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The TBR Jar Challenge - 2018
I started the first book from my tbr jar, and it was awful. I didn't finish it :/ I'm talking about all the birds in the sky. Now I'm reading Artemis
Eirelyn wrote: "Update!Progress: 2/10
1) A Court of Thorns and Roses
2) Caraval
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I just read Caraval as well! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!
I'd like to join this challenge. My goal is 18 booksThe TBR Jar Challenge
1. read a book from your school's library Island of the Blue Dolphins 11/16 - 19
2. read a book you own Scandal in Spring 7/25 - 31
3. read a book someone recommended
4. read a nonfiction book - history/narrative history
5. read a book that won or was a finalist for the Pulitzer
6. read a book published in 2018
7. read a book published in the 1990s
8. read a young adult book
9. read a book about royals (fiction or nonfiction)
10. read a book set in Korea, South Korea or North Korea
11. read a middle grade or chapter book
12. read a historical fiction book
13. read a memoir/biography book
14. read a book published in the 1980s
15. read a book set in Europe
16. read a book set in Africa
17. read a book set in the Middle East
18. read a book about time travel
3/2011. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
12. One of Us Is Lying
18. The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian
I recently put all the books I own (in book or ebook format) on my Want to Read shelf and it is immense, so I am not allowing myself to buy any more books until it has been reduced. I will use the traditional TBR randomizer challenge and let Goodreads choose. I’m going for ten books.1/10
1. Everblue by Brenda Pandos
2. Come Back / The Edge by Dick Francis
3. The Decrypter: Secret of the Lost Manuscript by Rose Sandy
4. Dream of Me by Quinn Loftis
5. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (cries)
6. Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz
8. The Tournament Trilogy by B.B. Griffith
9. Shadow Souls by L.J. Smith
10. Strangers Among Us: Tales of the Underdogs and Outcasts by Susan Forest
Message #56 updated.10/40 (thanks to the 24in48 readathon I was able to knock out 5 of my TBR challenge books this weekend!)
9 of 30 completed(Original Post: Page 2 – Message 65)
See tracking @ Chetara’s Try Something Different 2018
2/10 CompletedInto the Land of the Unicorns Completed 01-23-18
Atomic Robo #1 Completed 01-25-18
I am the Messenger
Wildwood Dancing
Runaways, Vol 1, Pride and Joy
Captain Bligh and Mr Christian
Common Phrases and Where They Come From
Dragonflight
The Nixie's Song
Three Theban Plays
Updated message 105Prisoner of Trebekistan: A Decade in Jeopardy! read 1/4/2018
The Half Wives read 1/6/2018
2/20
Congratulations to everyone who has finished their first books for this challenge! And I love the pictures of the jars. I promise, mine is coming soon.As of today we have 153 participants and have read 129 books.
I'd like to join this challenge with a goal of 5 books please.Completed 0/5
1. The Diviners: Lair of Dreams - Completed 7/8/2018
2. The Girls
3. The Forgotten Garden
4. Purple Hibiscus
5. Bel Canto
Joining!Here is my jar, with 40 slips of paper (all books I already own):

Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout finished 12/30/18 3.5 stars
Wildest Dreams by Kristen Ashley
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
The Cemetery Boys by Heather Brewer
Driven by K. Bromberg
Faking It by Cora Carmack
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Moon Chosen by P.C. Cast
Kaleidoscope Hearts by Claire Contreras
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
Jet by Jay Crownover
Reason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan
Real by Katy Evans
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Dangerous Creatures by Kami Garcia
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
Heart-Shaped Hack by Tracey Garvis-Graves
Dead Sky Morning by Karina Halle
Bright Side by Kim Holden
Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
November 9 by Colleen Hoover
Too Late by Colleen Hoover
Carpe Demon by Julie Kenner
Prince of Wolves by Quinn Loftis
The Collectors’ Society by Heather Lyons
Collide by Gail McHugh
Soundless by Richelle Mead
Disastrous by E.L. Montes
White Trash Beautiful by Teresa Mummert
Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver
Jacked by Tina Reber
The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski
Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter
Fisher's Light by Tara Sivec
Reboot by Amy Tintera
After by Anna Todd
The Bet by Rachel Van Dyken
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoonmessage 245, page 5
I'm in for 12 books for this challenge. 1. The Two-Family House - completed 3/26/18
2. American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land - completed 6/25/18
3. Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between - completed 2/22/18
4. Sing, Unburied, Sing - completed 7/16/18
5. Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances - completed 9/12/18
6. The Vegetarian - completed 3/6/18
7. I Was Anastasia - completed 5/8/18
8. Kindred - completed 5/22/18
9. Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson - completed 4/16/18
10. The Refugees - completed 8/23/18
11. Bel Canto - completed 4/17/18
12. The Black Dahlia - completed 11/08/18
Challenge complete!
Okay I am in. I will try 10 books this year.The TBR Jar Challenge - 2018
Duration: 1/1/18 - 12/31/18
Read: 0/10 books
Read:
Currently Reading:
To Read:
1. Taking Control - Jen Frederick
2. Reckless - Lucia Jordan
3. Stroke of Midnight - Sherrilyn Kenyon & Others
4. Claiming His Fate - Ellis Leigh
5. Everyone Worth Knowing - Lauren Weisberger
6. Falling for the Beast - Angela Blake
7. Red Velvet Cupcake Murder - Joanne Fluke
8. Lusty Lesbian Sex Stories - Sarah Blitz
9. His Captive Bride - Shelly Thacker
10. Princess Charming - Nicole Jordan
Doris wrote: "Updating message 122:Just finished 2/12: Mao: The Unknown Story"
Which one, all the birds in the sky or Artemis?
Update to message 1412/12 read
1. The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez read 2/5/18
2. Blue Is the Warmest Color by Julie Maroh read 2/8/18
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (other topics)
Wildcard (other topics)
We Hunt the Flame (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
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Jon McGregor (other topics)
Ron Hansen (other topics)
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1. Remembering Diana: A Life in Photographs by National Geographic Society...Finished...1/12/18
2. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy...Finished...1/18/1/
3. Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman...Finished...1/21/18
4.Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James...Finished...1/23/18