Amy's 100 for 2012

January
1. Marked by P. C. Cast
2. Betrayed by P. C. Cast
3. Chosen by P. C. Cast
4. Untamed by P. C. Cast
5. Hunted by P. C. Cast
6. Tempted by P. C. Cast
7. Burned by P. C. Cast
8. Awakened by P. C. Cast
9. Destined by P. C. Cast
10. Tune in Tokyo by Tim Anderson
11. Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
12. Blood Bound by Rachel Vincent
13. Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer
14. Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer
15. Tenth Grade Bleeds by Heather Brewer
16. Eleventh Grade Burns by Heather Brewer
17. Twelfth Grade Kills by Heather Brewer
18. Slayer Chronicles: First Kill by Heather Brewer
19. Switched by Amanda Hocking
20. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
21. Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood

Reading Now:
Japan Before Perry by Conrad Totman
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
The Fixer by John Merz

How was Good Omens? I just finished The Graveyard Book, loved it, and wanted to try more of Neil Gaiman's work.

It was good, I'd been meaning to read it for a while.

Oh, I'm a fan of Good Omens, I re-read it every now and then. It's a wonderful combination of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, and it works wonderfully well.

Welcome back, Amy! Looks like you've done some great reading already!

Well, I guess that settles it. On the list it goes!

February
22. The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams
23. Seoul Searching by Al Williams
24. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
25. Rules for Virgins by Amy Tan

26. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia
27. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

28. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

29. Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia
30. Dream Dark by Kami Garcia
31. Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

March

32. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

It took me 9 days to read this book. It was amazingly good, complex, and kept me guessing until the very end. I'm definitely going to be reading more Murakami in the future, but not until this term's over!

33. Fair Game by Patricia Briggs
34. Gaijin's Guide to Japan by Ben Stevens

35. Love Struck by Melissa Marr

I ended up buying Graveminder this morning, instead of finishing For Fukui's Sake. I'm going to make myself finish the book I'm halfway through before devouring the delectable Melissa Marr novel, though.

I have been putting off getting IQ84 until I can spend a bit more time with it. Good to hear your impressions of it.

I absolutely loved it. I agree, find some quality time to spend with it, it definitely improves the experience.

36. For Fukui's Sake by Sam Baldwin
37. Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
38. The Good, The Bad, and The Undead by Kim Harrison

Still holding back from reading Graveminder. Catching up on The Hollows series. I swear I read the first two books a few years ago, but I don't remember it at all...onto book 3, so now I don't feel guilty for forgetting.

I also need to catch up/re-read Kelley Armstrong's Otherworld & Gathering series. So we'll see what I end up picking once I finish the Hollows.

39. Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison

Still racing through Every Which Way But Dead, but also wanting something different. Any suggestions?

Have you read The Night Circus yet?

I loved it! Got anything else like it?

40. Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison
41. A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison

April
42. Dirty Magic by Kim Harrison
43. For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison
44. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
45. Room by Emma Donaghue

Hm, nothing really like The Night Circus that springs to mind. :) It was a bit of a one-off, that one.

It was pretty magical.

46. Two Ghosts for Sister Rachel by Kim Harrison

Started Korean Gakuhei, and it's a fascinating look at what was going on in Korea in World War II. My current university selfishly only covers China and Japan's perspectives in history, and it's important to know what other countries were experiencing at the time.

This is embarrassing. I started reading White Witch, Black Curse and wondered why she was referencing a bunch of unfamiliar things. Realized I'd skipped The Outlaw Demon Wails, and had to go back. It'll be interesting once I finish ODW to skip back to halfway through WWBC.

Finished
47. The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison

Working on
Korean Gakuhei by John Young Sohn
The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
Vacation on the Island of Ex-Boyfriends by Stacy Bierlein

I wasn't actually as far through WWBC as I thought I was. Though I am ready for a break from the Hollows, I think. Any suggestions?

I didn't realize I missed this book, so I'll add it here.

48. China in the 21st Century by Jeffrey Wasserstrom

And on to the rest of my reads!

49. White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
50. Vacation on the Island of Ex-Boyfriends by Stacy Bierlein
51. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
52. The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
53. The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong

I'm also reading The Gathering. I decided to read the continuation first, before starting on her adult series.

54. The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
55. The Calling by Kelley Armstrong
56. Graveminder by Melissa Marr

Marr's next novel, Carnival of Souls sounds like it might be a good follow up to Night Circus. If not, well I love her work enough I'm sure I'll still enjoy it!

57. The Modern Fae's Guide to Surviving Humanity by Joshua Palmatier
58. Undone by Brooke Tyler
59. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
60. Korean Gakuhei by John Young Sohn
61. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Also working on Welcome to Bordertown one short story at a time. Re-read Pride and Prejudice after enjoying the Vlog series. I am half heartedly reading The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, though I think I'm beginning to be a kindle addict. I'm not reading my paper books as much any more.

62. Nocturne by Syrie James
63. Forbidden by Syrie James
64. Welcome to Bordertown by Holly Black
65. Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge
66. Nightmare Garden by Caitlin Kittredge

67. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
68. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
69. Hana by Lauren Oliver
70. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

I was so moved by Bender's novel, that I was emotionally unbalanced as I finished it. I'm only this deeply affected by books 2, perhaps 3 times a year. Very few novels are able to grasp my emotions so thoroughly. Sure, I'm sad when a book has an unhappy ending, but generally once I finish the book and move on, I'm fine. But Bender's prose struck deep, and my emotions were wrangled. How did I recover? By baking a lemon cake, and reading dystopian literature.

Pandemonium's ending bothered me, because of the predictable route. It will lead to quite an interesting final book in the trilogy, if she can make the situation she introduced unique. After reading the same plot twist by 5-6 other authors, I have my doubts. I dislike how girls are generally placed in this situation more than boys. I won't say anything else, because I don't want to ruin the book, but I want to know when Requiem comes out!

Working on River Marked now.

Oh! Forgot this one:

71. The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James

72. River Marked by Patricia Briggs

I want a new book in both this series, and the Alpha and Omega series...

Oh man, I'm going to forget a few books here. It's been a crazy month.

73. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
74. The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Stories of China by Lu Xun
75. Dragon Bones by Patricia Briggs
76. Dragon Blood by Patricia Briggs
77. Minion by LA Banks
78. The Awakening by LA Banks

There's probably a few other books, but I haven't been keeping close track, as internet access isn't readily available here.

79. The Hunted by LA Banks
80. The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch
81. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
82. The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs
83. Paper Towns by John Green

In the midst of reading:
The Bitten by LA Banks
Native Rites by David Hewson
Vixen by Lila Fine

84. The Bitten by LA Banks
85. Vixen by Lila Fine
86. Native Rites by David Hewson
Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman

Have you tried Gina Koch, Lara Adrian, Keri Arthur or Illona Andrews for authors? Going my the fantasy you have listed you probably like these authors.

I've heard of the last two, but not the first, thank you! Any suggestions for John Green love? I read Maureen Johnson...

88. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

I have no idea what I'm going to start next, but I'm going to go to my TBR shelf, and choose something new to devour tonight...

89. Fallen by Lauren Kate
90.
91.
92.

I'm sure I've read more since September 20, just trying to remember what...

90. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

reading Island of Lost Girls, and a 1,500 page unpublished manuscript (not mine)...can I count that for my reading goal?

I would !!

91. Mystery 1500 page manuscript
92. Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon
93. Musashi book 1 by Eiji Yoshikawa
94. Another Pan by Daniel and Dina Nayeri

Reading Numb, Little Bee, & Sea Change. Also trying to track down book 2 in the Musashi series.

95. Sea Change by Aimee Friedman
96. Numb by Sean Ferrell

Crying my way through Little Bee. While I expected the plot twist, and I loved the voice, I did not factor in how much that voice affects me, and how that plot twist would hit with that voice. If that makes sense.

I didn't think Little Bee was a perfect book, but I thought it was a fascinating one, and I did love Little Bee herself. (We had a different title in Australia, which is escaping me now.) Glad you're enjoying it. (Er, does crying buckets count as enjoyment??)

I was really sad with the plot twist. I knew it was coming, but still. Also really disliked the love interest, and the open to interpretation ending.

97. Little Bee by Chris Cleave
98. Matched by Ally Condie

I think I'll be buying the next two books in the Matched series with holiday money this year. The 1984 love story is very nice. Just bought The First Confessor and Carnival of Souls to refresh my kindle.

99. The First Confessor by Terry Goodkind

100. Macbeth: A novel by AJ Hartley
101. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
102. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Congratulations on reaching 100! (And a bit!)

Thanks! I'm actually thinking of holding off on finishing any more books (i'm in the middle of...3 and want to pick up 5 more) until January. Because I know I won't reach 125 this year, lol.