I wasn’t really sure I was going to participate in another 100 books in a year challenge in 2012 as I knew my year wouldn’t be conducive to much reading. Turns out I did pretty well (still didn’t achieve the 100 though).
And as the challenge I usually participate in doesn’t include non-fiction books, I didn’t register for it but kept a list for myself.
You can see I listed some stories and novellas as well – anything to get the number as high as possible and re-reading HP helped as well as I read it fast (and it helps with stress too). So, with little cheating with the novellas, I actually got the list to a higher number this year (it was 81 in 2011).
Here is the list:
1. PC & Kristen Cast: Destined
2. Kresley Cole: Lothaire
3. Sabrina Jeffries: To Wed a Wild Lord
4. Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Games
5. Suzanne Collins: Catching Fire
6. Suzanne Collins: Mockingjay
7. Lois M. Bujold: Cryoburn
8. Scott Lynch: The Lies of Locke Lamora
9. Amanda Hocking: The Hollowland
10. M.J. Rose: The Book of Lost Fragrances
11. Trish Milburn: The White Witch
12. Veronica Blade: Something Witchy This Way Comes
13. S.K.S. Perry: Darkside
14. Matthew Reilly: Scarecrow Returns
15. Stephanie Laurens: The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae
16. Stephanie Laurens: In Pursuit of Eliza Cynster
17. Sabrina Jeffries: A Lady Never Surrenders (The Hellions of Halstead Hall)
18. Linda Mooney: Captive Surrender
19. Julie Kagawa: The Immortal Rules
20. Marilee Brothers: The Moonstone series, Moonstone
21. Marilee Brothers: The Moonstone series, Moonrise
22. Marilee Brothers: The Moonstone series, Moon Spun
23. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
24. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
25. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
26. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
27. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix
28. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
29. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
30. Rachel Hawkins: Hex Hall
31. Rachel Hawkins: Hex Hall, Demonglass
32. Rachel Hawkins: Hex Hall, Spell Bound
33. Gwenda Bond: Blackwood
34. Scott Lynch: Red Seas Under Red Skies
35. Denyse Beaulieu: The Perfume Lover
36. Marilee Brothers: The Moonstone series, Moon Shadow
37. Amanda Hocking: My Blood Approves
38. Amanda Hocking: My Blood Approves, Fate
39. Amanda Hocking: My Blood Approves, Flutter
40. Amanda Hocking: My Blood Approves, Wisdom
41. James Rollins: Bloodline
42. Sherylin Kenyon: Chronicles of Nick, Invincible
43. Trish Milburn: Bane
44. Kresley Cole: Demon from the Dark
45. Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice
46. Kresley Cole: Lothaire
48. Elizabeth Peters: Crocodile on the Sandbank
49. Elizabeth Peters: Curse of the Pharaohs
50. Elizabeth Peters: The Mummy Case
51.Elizabeth Peters: Lion in the Valley
52. Gail Carriger: Soulless
53. Gail Carriger: Changeless
54. Gail Carriger: Blameless
55. Patricia Briggs: Alpha and Omega
56. Patricia Briggs: Cry Wolf
57. Patricia Briggs: Hunting Groung
58. Patricia Briggs: Fair Game
59. Tess Gerritsen: John Doe (Rizzoli and Isles series), story
60. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
61. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
62. Alyssa Harad: Coming to my Senses
63. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
64. J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
65. Stephanie Laurens: Lady Risks All
66. Shayne Leighton: Of Light and Darkness
67. Temple Matthews: The New Kid
68. Kresley Cole: The Poison Princess
69. Kim Harrison: Pale Demon
70. Kresley Cole: Shadow’s Claim
71. Kim Newman: Anno Dracula
72. Natania Barron: Pilgrim of the Sky
73. James Rollins: City of Screams (novella)
74. Kim Harrison: A Perfect Blood
75. JK Rowling: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
76. Cassandra Clare: City of Bones
77. Cassandra Clare: The City of Ashes
78. Liesel Schwartz: The Conspiracy of Alchemists
79. Heather Graham: Keeper of the Night
80. James Rollins: Tracker (a short story)
81. Sacvan Bercovitch: The American Jeremiad
82. Perry Miller: Errand into the Wilderness
83. Cassandra Clare: City of Glass
84. Roja Dove: The Essence of Perfume
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One of my New Years resolutions is to try and read more! Great post
Thanks! I’m still trying to reach 100 though.
Congrats on reading eighty-four books this past year, Ines. That is impressive! I am such a slow reader, a good number for me is two books a month.
James, I don’t really watch TV, books are my favourite thing in the world when I have free time. Actually, I try and create more free time so I could read more.
If I don’t read for a week, I become very unpleasant to be around. 
I spend a lot of time on web forums and listening to music, so I guess that is time that I could be reading. I’m always reading something; but slowly. I got a book of poetry as a Christmas gift that I’m looking forward to starting soon.
Lovely! I never read poetry – we don’t seem to be on the same page.
That’s impressive. I dropped out of my usual 100+ challenge this year because it seemed to be _reducing_ my motivation to read. Do you find that it ever influences your reading negatively?
Martha, I did give that some thought that’s why I didn’t sign-up for any challenges but kept the list through the year for myself.
I would very much like to hit the 100 mark eventually but I use this more as a reminder of what I’ve read in a year. I could never keep it in my head and I find it informative of my reading habits.
Wow, way to go! I’m kind of like the two books a month guy myself. 84 is incredible.
Joan, I’m pretty sure you have a hobby or a habit you enjoy that takes up a lot of your time.
I just happen to love reading and spend all my free time doing it.
I just hope I reach 100 books in a year eventually. It sounds good.
Mislim da jedino fali 50 nijansi sive!
J.
Ne znam kaj bi mi se trebalo dogoditi da ta knjiga zaluta na moju listu. Iako nikad ne reci nikad, no dovoljno sam čula o toj knjizi od ljudi čijem mišljenju vjerujem da sumnjam da će se ta knjiga naći u mojim rukama.
Jesi je ti pročitao?