Challenge: 50 Books discussion

book 63 by Kim Fielding

I enjoyed this LGBT suspense set in Venice

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Book 64 by Ransom Riggs

I enjoyed book two of the Peculiar Children series but not quite as much as book one.

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Book 65 by L.W.R Lee

Book 66 by Tim Major

Andy is Middle Grade fantasy and Carus is horror. Both were pretty enjoyable

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Book 67 by Charlie Cochet

Book 68 by Hiroshi Takagashi

Loved Hell & High Water. The manga is pretty good too.

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message 51: by Cornerofmadness Jun 02, 2015 08:34PM
book 63 Venetian Masks by Kim Fielding by Kim Fielding

I enjoyed this LGBT suspense set in Venice

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message 52: by Cornerofmadness Jun 03, 2015 11:35AM
Book 64 Hollow City (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #2) by Ransom Riggs by Ransom Riggs

I enjoyed book two of the Peculiar Children series but not quite as much as book one.

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message 53: by Cornerofmadness Jun 08, 2015 11:14AM
Book 65 Blast of the Dragon's Fury (Andy Smithson, #1) by L.R.W. Lee by L.W.R Lee

Book 66 Carus & Mitch by Tim Major by Tim Major

Andy is Middle Grade fantasy and Carus is horror. Both were pretty enjoyable

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book 69 by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan & Deborah Biancotti

I loved the ARC of this upcoming YA 'superhero' story (probably more SF than UF, either way it was very good)

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yikes! I forgot to update for a month!

70 - by Joel Ross

71 by Kim Fielding

72 by Travis Bow

73 by Lillian Carl

74 by Ya-Seong Ko

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77 all by You Higuri

most were enjoyable. LOVED Fog Diver

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78 by You Higuri

A halfway decent alt history manga

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79. by Makoto Yukimura

80. by Holly Black

Vinland is an amazing manga. Coldest girl was an interesting take on the vampire trope

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Book 81 by takaya Kagami

Not half bad

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Book 82 by Kazue Kato

I enjoy this series. Too bad it's such a long wait between volumes now.

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Book 83 by Jim C Hines


I really enjoy this series about using books to do magic.

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Book 84 by Ichirou Sakaki

another new to me series, has potential

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Book 85 by Maggie Stiefvater

Love this series and this book is every bit as good as the first two.

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Book 86 by Keith R.A. DeCandido

a so-so Star Trek Next Generation book

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Book 87 by Yana Toboso

This arc took some interesting twists and had some amazing art. I was surprised the arc didn't finish in this one though.

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Book 88 by Lawrence Levy

This one wasn't very good.

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Book 89 by Atsuko Asano

Book 90 by Simone St. James

No 6 is the last volume of a very good anime dystopia and other side is equally good, historical paranormal mystery

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Book 91 by Lex Chase

Book 92 by Maureen Jennings

Book 93 by Alexander mcCall Smith

Loved Except the Dying and Pawn Takes Rook was funny. No 1 was not for me.

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Book 94. by CLAMP

The series has major reveals in this one

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book 95 by Jessica Khoury

It's a fairly decent near future YA.

and i forgot to mention I did officially make the challenge since I'm now up to 52 novels (I include the manga/graphic novels in the count just so I can keep track of them for other things but I don't consider the challenge done until I get 50 novels)

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Book 96 by by Hiromu Arakawa & Yoshiki Tanaka

It's a bit slow going but I like it.

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Book 97 by David Bainbridge

Accessible book on the genetics of the sex chromosomes

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Book 98 by Andrea Speed

Book 99 by Adachi Toka

Really loved the LGBT SF mystery that is Freefall. Stray God was a very promising start to a manga.

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Book 100 by Joseph Bruchac & Will Davis

A good graphic novel adaptation of a novel of the same name, steeped in Abenaki Native American lore.

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Book 101 by L.E. Fitzpatrick

Book 102 by Makoto Yukimura

The book is a near future dystopia and pretty good and the manga is a Viking historical and I love it.

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Book 103 by Richard Kadrey

Book 104 by Hajime Isayama

Really enjoyed Sandman Slim and this volume of AoT starts drilling down into what is wrong with their world.

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Book 105 by Takaya Kagami

Has potential but I don't like the lead character.

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Book 106 by Amy Stewart

It's a nice, humorous non fiction on deadly plants.

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Book 107 by Arshad Ahsanuddin

Interesting story hampered by crappy art.

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Book 108 by Laura Wolfe

It's a good YA suspense about a mystery at a horse riding academy.

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Book 109 by Erica Spindler

Book 110 by Kore Yamazaki

I didn't much care for Blood Vines but Ancient Magus is a strong start to a new manga series

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Book 111 by Elizabeth Lowell

Not bad but not particularly good suspense book.

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Book 112 by Hajime Isayama

Lots of reveals in this volume.

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Book 113 by Meera Lester


It's a good debut mystery with a likable female protagonist.

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Book 114 by Jim Butcher

I liked this steampunk series' debut but not as much as I liked the Dresden Files. I don't have enough hours in my day any more for 600+ page books.

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Book 115 by Adachi Toka

I'm really enjoying this series. click on the cover to see cornerofmadness's review.

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Book 116 by Yuuki Iinuma

Book 117 by Michael Jan Friedman

Both were okay but nothing special.

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Book 118 by Jeremy Whitley

Book 119 by Alex Heberling

Book 120 by Michael Spradlin

They were all good but I really liked The Hues

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Book 121 by Tite Kubo

As it's the last arc of a series I've followed for years I'll finish it but man it's really run its course.

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Book 122 by Adachi Toka

Book 123 by Douglas Corleone and Robert Ludlum

I'm loving Noragami. Janson was your usual thriller fare, nothing too great.

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Book 124 by Laura Anne Gilman

I loved this weird west tale with a strong female protagonist.


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Book 125 by Jack Kornfield.

A nice meditation book for when life has gotten rough.

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Book 126 by R.J. Anderson

I really loved this middle grade mystery, fun characters, magic and mystery.

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Book 127 by Taylin Clavelli.

Not a half bad m/m romance.

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Book 128 by Shirow Miwa

A bit of a let down, sort of stumbling toward the end of the series.

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Book 129 by Brandon Sanderson

I love this series and this was a fantastic entry into it.

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Book 130 by Takaya Kagami

I'm losing patience with this one.

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Book 131 by Rick Riordan

I really enjoyed this second book in the series. I need to catch up on this series.

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Book 132 Chuck Wendig

This disappointed me.

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Book 133 by Michael Grant

Book 134 by Andre Norton & A.C. Crispin

I liked Grant's book. Norton's book would have been better if I had read it years ago when I was familiar with that universe.

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