Rio's List

[Rio (Lynne)]

Going low this year.

[Misfit]

Looks like everyone is playing it safe.

[Rio (Lynne)]

1. Mistress of the Revolution
2. The HeroinesDNF
3. The Queen's Dollmaker DNF
4. The Inheritance DNF
5. All the Queen's Players DNF
6. Annette Vallon: A Novel of the French Revolution DNF
7. The Merry Wives of Henry VIII: A Tudor Spoof Collection
8. Tales From The Tower Of London
9. Sheikh with Benefits
10. Jane Millionaire
11, Cleopatra's Daughter DNF
12. The York Rose DNF
13. The Seventh Son
14. At the Mercy of the Queen: A Novel of Anne Boleyn DNF
15. After Rome: A Novel of Celtic Britain
16. The Wild Hunt/The Running Vixen
17. The Leopard Unleashed
18.The Lady's SlipperDNF
19. The Tudor Rose

[[deleted user]]

I barely finished this climb last year. Thanks to kindle freebies (I'm looking at you, Misfit), I'll make it this time with less effort.

[Misfit]

Jeannette wrote: "I barely finished this climb last year. Thanks to kindle freebies (I'm looking at you, Misfit), I'll make it this time with less effort."

Damn goodreads ate my comment :/

I believe you can count those pre 2013 freebies on this year's challenge. I'm still concentrating on my dead tree books more than the ebooks.

[[deleted user]]

I will be counting those freebies. I grabbed several of Susanna Kearsley's books for $0.99 last year.

[Rio (Lynne)]

DNFs count. They were in the pile, got moved out, were read and took up time I can never get back. ;)

[[deleted user]]

I had one on my list last year. I don't know if Bev made any "official" call on percentage read, but if you gave it a fair shot, and it actually moved off the shelf, I think it counts, too. :)

[Rio (Lynne)]

The point is to move that pile down right? :)

[Misfit]

Jeannette wrote: "I had one on my list last year. I don't know if Bev made any "official" call on percentage read, but if you gave it a fair shot, and it actually moved off the shelf, I think it counts, too. :)"

Rio (Lynne) wrote: "The point is to move that pile down right? :)"

I think there was a ruling on that last year. I wouldn't count a ten page DNF, but 200 pages, yes. For some people that's a whole book.

[[deleted user]]

Rio (Lynne) wrote: "The point is to move that pile down right? :)"

I think so. Nothing was making me read that book, otherwise.

Of course, at this rate, you may be able to climb higher.

[Jemidar]

I think the ruling was that you had to read over 50% for a DNF to count. Reading them is the real aim, not just moving them off the pile. LOL.

[Rio (Lynne)]

I think 1 hour of reading counts ;)

[Jemidar]

Check with Bev just to be safe. Bev's Challenge = Bev's Rules.

[Rio (Lynne)]

Jemidar wrote: "Check with Bev just to be safe. Bev's Challenge = Bev's Rules."

Yes, teacher Jem. I didn't see anything when I looked :)

[Rio (Lynne)]

I asked Bev. Awaiting the answer.

[Jemidar]

Good girl! Gold star for you ;-D.

[Misfit]

How about shorter points for DNF? .25 for a 50 page bail-out, .50 100 pages, .75 for 150 pages and a full point for 200 or more :0

[Rio (Lynne)]

Either way...I put a DNF next to the books I didn't, but they go on my list because they were removed from that dusty pile.

[Bev]

Misfit wrote: "Jeannette wrote: "I had one on my list last year. I don't know if Bev made any "official" call on percentage read, but if you gave it a fair shot, and it actually moved off the shelf, I think it c..."

Yes...DNF may count--as long as they meet your personal DNF rules (I've loosened up a bit this year :-) --and you feel like you've given the book a fair shot. For me, I have to give a book 100 pages (sometimes more for longer works) in order to feel like I've "read" it and am able to count it as done.

[Rio (Lynne)]

Thanks Bev!