Well I can brag here because I did really well with this challenge. The 2009 ARC Reading Challenge was hosted by my good friend Teddy over at So Many Precious Books, So Little Time. This is a great challenge because I have to read these books anyhow so that means I actually get them read and accounted for.
I read 98 books for this challenge. Hopefully I didn’t miss any along the way:
- The Scent of Oranges by Joan Zawatzky
- Cassandra & Jane by Jill Pitkeathly
- The Private Patient by P.D. James
- Romeo Romeo by Robin Kaye
- The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
- My Splendid Concubine by Lloyd Lofthouse
- The Only True Genius in the Family by Jennie Nash
- The King’s Rose by Alisa M. Libby
- Grayrider by Bruce Skye
- The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
- The Kingmaking by Helen Hollick
- Hungry Woman in Paris by Josefina Lopez
- Regina’s Closet by Diana M. Raab
- The Mom Squad by Christine Weiser
- Summer on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
- The Sudden Disappearance of Seetha by Andrea Gunraj
- The Simplest of Acts And Other Stories by Melanie Haney
- Bark Up the Right Tree by Jessie & Ruth Tschudin
- Galway Bay by Mary Pat Kelly
- Zig-Zagging by Tom Wilson
- Everyone is Beautiful by Katherine Center
- Willing Spirits by Phyllis Schieber
- Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark by Donna Lea Simpson
- Deep Dish by Mary Kay Andrews
- Still Life by Joy Fielding
- The Lost Hours by Karen White
- BoneMan’s Daughters by Ted Dekker
- The Traitor’s Wife by Susan Higginbotham
- Keeper of Light and Dust by Natasha Mostert
- Scattered Leaves by Richard E. Roach
- Mistress of the Sun by Sandra Gulland
- Follow Me by Joanna Scott
- Too Hot to Handle by Robin Kaye
- The Red Leather Diary by Lily Koppel
- ShapeShifter by Susan Helene Gottfried
- The Moment Between by Nicole Baart
- No One You Know by Michelle Richmond
- Frenchman’s Creek by Daphne du Maurier
- The Laws of Harmony by Judith Ryan Hendricks
- The Secret Keeper by Paul Harris
- Sea Changes by Gail Graham
- Mating Rituals of the North American WASP by Lauren Lipton
- Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell
- All the Living by C.E. Morgan
- Best Intentions by Emily Listfield
- In Over Her Head by Judi Fennell
- Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel
- Secrets to Happiness by Sara Dunn
- The Painter From Shanghai by Jennifer Cody Epstein
- The Good Mayor by Andrew Nicoll
- The Walking People by Mary Beth Keane
- Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
- Beach Trip by Cathy Holton
- You Make Me Feel Like Dancing by Allison Bottke
- The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand
- The Local News by Miriam Gershow
- A Worthy Legacy by Tomi Akinyanmi
- Two Years, No Rain by Shawn Klomparens
- Song of Renewal by Emily Sue Harvey
- The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns by Elizabeth Leiknes
- Holly’s Inbox by Holly Denham (Bill Surie)
- The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark
- Summer House by Nancy Thayer
- Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
- Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
- Hugh and Bess by Susan Higginbotham
- Scenarios 1: Truth or Dare by Nicole O’Dell
- Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz by Belinda Acosta
- Scenarios 2: All That Glitters by Nicole O’Dell
- Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange
- The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
- Time of My Life by Allison Winn Scotch
- Fear the Worst by Linwood Barclay
- The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
- The Day The Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan
- The Promised World by Lisa Tucker
- Between Me and the River by Carrie Host
- Laced With Magic by Barbara Bretton
- House and Home by Kathleen McCleary
- Haunting Bombay by Shilpa Agarwal
- The Sky Begins At Your Feet by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Hex in High Heels by Linda Wisdom
- A Change in Altitude by Anita Shreve
- The Last Will of Moira Leahy by Therese Walsh
- Pendragon’s Banner by Helen Hollick
- Knit the Season by Kate Jacobs
- The Peruke Maker by Ruby Dominguez
- Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran
- After You by Julie Buxbaum
- Now & Then by Jacqueline Sheehan
- The Magic Warble by Victoria Simcox
- Dragon House by John Shors
- Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
- Raising Rain by Debbie Fuller Thomas
- The Girl on Legare Street by Karen White
- Wild Blue Under by Judi Fennell
- Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Yahooooo for me. I feel good writing this post. Thanks Teddy for a great challenge!
Wow, that's a lot of ARCs!!! Good for you, Dar : )
You should be VERY proud of yourself….98 ARC's! Way to go, Dar!!
Holy Moly, Dar! That's fabulous. Good job, Tootsie.
Well done!
Lezlie
Wow Dar, you are ARC obsessed. LOL! I'm glad you did so well. Are you going to join us again in 2010?
You did better on this one than I did–but at least we can both say we succeeded through level 3. LOL Great job, Dar.
I'm amazed. Great job, Dar!
Congrats. Very nice list of books.
WOW Dar….That is a lot of ARCS. I thought I was bad with 65! I hope to lower that # for 2010, I don't like the pressure and there are too many other books I want to read!
Have a great Happy and Healthy New Year.
Congratulations! So… are you doing one for 2010? 😉
Happy new year!
OMG!!! TERRIFIC job. You should brag about this. Good job.. You can keep patting yourself on the back for this one for a long time…..
Thanks everyone!
Judi, I sure hope to reading your new novel this year!