100+ Books in 2025 discussion

This is pretty much the only resolution I make that lasts all year, even though it doesn't actually pan out.

January
001) Heart of Steel, Meljean Brook
002) The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern
003) Unveiled, Courtney Milan
004) Unlocked, Courtney Milan
005) Unclaimed, Courtney Milan
006) Unraveled, Courtney Milan
007) Cold Magic, Kate Elliott

Seem to be trundling along at good clip, but it's early days yet! The bloom has not yet left this rose. What am I saying, I don't know.

February
008) Divergent, Veronica Roth
009) Cold Fire, Kate Elliott
010) The Heretic Queen, Michelle Moran
011) Shades of Milk and Honey, Mary Robinette Kowal

Here's to March! May I knock a few more books off the ever growing list!

March
012) The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
013) Rainshadow Road, Lisa Kleypas
014) A Walk in the Park, Jill Mansell
015) Just Like Heaven, Julia Quinn
016) I'm In No Mood For Love, Rachel Gibson

Does it break the rules to include books that I've already read before? No? Well, I am going to start counting them anyway. :)

April
017) The Duke And I, Julia Quinn
018) The Viscount Who Loved Me, Julia Quinn
019) An Offer From a Gentleman, Julia Quinn
020) Romancing Mister Bridgerton, Julia Quinn
021) To Sir Phillip, With Love, Julia Quinn
022) When He Was Wicked, Julia Quinn
023) On the Way to the Wedding, Julia Quinn

So that's it for the Julia Quinn spree. I think I'll try for a C.S. Harris run this May.

May
024) What Angels Fear, C.S. Harris
025) When Gods Die, C.S. Harris
026) Why Mermaids Sing, C.S. Harris
027) Her Best Worst Mistake, Sarah Mayberry
028) Where Serpents Sleep, C.S. Harris
029) What Remains of Heaven, C.S. Harris

No themes for this month. I'll probably just end up reading whatever I can get my hands on.

June
030) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, Mindy Kaling
031) A Night Like This, Julia Quinn
032) Sheepfarmer's Daughter, Elizabeth Moon

Just three books in the whole month of June? OUTRAGEOUS -- or possibly a good thing, because it's been a pretty busy month! My quest to reach the hundred-book goal is not looking too good at the moment though.

July
033) Divided Allegiance, Elizabeth Moon
034) Oath of Gold, Elizabeth Moon
035) For Darkness Shows the Stars, Diana Peterfreund
036) Among the Nameless Stars, Diana Peterfreund

Resigning myself to another year of not completing this challenge -- my three-year streak remains unbroken!

August
037) Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d'Art, Christopher Moore
038) A Pool in the Desert, Robin McKinley
039) Matchless: A Christmas Story, Gregory Maguire
040) Detection Unlimited, Georgette Heyer
041) The City's Son, Tom Pollock

Though I may just have splurged outrageously on new books, I think I'll just be glad to reach fifty. This is the one area in which I'll allow myself to settle!

September
042) Cranford, Elizabeth Gaskell
043) North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell (rr)
044) Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book, M.R. James

It's October already??? GAH.


October
045) Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
046) vN, Madeline Ashby
047) Devil's Cub, Georgette Heyer (rr)
048) Beauvallet, Georgette Heyer

Wow, not even close.

November
048) Blackbirds, Chuck Wendig
049) Twixt Firelight and Water: A Tale of Sevenwaters, Juliet Marillier
050) The Foundling, Georgette Heyer
051) Riveted, Meljean Brook
052) At Your Pleasure, Meredith Duran
053) Shadowfell, Juliet Marillier

Last month to win iiiiit (nope, not even gonna get close but it'll be fun trying!)

December
054) Bitterblue, Kristin Cashore
055) The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien
056) Deathless, Catherynne M. Valente
057) Team Human, Justine Larbalestier
058) H.P. Lovecraft Goes to the Movies: The Classic Stories That Inspired the Classic Horror Films, H.P. Lovecraft
059) Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle, The Countess of Carnarvon
060) Powder And Patch, Georgette Heyer
061) Beguiling the Beauty, Sherry Thomas