanuel Prince (new author)
334.First Term at Ash Grove by Mabel Esther Allan
335.Hilda at School by Phillis Garrard (new author)
336.Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
337.Too Cruel for School by Kate Kingsley (new author)
338.Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

Overall for 2011:
338 books read in entirety, 84 books abandoned.

Of books read:
Genres:
97 science fiction + fantasy
58 school stories
45 romances
42 general/ unclassifiable fiction
17 crime/ mystery
16 ballet/ dance
16 erotica
16 historical books
8 biographies
6 humour/ comedy
4 arts
3 literary reference
3 travel
2 religion
1 animals
1 crafts
1 sports

Found books:
118 ebooks
88 from libraries
81 from my TBR pile
32 from my collection
12 BookCrossing rings
5 borrowed from friends

short books: 46
new authors: 150
non-fiction: 20
re-reads: 31

Of books abandoned:
49 ebooks
14 from libraries
7 BookCrossing rings
4 from my TBR pile

Sorry so late posting this! Hope you've enjoyed my reading list, and got inspiration for your own. See you at my 2012 list :)