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2013 Book Blogger Recommendation Reading Challenge

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From Reading with Tequila:

The Levels: Level I - Read 5 books from the 2012 Book Blogger Recommendation List Level II - Read 10 books Level III - Read 15 books Level IV - Read 20 books Level V - Read 20+ books The Rules:

Challenge will run January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013. Participants can join anytime throughout the challenge.Create an intro post, linking back to this post. Sign up with the Linky below. Please link to your challenge intro post, not your blog home page. Chose your own books from the list. You can decide to read books only on the Top 25 list or from the entire recommendation list. You do not have to make a list of books before the challenge begins.All forms of books acceptable (audiobooks, eBooks, etc.)Rereads do not count towards the completion of the challenge. The challenge is about discovering books that are new to you.You don't need a blog to participate.Reviews, while always appreciated, are not mandatory.

Complete List (already read are bolded):

  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
  2. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
  3. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
  4. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
  5. Divergent by Veronica Roth
  6. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
  7. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
  8. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
  9. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
  10. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
  11. Partials by Dan Wells
  12. Pawn of Prophecy, David Eddings
  13. Persuasion by Jane Austen
  14. Plague Town by Dana Fredsti
  15. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  16. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
  17. The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain
  18. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
  19. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
  20. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  21. Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince by J.K.Rowling
  22. Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts
  23. Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins
  24. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  25. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
  26. The Prestige by Christopher Priest
  27. The Secret History by Donna Tartt
  28. Allison Hewitt Is Trapped by Madeline Roux
  29. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
  30. Every Day by David Levithan
  31. I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
  32. Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
  33. Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
  34. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
  35. The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
  36. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  37. The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan
  38. 84 Charring Cross Road by Helene Hanff
  39. A Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy
  40. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
  41. Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between by J.A. Saare
  42. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
  43. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
  44. Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
  45. The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman
  46. The Good Father by Diane Chamberlain
  47. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
  48. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
  49. Crewel by Gennifer Albin
  50. MWF seeking BFF by Rachel Bertsche
  51. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
  52. The Night Is Large by Martin Gardner
  53. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
  54. The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
  55. Under The Dome by Stephen King
  56. Wolf of the Plains by Conn Iggulden
  57. Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis & Tracey Hickman
  58. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
  59. Gone by Michael Grant
  60. Perfume by Patrick Suskind
  61. Sail by James Patterson
  62. Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley
  63. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
  64. Soulless by Gail Carriger
  65. The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
  66. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
  67. Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer
  68. Across the Universe by Beth Revis
  69. Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
  70. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
  71. Explosive 18 by Janet Evanovich
  72. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
  73. North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell
  74. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
  75. Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
  76. Strong Poison by Dorthy L Sayers
  77. The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer
  78. The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
  79. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
  80. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
  81. Matched by Ally Condie
  82. Poison Study, Maria V. Snyder
  83. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
  84. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  85. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  86. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer
  87. The Snow Child be by Eowyn Ivey
  88. This Is Not A Test by Courtney Summers
  89. Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
  90. Feed by Mira Grant
  91. I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
  92. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
  93. Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
  94. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
  95. The Lies We Told by Diane Chamberlain
  96. The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C Clarke
  97. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
  98. Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder
  99. A Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
  100. A Storm of Swords part 1 by George R.R. Martin
  101. Books, Baguettes and Bedbugs (Time Was Soft There) by Jeremy Mercer
  102. Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn
  103. Julie & Julia by Julie Powell
  104. Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
  105. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

I'm signing up for Level II: 10 books.  Out of the 105 books on the list, I've already read 21.  Looking at the remaining books, I narrowed it even further to 31 possibilities.  I've italicized my must-reads.  The other options are up for grabs.

  1. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
  2. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
  3. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
  4. Divergent by Veronica Roth
  5. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
  6. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
  7. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
  8. Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts
  9. Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins
  10. Every Day by David Levithan
  11. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
  12. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
  13. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
  14. MWF seeking BFF by Rachel Bertsche
  15. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
  16. Under The Dome by Stephen King
  17. Gone by Michael Grant
  18. Across the Universe by Beth Revis
  19. Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
  20. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
  21. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
  22. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
  23. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
  24. Matched by Ally Condie
  25. Poison Study, Maria V. Snyder
  26. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer
  27. This Is Not A Test by Courtney Summers
  28. Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
  29. Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder
  30. A Storm of Swords part 1 by George R.R. Martin
  31. Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry