Outdo Yourself Challenge 2013

I've been lamenting the fact that I don't seem to be reading at quite my usual pace this year.  In fact, I'm down about 70 books from last year.  My plan is to sign up for fewer challenges (don't tell Cheryl at CMash Reads, she'll just snort and say, "Right, Bev.") and to make those challenges work better for my reading goals.  One goal is to read more than I have in 2012.  I had too many weeks where I seemed to struggle just to get one or two books read.  So, I think the Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge for 2013 sponsored by The Book Vixen is just the sort of challenge that can work for me. For the full details, click on the link, but here's the scoop in a nut shell: Sign up to read more books than you finish in 2012. That's it. There are several levels and since I'm wanting to get back on track, I'm going all in and signing up for

I'm on fire! --Read 16+ more books

Currently, I'm sitting on 148...and I hope to read about 15 more books this year, so I'm going to be looking at something in the 180-190-range. I better have a book in hand on New Year's Eve and be ready to take off when January 1 rolls around!

To Fill in When 2012 comes to a close:

Well, I finished 2012 with 165  books that means that in order to meet this challenge, I will need to read 181 or more books in 2013. 

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Books read:
1. A Dark & Stormy Night by Jeanne M. Dams (1/4/13) [183 pages]
2. The Man Who Went Up in Smoke by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö (1/8/13) [153]
3. The Evil That Men Do by Jeanne M. Dams (1/11/13) [215 pages] 
4. The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey (1/13/13) [445 pages] 
5. The Corpse of St. James's by Jeanne M. Dams (1/13/13) [212 pages] 
6. The Puzzle of the Silver Persian by Stuart Palmer (1/15/13) [159 pages] 
7. Slippage by Harlan Ellison (1/19/13) [361 pages] 
8. The Web Between the Worlds (1/21/13) [274 pages] 
9. Four Lost Ladies by Stuart Palmer (1/23/13) [174 pages] 
10. The Case of the Negligent Nymph by Erle Stanley Gardner (1/24/13) [182 pages] 
11. Murder at Markham by Patricia Sprinkle (1/26/13) [218 pages] 
12. Veiled Murder by Alice Campbell (1/28/19) [174 pages]
13. India Black & the Shadows of Anarchy by Carol K. Carr (1/29/13) [314 pages] 
14. Zima Blue & Other Stories by Alastair Reynolds (2/3/13) [280 pages]
15. The Cavalier's Cup by Carter Dickson (2/5/13) [302 pages] 
16. Corpses at Indian Stones by Philip Wylie (2/7/13) [142 pages] 
17. Whip Smart: Lola Montez Conquers the Spaniards by Kit Brennan (2/8/13) [251 page
18. Unnatural Habits by Kerry Greenwood (2/11/13) [293 pages]
19. Man in the Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell (2/15/13) [306 pages]
20. Parlor Games by Maryka Biaggio (2/18/13) [338 pages] 
21. The Desert Moon Mystery by Kay Cleaver Strahan (2/19/13) [314 pages] 
22. Aaron's Serpent by Emily Thorn (2/22/13) [221 pages] 
23. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (2/24/13) [374 pages]
24. The World's 100 Best Short Stories, Vol. III: Mystery by Grant Overton, ed (2/24/13) [272 pages] 
25. His Last Bow by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2/25/13) [191 pages]
26. Three English Comedies by A. B. De Mille, ed (2/27/13) [479 pages]
27. The Other Side of Tomorrow by Roger Elwood, ed (2/28/13) [192 pages] 
28. The Green Plaid Pants by Margaret Scherf (3/3/13) [158 pages] 
29. The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (3/6/13) [192 pages]
30. A Cold & Lonely Place by Sara J. Henry (3/9/13) [287 pages]
31. The Lady in the Morgue by Jonathan Latimer (3/10/13) [242 pages}
32. Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers (3/11/13) [191 pages]
33. The Perfect Landscape by Ragna Sigurdardottir (3/12/13) [213 pages]
34. The Diplomat & the Gold Piano by Margaret Scherf (3/16/13) [128 pages]
35. The Lady Vanishes (aka The Wheel Spins) by Ethel Lina White (3/17/13) [250 pages]
36. Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams (3/19/13) [407 pages] 
37. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff (3/20/13) [97 pages]
38. A Perfect Red by Amy Butler Greenfield (3/22/13) [338 pages]
39. Unhappy Hooligan by Stuart Palmer (3/24/13) [182 pages]
40. Sally's in the Alley by Norbert Davis (3/25/13) [122 pages]
41. The Mystery of Hunting's End by Mignon G. Eberhart (3/29/13) [341 pages] 
42. Hammett Unwritten by Owen Fitzstephen [Gordon McAlpine] (3/30/13) [176 pages] 
43. A Spoonful of Sugar: A Nanny's Story by Brenda Ashford (4/2/13) [304 pages]
44. Black Widow by Patrick Quentin (4/3/13) [186 pages]
45. The African Queen by C. S. Forester (4/6/13) [246 pages] 
46. In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff (4/9/13) [385 pages] 
47. The Ivy League Chronicles: 9 Squares by E. K. Prescott (410/13) [296 pages] 
48. The Frozen Shroud by Martin Edwards (4/14/13) [278 pages]
49. The Mountains Have a Secret by Arthur W. Upfield (4/16/13) [192 pages]
50. The Devil's Stronghold by Leslie Ford (4/21/13) [192 pages] 
51. The Silence of Herondale by Joan Aiken (4/21/13) [172 pages] 
52. Holiday Homicide by Rufus King (4/23/13) [238 pages] 
53. The Private History of Awe by Scott Russell Sanders (4/27/13) [322 pages] 
54. Death Has Green Fingers by Lionel Black (4/30/13) [192 pages]
55. Blood Makes Noise by Gregory Widen (4/30/13) [442 pages]
56. Inland Passage by George Harmon Coxe (5/2/13) [246 pages]
57. Choice of Evils by E. X. Ferrars (5/4/13) [175 pages] 
58. The Talking Sparrow Murders by Darwin L. Teilhet (5/6/13) [301 pages] 
59. Murder as a Fine Art by David Morrell (5/8/13) [358 pages] {Review due for virtual tour 5/28/13}
60. Finding Camlann by Sean Pidgeon (5/18/13) [350 pages] 
61. Sleep No More by Margaret Erskine (5/21/13) [190 pages]