Challenge: 50 Books discussion

Well, it's new year, let's get started.

1- Endlessly by Kiersten White

I agree! Reading A Week in Winter right now.

2- The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima
3- Aurelia by Anne Osterlund

4- A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson
5- Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve

6- Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
7- Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier
8- Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

9- Sapphique by Catherine Fisher

10- The Mark of Athena byRick Riordan
11- Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
12- Cinder by Marissa Meyer

13- Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter
14- The Trouble With Tink by Kiki Thorpe

15- Divergent by Veronica Roth
16- Insurgent by Veronica Roth
17- You Are Mine by Janeal Falor

18- The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

19- A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner

20- Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
21- Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg by Gail Carson Levine
22- The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

23- The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
24- The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
25- Rapunzel's Revenge byShannon Hale

Do you have a favorite book you've read so far this year? :)

Tima wrote: "Do you have a favorite book you've read so far this year? :)"

That's a tough choice. :-) I've been lucky to be able to listen to some fantastic readers and sometimes they really add to the book--raising my opinion of the book. The main reason I mention that is because the two books that really stand out are two that I've listened to. I really liked Scarlet by Marissa Meyer and Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor.

If we went with booked that I've actually read, I'd have to say The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima and Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter.

However, I just noticed that all of those books are books in a series and none of them are the first in the series, so maybe I really liked them because I got to find out what happened next in the story. :-)

How about you? Any favorites yet?

I haven't gotten to give audio books a chance yet but I definitely want to give it a shot before the end of the year. I've seen numerous people say it can make or break a book. In some cases, people have said they liked a book more when they heard it then when they read it. My curiosity is high!

I loved Scarlet, also. I gobbled that book up! Other than that, I think my favorite was Across the Universe by Beth Revis. It's the first in a trilogy. It was so good, I immediately had to put the other two on hold at the library haha!

Tima wrote: "I haven't gotten to give audio books a chance yet but I definitely want to give it a shot before the end of the year. I've seen numerous people say it can make or break a book. In some cases, peopl..."

I'd definitely give audio books a try. I love to listen to them while I'm doing housework. I'll have one ear in to listen to the book and the other out to make sure my kids aren't killing each other. Or I'll listen when I'm traveling long distances--my parents live about an hour away. It makes the time go by so much faster.

I borrowed my friend's ARC of Across the Universe awhile ago and read it quickly, then I had forever to wait until the next book. And as it often happens, I've picked up other books and read them, and hadn't forgotten about the series, but it was on the back burner. I knew the second one was out, but I hadn't realized the third was out yet. Hmmm, I might have to take a trip to the library tomorrow. :-) Thanks!

26- Christy by Catherine Marshall
27- Calamity Jack by Shannon Hale
28- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

29- Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
30- The Outcasts by John Flanagan
31- Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger

32- Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
33- Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore
34- Hourglass by Myra McEntire
35- The Doctrine and Covenants by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

36- The Invaders by John Flanagan
37- The Hunters by John Flanagan
38- Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale

39- City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster

40- Matched by Ally Condie
41- Prodigy by Marie Lu

42- The Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker

43- Spirit and Dust by Rosemary Clement-Moore
44- Crossed by Ally Condie

45- Written in Red by Anne Bishop

46- Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow byLorenzo Snow
47- Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: George Albert Smith by George Albert Smith
48- Delirium by Lauren Oliver
49- In a Blink by Kiki Thorpe

So nice to have a fellow audiobook reader. They are perfect for y lifestyle. Congrats on your successful reading challenge. Happy new year!

Powder River Rose wrote: "So nice to have a fellow audiobook reader. They are perfect for y lifestyle. Congrats on your successful reading challenge. Happy new year!"

I love listening to books when the reader is good--it really can make a big difference. I've found with three little ones, sometimes audio books is the only way to get 'reading' in. I'll only plug one ear in while I clean the house, that way I can make sure nobody is killing each other. And I can keep my sanity by enjoying another world.

Happy New Year to you too!

I was going through my to-read list and found a book I read last year, so it looks like I made it! Yay!

50- Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy by Nathan Hale