2019 Reading Challenges

2019 Library Love Challenge

1. Awakenings by Edward Lazellari
2. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
3. The Disasters by M. K. England
4. Standing in Another Man’s Grave by Ian Rankin
5. Blameless by Gail Carriger, Emily Gray
6. The Great Brain (Audiobook) by John D. Fitzgerald, Ron McLarty
7. Slow Horses by Mick Herron
8. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling, Jim Dale (Narrator)
9. Who Killed the Fonz? by James Boice
10. Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles by Thomas Lennon, John Hendrix (Illustrations)
11. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, Henning Koch (Translator)
12. Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss by Rajeev Balasubramanyam
13. Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin
14. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling, Jim Dale
15. The Flintstones, Vol. 1. by Mark Russell, Steve Pugh

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16. Stumptown, vol 1: The Case of the Girl Who Took her Shampoo (But Left her Mini) by Greg Rucka, Matthew Southworth
17. State of the Union by Nick Hornby
18. The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich, Peter Evanovich
19. Deception Cove by Owen Laukkanen
20. How Not to Die by Michael Greger M.D. FACLM, Gene Stone
21. Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
22. Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin
23. The Blue Zones Solution(Audiobook) by Dan Buettner, Joe Barrett
24. Riding the Elephant by Craig Ferguson
25. The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion (link forthcoming)
26. The Depth of Winter (Audiobook) by Craig Johnson, George Guidall
27. The Shameless by Ace Atkins (link forthcoming)
28. Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia, Gabriel Picolo (Illustrator): An Updated Look into the Empath’s Past
29. Chances Are . . . by Richard Russo: Russo almost writes a Crime Novel, but manages to avoid it.
30. Shady Characters by Keith Houston: This geeky look at symbols and punctuation is as informative as it is fun.
31. Dark Age by Pierce Brown: The blood-dimmed tide is loosed… / The best lack all conviction, while the worst / Are full of passionate intensity.
32. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling, Jim Dale
33. The Chain by Adrian McKinty
34. Land of Wolves by Craig Johnson
35. Land of Wolves by Craig Johnson
36. I’m Sorry…Love, Your Husband (Audiobook) by Clint Edwards, Joe Hempel
37. The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie, Steven Pacey
38. Gluten Is My Bitch: Rants, Recipes, and Ridiculousness for the Gluten-Free (Audiobook) by April Peveteaux
    Have You Eaten Grandma?: Or, the Life-Saving Importance of Correct Punctuation, Grammar, and Good English

39. Before They are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie, Steven Pacey
40. My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows, Fiona Hardingham (link forthcoming
41. Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch (link forthcoming)
42. The Abels by Jeremy Scott, Eric Michael Summerer (link forthcoming)
43. The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes, Kirby Heyborne (link forthcoming)
44. Open Season by C. J. Box, David Chandler (link forthcoming)
45. Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (link forthcoming)
46. Side Jobs by Jim Butcher, James Marsters
47. The Highway by C. J. Box, Holter Graham (link forthcoming)
48. Savage Run by C. J. Box, David Chandler (link forthcoming)
49. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, Cynthia Holloway (link forthcoming)
50. Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks by Jason Reynolds (link forthcoming)
51. Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie, Steven Pacey
52. The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness, James Fouhey (link forthcoming)
53. Back of Beyond by C. J. Box, Holter Graham (link forthcoming)
54. Dragon Bones (Audiobook) by Patricia Briggs, Joe Manganiello (link forthcoming)
55. Inkheart (Audiobook) by Cornelia Funke, Lynn Redgrave (link forthcoming)
56. Undeath & Taxes (Audiobook) by Drew Hayes, Kirby Heyborne (link forthcoming)
57. Please Don’t Tell my Parents I’m a Supervillain (Audiobook) by Richard Roberts, Emily Woo Zeller (link forthcoming)
58. You Can Date Boys When You’re Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About (Audiobook) by Dave Barry (link forthcoming)
59. Dragon Blood (Audiobook) by Patricia Briggs, Joe Manganiello (link forthcoming)
60. Storm Cursed (Audiobook) by Patricia Briggs, Lorelei King
61. Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland (Audiobook) by Dave Barry, Dick Hill (link forthcoming)
62. The Badlands (Audiobook) by C.J. Box, January LaVoy (link forthcoming)
63. Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster): Life Lessons and Other Ravings from Dave Barry (Audiobook) by Dave Barry (link forthcoming)
64. Artemis (Audiobook) by Andy Weir, Rosario Dawson
65. Wishful Drinking (Audiobook) by Carrie Fisher
66. Thereby Hangs a Tail by Spencer Quinn, Jim Frangione (Audiobook)
67. Zombie Spaceship Wasteland by Patton Oswalt (Audiobook) —(link forthcoming)
68. Blue Moon by Lee Child
69. What the Dog Knows Young Readers Edition by Cat Warren, Patricia J. Wynne
70. Twenty-one Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks
71. The Martian by Andy Weir, R.C. Bray (Audiobook)
72. Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan (Audiobook)
73. Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey, Jefferson Mays (Audiobook)
74. No Sweat by Michelle Segar —(link forthcoming)
75. Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher, Kate Reading (Audiobook)

While I Was Reading 2019 Challenge

✔ A book with a curse word in the title: The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind by Jackson Ford
✔ A memoir or biography of a favorite celebrity: Riding the Elephant by Craig Ferguson
✔ An essay collection: Death Valley Superstars by Duke Haney
✔ A book with a one word title: Fallen by Benedict Jacka
✔ A classic you’ve been meaning to get to: The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
✔ A book written by a comedian: Riding the Elephant by Craig Ferguson
✔ A book set in a country you’d like to visit: Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles by Thomas Lennon, John Hendrix
✔ A book by an author you’ve never read before: Flight of the Fox by Gray Basnight
✔ A book recommended by someone you trust: An Accidental Death (Audiobook) by Peter Grainger, Gildart Jackson
✔ A book with your favorite animal on the cover or in the title: Heart of Barkness by Spencer Quinn
✔ A book mentioned in another book: The Art of War by by Sun Tzu, James Trapp (Translator)
✔ Read a book with “how to” in the title: How to Kill Friends and Implicate People by Jay Stringer

#LetsReadIndie Reading Challenge

1. Flight of the Fox by Gray Basnight
2. A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps by Nick Kolakowski
3. The Reach of Shadows by Tony J. Forder
4. Slaughterhouse Blues by Nick Kolakowski
5. The Lion’s Tail by Luna Miller, Aidan Isherwood (Translator)
6. Main Bad Guy by Nick Kolakowski
7. Death Valley Superstars by Duke Haney
8. Finders Keepers: The Definitive Edition by Russ Colchamiro
9. Unstoppable Arsenal by Jeffery H. Haskell
10. Shattered Illusions by J.C. Jackson (link forthcoming)
11. The Barista’s Guide to Espionage by Dave Sinclair
12. Black Moss by David Nolan
13. Seraphina’s Lament by Sarah Chorn
14. Dead is Beautiful by Jo Perry
15. The Murder Quadrille by Fidelis Morgan
16. August by Jim Lusby
17. Broken Dreams by Nick Quantrill
18. A Burdizzo For A Prince by Mark Rapacz
19. Not Everyone is Special by Josh Denslow
20. Back Door to Hell by Paul Gadsby
21. And Drink I Did: One Man’s Story of Growing Through Recovery by Jay Keefe
22. Killing State by Judith O’Reilly
23. Rogue Superheroes by Matt Cowper
24. Mama’s Gone by Leopold Borstinski
25. The First World Problems of Jason Van Otterloo by James Bailey
26. Lingering by Melissa Simonson
27. Postgraduate by Ian Shane
28. Dispatches from a Tourist Trap by James Bailey
29. Breaking the Lore by Andy Redsmith
30. KA-E-RO-U Time to Go Home by B. Jeanne Shibahara
31. Death Before Coffee by Desmond P. Ryan
32. I Want You Gone by Miranda Rijks
33. Venators: Magic Unleashed by Devri Walls
34. You Die Next by Stephanie Marland
35. Always Grey in Winter by Mark J. Engels
36. Death at the Dakota by M.K. Graff
37. Deadly Secrets by OMJ Ryan

Venators: Promises Forged by Devri Walls

38. Going Dark by Neil Lancaster
39. The Controller by Matt Brolly
40. Instant Karma by Todd Morr
41. Stumptown, vol 1: The Case of the Girl Who Took her Shampoo (But Left her Mini) by Greg Rucka, Matthew Southworth
42. Dead Inside by Noelle Holten
43. The World’s Greatest Mousetrap by B.C.R. Fegan, Fanny Liem (link forthcoming)
44. Kill for Me by Rebecca Bradley
45. Finest Sh*t!: Deviant Stories by Nick Kolakowski
46. The Butcher by Nathan Burrows
47. Ink to Ashes by Russell Day
48. Gravity by Maggie Lynch (link forthcoming)
49. In the Eye by Robert Germaux
50. Worst Case Scenario by Helen Fitzgerald
51. Base Cowboys by Mark Farrer
52. Laser House on the Prairie by David W. Barbee (link forthcoming)
53. Time Travel + Brain Stealing = Murderous Appliances and Good Times by Richard Steele (link forthcoming)
54. Nightfall by Matt Cowper (link forthcoming)
55. Screamcatcher by Christy J. Breedlove (link forthcoming)

Finding God in the Ordinary

56. Cause and Effect: Vice Plagues the City by Pete Adams: It’s some effort, but readers will be amused by this
57. Brotherhood of the Worm by M. T. Miller (link forthcoming)
58. Hire Idiots by Professor I.M. Nemo
59. The Editor by Simon Hall
60. Bloodline by Pamela Murray
61. Irony in the Soul: Nobody Listens Like the Dying by Pete Adams
62. Appetite for Risk by Jack Leavers
63. Cradle to Grave by Rachel Amphlett (link forthcoming
64. Ghosts of You by Cathy Ulrich (link forthcoming
65. Justice Gone by N. Lombardi, Jr. (link forthcoming
66. Faith vs Faithfulness: A Primer On Rest
67. Relief by Execution by Gint Aras
68. Sea This and Sea That by Jeremy Billups
69. A Bloody Arrogant Power by Malcolm J. Wardlaw
70. Don’t Get Involved by F J Curlew
71. The Dead of Winter by A. B. Gibson
72. XYZ by William Knight
73. The Dead Don’t Sleep by Steven Max Russo
74. Flying Alone: A Memoir by (link forthcoming)
75. Anbatar: Legacy of the Blood Guard by Anne Dolleri
76. Bearded Too
77. Maxine Unleashes Doomsday by Nick Kolakowski (link forthcoming)
78. Going Rogue by Neil Lancaster
79. Hands Up by Stephen Clark
80. Thieves by Steven Max Russo
81. Hurricane Vacation by Heather L. Beal, Jasmine Mills
82. An Accidental Death (Audiobook) by Peter Grainger, Gildart Jackson
83. Dawn of Dreams by Bronwyn Leroux
84. Not So Common People by T Gamache (link forthcoming
85. Hacked by Duncan MacMaster
86. 46% Better Than Dave by Alastair Puddick
87. Leo & The Lightning Dragons by Gill White, Gilli B
88. Find Your Weigh by Shellie Bowdoin —(link forthcoming)
89. The Heart of Christ in Heaven Towards Sinners on Earth by Thomas Goodwin

2019 Cloak & Dagger Challenge

1. Flight of the Fox by Gray Basnight
2. A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps by Nick Kolakowski
3. The Reach of Shadows by Tony J. Forder
4. Slaughterhouse Blues by Nick Kolakowski
5. The Lion’s Tail by Luna Miller, Aidan Isherwood (Translator)
6. Main Bad Guy by Nick Kolakowski
7. Immoral Code by Lillian Clark
8. Spare Room by Dreda Say Mitchell
9. Confess, Fletch (Audiobook) by Gregory Mcdonald, Dan John Miller
10. The Barista’s Guide to Espionage by Dave Sinclair
11. Black Moss by David Nolan
12. Dead is Beautiful by Jo Perry
13. The Murder Quadrille by Fidelis Morgan
14. August by Jim Lusby
15. Broken Dreams by Nick Quantrill
16. A Burdizzo For A Prince by Mark Rapacz
17. Back Door to Hell by Paul Gadsby
18. Standing in Another Man’s Grave by Ian Rankin
19. The Last Act by Brad Parks
20. Killing State by Judith O’Reilly
21. Mama’s Gone by Leopold Borstinski
22. Slow Horses by Mick Herron
23. Who Killed the Fonz? by James Boice
24. My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
25. Fletch’s Fortune by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller (link forthcoming)
26. The Fourth Courier by Timothy Jay Smith
27. Death Before Coffee by Desmond P. Ryan
28. I Want You Gone by Miranda Rijks
29. You Die Next by Stephanie Marland
30. Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin
31. Fletch’s Fortune (Audiobook) by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller
32. Fletch and the Widow Bradley (Audiobook) by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller
33. Death at the Dakota by M.K. Graff
34. Deadly Secrets by OMJ Ryan
35. The Liar by Steve Cavanagh
36. The Killing Joke by Christa Faust, Gary Phillips
37. Going Dark by Neil Lancaster
38. Fletch and the Man Who by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller(link forthcoming)
39. The Controller by Matt Brolly
40. Killer Thriller by Lee Goldberg
41. Instant Karma by Todd Morr
42. Carioca Fletch by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller(link forthcoming)
43. Stumptown, vol 1: The Case of the Girl Who Took her Shampoo (But Left her Mini) by Greg Rucka, Matthew Southworth
44. Dead Inside by Noelle Holten
45. Kill for Me by Rebecca Bradley
46. The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich, Peter Evanovich
47. Deception Cove by Owen Laukkanen
48. Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin
49. Paper Son by S.J. Rozan: Lydia and Bill in their most foreign setting yet — Mississippi
50. Null Set by SL Huang: Cas Russell — the world’s most violent mathematician — gets proactive fighting crime.
51. Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
52. Fletch Won by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller (link forthcoming)
53. Flynn by Gregory McDonald, Donald Corren (link forthcoming)
54. Marah Chase and the Conqueror’s Tomb by Jay Stringer
55. Finest Sh*t!: Deviant Stories by Nick Kolakowski

Worst Case Scenario

56. The Butcher by Nathan Burrows
57. Ink to Ashes by Russell Day
58. In the Eye by Robert Germaux
59. Worst Case Scenario by Helen Fitzgerald
60. Base Cowboys by Mark Farrer
61. The Depth of Winter (Audiobook) by Craig Johnson, George Guidall
62. The Shameless by Ace Atkins (link forthcoming)
63. Bark of Night by David Rosenfelt
64. The Frame-Up (Audiobook) by Meghan Scott Molin, Andrea Emmes
65. Heart of Barkness by Spencer Quinn
66. The Queen Con by Meghan Scott Molin (link forthcoming)
67. Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh
68. Cause and Effect: Vice Plagues the City by Pete Adams: It’s some effort, but readers will be amused by this
69. A Dangerous Man by Robert Crais: A Routine Errand leads to a Rescue Mission for Joe Pike
70. Black Summer by M. W. Craven: A Good Detective Faces Off with a Brilliant Criminal for the Second Time
71. Fletch, Too by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller (link forthcoming)
    Bitterest Pill

72. Son of Fletch by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller (link forthcoming)
73. Hire Idiots by Professor I.M. Nemo
74. The Editor by Simon Hall
75. Dachshund Through the Snow by David Rosenfelt
76. Bloodline by Pamela Murray
77. Irony in the Soul: Nobody Listens Like the Dying by Pete Adams
78. Fletch Reflected by Gregory McDonald, Dan John Miller(link forthcoming
79. Appetite for Risk by Jack Leavers
80. The Chain by Adrian McKinty
81. Land of Wolves by Craig Johnson
82. Cradle to Grave by Rachel Amphlett (link forthcoming
83. Ghosts of You by Cathy Ulrich (link forthcoming
84. Justice Gone by N. Lombardi, Jr. (link forthcoming
85. A Bloody Arrogant Power by Malcolm J. Wardlaw
86. Don’t Get Involved by F J Curlew
87. The Dead of Winter by A. B. Gibson
88. The Dead Don’t Sleep by Steven Max Russo
89. Open Season by C. J. Box, David Chandler (link forthcoming)
90. The Highway by C. J. Box, Holter Graham (link forthcoming)
91. Savage Run by (link forthcoming)
92. Famous in Cedarville by Erica Wright
93. Back of Beyond by C. J. Box, Holter Graham (link forthcoming)
94. Going Rogue by Neil Lancaster
95. Hands Up by Stephen Clark
96. Thieves by Steven Max Russo
97. An Accidental Death (Audiobook) by Peter Grainger, Gildart Jackson
98. The Badlands (Audiobook) by C.J. Box, January LaVoy (link forthcoming)
99. The Night Fire by Michael Connelly
100. Angel Eyes by Ace Atkins
101. Hacked by Duncan MacMaster
102. Thereby Hangs a Tail
103. Blue Moon by Lee Child
104. Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich
105. The Cartel by Don Winslow —(link forthcoming)

Humor Reading Challenge 2019

1. Finders Keepers: The Definitive Edition by Russ Colchamiro
2. No Country for Old Gnomes by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne
3. Killer Thriller by Lee Goldberg
4. Don’t Panic by Neil Gaiman, David K. Dickson and MJ Simpson
5. The Big Kahuna by Janet Evanovich, Peter Evanovich

2019 Cloud of Witnesses Reading Challenge

1. In Their Own Words by David B. Calhoun
2. Reformed Dogmatics: Theology Proper by Geerhardus Vos, Richard B. Gaffin Jr. (Translator)
3. Reformed Dogmatics: Anthropology by Geerhardus Vos, Richard B. Gaffin Jr. (Translator)
4. Josiah’s Reformation by Richard Sibbes link forthcoming
5. Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 3: Christology by Geerhardus Vos, Richard B. Gaffin Jr. (Translator)
6. Heaven on Earth by Thomas Brooks (link forthcoming)
7. Life of Christ by J. Gresham Machen
8. Reformed Dogmatics: Soteriology by Geerhardus Vos, Richard B. Gaffin Jr. (Translator) (link forthcoming)
9. Reformed Dogmatics: Ecclesiology, the Means of Grace, Eschatology by Geerhardus Vos, Richard B. Gaffin Jr. (Translator)
10. The Heart of Christ in Heaven Towards Sinners on Earth by Thomas Goodwin
11. Grace and Glory by Geerhardus Vos