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1bookwormjules
Dec 28, 2012, 12:01 pm

This year I'm aiming to read 131 books for the category challenge. I'll have 13 categories, with 10 - 13 books in each category, except for one, which will only have five. I choose 131 books, because forwards and backwards it starts with he number 13. Hoping to complete a category challenge this year!

2bookwormjules
Edited: Dec 13, 2013, 10:05 am

So some of my categories will have pre-selected books, others will be as I go along. The Wheel of Time category will have some re-reads, but I no longer remember what happened in the first half of the series, and my goal is to finish it off this year.

The Categories

1) MREs (Books from my list must read everything authors) (10 Books)
2) The Awards (10 Books)
3) Short Stories Addict (10 Books) - COMPLETED
4) O Canada (New to me Canadian Authors) (10 Books) - COMPLETED
5) Seriously Speculative (Speculative Fiction from a Series) (10 Books) - COMPLETED
6) Colour Your Library Library (Collection of books exclusive to Indigo/Chapters) (5 - 10 Books)
7) Read My Name - Bookworm Jules (13 Books) COMPLETED
8) Asian/Middle Eastern/African Lit (10 Books) - COMPLETED
9) Mysteries and Thrillers (10 Books) - COMPLETED
10) The List (Pre Selected TBR on shelf, that I keep meaning to read, but never get to) (10 Books)
11) Children and YA Lit (10 Books)
12) Wheel of Time (13 Books)
13) Mental Health Awareness (10 Books)

3bookwormjules
Edited: Dec 27, 2013, 10:23 am

MREs (8/10)

Authors include: Margaret Atwood, Maeve Binchy, Timothy Findley, Penelope Fitzgerald, Marian Keyes, Alice Munro, Irene Nemirvosky, Michael Ondaatje, Carol Shields, Jane Urquhart, Virginia Woolf (and any other authors who might get added to the list)

1) Maeve Binchy - Whitethorn Woods My Review
2) Penelope Fitzgerald - The Beginning of Spring My Review
3) Virginia Wool - Between the Acts My Review
4) Margaret Atwood - Lady Oracle My Review
5) Alice Munro - Open Secrets My Review
6) Margaret Atwood -Erase Me: Positron Episode 3 My Review
7) Jane Urquhart - Changing Heaven My Review
8) David Adams Richards - Mercy Among the Children My Review
9)
10)

4bookwormjules
Edited: Dec 31, 2013, 10:52 pm

The Awards 9/10

1) Governor's General Award - Two Solitudes My Review
2)Irish Times Irish Literature Prize First Book Award - The South Colm Toibin My Review
3) Stephen Leacock Award for Humour (1988) - King Leary - Paul Quarrington
4) The Bellwether Prize for Fiction - The Girl Who Fell From the Sky My Review
5) ALA Alex Award 2013 - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore My Review
6) Black Caucus of the ALA Award for Firsth Novelist - The Twelve Tribes of Hattie - Anaya Mathis My Review
7) Isaac Frischwasser Award for Holocaust Literature - The Memory Man - Lisa Appignanesi My Review
8) Newbury Award (1963) - A Wrinkle in Time - Madeline L'Engle My Review
9) Giller Prize (1994) - The Book of Secrets - M. G. Vassanji My Review
10)

5bookwormjules
Edited: Nov 24, 2013, 9:58 am

Short Stories Addict - 10/10 -COMPLETED

1) The Sometimes Lake - Sandy Bonny My Review
2) Dance of the Happy Shades - Alice Munro My Review
3) Tales From Firozsha Baag - Rohinton Mistry My Review
4) Winter Well: Speculative Novellas About Older Women - Edited by Kay T. Holt My Review
5) The Mysterious Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle My Review
6) Men of the Otherworld - Kelley Armstrong My Review
7)The Best Place on Earth - Ayelet Tsbari My Review
8) HellGoing - Lynn Coady My Review
9) Clear Skies, No Wind, 100% Visibility - Theodora Armstrong My Review
10) How to Get Along With Women - Elisabeth de Mariaffi My Review

6bookwormjules
Edited: Oct 20, 2013, 10:18 am

O Canada - New to Me Canadian Authors 10/10 - COMPLETED

1) Lisa Moore - February My Review
2) Richard Wagamese My Review
3) Chris Gudgeon - Song of Kosovo My Review
4) Lola Lemire Tostevin - The Other Sister My Review
5) Pascale Quiviger - The Perfect Circle My Review
6) Cathy Marie Buchanan - The Painted Girls My Review
7) Emily Schultz - The Blondes My Review
8) Dave Duncan - Wildcatter My Review
9) Tish Cohen - The Truth About Delilah Blue My Review
10) Claire Messud - The Woman Upstairs My Review

7bookwormjules
Edited: Dec 1, 2013, 11:12 am

Seriously Speculative (Speculative Fiction from a Series) - 10/10 - COMPLETED

1) Time and Again - Jack Finney My Review
2) The Broken Kingdoms - N.K. Jemisin My Review
3) Club Dead - Charlaine Harris My Review
4) Insurgent - Veronica Roth My Review
5) Four Dragons - Diana Dru Botsford My Review
6) Secrets - Jo Graham and Melissa Scott My Review
7) The Inheritors - Jo Graham, Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold Jules' Book Reviews
8) Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris My Review
9) Choke Collar: Positron, Episode 2 - Margaret Atwood
10) Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris
My Review

8bookwormjules
Edited: Sep 21, 2013, 10:26 am

Colour Your Library Library (Collection of books exclusive to Indigo/Chapters) 1/5

1) Sweetness in the Belly - Camilla Gibb My Review
2)
3)
4)
5)

9bookwormjules
Edited: Dec 13, 2013, 10:06 am

Read My Name 12/13

1) B - Binchy, Meave - Quentins My Review
2) O - Otto, Whitney - Eight Girls Taking Pictures My Review
3) O - Ostenso, Martha - Wild Geese My Review
4) K - Kearsley, Susanna - Sophia's Secret My Review
5) W - Winter, Michael - Minister Without Portfolio My Review
6) O - O'Nan, Stewart - The Odds: A Love Story My Review
7) R - Roth, Veronica - Allegiant My Review
8) M - McEwan, Ian - On Chesil Beach My Review
9) J - Jemisin, N.J. - The Kingdom of Gods My Review
10) U - Urquhart, Jane - Away My Review
11) L - Laurence, Margaret - The Diviners My Review
12) E - Elliott, George - The Kissing Man My Review
13) S - Spalding, Linda - The Purchase My Review

10bookwormjules
Edited: Nov 23, 2013, 11:42 am

Asian/Middle Eastern/African Lit - 10/10 - COMPLETED

1) Nigeria - Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe My Review
2) Macau - The Color of Tea - Hannah Tunnicliffe My Review
3) China - River of Stars - Guy Gavriel Kay My Review
4) China - Gold Mountain Blues - Ling Zhang My Review
5) North Korea - Forgotten Country - Catherine Chung My Review
6) Malaysia - The Garden of Evening Mists - Tan Twan Eng My Review
7) Rwanda - Baking Cakes in Kigali - Gaile Parkin My Review
8) India - A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry My Review
9) Cambodia, Laos, Thailand - Beauty Beneath the Banyan My Review
10) South Africa - The Lion Seeker - Kenneth Bonert My Review

11bookwormjules
Edited: Oct 12, 2013, 9:05 am

Mysteries and Thrillers 10/10 - Completed October 2, 2013

1) The City and the city - China Mieville My Review
2) Heat Wave - Richard Castle My Review
3) The Informationist: A Thriller - Taylor Stevens My Review
4) Cream Puff Murder My Review
5) Gold Digger: A Klondike Mystery - Vicki Delany My Review
6) Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris My Review
7) A Brewing Storm - Richard Castle My Review
8) A Raging Storm - Richard Castle My Review
9) A Bloody Storm - Richard Castle My Review
10) And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie My Review

12bookwormjules
Edited: Jan 1, 2014, 10:21 am

Children and YA Lit - 10/10

1) Out for Blood - Alyxandra Harvey My Review
2) Divergent - Veronica Roth My Review
3) Heidi - Joanne Spyri - My Review
4) Ink - Amanda Sun My Review
5) April Morning - Howard Fast My Review
6) A Wind in the Door - Madeleine L'Engle My Review
7) Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth - Jane O'Connor My Review
8) Surprise Island - Gertrude Chandler Warner My Review
9) Anne of Avonlea - L. M. Montgomery My Review
10) The End of Days - Max Turner My Review

13bookwormjules
Edited: Aug 22, 2013, 2:46 pm

The List - 2/10

1) Mists of Avalon
2) The Vicomte de Bragelonne
3) Emma - Jane Austen My Review
4) Anna Karenia
5) Sophie's Choice
6) The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7) The Blind Assassin
8) The Outlander
9) If On a Winters Night a Traveler
10) The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton My Review

14bookwormjules
Dec 28, 2012, 12:18 pm

Wheel of Time

1) The Eye of the World
2) The Great Hunt
3) The Dragon Reborn
4) The Shadow Rising
5) The Fires of Heaven
6) Lords of Chaos
7) A Crown of Swords
8) The Path of Daggers
9) Winters Heat
10) Crossroads of Twilight
11) Knife of Dreams
12) The Gathering Storm
13) Towers of Midnight

15bookwormjules
Edited: Dec 22, 2013, 4:56 pm

Mental Health Awareness 9/10

1) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon My Review
2) Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov My Review
3) The Age of Hope - David Bergen My Review
4) The Earth Hums in B Flat - Mari Strachan My Review
5) Away From Everywhere - Chad Pelley My Review
6) The Perks of Being a Wallflowers - Stephen Chbosky My Review
7) Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami My Review
8) Bone and Bread - Saleema Nawaz - My Review
9) The Empty Room - Lauren B. Davis My Review
10)

16LittleTaiko
Dec 28, 2012, 12:26 pm

Your read your name category is so clever! Good luck with the challenge.

17PawsforThought
Dec 28, 2012, 1:04 pm

Lots of interesting books and categories here.
Will your mental health awareness category be fiction, non-fiction or both?

18lkernagh
Dec 28, 2012, 2:07 pm

Welcome back, Julie! Great categories and I can see a lot of book bullets coming my way over the course of 2013. I read an article earlier this week about Chapter/Indigo's Colour Your Library books... based on the books you have listed as candidates, I need to check out the books in that collection further!

I also think your "read your name' category is pretty cool! Will it be authors, titles or a combination of both to come up with the books to fill that category?

19mamzel
Dec 28, 2012, 6:17 pm

You are ambitious to read the Wheel of Time series. I made it through two of them last summer. Non-stop fantasy fun! Have a wonderful reading year.

20rabbitprincess
Dec 28, 2012, 8:15 pm

Great setup! Looking forward to seeing how you fill the Canadian authors and read your name categories in particular!

21AHS-Wolfy
Dec 29, 2012, 3:25 am

Plenty of categories of interest in this thread. Hope your challenge goes well for you.

22bookwormjules
Dec 29, 2012, 10:04 am

16 - Thanks. Good luck to you too.
17 - They will be fictional book.
18 - Thanks! Aren't they lovely looking books? I couldn't resist them. I haven't decided yet for read your name, but I think I will stick to authors.
19 - I've been wanting to finish the series off the first few books were great. But I don't remember them. So half will be a reread. The rest, I can't wait to find out what happens next,
20 - Me too. There are a lot of books out there that have caught my interest because of long lists for awards (ie canada reads)
21 - Yours too.

23PawsforThought
Dec 29, 2012, 10:17 am

22. Great. I'm on the lookout for fiction in that area. Will keep my eyes on this thread.

24hailelib
Dec 30, 2012, 10:24 am

Looking good for 2013!

25-Eva-
Dec 30, 2012, 2:24 pm

Welcome back!! I have quite a few of your planned reads on Mt. TBR, so I'm looking forward to seeing what you think of them.

26Bcteagirl
Jan 1, 2013, 5:27 pm

Just starting to get back in, found and starred! Love your categories and looking forward especially to the O Canada one. :)

27bookwormjules
Jan 2, 2013, 5:45 am

22 - I did this one as a challenge a couple of years ago, if you need some more book choices, Alias Grace, The Piano Man's Daughter, Halfway House, The Bell Jar, Women on the Edge of Time were some of the ones I read and were very interesting reads.

24 - It should be a good year

25 - Thanks. I'll have to keep an eye out for yours as well

26 - Thanks good luck to you!

28bookwormjules
Jan 3, 2013, 6:04 am

I've already made a slight change to one of my categories - the colour your library category. Originally I planned on using The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. But as I'm reading (and loving it) I realize it fits better in the Mental Health Awareness. Which means, I will have to travel to the book store and get a replacement. The horror!

29PawsforThought
Jan 3, 2013, 7:11 am

28. Glad to hear you love The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. It's in my TBR stack and I'll be reading it later this year.

30lkernagh
Jan 4, 2013, 12:31 am

> 28 - Half the fun of the challenge is seeing where the books read slot in. Sometimes a book is a better fit for a different category than we first thought.... and I am glad you mentioned this as I be keeping that in mind as I am reading!

31bookwormjules
Jan 5, 2013, 5:46 pm

28 - So true. My biggest problem is when I have a book that can fit in many categories, and trying to figure which one it goes in.

32bookwormjules
Edited: Jan 9, 2013, 9:01 pm

January Reviews (I find it easy to post all reviews together in on single post than multiple individuals, so check back often!) Also reviews are posted both here on LT and my blog.

1) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon (Mental Health Awareness) - My Review

2) Whitethorn Woods - Maeve Binchy My Review

33lkernagh
Jan 6, 2013, 3:53 pm

Yay for such a great first book of the year! Your 10/10 rating is making me think I should move my copy up the TBR pile.... but I have some other stuff still ahead of it.

34-Eva-
Jan 6, 2013, 7:01 pm

Christopher has such a great voice, doesn't he?! It's on the Possibilities list for my reread category - hope I get to fit it in this year.

35bookwormjules
Jan 6, 2013, 8:36 pm

33 - It was a great way to kick off the reading year! It's well worth bumping up the TBR list.

34 - this will be a book I'll retread at some point. I hope you get a chance to retread it

36bookwormjules
Jan 12, 2013, 10:15 am

January Books 3 - 5

3) Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe - (Asian/Middle Eastern/African Lit) My Review

4) The Beginning of Spring - Penelope Fitzgerald - (MREs) - My Review

5) The Sometimes Lake - Sandy Bonny - (Short Stories) - My Review

37bookwormjules
Jan 23, 2013, 8:29 pm

January Books 6 and 7

6) Away - Jane Urquhart (Read my Name) My Review

7) February - Lisa Moore (O Canada) My Review

38bookwormjules
Edited: Jan 25, 2013, 3:35 pm

January Books 8 & 9

8) The Purchase - Linda Spalding (Read my Name) My Review

9) Indian Horse - Richard Wagamese My Review

39bookwormjules
Edited: Feb 9, 2013, 10:40 am

January Books 10 & 11

10) The City & the City - China Mieville (Mystery & Thrillers) My Review

11) On Chesil Beach - Ian McEwan (Read my Name) My Review

40bookwormjules
Feb 9, 2013, 10:42 am

January Books 12 - 14

12) Between the Acts - Virginia Woolf (MREs) My Review

13) Out for Blood - Alyxandra Harvey (YA and Children's Lit) My Review

14) Two Solitudes - Hugh MacLennan (The Awards) My Review

41bookwormjules
Feb 9, 2013, 10:43 am

And January is over! A little behind on my reviews, but a good month nonetheless. 14 books down, 117 to go!

42rabbitprincess
Feb 9, 2013, 9:11 pm

Two Solitudes has been on my list forever and ever. Really have to read it, especially since I've read a few of his other books and this is his best-known one.

43bookwormjules
Feb 10, 2013, 11:17 am

42 - It wasn't a bad read, I'm interested to see how it compares to his other books. Sometimes the lesser known ones end up being better reads.

44bookwormjules
Feb 10, 2013, 11:21 am

February

15) Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov (Mental Health Awareness) My Review

16) The Age of Hope - David Bergen (Mental Health Awareness My Review

45bookwormjules
Feb 17, 2013, 11:20 am

February

17) The Color of Tea - Hannah Tunnicliffe (Asian/Middle Eastern/African Lit)

46bookwormjules
Feb 24, 2013, 10:05 am

February

- Divergent - Veronica Roth (Children's/YA Lit) - My Review

- Time and Again - Jack Finney (Seriously Speculative) My Review

47bookwormjules
Feb 28, 2013, 5:48 am

February - 20 Books down, 111 to go!

- The Broken Kingdoms - N.K. Jemisin (Seriously Speculative) - My Review

48DeltaQueen50
Feb 28, 2013, 8:25 pm

Great review of Divergent, I loved it as well. I was a little less taken with Insurgent but hold out high hopes for the third volume which is due out this October (I think).

49bookwormjules
Mar 3, 2013, 10:43 am

February

- Lady Oracle - Margaret Atwood (MRES) - My Review

- Heat Wave - Richard Castle (Mystery/Thriller) - My Review

50bookwormjules
Mar 3, 2013, 10:44 am

48 - Thanks. I got Insurgent a lot sooner from the wait list at the library, so I'll it read and reviewed by the middle of the month. Good to know about the third novel as well.

51rabbitprincess
Mar 3, 2013, 11:11 am

>49 bookwormjules:: I'm glad you liked Heat Wave. I tried reading it when it first came out and had to give up because it didn't feel like how I imagined Richard Castle would write. Do you watch the show as well?

52Yells
Mar 3, 2013, 1:49 pm

I just finished Divergent and liked it. Still on hold for the next one though but I think I should get that one shortly. I am always curious to see if the author can maintain the rhythm throughout a trilogy.

53bookwormjules
Mar 5, 2013, 6:28 am

49 - I've seen a few episodes, just re-watched the first episode last night. I like the show, but it's not my favourite. I just found Heat Wave amusing. I think I went in with lowered expectations helped.

52 - I'm reading Insurgent now, and it seems to maintain the flow and that's all I'll say.

54bookwormjules
Edited: Mar 10, 2013, 11:24 am

March!

- Sophia's Secret - Susanna Kearsley (Read my name) - My Review

-Club Dead - Charlaine Harris My Review

55bookwormjules
Mar 24, 2013, 12:26 pm

March

- The Earth Hums in B Flat - Mari Strachan (Mental Illness) - My Review

- Insurgent - Veronica Roth (Seriously Speculative) - My Review

56bookwormjules
Mar 29, 2013, 9:24 am

March

- Dance of the Happy Shades - Alice Munro (Short Stories) My Review

57bookwormjules
Mar 30, 2013, 9:49 am

March

- The Informationist: A Thriller - Taylor Stevens (Mystery/Thriller) - My Review

58bookwormjules
Apr 1, 2013, 10:16 am

March

- The South - Colm TĆ³ibĆ­n (Awards) My Review

- Song of Kosovo - Chris Gudgeon (O Canada) My Review

59bookwormjules
Apr 1, 2013, 10:17 am

And the end of March draws to an end - so far this year I've read 30 books for this challenge. Only 2 book so far didn't fit into a category.

60bookwormjules
Apr 2, 2013, 5:54 am

April

- River of Stars - Guy Gavriel Kay (Asian/African Lit) My Review

61mathgirl40
Apr 2, 2013, 10:02 pm

Your River of Stars review came at a good time for me. I'm planning to see GGK next week, as he is doing a reading for our local bookstore. I'm definitely a fan of his, and I loved Under Heaven, so it sounds like I will enjoy this book too.

62bookwormjules
Apr 6, 2013, 9:06 am

Oh lucky! I wanted to go to one just a day or so after I posted the review, but couldn't make it. He's at a convention this weekend which I'm attending (Ad Astra) so I hope to sit in on a reading there.

63mathgirl40
Apr 6, 2013, 2:55 pm

I hope you have a great time at Ad Astra. Wish I could be there!

64psutto
Apr 8, 2013, 4:09 am

He's obviously doing the rounds as he's going to be at wfc2013 in October in Brighton that I'm going to

65bookwormjules
Apr 9, 2013, 6:07 am

He's always at Ad Astra. I missed the panels he was on, and I missed him in the autograph session, as I got there at the end. But I did have a fantastic time. Ad Astra 2014 is looking great - and it's a year away.

66bookwormjules
Apr 21, 2013, 11:30 am

April
- The Other Sister - Lola Lemire Tostevin (O Canada) My Review

67bookwormjules
Apr 28, 2013, 8:18 am

April
- Four Dragons (SG-1 - 16) - Diana Dru Bostford (Seriously Speculative) My Review

- Tales From Firozsha Baag - Rohinton Mistry (Short Stories) - My Review

- King Leary - Paul Quarrington (Award Winners) My Review

68bookwormjules
Apr 28, 2013, 9:56 am

April
- Winter Well: Speculative Fiction About Older Women - Edited by Kay T. Holt (Short Stories) My Review

69bookwormjules
Apr 28, 2013, 10:17 am

April
- The Perfect Circle - Pascale Quiviger (O Canada) - My Review

70bookwormjules
Edited: May 4, 2013, 10:49 am

April
- Gold Mountain Blues - Ling Zhang (Asian, African... Lit) My Review

- Quentins Maeve Binchy (Read my Name) My Review

71bookwormjules
May 5, 2013, 11:47 am

April
- Forgotten Country - Catherine Chung (Asian..... Lit) My Review

72bookwormjules
Jun 1, 2013, 11:21 am

May - (I've been so busy, haven't had time to write reviews)

- The Girl Who Fell From the Sky - Heidi Durrow (Awards) My Review

73bookwormjules
Jun 1, 2013, 11:39 am

May
- Cream Puff Murder - Joanne Fluke (Mysteries, Thrillers) - My Review

74bookwormjules
Jun 2, 2013, 9:44 am

May
- Heidi - Joanne Spyri (YA & Children's Lit) My Review

75bookwormjules
Edited: Jun 9, 2013, 9:03 am

May
- Secrets - Jo Graham and Melissa Scott - (Seriously Speculative) - My Review

76bookwormjules
Edited: Jun 9, 2013, 9:23 am

The Inheritors: Stargate Atlantis - Jo Graham, Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold (Seriously Speculative) - My Review

77bookwormjules
Jun 9, 2013, 10:06 am

May
- Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan (Awards) - My Review

78Zozette
Edited: Jun 14, 2013, 8:35 pm

I am currently reading Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. I am only 1/3 of the way into the book and I already agree with you about Google.

79bookwormjules
Jun 14, 2013, 10:09 am

Zozette - It's a little weird with how much it appears huh? I hope you enjoy the rest of the book.

80bookwormjules
Jun 14, 2013, 10:10 am

June
- The Twelve Tribes of Hattie - Anaya Mathis (Awards) My Review

81LittleTaiko
Jun 14, 2013, 10:59 am

Hmm, interesting - I didn't feel like Google was overmentioned at all. It just seemed part of the story to me. Definitely one of my favorite books from last year. One of my book clubs is reading it now - I wonder if they'll have a similar comment to you?

82bookwormjules
Jun 18, 2013, 9:25 pm

81 - Glad you enjoyed it, it missed the mark for me, although it would be an interesting book to hear bout in a book club - lots of possible things to discuss.

83bookwormjules
Edited: Jun 18, 2013, 10:14 pm

June
- The Painted Girls - Cathy Marie Buchanan (O Canada) My Review

- The Blondes - Emily Schultz (O Canada) My Review

84bookwormjules
Edited: Jun 23, 2013, 10:57 am

'June
-The Kingdom of Gods - N.K. Jemisin (read my name) My Review

- The Garden of Evening Mists - Tan Twan Eng (Asian/Middle Eastern/African Lit) My Review

- Ink: Paper Gods 1 - Amanda Sun (YA/Children's Lit) - My Review

85bookwormjules
Edited: Jul 1, 2013, 10:17 am

June
- The Memory Man - Lisa Appignanesi (Awards) - My Review

-Eight Girls Taking Pictures - Whitney Otto (Read my Name) My Review

86bookwormjules
Jul 7, 2013, 11:53 am

July

- Gold Digger - Vicki Delany (Mysteries/Thrillers) My Review

87bookwormjules
Jul 13, 2013, 11:10 am

88bookwormjules
Jul 14, 2013, 11:05 am

- Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris (Mysteries/Thrillers) My Review

89bookwormjules
Jul 27, 2013, 8:32 am

- April Morning - Howard Fast (YA/Children's Lit - My Review

90bookwormjules
Edited: Jul 28, 2013, 11:20 am

91bookwormjules
Jul 28, 2013, 12:23 pm

92DeltaQueen50
Aug 7, 2013, 10:05 pm

I'm getting caught up here after being away for a bit, you have definitely got me interested in Wild Geese, and I have added it to my wishlist.

93bookwormjules
Aug 10, 2013, 8:38 am

92 - I need to get caught up on things my self, thanks for stopping by. Wild Geese was a facinatating book, I hope you get a chance to read it soon, and I'll be interested in hearing your thoughts.

94bookwormjules
Aug 10, 2013, 8:39 am

July

Dead as a Doornail Charlaine Harris (Speculative Series) My Review

95bookwormjules
Aug 10, 2013, 9:56 am

July
- Emma - Jane Austen (The List) My Review

96bookwormjules
Aug 10, 2013, 11:11 am

July
- A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle (Award Winners) My Review

97bookwormjules
Aug 11, 2013, 9:59 am

July
- Away From Everywhere - Chad Pelley (Mental Illness Awareness) My Review

98bookwormjules
Aug 21, 2013, 11:50 am

August

1) Open Secrets - Alice Munro (MRE) My Review

99bookwormjules
Aug 22, 2013, 2:47 pm

2) The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton (The List) My Review

100bookwormjules
Aug 22, 2013, 3:28 pm

3) A Wind in the Door - Madeleine L'Engle (YA/Children's Lit) - My Review

101christina_reads
Aug 22, 2013, 4:13 pm

@ 99 -- Glad to see you enjoyed The Forgotten Garden, as it's currently languishing on my TBR shelf...

102bookwormjules
Sep 1, 2013, 11:38 am

101 - I'd recommend bumping it up on the list, it was well worth reading!

103bookwormjules
Edited: Sep 1, 2013, 11:40 am

August

- The Kissing Man - George Elliott- (read my name) - My Review

104bookwormjules
Edited: Sep 2, 2013, 12:38 pm

August

All of the three below are from the Mystery/Thriller Category

- A Brewing Storm - Richard Castle My Review

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A Raging Storm - Richard Castle My Review

- A Bloody Storm - Richard Castle My Review

105bookwormjules
Sep 2, 2013, 4:32 pm

August
- Baking Cakes in Kigali - Gaile Parkin (Asian/African/Middle Eastern Lit) My Review

106bookwormjules
Sep 7, 2013, 10:56 am

107rabbitprincess
Sep 8, 2013, 10:41 am

Thumb! Excellent review. :)

108bookwormjules
Sep 8, 2013, 12:08 pm

107 - Thanks, glad you enjoyed it :)

109bookwormjules
Sep 8, 2013, 12:09 pm

September (can you believe it? It's September!?)

- A Fine Balance - Rohinton Misty (Asia/Africa/Middle East) - My Review

110bookwormjules
Sep 14, 2013, 10:59 am

- The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky (Mental Illness Awareness) My Review

111bookwormjules
Sep 14, 2013, 11:25 am

- Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami (Mental Illness Awareness) My Review

112bookwormjules
Sep 21, 2013, 10:27 am

- Sweetness in the Belly - Camilla Gibb (Colour your Library) My Review

113bookwormjules
Sep 21, 2013, 1:52 pm

- Men of the Otherworld - Kelley Armstrong (Short Stories) My Review

114bookwormjules
Sep 29, 2013, 10:44 am

The Best Place on Earth - Ayelet Tsabari (Short Stories) My Review

116bookwormjules
Oct 5, 2013, 10:03 am

117bookwormjules
Oct 6, 2013, 9:33 am

October!

- Surprise Island - Gertrude Chandler Warner (Children's/YA Lit) My Review

118bookwormjules
Oct 12, 2013, 9:06 am

Completed my first category!
- And The There Were None - Agatha Christie (Mystery/Thriller) My Review

119bookwormjules
Oct 12, 2013, 9:51 am

- Minister Without Portfolio - Michael Winter (read my name) - My Review

120rabbitprincess
Edited: Oct 12, 2013, 10:45 am

And Then There Were None is a great book to finish a category with! :) Also wow, blast from the past with the Boxcar Children! I read them too as a kid but preferred the Hardy Boys.

121bookwormjules
Oct 12, 2013, 10:45 am

119 - I agree with you on that one! Awesome book, one of the best I've read all year!!

122bookwormjules
Oct 12, 2013, 10:46 am

Second Category Completed - O'Canada
- Claire Messud - The Woman Upstairs - (O'Canada) My Review

123bookwormjules
Oct 12, 2013, 11:42 am

- Anne of Avonlea - L. M. Montgomery (Children's/YA Lit) My Review

124DeltaQueen50
Oct 12, 2013, 1:57 pm

Great review of And Then There Were None, my favorite Agatha Christie.

125lkernagh
Oct 12, 2013, 3:19 pm

Two categories completed and some great reading in, I see! I wanted to read The Woman Upstairs when it first came out but your review and a couple of others that I have read have me re-assessing whether I want to read it at some point or not bother. For now, it will stay on the 'maybe later' list.

126bookwormjules
Oct 14, 2013, 10:44 am

- 124 It's my favourite so far, it was such a fun read, do you know of any other books by her that have a similar appeal to i?

- 125 It's a hit or miss book with that one. I think it's a book where you either like it or you don't.

127DeltaQueen50
Oct 14, 2013, 8:05 pm

There are lots of Agatha Christies' that I love, but I really think And Then There Were None is her masterpiece. It doesn't rely on one of her popular characters to solve the mystery but rather allows the reader to slowly peel back the layers to reveal the murderer.

Murder on the Orient Express is one that stands out in my memory, although it's been years since I read it. Also both The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Death on the Nile are excellent.

But, yes, And There Were None is in a class all by itself.

128-Eva-
Oct 14, 2013, 10:25 pm

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? has always been the one I list as my favorite. I just realized I've never read The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - is it worth the read even though I know whodunnit? I guess I'm asking those who have done a reread of it - is it just as fun to read as when you didn't know?

129bookwormjules
Oct 20, 2013, 10:22 am

- 127 Death on the Nile was one of the books by the author I was debating between, but And then There Were None won out. I guess I should check that one next.

- 128 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - I wonder if that was the one I was looking for. I was at an author reading, and the author mentioned a major plot twist, in an Agatha Christie book, that has me looking for that book. Hmm.....

130bookwormjules
Oct 20, 2013, 10:23 am

- HellGoing - Lynn Cody (Short Stories) My Review

131LittleTaiko
Oct 20, 2013, 9:08 pm

Totally agree about And Then There Were None. One of her absolute best and creepiest.

Eva - I think reading The Murder of Roger Ackroyd even knowing who did it is worthwhile. I reread it recently and still enjoyed it. It makes you appreciate the subtle clues that she plants throughout the story.

132-Eva-
Oct 21, 2013, 12:25 am

->131 LittleTaiko:
Thanks!! I shall put it on the list.

133bookwormjules
Oct 27, 2013, 11:07 am

Beauty Beneath the Banyan - Crystal Fletcher (Asian/African/Middle East Lit) My Review

134mathgirl40
Oct 30, 2013, 9:54 pm

Great review of And Then There Were None. This is one of my favourites.

135bookwormjules
Nov 2, 2013, 11:44 am

134 - Thanks. It has become one of my favourites too!

136bookwormjules
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137bookwormjules
Nov 2, 2013, 2:44 pm

Bone and Bread - Saleema Nawaz (Mental Health Awareness) My Review

138bookwormjules
Nov 2, 2013, 3:08 pm

Clear Skies, No Wind, 100% Visibility - Theodora Armstrong (Short Stories) - My Review

139bookwormjules
Nov 23, 2013, 11:44 am

The Lion Seeker - Kenneth Bonert (Asian/African/Middle Eastern Lit) - My Review

140bookwormjules
Nov 24, 2013, 9:59 am

How to Get Along With Women - Elisabeth de Mariaffi (Short Stories) My Review

141bookwormjules
Edited: Dec 1, 2013, 10:10 am

Choke Collar: Positron, Episode 2 - Margaret Atwood (seriously speculative) My Review

Erase Me - Margaret Atwood (MRE) My Review

142bookwormjules
Dec 1, 2013, 11:13 am

Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris (Seriously Speculative) My Review

145bookwormjules
Dec 22, 2013, 4:57 pm

The Empty Room Lauren B. Davis (Mental Health Awareness) My Review

146bookwormjules
Dec 27, 2013, 10:24 am

Mercy Among the Children - David Adams Richards (MRE) My Review

147lkernagh
Dec 27, 2013, 8:39 pm

Wonderful, fantastic and completely awesome review of Mercy Among the Children, Julie! That is the book that turned me into a David Adams Richards fan and was my favorite read in 2010.

148bookwormjules
Dec 31, 2013, 10:53 pm

147 - It's my favourite of the year as well. I enjoyed his other books, now thanks to Mercy Among the Children, he is a must read everything.

149bookwormjules
Edited: Dec 31, 2013, 10:54 pm

The Book of Secrets - M. G. Vassanji (Award Winners) My Review

150bookwormjules
Edited: Jan 1, 2014, 10:26 am

End of Days- Max Turner (YA/Children's Lit) My Review