75 Books...More or Less! discussion

Looking to read 25 from my shelves this year.....

1. Saving Faith by David Baldacci
2. The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey
3. Enemy Women by Jeannette Jiles
4. Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Walls
5. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
6. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
7. Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir
8. Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
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Good number! Good luck!

1. Saving Faith by David Baldacci
2. The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey
3. Enemy Women by Jeannette Jiles
4. Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Walls
5. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
6. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
7. Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir
8. Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
9. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
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Kelli wrote: "1. Saving Faith by David Baldacci
2. The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey
3. Enemy Women by Jeannette Jiles
4. Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Walls
5. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
6. The Secret Servant b..."

And you're already at 9! At that pace you'll get way past 25.

I am also planning on reading 25 from my own shelf!

Yeah. Maybe I should have challenged myself a bit more....50? I was being very "lazy" as you never know how many new books will come up. Have plenty more on my shelf, basically just hoping to make a small dent.

Kelli wrote: "Yeah. Maybe I should have challenged myself a bit more....50? I was being very "lazy" as you never know how many new books will come up. Have plenty more on my shelf, basically just hoping to make ..."

Well, once you hit your goal you can just keep going and see where it takes you! :)

1. Saving Faith by David Baldacci
2. The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey
3. Enemy Women by Jeannette Jiles
4. Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Walls
5. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
6. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
7. Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir
8. Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
9. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
10. The Ocean between Us by Susan Wiggs
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Saving Faith by David Baldacci
2. The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey
3. Enemy Women by Jeannette Jiles
4. Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Walls
5. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
6. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
7. Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir
8. Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
9. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
10. The Ocean between Us by Susan Wiggs
11. Degree of Guilt by Richard North Patterson
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Kelli wrote: "Saving Faith by David Baldacci
2. The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey
3. Enemy Women by Jeannette Jiles
4. Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Walls
5. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
6. The Secret Servant by D..."

Almost halfway done and it's only March!!!!!

1. Saving Faith by David Baldacci
2. The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey
3. Enemy Women by Jeannette Jiles
4. Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Walls
5. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
6. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
7. Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir
8. Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
9. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
10. The Ocean between Us by Susan Wiggs
11. The Long Walk Home by Will North
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1. Saving Faith by David Baldacci
2. The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey
3. Enemy Women by Jeannette Jiles
4. Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Walls
5. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
6. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
7. Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir
8. Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
9. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
10. The Ocean between Us by Susan Wiggs
11. The Long Walk Home by Will North
12. True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
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1. Saving Faith by David Baldacci
2. The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey
3. Enemy Women by Jeannette Jiles
4. Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Walls
5. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
6. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
7. Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir
8. Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
9. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
10. The Ocean between Us by Susan Wiggs
11. The Long Walk Home by Will North
12. True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
13. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
14. Degree of Guilt by John North Patterson
15. The Sound of Glass by Karen White
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Halfway there! Keep it up, Kelli!

Thanks for the support. Have purchased too many new books so this challenge is going slower than I wanted it to.

Kelli wrote: "Thanks for the support. Have purchased too many new books so this challenge is going slower than I wanted it to."

I hear ya! lol.

1. Saving Faith by David Baldacci
2. The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey
3. Enemy Women by Jeannette Jiles
4. Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Walls
5. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
6. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
7. Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir
8. Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
9. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
10. The Ocean between Us by Susan Wiggs
11. The Long Walk Home by Will North
12. True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
13. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
14. Degree of Guilt by John North Patterson
15. The Sound of Glass by Karen White
16. Personal History by Katharine Graham
17. The Hot Flash Club by Nancy Thayer
18. The Wine of Solitude by Irene Nemirovsky
19. Second Honeymoon by Joanna Trollope
20. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
21. The Friends We Keep by Susan Mallery
22. After All These Years by Susan Isaacs
23. First Daughter by Eric Van Lustbader
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1. Saving Faith by David Baldacci
2. The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey
3. Enemy Women by Jeannette Jiles
4. Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Walls
5. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
6. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
7. Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir
8. Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
9. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
10. The Ocean between Us by Susan Wiggs
11. The Long Walk Home by Will North
12. True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
13. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
14. Degree of Guilt by John North Patterson
15. The Sound of Glass by Karen White
16. Personal History by Katharine Graham
17. The Hot Flash Club by Nancy Thayer
18. The Wine of Solitude by Irene Nemirovsky
19. Second Honeymoon by Joanna Trollope
20. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
21. The Friends We Keep by Susan Mallery
22. After All These Years by Susan Isaacs
23. First Daughter by Eric Van Lustbader
24. Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell
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25. Waiting to Be Heard by Amanda Knox

Adding another 25 to my challenge.....

Woohoo great job, Kelli! 25 right at the halfway point in the year!

Thanks. Hope to keep it up.

26. Leaving the World by Douglas Kennedy.
27. Three Junes by Julia Glass

28. Spencerville by Nelson DeMille

1. Saving Faith by David Baldacci
2. The Painted Kiss by Elizabeth Hickey
3. Enemy Women by Jeannette Jiles
4. Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Walls
5. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
6. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
7. Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir
8. Body Surfing by Anita Shreve
9. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
10. The Ocean between Us by Susan Wiggs
11. The Long Walk Home by Will North
12. True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
13. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
14. Degree of Guilt by John North Patterson
15. The Sound of Glass by Karen White
16. Personal History by Katharine Graham
17. The Hot Flash Club by Nancy Thayer
18. The Wine of Solitude by Irene Nemirovsky
19. Second Honeymoon by Joanna Trollope
20. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
21. The Friends We Keep by Susan Mallery
22. After All These Years by Susan Isaacs
23. First Daughter by Eric Van Lustbader
24. Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell
25. Waiting to Be Heard by Amanda Knox
26. Leaving the World by Douglas Kennedy.
27. Three Junes by Julia Glass
28. Spencerville by Nelson DeMille
29. The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan

Woot! You killed it, and you still have 5 months to go... you'll need to hit up a bookstore soon to fill up those empty shelves :-D

Still hitting up bookstores but have plenty left on the shelf.....

30. Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddon

31. The Final Judgment by James North Patterson

Kelli, are you thinking of upping your original goal since you reached it so early?

Yes, I upped it another 25 for a total of 50.

32. Are You Afraid of the Dark? by Sidney Sheldon

33. Three Weeks in Paris by Barbara Taylor Bradford

34. One Flight Up by Susan Fales-Hill

35. Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende

36. Summer Friends by Holly Chamberlin

37. Inside the Third Reich by Albert Speer.

38. Ape House by Sara Gruen.

39. Amagansett by Mark Mills also known as The Whaleboat House.

40. The Accidental Family by Rowan Coleman.

41. Mission to Paris by Alan Furst.

42. A Million Little Things by Susan Mallery.

43. Secrets of Paris by Luanne Rice. 2 stars. I liked the setting in Paris but the story was a bit weak and the characters shallow and I didn't feel for them.

44. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout.

45. A Yorkshire Christmas by Kate Hewitt.

6 weeks left, can you hit 50 off your shelves?! You can!!

Elyse wrote: "6 weeks left, can you hit 50 off your shelves?! You can!!"

Going to do my best, should be able too. Thanks for the motivational support.

46. The Winner by David Balducci
47. Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand

48. Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee

49. Blessing in Disguise by Eileen Goudge.

Kelli, I love the Winter Street series by Elin Hilderbrand

I need the second one, I already have the third and fourth. Very sweet story.

Yup, I read them all! I really loved this little family.