Outdo Yourself Challenge

Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge 2016
Hosted by Corinne at CorinneRodrigues.com
Completed 72 books ~ September 14, 2016!!  I am going to still keep track -- have to know my numbers for NEXT year!
Completed Pages ~ September 19, 2016!!  Still keeping track!

Levels:
Getting My Heart Rate Up: read 1–5 more books (or 250–1,499 more pages)
Out of Breath: read 6–10 more books (or 1,500–2,749 more pages)
Breaking a Sweat: read 11–15 more books (or 2,750–3,999 more pages)
I’m on Fire!: read 16+ more books (or 4,000+ more pages)

Read more books than in 2015.  Any format is allowed.  Novellas must be close to 100 pages in length.  Book list below.  Page count in the sidebar.  This will be my fourth try at this challenge -- and while I've only succeeded once, I will keep trying!  

Original Goal: Getting My Heart Rate Up (read 1–5 more books or 250-1,499 more pages) - Completed July 3, 2016

UPDATE!  New Goal:  I'm on Fire! (read 16+ more books or 4,000+ more pages)


2015 Page Count:  21971    ~    2016 Page Goal:  25971
(OR)
2015 # of Books:  56    ~    2016 # of Books Goal:  72

= Favorite book of the month
= Favorite book of the year

2016 Books:

January
1.  The Fall of Atlantis by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2.  Hanging Judge by James Axler
3.  Prince of Darkness by Sharon Kay Penman
4.  The Door to December by Dean Koontz
5.  Hammerfall by C.J. Cherryh
6.  Forge of Heaven by C.J. Cherryh
7.  The Street Lawyer by John Grisham
8.  Shadow Moon by George Lucas and Chris Claremont

February
9.  The War Hound and the World's Pain by Michael Moorcock
10.  The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke
11.  Once Gone by Blake Pierce
12.  Dark Satanic by Marion Zimmer Bradley
13.  The Inheritor by Marion Zimmer Bradley
14.  Witch Hill by Marion Zimmer Bradley
15.  The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
16.  The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
17.  Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
18.  The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
19.  Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
20.  The Sands of Mars by Arthur C. Clarke
21.  The Magic Cup by Andrew M. Greeley
22.  Breathless by Dean Koontz

March
23.  The Search by Iris Johansen
24.  Sovereign by C. J. Sansom
25.  Blaze by Stephen King
26.  Captive Universe by Harry Harrison
27.  The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper
28.  Ticktock by Dean Koontz
29.  Revival by Stephen King
30.  The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
31.  Joust by Mercedes Lackey
32.  Alta by Mercedes Lackey

April
33.  Sanctuary by Mercedes Lackey
34.  Aerie by Mercedes Lackey
35.  A Case of Need by Michael Crichton
36.  Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz
37.  Powers That Be by Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
38.  Power Lines by Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
39.  Power Play by Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

May
40.  Mulengro by Charles de Lint
41.  The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton
42.  One Second After by William R. Forstchen
43.  One Year After by William R. Forstechen
44.  The Second Opinion by Michael Palmer
45.  The Master of White Storm by Janny Wurts
46.  The Taking by Dean Koontz

June
47.  Weaveworld by Clive Barker
48.  Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
49.  The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
50.  Splintered by A. G. Howard
51.  Unhinged by A. G. Howard
52.  Ensnared by A. G. Howard
53.  Untamed by A. G. Howard
54.  Gray Mountain by John Grisham
55.  Daughter of Regals and Other Tales by Stephen R. Donaldson
56.  Winter Moon by Dean Koontz

July
57.  Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
58.  The Harp of the Grey Rose by Charles de Lint
59.  Disclosure by Michael Crichton
60.  End Program by James Axler
61.  Desolation Angels by James Axler
62.  Sorcerer's Legacy by Janny Wurts
63.  The Appeal by John Grisham

August
64.  Bloodhype by Alan Dean Foster
65.  And Then You Die by Iris Johansen
66.  Moonheart by Charles de Lint
67.  Spiritwalk by Charles de Lint
68.  Cold Fire by Dean Koontz

September
69.  Darkness:  Two Decades of Modern Horror edited by Ellen Datlow
70.  Serpent's Reach by C. J. Cherryh
71.  Greenmantle by Charles de Lint
72.  Intruder by C. J. Cherryh
73.  Protector by C. J. Cherryh
74.  Peacemaker by C. J. Cherryh
75.  Blood Red Tide by James Axler

October
76.  Dragon's Time by Anne & Todd McCaffrey
77.  Sky Dragons by Anne & Todd McCaffrey
78.  Stephen King Goes To The Movies by Stephen King

November:
79.  False Memory by Dean Koontz
80.  Haunted Heart by Lisa Rogak
81.  Bearers of the Black Staff by Terry Brooks
82.  The Measure of Magic by Terry Brooks
83.  A Door In The Woods by James Dashner

December:
84.  A Gift of Ice by James Dashner
85.  The Tower of Air by James Dashner
86.  War of the Black Curtain by James Dashner
87.  The Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker






Corinne Rodrigues

1 comment:

  1. Good luck with the challenge. I think this will be the year you ace it, Julie!

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