Wednesday 4 January 2012

The British Books Challenge 2012

Last year, I signed up to do this and completed the 12-book challenge.  I really suprised myself with how few British books I read, seeing as I am myself British.  So this year, I am aiming for the 50 books!  *pumps fist to show determination*  The host has changed: This year it's being hosted by Kirsty @ The Overflowing Library

To take part yourself, click on the link below:


Read this year:
Books I plan on reading (worry not, the list shall grow longer):
15 Days Without a Head by Dave Cousins
Shadow of the Hawk (Wereworld, Book Three) by Curtis Jobling
Chocolate S.O.S by Sue Limb

Nightshade (Poison Diaries, Book Two) by Maryrose Wood
Dying to Know You by Aidan Chambers
Jessie Hearts NYC by Keris Stainton
Lia’s Guide to Winning the Lottery by Keren David
Les Contes de Beedle le Barde (Harry Potter Novella) by J.K. Rowling
Feminine Gospel by Carol Ann Duffy
Top Girls by Caryl Churchill
Angel Dust by Sarah Mussi
Fire City by Bali Rai
1984 by George Orwell
Seeking Crystal (Benedicts, Book Three) by Joss Stirling
Knock Down (Street Duty, Book One) by Chris Ould
Gods and Warriors (Book One) by Michelle Paver
Anthem for Jackson Dawes by Celia Bryce
The Feathered Man by Jeremy de Quidt
Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, Book One) by S.J. Bolton
Queen’s Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle
Maggot Moon by Sally Gardener
What’s Up With Jody Barton? by Hayley Long


  1. This Is Not Forgiveness by Celia Rees
  2. Department 19 by Will Hill
  3. Ausländer by Paul Dowswell
  4. The Enemy by Charlie Higson
  5. Time Riders by Alex Scarrow
  6. Time Riders – Day of the Predator by Alex Scarrow
  7. The Medusa Project - Hostage by Sophie McKenzie
  8. The Medusa Project - The Rescue by Sophie McKenzie
  9. Sister, Missing by Sophie McKenzie
  10. Cherry Crush by Cathy Cassidy
  11. In Darkness by Nick Lake
  12. Junk by Melvin Burgess
  13. The Spook’s Apprentice by Joseph Delaney
  14. Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo
  15. Henderson’s Boys – The Escape by Robert Muchamore
  16. Henderson’s Boys – Eagle Day by Robert Muchamore
  17. Henderson’s Boys – Secret Army by Robert Muchamore
  18. Cherub - The General by Robert Muchamore
  19. Cherub - Brigands M.C. by Robert Muchamore
  20. Velvet by Mary Hooper
  21. Zara by Mary Hooper
  22. White Heat by K. M. Grant
  23. The Time of the Reaper by Andrew Butcher
  24. A Discworld Novel - I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
  25. I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend by Cora Harrison
  26. The Poison Garden by Sarah Singleton
  27. The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
  28. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
  29. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
  30. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
  31. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
  32. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle