50 'new' books in 2009

Challenge I set myself at the beginning of the year: to read 50 books I'd never read before. As the list below shows, I have fallen far of this target (and I have two and a half months to catch up, right...). I have read over 50 books, but some of those are of the leisurely, comfort, repeat read type and I don't count those; that's me being lazy.

01. Lord John and the Hand of Devils - Diana Gabaldon*

02. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer

03. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

04. Naomi and Eli's No Kiss List - Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

05. The Thursday Kidnapping - Antonia Forest

06. The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith

07. Gingerbread - Rachel Cohn

08. Shrimp - Rachel Cohn

09. Cupcake - Rachel Cohn

10. Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets - David Simon

11. The House That Jack Built - Guy Adams**

12. Into the Silence - Sarah Pinborough**

13. Bay of the Dead - Mark Morris**

14. Silverfin - Charlie Higson

15. My Family and Other Disasters - Lucy Mangan

16. Death in a White Tie - Ngaio Marsh

17. Artists in Crime - Ngaio Marsh

18. Hopscotch & Handbags - Lucy Mangan

19. And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie***

20. Silksinger - Laini Taylor

21. Consequences - assorted but James Moran = dude**

22. Lips Touch - Laini Taylor

23. Private - Keep Out! - Gwen Grant

24. Peril at End House - Agatha Christie

25. Ballet Shoes - Noel Streatfeild

26. The Big Four - Agatha Christie

(updated 17/10/09)

I am not even halfway through. I may review some of these, though. As another form of procrastination.

EDIT 17/10: over halfway through. Hurrah.

* Although the only short story in this collection I hadn't read before was 'Lord John and the Haunted Soldier'

** Yes, these are Torchwood tie in books. Yes, I admit to reading those. Yes, I am pissed off about the events of 3.4.

*** I actually read my mum's copy, which has the original title and the most politically incorrect cover I've ever seen.