100+ Books in 2025 discussion

Hello everyone, I'm a newbie to this group. My goal is to read 120 books this year. To get things started...

1. A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life by James Bowen.

2. Thaw by Bryan Dunn

3. Technomancer by B.V. Larson

4. The Faceless One by Mark Onspaugh

5. Haunted House by Jack Kilborn

6. Samurai Zombie Hunter by Cristian YoungMiller

7. Blood Rites by Jim Butcher

8. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

9. Shaken by J.A. Konrath

10. Harvest by Michele Gwynn

11. Things We Set On Fire by Deborah Reed

12. The Winter Witch by Paula Brackston

13. Dead Center by Joanna Higgins

Boring.

14. Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child by Cathy Glass

A harrowing story of child abuse.

15. The Storm Glass by Fred Limberg

An Ocean's Eleven type caper with a touch of the supernatural.

16. The Fall by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan

Vampires, oh my! Book 2 of 3.

17. The Cursed Man by Keith Rommel

Too confusing.

18. Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

Stephanie & the gang up to their usual antics.

19. A Town Like Alice by Nevile Shute

A tale of love and war.

20. The Night Eternal by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan

Conclusion to 'The Strain' trilogy. Looking forward to the show on FX this summer.

21. Suicide Serial by Matthew Boyd

Typical psycho killer.

22. Afloat by Erin Healy

This one did not float my boat.

23. The White Angel Murder by Victor Methos

Retired Mormon detective is recruited to the Cold Case Unit.

24. Shadowland by C.M. Gray

An enjoyable pre-Arthurian Dark Ages story.

25. Hostage in Havana by Noel Hynd

A disappointment.

26. Overboard!: A True Blue-water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival by Michael J. Tougias

Grace under pressure.

27. Stirred by Blake Crouch & J.A. Konrath

I bid a fond farewell to the last book in the Jack Daniels series.

28. The Line by J.D. Horn

Witches of Savannah.

29. Calculated in Death by J.D.

This series is either getting tired or the cliche about accountants being dull happens to be true. I believe it may be the former. *yawn*

30. So Cold the River by Michael Koryta

Evil in an antique water bottle.

31. Fever by Mary Beth Keane

A fictional account of Mary Mallon or better known as, Typhoid Mary.

32. Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen

Pre-Rizzoli and Isles mystery.

33. Reunion by Jeff Bennington

And you thought your high school reunion was bad!

34. Her Dear and Loving Husband by Meredith Allard

Paranormal romance.

35. The Postmistress by Sarah Blake

A disappointment.

36. Safely Buried by John Pesta

Nothing good ever comes from picking up a hitchhiker.

37. The Belial Stone by R.D. Brady

Archaeologist, Navy Seal and friends come together to save the world!

38. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley

11-year-old Flavia de Luce has another murder to solve, much to her delight.

39. The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

Another mystery for Chief Inspector Armand Gamache to solve.

thanks for your snippets or thoughts with your titles...others don't do that

Jackie wrote: "thanks for your snippets or thoughts with your titles...others don't do that"

Yes, I like it when others say a little something about the books they read, too.

40. Bones Beneath Our Feet by Michael Schein

The downfall of Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest. Truly sad.

41. House of Evidence by Victor Arnar Ingolfsson

Everything you never asked for, or wanted to know about trains, oh yeah, and there's a death to solve.

42. Dead Beat by Jim Butcher

Necromancers, zombies, lots of action, a bromance between Harry Dresden and medical examiner Butters. Loved it!

43. Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger

A former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota investigates the goings on in a small town. I enjoyed it.

44. Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz

Three witches living in North Hampton and banned from using their magic. Yeah, how long will that last? Liked it enough to give the next one in the series a try.

45. The Complaints by Ian Rankin

Scotland's version of Internal Affairs. It had its moments.

46. Timebound by Rysa Walker

Time traveling for teens. Definitely worth giving it a whirl.

47. The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

A quirky archaeologist, a surly detective chief inspector, and child bones in a desolate marshland near Norfolk. Mix all together and you get a wonderful mystery novel. Loved this one.

48. The Harvest by Scott Nicholson

Alien plant gone wild in the Appalachian Mountains. Too many stereotypical characters for my taste.

49. Man of Wax by Robert Swartwood

A deadly game of Simon Says. A good thriller.

50. Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough

Said mi'lord to mi'lady as he mounted his horse, beware of Long Lankin who lives in the moss. Said mi'lord to mi'lady as he rode away, beware of Long Lankin who lives in the hay. Let the door's be all bolted and the windows.......zzzzzz, oh sorry, I nodded off. Too slow paced for a horror novel.

51. The Butterfly Forest by Tom Lowe

Florida's Ocala National Forest, hidden money, murder, a dachshund loving retired detective, and butterflies. What's not to love? I enjoyed it.

52. Eerie by Blake & Jordan Crouch

Stuck in the middle with you and that terrifying entity under your bed. Disappointed in the ending.

53. The Pain Scale by Tyler Dilts

Your basic homicide detective novel.

54. Green Rider by Kristen Britain

A young heroine, evil villains, magic and a cool horse. Loved it.

55. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

Meh, I've read better books about the Holocaust.