100 Books

It's finished.  My personal goal of 100 new books in one year has finally been met.  So here is it! The rather impressive (if I do say so myself) list of the 100 brand new books that I read this year.  Don't expect a list of classic, intellectually probing books - I'm not a philosopher, I'm a story-lover.

1. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (January, 2013)
2. Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George (January, 2013)
3. The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy (January, 2013)
4. By Darkness Hid by Jill Williamson (January, 2013)
5. The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester (January, 2013)
6. Finding Alice by Melody Carlson (January, 2013)
7. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen (January 2013)
8. Becoming Me by Melody Carlson (January, 2013)
9. Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George (February, 2013)
10. If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson (Feburary 21, 2013)
11. Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller (February 23, 2013)
12. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (February 28, 2013)
13. Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury (March, 2013)
14. As You Like It by William Shakespeare (March 3, 2013)
15. Alabama Mood by Watt Key (March 13, 2013)
16. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (March 15, 2013)
17. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury (March 17, 2013)
18. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (April 6, 2013)
19. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (April 6, 2013)
20. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card (April 20, 2013)
21. Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card (April 27, 2013)
22. Xenocide by Orson Scott Card (April 28, 2013)
23. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card (May 2, 2013)
24. Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card (May 11, 2013)
25. Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card (May 18, 2013)
26. Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card (May 21, 2013)
27. Shadows in Flight by Orson Scott Card (May 21, 2013)
28. The Only Ones by Aaron Starmer (May 24, 2013)
29. Epic by Conor Kostick (May 25, 2013)
30. Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements (May 27, 2013)
31. Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass (May 28, 2013)
32. The Diary of Pelly D. by L.J. Adlington (May 30, 2013)
33. Dr. Franklin's Island by Ann Halam (May 30, 2013)
34. Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde (May 31, 2013)
35. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson (May 31, 2013)
36. The Big Empty by J.B. Stephens (June 1, 2013)
37. User Unfriendly by Vivian Vande Velde (June 3, 2013)
38. The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick (June 4, 2013)
39. Beyond the Minarets by Kellsye M. Finnie (July 8, 2013)
40. The Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer (August 5, 2013)
41. A Separate Peace by John Knowles (August 18, 2013)
42. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (August 19, 2013)
43. Forbidden by Ted Dekker (August 19, 2013)
44. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (August 21, 2013)
45. Gone by Michael Grant (August 30, 2013)
46. Partials by Dan Wells (August 31, 2013)
47. The Expeditioners and the Treasure of Drowned Man's Canyon by S.S. Taylor (September 2, 2013)
48. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (September 20, 2013)
49. Fragments by Dan Wells (September 23, 2013)
50. Legend by Marie Lu (September 25, 2013)
51. Prodigy by Marie Lu (September 28, 2013)
52. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher (September 30, 2013)
53. Blackout by Connie Willis (October 7, 2013)
54. Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (October 9, 2013)
55. Austenland by Shannon Hale (October 11, 2013)
56. All Clear by Connie Willis (October 13, 2013)
57. The Reading Promise by Alice Ozma (October 14, 2013)
58. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (October 16, 2013)
59. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (October 19, 2013)
60. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner (October 23, 2013)
61. Variant by Robison Wells (October 23, 2013)
62. Keeping the Castle by Patrice Kindl  (October 24, 2013)
63. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fjord (October 24, 2013)
64. Passage by Connie Willis (October 31, 2013)
65. To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis (November 5, 2013)
66. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan (November 6, 2013)
67. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan (November 6, 2013)
68. Goose Chase by Patrice Kindle (November 7, 2013)
69. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (November 8, 2013)
70. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (November 10, 2013)
71. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (November 11, 2013)
72. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (November 12, 2013)
73. If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch (November 13, 2013)
74. Feedback by Robison Wells (November 15, 2013)
75. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (November 15, 2013)
76. The Confessions by Augustine of Hippo (November 18, 2013)
77. Inside the Shadow City by Kirsten Miller (November 23, 2013)
78. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (November 24, 2013)
79. The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann (November 24, 2013)
80. Destiny Rewritten by Kathryn Fitzmaurice (November 25, 2013)
81. Hamlet by William Shakespeare (November 25, 2013)
82. Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne (November 26, 2013)
83. Matched by Ally Condie (November 28, 2013)
84. The Juvie Three by Gordan Korman (November 30, 2013)
85. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi (December 3, 2013)
86. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (December 5, 2013)
87. Purgatory by Dante Alighieri  (December 5, 2013)
88. Saga by Conor Kostick (December 5, 2013)
89. Burning Blue by Paul Griffin (December 9, 2013)
90. The Outsiders by H.E. Hinton (December 10, 2013)
91. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (December 11, 2013)
92. Wonder by R.J. Palacio (December 13, 2013)
93. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (December 18, 2013)
94. The  Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (December 21, 2013)
95. The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke (December 23, 2013)
96. Close to Famous by Joan Bauer (December 24, 2013)
97. Loki's Wolves by K.L. Armstrong (December 26, 2013)
98.Champion by Marie Lu (December 26, 2013)
99. King Lear by William Shakespeare (December 27, 2013)
100. The Vengekeep Prophecies by Brian Farrey (December 27, 2013)
 
And there you have it!  This right here is a better summary of my past year than I could ever write.  More thoughts on books (these one hundred in particular) to come.