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Book Number: 98

Number Of Pages: 225

Book Title: Stefan's Diaries: Bloodlust

Author: L J Smith, Kevin Williamson, and Julie Plec

Summary: Stefan and Damon go to New Orleans, where Stefan struggles with his new bloodthirst and meets two women who change his outlook on life.

 

Book Number: 99

Number Of Pages: 256

Book Title: Stefan's Diaries: The Craving

Author: L J Smith, Kevin Williamson, and Julie Plec

Summary: After witnessing a heartbreaking death in New Orleans, Stefan flees to New York City, where he is taken in by a wealthy family. However, Damon has sinister plans in place to spoil Stefan's brief happiness.

 

Book Number: 100 (w00t!)

Number Of Pages: 208

Book Title: Vampire Beach: Bloodlust

Author: Alex Duval

Summary: Jason Freeman, new kid in Malibu, is quickly welcomed into the ranks of the popular crowd at his new high school. But he starts to realize there's something strange about them when a girl is found dead on the beach, marked only with two puncture wounds.

 

Book Number: 101

Number Of Pages: 389

Book Title: The Hidden

Author: Jessica Verday

Summary: Abbey's ghostly boyfriend Caspian is starting to fade away. She loves him and knows she wants to spend forever with him, but she's not sure she has the strength to die for him.

 

Book Number: 102

Number Of Pages: 256

Book Title: Sacrifice

Author: Laura J Burns

Summary: Gabriel takes Shay to his vampire family to keep her safe from her psychotic stepfather, but their horrified reaction to her just puts Shay in even more danger. Gabriel must choose between his true love and his family, and the consequences of either choice could be dire.

 

Book Number: 103

Number Of Pages: 424

Book Title: Hades

Author: Alexandra Adornetto

Summary: When Bethany's friends hold a seance at an ill-fated Halloween party, they release a demon--someone Beth has encountered before, and he drags her down to Hell. As an angel, she'll need all the help she can get to survive there long enough to be rescued.

 

Had to edit to add Hades, since my last update was long enough ago that I forgot about it. It's not in the right order, but I guess that doesn't really matter. rolleyes.gif

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Book Number: 21

Number Of Pages: 255

Book Title: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Author: Patrick Suskind

Summary: A boy is born with the amazing ability to smell everything, everywhere. But he doesn't have his own smell. The book tells his story as he tries to make the ultimate perfume which will make people worship him.

Rating: 5/5

Review: Fascinating book! Couldn't stop reading it! Strongly recommend it smile.gif

 

Book Number: 22

Number Of Pages: 423

Book Title: Rumours (Second book of the Luxe series)

Author: Anna Godbersen

Summary: The story continues where the first book left us - Elisabeth is alive and living in California with Will, Penelope wants to marry Hanry, but he is in love with Diana, Elisabeth sister, and plans to marry her, but he ends up married to Penelope in the end.

Rating: 3/5

Review: Not good as the first one. The only entertaining part were the last 100 pages, where so many unexpected things happened, that I can't wait to read the next one biggrin.gif

 

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Book Number: 24

Number Of Pages: 945

Book Title: The Three Musketeers

Author: Alexandre Dumas

Summary: The story of the young man d'Artagnan, as he leaves home to join the Musketeers.

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Book Number: 27

Number Of Pages: 240

Book Title: Guy Langman, Crime Scene Procrastinator

Author: Josh Berk

Summary: Guy Langman is a boy who has lost his father and joins a forensics club at school. It is just a school club until he finds a real body.

 

Book Number: 28

Number Of Pages: 483

Book Title: Angela's Ashes

Author: Frank McCourt

Summary: This is the story of Frank's childhood in Ireland.

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Book Number: 25

Number Of Pages: 342

Book Title: The Hunger Games

Author: Suzanne Collins

Summary: It follows the story of the girl Katniss, as she volunteers as tribute to the, very lethal, Hunger Games when her sister, Primrose, is initially chosen.

 

 

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Book Number: 26

Number Of Pages: 355

Book Title: Catching Fire

Author: Suzanne Collins

Summary: We follow Katniss, as she believes she is safe but is forced to participate in a special edition of the Hunger Games, and a rebellion is breaking out across Panem.

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Book Number: 6

Number Of Pages: 341

Book Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Author: J.K. Rowling

Summary: It's Harry's second year at Hogwarts and even more surprises are in store for Harry and his friends. What with ghosts in the bathroom and obnoxious new teachers and a dangerous mystery, how will he survive?

 

Book Number: 7

Number Of Pages: 512

Book Title: Halo

Author: Alexandra Adornetto

Summary: Three angels are sent to the town of Venus Cove to restore goodness and fight evil forces there, but things turn a little upside-down when the youngest angel, Bethany, meets Xavier Woods.

 

Book Number: 8

Number Of Pages: 281

Book Title: To Kill a Mockingbird

Author: Harper Lee

Summary: This book spans through years of Scout and Jem's life, a classic novel of growing up. From the mystery of Boo Radley to their father, Atticus, a lawyer, defending a black man accused of raping a white woman.

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Book Number: 68

Number Of Pages: 431

Book Title: Dragonsdawn

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: Colonist from earth settle on earth but are soon forced to create dragons from small fire lizards in order to survive.

 

Book Number: 69

Number Of Pages: 306

Book Title: The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: This is a collection of short stories that are based in Pern with stories varying from its discover to it complete separation from earth.

 

Book Number: 70

Number Of Pages: 353

Book Title: Dragonseye

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: This story travels Pern as the colonist are on the verge of losing the last of their technology.

 

Book Number: 71

Number Of Pages: 292

Book Title: Dragon's Kin

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: Kinden of Pern is in training to become a Harper after his family dies. Now he must secure the promise of a watch wher and figure out who is trying to destroy the mine.

 

Book Number: 72

Number Of Pages: 366

Book Title: Dragon's Fire

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: Cristov, Halla, and Pellar are trying to find a less lethal version of firestone and delivering the precious cargo of watch-wher eggs to a mine that needs them to survive while trying to stay one step ahead of a sinister figure.

 

Book Number: 73

Number Of Pages: 298

Book Title: Dragon Harper

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: Kindan falls in love with a holder girl when tragedy strikes and then the entire planet is hit with an epidemic they have never come across before

 

Book Number: 74

Number Of Pages: 538

Book Title: Dragonheart

Author:Anne McCaffrey

Summary: Several years after the epidemic has left Pern ravished the only remaining child of Lord Bemin has impressed a dragon and now the dragons are under attack from a deadly disease.

 

Book Number: 75

Number Of Pages: 448

Book Title: Dragon's Blood

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: Dragons are dying all over Pern. Both Kinden and Lorena are despartly trying to find new cure at an unthinkable cost

 

B]Book Number: [/b] 76

Number Of Pages: 286

Book Title: Moreta: Dragon Lady of pern

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: moreta is traveiling in order to help the Holders survive a vicious plague affecting both their livestock and the people who work with them.

 

Book Number: 77

Number Of Pages: 182

Book Title: Nerilka's Story

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: Viewing from the Holder's point of view that disaster at ruthua fort where several people showed the impact of the plague on their lives.

 

Book Number: 78

Number Of Pages: 356

Book Title: His Majesty's Dragon

Author: Naomi Novik

Summary: Captain William Laurence has mistakenly obtained a young dragon hatchling and is forced to leave the navy and instead join the Aerial Corps to fight against France.

 

Book Number: 79

Number Of Pages: 398

Book Title: Throne of Jade

Author: Naomi Novik

Summary: A Chinese delegation has come to retrieve temeraire and bring him back to china permanently. Now Laurence has to make his way to China to talk to the emperor in order to keep Temeraire

 

Book Number: 80

Number Of Pages: 400

Book Title: Black Powder War

Author: Naomi Novik

Summary: While waiting to go home from China Temeraire and Laurence are ordered to go to the Turkish empire and retrieve 3 rare dragon eggs. But along the way are casualties and betrayal.

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Book Number: 104

Number Of Pages: 272

Book Title: Raven's Gate

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Summary: First book of the Gatekeepers. Matt Freeman, juvenile delinquent, is sent to an out-of-the-way town in England's countryside as part of a rehab program. But around him people keep dying, his caretakers are conducting strange rituals in the surrounding woods, and none of it bodes well for Matt.

 

Book Number: 105

Number Of Pages: 281

Book Title: The Ghost and the Goth

Author: Stacey Kade

Summary: Will Killian has always been able to see and hear ghosts, but never has one been so persistent in demanding his attention as the recently deceased Alona Dare.

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Book Number: 29

Number Of Pages: 278

Book Title: Burn Notice - The End Game

Author: Tod Goldberg

Summary: Michael Westen has to help a man whose wife and daughter are kind of taken hostage. They are on a ship (not kidnapped) and are being watched by someone who sends pictures of them to the man.

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Book Number: 27

Number Of Pages: 360

Book Title: Mockingjay

Author: Suzanne Collins

Summary: Katniss is "the mockingjay", the symbol of the rebellion, and we follow her as she continues her work

 

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Book Number: 28

Number Of Pages: 210

Book Title: The Colour of Magic

Author: Terry Pratchett

Summary: The wizard Rincewind ends up as a guide for the tourist Twoflower, and together they travel across the Disc

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Spring break for me lets see how much i can read in a week.

 

Book Number: 81

Number Of Pages: 346

Book Title: Seduce Me in Flames

Author: Jacquelyn Frank

Summary: Ambrea is heir to a powerful throne. Rush is an outcast from his homeworld. When Rush is assigned to protect Ambrea he finds himself in for the time of his life.

 

Book Number: 82

Number Of Pages: 330

Book Title: Seduce Me in Dreams

Author: Jacquelyn Frank

Summary: Bronze Chapel begins to have strange dreams about a woman warning him of danger. When he finds her he finds himself in the greatest danger of his life.

 

Book Number: 83

Number Of Pages: 482

Book Title: Dragongirl

Author: Todd McCaffrey

Summary: Fiona has returned from the past with more full grown dragons and now transferred to Telgar Weyr after a devastating disaster strikes its dragons.

 

Book Number: 84

Number Of Pages: 321

Book Title: Dragon's Time

Author: Todd McCaffrey

Summary: Lorana has made trips in time and has now begun to make more trips in time in order to save pern.

 

Book Number: 85

Number Of Pages: 431

Book Title: The Masterharper of Pern

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: We follow Robinton who was a musical genius who was eyewitness to many major event before the fall of thread in the sixth path. He eventually became the master Harper at a young age.

 

Book Number: 86

Number Of Pages: 309

Book Title: Dragonflight

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: This is the story of Lessa the first competent Weyrwoman who manage to save Pern from the brink of disaster.

 

Book Number: 87

Number Of Pages: 291

Book Title: A Gift of Dragons

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: this is an anthology of stories about pern. they include a story of girl who can hear dragons who is on the run. A young and very small dragon boy. A runner of pern who has an interesting enounter with a Lord holder's son and a story of twins who impress together.

 

Book Number: 88

Number Of Pages: 333

Book Title: Dragonquest

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: Now that the Old timers are back tensions rise and the Lord Holders begin to insist that the dragon riders eliminate Thread at its source which may leave the dragonriders without a purpose.

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Book Number: 29

Number Of Pages: 244

Book Title: The Light Fantastic

Author: Terry Pratchett

Summary: The eight spells from the Octavo must be read, or the world will be destroyed. One of the spells is lodged in the mind of Rincewind, who is still in the company of the tourist Twoflower. Complications ensue.

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Book Number: 89

Number Of Pages: 202

Book Title: Dragonsong

Author: Anne mcCaffrey

Summary: All mellony want to do is make music but her restrictive holder father believes it a waste of time. She runs away and impresses fire lizards and is later on taken to Benden wery where she meets the MasterHarper.

 

Book Number: 90

Number Of Pages: 264

Book Title: Dragonsinger

Author: Anne mcCaffrey

Summary: Mellony has come to Harper Hall as special apprentice to the MasterHarper. There she learns all the music her heart desires.

 

Book Number: 91

Number Of Pages: 240

Book Title: Dragondrums

Author: Anne mcCaffrey

Summary: Piemur voice has cracked so he can no longer practice as a singer. The MasterHarper assigns him to the Drummaster where he works a spy for the MasterHarper.

 

Book Number: 92

Number Of Pages: 432

Book Title: The Postcard Killers

Author: James Patterson

Summary: A detective named jacob and a reporter named dessie team up to find and capture the murderers who killed jacob's dauther

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Book Number: 30

Number Of Pages: 333

Book Title: Equal Rites

Author: Terry Pratchett

Summary: An eight son of an eight son is about to be born, but turns out to be a daughter. By that time it is too late, as a wizard has already passed on his staff to her. Years later, she and the local witch Granny Weatherwax travels to the Unseen University so she can learn to control her powers.

 

 

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Book Number: 31

Number Of Pages: 402

Book Title: Mort

Author: Terry Pratchett

Summary: The boy Mort is not suited for the family business, and his father takes him to seek work. At the job fair, Death turns up and offers him an apprenticeship.

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Book Number: 106

Number Of Pages: 390

Book Title: Forever

Author: Maggie Stiefvater

Summary: With Grace a new werewolf and Sam the prime suspect in her disappearance, it seems that the couple will never get their happy ending. And to make matters worse, anti-wolf sentiment in Mercy Falls is mounting, and the woods might not be safe for much longer.

 

Book Number: 107

Number Of Pages: 240

Book Title: Vespers Rising

Author: Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman, Jude Watson

Summary: The final book in the original 39 Clues series, detailing the origins of the Cahill family feud, the mysterious group called the Vespers, and Amy and Dan's discovery that the Cahills are not the only ones who know the secret of the 39 Clues.

 

Book Number: 108

Number Of Pages: 224

Book Title: The Medusa Plot

Author: Gordon Korman

Summary: First book in the Cahills vs Vespers series, a sequel series to the 39 Clues. Cahills around the world are kidnapped simultaneously by an enigmatic person calling himself Vesper One. Amy, Dan, and the other remaining Cahills must meet Vesper One's demands to ensure the safety of his hostages while simultaneously trying to find a way to rescue their cousins.

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Book Number: 93

Number Of Pages: 497

Book Title: The White Dragon

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: As threadfall comes to a close Jaxon Lord Holder of Ruthua and his dragon Ruth start to explore the Southern continent in order to help the Benden Weyrleaders.

 

Book Number: 94

Number Of Pages: 384

Book Title: The Renegades of Pern

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: Lady Holdless Thella is searching for the girl who can speak to dragons. Jayge is determined to make sure that Thella will never catch her.

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Book Number: 51

Number Of Pages: 576

Book Title: Dark Fire

Author: Chris D'Lacey

Summary: David is back only he is different. The Ix are defeated in a way. The Darkling has risen.

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Book Number: 95

Number Of Pages: 494

Book Title: All the Werys of Pern

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: With the discovery of Aivas the weyrs of pern finally have a chance of destroying thread forever but others see Aivas and the new technology that it brings as a threat to their way of life.

 

Book Number: 96

Number Of Pages: 227

Book Title: The Last Suppers

Author: Diane mott Davidson

Summary: Goldy is about to get married when her priest is killed and her to be husband vanishes. Now goldy must find him before it is too late.

 

Book Number: 97

Number Of Pages: 329

Book Title: Sweet Revenge

Author: Diane Mott Davidson

Summary: Goldy has started to see an person she thought was dead and at the same time a ex-politician is killed while she is setting up for a breakfast at the library. Now his fiance is asking Goldy to help her find his killer.

 

Book Number: 98

Number Of Pages: 291

Book Title: Fatally Flaky

Author: Diane Mott Davidson

Summary: While preparing for a client's wedding Goldy's godfather's best friend is killed and soon after tragedy hits now Goldy is determined to get to the bottom of this new mystery.

 

Book Number: 99

Number Of Pages: 390

Book Title: The dolphins of Pern

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: With the return of people to the first settlement of Pern. The synthetically enhanced dolphins are waiting to make their first true connection with humans in 2500 years.

 

Book Number: 100

Number Of Pages: The Skies of Pern

Book Title: 434

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: Now that the dragon riders have successful rid Pern of Thread ensuring that this will be the final Pass of the Red Star. The dragonriders must find a new purpose and the dragons discover a new ability.

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Book Number: 32

Number Of Pages: 371

Book Title: Sourcery

Author: Terry Pratchett

Summary: A sourcerer, much more powerful than regular wizards, appears. This, naturally, leads to great conflict, which Rincewind is caught in the middle of.

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Well 2011 is over.... Does this end now?

Or is there going to be a 2012 topic?

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Well 2011 is over.... Does this end now?

Or is there going to be a 2012 topic?

It didn't start at the beginning of the year, so it isn't over yet. First point in the OP: "1. You have between August 1st 2011 (00:00am GMT), and August 1st 2012 (at 11:59pm GMT) to read 250 books."

 

 

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Book Number: 33

Number Of Pages: 443

Book Title: Wyrd Sisters

Author: Terry Pratchett

Summary: The king is murdered, and an escaping servant gives his child and crown to three witches. The witches then give the child to traveling actors, and complications arise.

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Book Number: 30

Number Of Pages: 118

Book Title: Alien Velocity

Author: Robert Appleton

Summary: Charlie is in the middle of a race when he's transported to another planet where he has to survive a dangerous competition if he wants to go home.

 

Book Number: 31

Number Of Pages: 429

Book Title: Smiley's People

Author: John Le Carré

Summary: Retired spy George Smiley has to go back to his job when one of his former workers is killed.

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Book Number: 101

Number Of Pages: 416

Book Title: Acorna

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: three miner find an young alien girl floating in space alone. As she grows up they find that she has special healing powers.

 

Book Number: 102

Number Of Pages: 416

Book Title: Acorna's Quest

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: Acorna heads out to see if she can find her home planet. at the same time delegations of her world are heading back with news of an attack of bug like creatures called the Khleevi.

 

Book Number: 103

Number Of Pages: 320

Book Title: Acorna's People

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: Acorna has decided to stay on her native planet in order to learn more about her people and culture. Then several of her relative disappear and she must go and find out what has happened to them.

 

Book Number: 104

Number Of Pages: 320

Book Title: Acorna's World

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: Acorna is traveling with John becker and his cat RK. while they are traveling back on her home planet her friend Maati finds a transmission from her long lost parents and sets out to rescue them. But they are intercepted by the Khleevi

 

Book Number: 105

Number Of Pages: 361

Book Title: Poison Study

Author: Maria Snyder

Summary: Yelena a convicted murderer is hired to become the new food taster. While doing this task she takes on other roles as a spy and discovers more about herself than she had ever imagined.

 

Book Number: 106

Number Of Pages: 342

Book Title: Freedom's Landing

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: People kidnapped from earth by a alien species called Cattain are dropped off on an uninhabited world to eke out a living and see if the planet is livable.

 

Book Number: 107

Number Of Pages: 304

Book Title: Acorna's Search

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Summary: Acorna returns to the original world of her people in order to start the restoration process of the badly damaged world when people start to disappear without a trace.

 

Book Number: 108

Number Of Pages: 374

Book Title: The Hunger Games

Author: Suzanne Collins

Summary: A girl takes her sister's place as tribute and then has to fight to the death against 23 other competitors in a free for all battle

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Book Number: 109

Number Of Pages: 192

Book Title: A King's Ransom

Author: Jude Watson

Summary: Amy and Dan continue to race against the clock to keep Vesper One satisfied and prevent him from hurting their family members he's taken hostage.

 

Book Number: 110

Number Of Pages: 320

Book Title: Evil Star

Author: Anthony Horowitz

Summary: After Matt closed Raven's Gate, he expected life would be back to normal. Wrong. Next thing he knows, he's been dragged to Peru to prevent the opening of a second gate. If he's going to succeed, Matt will need to find allies in the unlikeliest of places.

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Book Number: 52

Number Of Pages: 240

Book Title: Vespers Rising

Authors: Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordan Korman, Jude Watson

Summary: This book is a bundle of information. It tells us who Damien Vesper is. Who Madeline is. Then lastly, about how Amy became the guarding of the *blah blah blah*.

 

Book Number: 53

Number Of Pages: 222

Book Title: The Medusa Plot

Author: Gordan Korman

Summary: Some of the Cahills are has been taken by a new threat called the Vespers. Amy and Dam must reunite the branches of the family once again to meet the demands of the Vespers and save their family.

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