50 Book Challenge 2013 -The Sequel!

whooo! i've finally reached book 50. It took me about 6 weeks as been a stressful time with house sale so I have struggled to get into books.

Anyway book 50 was The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackburg

70 Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters. Loved it.

Thanks for the welcome, I'll be sure to join in from the start next time.

Foosyerdos is that your first reading of the Fforde books? They're some of my favourites!!

Yay for doing the challenge next year!

its never too late octo welcome!

we're doing the challenge next year too

Oh, am I too late to join in this thread?

I have just finished reading The story of beautiful girl

23. Alys Always - Harriet Lane

ooh i missed counted

harry potter #4 was my number 39. quite different from the film... which surprised me. love dobby though

40. the secret of crickley hall - james herbert. its a good job i stopped off at a charity shop on the way to my mums... otherwise i wouldnt have had anything to read! 1/4 of a way through and im very intrigued already. very short chapters too which is quite handy. eager to read to rest...

13. The big over easy - Jasper Fforde
14. Hallucinations - Oliver Sacks
15. The Edge of Reason - Helen Fielding
16. Lost in a good book - Jasper Fforde

51. "Ivanhoe" by Sir Walter Scott. Finally finished it. Some parts of it were good, but it was a bit too waffly for me. I'm glad to have finished it

funambulist - hope you enjoy The Blackwater Lightship, it was amazing. I picked up some short stories of his in the library yesterday - The Empty Family, and will give those a go. Wasn't that keen on Brooklyn, on first read but will re-read and may try The Heather Blazing soon.

Book 89 - Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult. I enjoyed this book very much. Kept me turning the pages. Gripping stuff. I'd forgotten how good a storyteller Jodi Picoult is.

46. Annapurna - Maurice Herzog

Another mountaineering book - this time an account of the first ever summit of a mountain above 8,000m, in 1950. An absolutely thrilling book and a fine testament to the bravery of the men involved (both Frenchmen and Sherpas).

68 Beatrice goes to brighton - M C Beaton
69 Deborah goes to Dover - M C Beaton.
Lots going on at the moment so reading stuff that I don't have to think about

62. The Radleys - Matt Haig

Liked it. Had very short chapters though, which never fails to annoy me.

65 Emily goes to Exeter - M C Beaton
66 Belinda goes to Bath - M C Beaton
67 Penelope goes to Portsmouth - M C Beaton

PerksOfBeingNorthern I do have a kindle. Thanks for letting me know that Dark Places and Sharp Objects are just 99p. I have been dithering about whether to buy them, but at that price the decision is easy.

funambulist I enjoyed Sharp Objects although was a little uncomfortable to read in places - think I am becoming overly squeamish Raced through it to see if I was correct about the murderer...I wasn't!
Well worth 99p on Kindle if you have one, just bought Dark Places and Gone Girl for 99p each too.

I'm definitely up for next year. I've read more this year than I have for years. I'm a bit that it took a MN thread to make me do it!

40. The Accidental Husband by Jane Green. Good reliable chick lit.

41. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I loved this! Thank you to everyone up thread who recommended it.

50 The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Thanks Cardiff, no help at all, but I'll probably start something else

blimey... didnt mean to waffle on quite as much as that sorry

yay so glad we're all up for another challenge.

to those that havent, and say they wont read, 50 books either this year or next. i dont think it matters if you hit 50. i think 50 is a very reasonable number but the beauty of this challenge is that you can set your own personal target... 30, 40, 50, 100, 200... it doesnt matter... it gets us all reading. we all read at different speeds and life gets busy.

39. the hunger games #1 - just finished! enjoyed it a lot actually. did they change the ending in the film? or have i just completely forgotten what happened?

40. harry potter #4 - going to visit my dm on tuesday so im starting it then and giving myself a read free day tomorrow

49 The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill

It's a rattling good ghost story and really well written with a rather old-fashioned feel to it which I like.

Almost there! I'm now about halfway through The Night Circus, which I'm really enjoying. It's rather like a fairy tale for adults.

Duchess of Malfi I think that I might put The Blackwater Lightship on my to-read pile after your recommendation. I've read and enjoyed The Testament of Mary and The Master.

AnonYonimousBird Did you enjoy The Remains of the Day? I loved it, though it's a while since I read it. One of those books you can really lose yourself in.

PerksOfBeingNorthern What did you think of Sharp Objects? I've read Gone Girl, is Sharp Objects as good?

InLoveWithDavidTennant I'm definitely up for doing this again next year and already have a long list of books I want to read, largely as a result of recommendations on this thread, so thanks to everyone for sharing what they've read.