50 book challenge 2008 review

I did not do as well with the 50 books in a year challenge for 2008 as I'd hoped.  It was quite disappointing really, but my final total was at least better than the year before!  Despite having a good start, the amount of books read over the summer dropped drastically so that I was well behind by the time I'd got into the second half of the year.  I had a bit of a spurt after September, thanks to my new collection of Doctor Who eBooks, but it was a case of too little too late really.  I think by the end of December, I'd pretty much given up on 2008 and was already looking forward to starting afresh in 2009.  Not a good way to end the year but let's hope that drive will push me to a better final target next year.  I finished the year with three books still in progress which wasn't good for 2008, but hopefully will be a good starting point for 2009!

Final total: 38

Books Completed
The Ragwitch ~ Garth Nix
Tales of the City ~ Armistead Maupin
Inkheart ~ Cornelia Funke
Inkspell ~ Cornelia Funke
Landscape of Lies ~ Peter Watson
The Phantom Tollbooth ~ Norman Juster
The Black Tattoo ~ Sam Enthoven
Mister Monday ~ Garth Nix
Grim Tuesday ~ Garth Nix
Drowned Wednesday ~ Garth Nix
Sir Thursday ~ Garth Nix
Lady Friday ~ Garth Nix
Shade's Children ~ Garth Nix
The Medici Seal ~ Theresa Breslin
Doctor Who: Made Of Steel ~ Terence Dicks
Confessions of a Closet Catholic ~ Sarah Darer Littman
Luna ~ Julie Anne Peters
The World's Greatest Mysteries ~ Joyce Robins
Dragonology: The Complete Book Of Dragons ~ Dr Ernest Drake
Flatmates ~ Chris Manby
Turbulent Priests ~ Colin Bateman
The Amulet Of Samarkand ~ Jonathan Stroud
Greece On My Wheels ~ Edward Enfield
Across The Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories ~ Garth Nix
Butch Is A Noun ~ S. Bear Bergman
The Fall - Garth Nix
The Golem's Eye ~ Jonathan Stroud
Shadowmancer ~ G.P. Taylor
Ptolemy's Gate ~ Jonathan Stroud
The Feast Of The Drowned ~ Stephen Cole (eBook)
The Clockwise Man ~ Justin Richards (eBook)
The Monsters Inside ~ Stephen Cole (eBook)
Baby Love: An Affectionate Miscellany ~ Rachel Hale
Made Of Steel ~ Terence Dicks
Winner Takes All ~ Jacqueline Rayner (eBook)
Wormwood ~ G.P. Taylor
The Pig Of Happiness ~ Edward Monkton
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West ~ Gregory Maguire

Books Ongoing
Traditional Tales from Long Long Ago ~ Philip Wilson [Michael reading to me]
Boston City Guide ~ Mara Vorhees and John Spelman
Deviant Strain ~ Justin Richards (eBook)