Wednesday, August 26, 2015

100 Books


In February 2011, I decided to read 100 books. The plan was to read 100 books in one year. But, it took me 4 years and almost 7 months to finish reading 100 books. . . ha!ha! I was just so full of myself back then. There were no list of books to read, just 100 books. I tried reading a diverse genre, but the list below shows that I'm more inclined to reading fiction especially mysteries, legal dramas/thrillers, detective stories, and crime/spy/action novels. :)

And because I'm not sure how to write a book review, I will just list them and write some comments on a few books. :)

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Title

1

An Abundance of Katherines


I bought this because I was intrigued by the title. :) Honestly, I surprised that I enjoyed reading it. I liked the pace and humor even though the mathematical formulas were beyond my comprehension.

2

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo


The story is similar to an Agatha Christie book.

3

The Girl Who Played with Fire


I was surprised to the twist of Lisbeth’s personal history.

4

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest



Enthralling.

5

Talk to the Hand


6

Angelology

An unexpectedly good book.

7

American Psycho: A Novel


8

1st to Die


9

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes


10

Covert One: The Hades Factor


11

Covert One: The Cassandra Compact


12

Let the Right One In



Eerie.

13

Crime Zero


14

The Clue of the Twisted Candle


15

Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch


16

Duma Key


The 2nd Stephen King novel that I’ve finished. It surprisingly hooked me.

17

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister


18

Total Control


19

Rainbow Six


20

The Bourne Identity



21

Killing Floor



I still couldn’t imagine Tom Cruise as the main character.

22

Die Trying


23

The Litigators



24

One Shot: A Reacher Novel


25

The Racketeer


26

The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again


27

Luxury of Less: The Five Rings of Minimalism



I’m still a wanna-be minimalist.

28

The Temporary Detective (An Isobel Spice Novel)


29

Dumb White Husband vs. Santa (A Short Story)



Funny.

30

What is SQL? Database Learning Basics for Business Professionals



The first book on a technical topic that I’ve enjoyed reading from start to end.

31

The Insiders


32

The Book of Ruth: A Story of Love and Redemption


33

Deadly Stillwater


34

Learn Me Good



Hilarious.

35

The Red House Mystery


36

Death on the Cape


37

Easy Weight Loss Yoga


38

How to Meet a Man Without Trying


39

Fifth Avenue


40

Dead Until Dark


41

Living Dead in Dallas


42

Club Dead


43

Dead to the World



The best book in the series so far.

44

The Life and Prayers of Saint Joan of Arc


45

Sycamore Row


46

The Summons


47

The Scent of Lies (Book 1)



48

The Heart of Lies (Book 2)


49

The Chain of Lies (Book 3)



50

The Edge of Lies: (Prequel) Short Story



51

The Deposit Slip



52

The Associate



53

Absolute Power



54

The Last Man Standing



55

Hostile Witness



56

The Winner


57

The Maze Runner (Book 1)



58

The Scorch Trials (Book 2)



59

The Death Cure (Book 3)


60

Heaven is for Real



61

Eragon (Book 1)



62
The Lightning Thief (Book 1)

63

The Sea of Monsters (Book 2)


64

The Titan’s Curse (Book 3)


65

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory



66

A is for Alibi


67

B is for Burglar


68

C is for Corpse


69

D is for Deadbeat


70

E is for Evidence


71

F is for Fugitive


72
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73

Dead as a Doornail


74

Definitely Dead


75

All Together Dead


76

From Dead to Worse


77

Scent of a Killer


78

Final Justice


79

Fifty Shades of Grey (Book 1)


80

Fifty Shades Darker (Book 2)


81

Fifty Shades Freed (Book 3)


82

Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results


83

G is for Gumshoe


84

H is for Homicide


85

I is for Innocent


86

J is for Judgement


87

K is for Killer


88

L is for Lawless


89

Thy Will Be Done


An easy read for a serious topic. Very informative.

90

M is for Malice


91

N is for Noose


92

O is for Outlaw


93

P is for Peril


94

Q is for Quarry


95

Big Red Tequila


96

The Widower's Two-Step


97

R is for Ricochet


98

S is for Silence


99

T is for Trespass


The best book in the Alphabet series, so far.

100

U is for Undertow