75 Books...More or Less! discussion

I hope to read all 75 books from my existing stacks and piles of books around the house.

Lori wrote: "I hope to read all 75 books from my existing stacks and piles of books around the house."

This is pretty much my goal too!

1. Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters

I have the same goal! I'm so mad that I keep adding to the piles and not reading what I have right here...lol

#2 Killer Instinct by Victoria Laurie

#3 A Dangerous Mourning by Anne Perry, library book.
Loved this book, I really hope Monk and Hester get together.

#4 The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry, audio book
I really enjoy the Cotton Malone books, this one was not a disappointment.

#5 Buttercream Bump Off by Jenn McKinlay

#6 Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinlay, I loved this story so much I read it in a day. I really want to try some of the recipes in the back of the book.

Lori wrote: "#6 Death by the Dozen by Jenn McKinlay, I loved this story so much I read it in a day. I really want to try some of the recipes in the back of the book."

Looks like I'm going to have to add Jenn McKinlay to my list of cozy authors . . . I see that her cupcake bakery mysteries are getting very good reviews! Kathryn, in this group, read the first in the series this year and liked it also.

#7 Angels Flight by Michael Connolly, love Harry Bosch!!

#8 Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich, I still like the Stephanie Plum books, Ranger just gives me a thrill.

Ohh Ranger! He gives me a thrill too :)

#9 Down the Darkest Road by Tami Hoag
#10 Let's Play Dead by Sheila Connolly
#11 One Book in the Grave by Kate Carlisle
#12 Defend and Betray by Anne Perry, Bipod

I was so lucky I loved every book I just finished reading!

Lori wrote: "#9 Down the Darkest Road by Tami Hoag
#10 Let's Play Dead by Sheila Connolly
#11 One Book in the Grave by Kate Carlisle
#12 Defend and Betray by Anne Perry, Bipod

I was so lucky I loved every book..."

It's nice to get in a groove like that!

#13 5-B Poppy Lane
#14 A Cedar Cove Christmas
#15 1105 Yakima Street
#16 1225 Christmas Tree Lane all by Debbie Macomber, I'm going to miss the Cedar Cove Series.
#17 A Sudden Fearful Death by Anne Perry

#18 Crime Seen by Victoria Laurie
#19 Pages of Sin by Kate Carlisle

#20 The Sins of the Wolf by Anne Perry
#21 The Rose Garden by Susanne Kearsley
#22 Death Perception by Victoria Laurie
#23 Doom with a View by Victoria Laurie
#24 The Walled Flower by Lorraine Bartlett
#25 MacCallister: The Killing by William Johnstone
#26 Savor the Danger by Lori Foster
#27 Ghoul Interrupted by Victoria Laurie
#28 The Ambler Warning by Robert Ludlum

#29 Baby I'm Yours by Stephanie Bond
#30 61/2 Body Parts by Stephanie Bond

#31 The Beach House by James Patterson

#32 Vamps and the Ciy by Kerrelyn Sparks, I was able to meet Ms. Sparks and this was a signed book.

#33 One Night in Scotland by Karen Hawkins, this was a romance novel but not all "heaving bosoms and throbbing loins". Really enjoyable.

#34 Who Do, Voodoo by Rochelle Staab, a murder, the occult made a really great story.

#35 The Woods by Tana French, audio book, the narrator was excellent and so was the story. I already have the next 2 books in this series loaded on my ipod.

#36 Dead Giveaway by Leann Sweeney, like it.
#37 Allison Wonderland by Helen Smith, it was bizarre and confusing, didn't care for it.

#38 Christmas Moon by JR Rain, this was a novella, but I'm counting it anyway.

#39 Three Wishes by Stephanie Bond, really cute story about a modern Alladin, magic lamp, gene and a flying carpet.
#40 The Likeness by Tana French, this was more Cassie's story and it was fantastic.

#41 Summer Blowout by Claire Cook, loved this story. It made me look at the names of my lipsticks, I don't have any with good names like Bella's.

#42 A Holiday Yarn by Sally Goldenbaum, I love this book series. I want to go live there, walk to Izzie's knit shop and meet everyone for thursday night dinners.

#43 Faithful Place by Tana French. This was my favorite of the three murder squad books, so far.

#44 Lady Shadowhawk by Janet Lynnford, not my favorite. The history was interesting, the characters, not so much.

#45 The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters

#46 The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry, this is the first in the Pitt series and it was fantastic!

#47 Callandar Square by Anne Perry, I loved the first one so much I had to read the second right away and it didn't disappoint.

#48 Wallflower in Bloom by Claire Cook, nice quick light read.

#49 Fire Engine Dead by Sheila Connolly, third in the museum series.

#50 The Wedding Shawl by Sally Goldenbaum, really enjoy this series. I want to go live there!

#51 Cain My Brother by Anne Perry

#52 Vampire for Hire, Three Short Stories by JR Rain

#53 Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters

#54 Vampire Dawn by JR Rain, I love this series. I'm going to check out some of the other books by this author to see if I like them as much.

Lori, you are having a great reading year so far!

#55 Shoot from the Lip by Leann Sweeney
#56 11th Hour by James Patterson
#57 Black Hills by Nora Roberts

Loved them all!

#58 Pushing up Bluebonnets by Leann Sweeney, nice little mysteries.

#59 Guardian of the Horizon by Elizabeth Peters, this was a step back in the Peabody mysteries and at first I didn't like it, but the story drew me in and the narrator is fantastic.

#60 Life's a Beach by Claire Cook, one of her earlier books and not my favorite. I did still enjoy it though.

#61 The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters, good mystery!

#62 The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty, loved it!! The writing was so smooth the story flowed and it was really hard to put down.

#63 Triptych by Karen Slaughter, this was a new to me series and I loved it!

#64 A Stitch before Dying by Anne Canadeo, I enjoyed this Knitting group series. This time the ladies go to a health spa and of course murder happens. Good story and likable characters.

#65 A Glimpse of Evil by Victoria Laurie, I absolutely LOVE this series. I can't wait to go to the library to pick up the next book in this series.

#66 Fractured by Karin Slaughter, couldn't put this book down. Such a good series.

#67 Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness, really enjoyed this mystical book, eagerly await the next book in the series.

#68 Passion, Betrayal and Killer Hightlights by Kyra Davis. This is the second in the series and I enjoyed it just as much as the first.

#69 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James

#70 Undone by Karin Slaughter, Loved it!! Obviously I'm a mystery lover, lol.

#71 Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters. I thought at first this was the last Peabody mystery and it made me so sad. I love these characters and luckily there is one more mystery to be read.

#72 Broken by Karen Slaughter, loved it!

#73 A Darkness more than Night by Michael Connolly, I love Harry Bosch.

#74 Vision Impossible by Victoria Laurie, love love this series.

#75 A Light between Oceans by M.L. Stedman, this was not my normal genre. I had a hard time liking the characters in this story.

Congrats on hitting 75 so early! I'm curious, how many were from your existing stacks?

Probably only 40%. I'm still trying to purge the piles though! The problem is that I keep buying books.

Lori, 40% is very good! I have almost 1000 books and I keep reading from my Nook of the library and my books sit here growing dust bunnies and friends...lol

#76 Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris (library)
#77 Fallen by Karen Slaughter (library)
#78 Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (audio, purchased)
#79 The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber (my bookshelf)

I guess one out of 4 off my shelf is pretty good, of course I had just bought that one.....

#80 Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot, library
#81 Red Velvet Revenge by Jenn Mckinley, library
#82 Death of a Kitchen Diva by Lee Hollis, library
#83 City of Bones by Michael Connelly, Bipod
#84 Bruja Brouhaha by Rochelle Staab, library
#85 Sour Apples by Sheila Connolly, library

None of these came off my stacks of books. BUT I AM supporting my local library, haha.

#86 Off the Grid by P.J. Tracy, love the monkeewrench series.
#87 Paragon Square by Anne Perry, this is a Pitt series and it was just fantastic.

Lori, I just keep adding and adding to my piles it's a nightmare. I'm up to about 700 books or more. They just opened a used book super store a couple miles from my house and books start at $1.39 and up. In the last week I got about $150 worth of books for $17. If I didn't have my books neatly of shelves I would be looking like some kind of crazed book hoarder.

Andrea I'm the same way! Not only do I keep buying books, I go to the library at least once a month, and now with my kindle I'm constantly downloading free books or buying the daily deal.