2018 SFFBC Owned Books Challenge!

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Oh, yeah. We're definitely gonna pile on. Like with TBRs, we only add, we never subtract.

[Stephanie]

It's the end of October and I won't be finishing any more books this month. I thought, therefore, that I would post my current total of points which is 4,399. That's 50 books that qualified. Most of them were over 5 years old. Yay that they are read. Unfortunately, I have a lot that are still unread, but working on them!

While listening to an audiobook, I set up a spreadsheet that totes up the costs of all my unread ebooks, audiobooks and magazines* (from 2010), and holy cow, that is a LOT of money for stuff I have not yet read. That will help me stay focused on reading what I already have and lower purchases of new acquisitions. Granted, there are a couple of series that I held off starting until I had all the books, but still, wow!

*literary magazines such as Asimov's Scifi.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Hey any progress is good progress! Well done! I believe in you!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*]

I have read an additional 31 books bringing me to 6895 points:

Stories of the Raksura, Volume 2: The Dead City & The Dark Earth Below
The Death of the Necromancer
Terrier
The Night Circus
A Natural History of Dragons
The Edge of Worlds
The Harbors of the Sun
Act Your Age
Degrees of Control
Papa's Prey
Disciplining the Maid
Sunshine and the Stalker
Sacrificed to the Dragon
The Billionaire Bride
The King's Spinster Bride
Damaged Goods
69 Million Things I Hate About You
Scoring off the Field
Bloodhound
Mastiff
Having Her Enemy's Secret Shifter Baby
Wolf Speaker
Emperor Mage
The Realms of the Gods
Exit Strategy
Mating the Huntress
Dragon's Surrogate Baby
Unexpected Hostage
Wolf's Surrogate
Bear's Surrogate
Dragon's Surrogate
Restless Spirit
THe Dark Truth
Lucifer's Daughter
Binti
Diamond Fire
Beyond the Empire



I will put in more info later, lol. I'm wiped.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

:O omg! Congrats!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*]

Allison wrote: ":O omg! Congrats!"

Thanks! I've started on First Test but I really am waiting for my copy of On a Red Station, Drifting to arrive.

[Stephanie]

I'm now up to 5,120 points with 56 qualifying books. Getting a lot of reading and listening done since I injured my knee on Halloween. Not able to do much else. I expected to be up and doing in a few days. It's 11 days and I still need a walker part of the day, especially after I do my physical therapy exercises. As to the points, I've mostly been focusing on books 5-8 years old. Done with books from 2010 and earlier. Have 18 left from 2011.

Mrs. Joseph! You are getting a lot done too!

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Aw, Stephanie, that sucks! I hope you heal soon. Joint injuries are so frustrating. But holy cow, what great progress on your challenge!! Well done!

[DivaDiane]

Is this challenge going to run next year as well? If so, I’m going to join you. I own over unread 1000 books (300+ Dead tree, ca 150 audio and the rest are ebooks) and I’ve been doing pretty well reading them the past couple of years, but it would be nice to see the points rack up in the process!

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

No matter what happens next year, this challenge and the spreadsheets generously donated to help tally it, will not be removed.

[AndrewP]

Still 1 month to go and my total stands at exactly 4,700.

[Stephanie]

As of November 30, I'm up to 60 qualifying books completed and a total of 5,420 points. I have not been limiting myself to just shortish books either. Some are 600-nearly 900 pages.

I have not had to use the walker for 2 days (yes, this has been over a month now!). Still unable to grocery shop, but my cousin's kid came with me yesterday as my helper to run a bunch of errands that didn't require more than a few steps walking. In fact, we had to change a couple of places because I simply could not walk as far as the cash registers, even if he did the shopping. That goodness Petco lets you buy online and shops for you! Still, it was good to get out, and doing stuff with my cousin's kid is a pleasure (he's 6'3" now!!).

I also have at least 900 ebooks/audiobooks still unlistened to, so happy to do this challenge again next year. I'm focusing on series that I own next year, some of which are not as old as the ones I read for this challenge, so they won't garner as many points. Plus, I don't own some of them, so they wouldn't count as I will get them as I get to that book.

Current list of books:
01. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson 2011 622 p. 150
02. Star Hunter- Andre Norton 2011 97p 75
03. The Midwife's Here! - Linda Fairley 2017 220p 10
04. Emma - Jane Austen (audio) 2010 474p 165
05. Deader Homes and Gardens - Angie Fox 2017 10
06. May Day - Jess Lourey 2014 50
07. Valor's Choice - Tanya Huff 2010 416p 165
08. June Bug - Jess Lourey 2014 50
09. Plague Ship - Andre Norton 2011 75
10. Knee High by the Fourth of July - Jess Lourey 2014 50
11. Lust, Loathing and a Little Lip Gloss - Kyra Davis 2011 368p 90
12. August Moon - Jess Lourey 2014 50
13. Twilight Eyes - Dean Koontz 2010 451p 165
14. September Fair- Jess Lourey 2014 50
15. Gingerbread Cookie Murder - Fluke, Levine, Meier 2011 362p 90
16. High Noon At Midnight - Michael Avallone 2017 10
17. Heat Wave - Richard Castle 2012 75
18. Darkly Dreaming Dexter 2011 75
19. John Dies at the End 2012 75
20. Jaws 2011 75
21. Memory of Earth 2010 332p 165
22. Dead Ever After 2013 354p. 90
23. Impact 2011 356p 90
24. Darkness Forged in Fire 2011 380p 90
25. Three Musketeers 2012 672p 150
26. Jane Carver of Waar 2017 310 p 25
27. Rocket Ship Galileo 2012 75
28. Whose Body 2013 75
29. The Wide Awake Princess 2012 75
30. Little Myth Marker 2012 75
31. Mything Persons 2013 75
32. October Fest 2013 75
33. Stories of the Western Range: Three Tales 2013 75
34. November Hunt 2014 50
35 Riders of the Purple Sage 2013 75
36. MSW - Coffee, Tea or Murder? 2016 10
37. 10 Minute DeClutter 2017 10
38. December Dread 2014 50
39. Naughty & NIce 2014 50
40. Light of Burning Shadows 2010 360p 90
41, Neptune Crossing 2010 383p 90
42. The Defiant Agents 2011 75
43. True Detective 2011 423p 90
44. Northanger Abbey 2011 75
45. Double Whammy 401p 2011 90
46. Godchild 2011 75
47. Frankenstein 2012 75
48. The Black Ice 2014 448p 65
49. Kiss The Girls And Make Them Die 2012 75
50. Storm Over Warlock 2012 75
51. Unkillable 2012 75
52. January Thaw 2014 50
53. Lethal People 2011 75
54. Diabetes Without Drugs 2011 90
55. Pandora's Star 882p 2011 375
56. Importance of Being Ernest 2012 75
57. Elves of Cintra 2011 372p 90
58. We Are Legion (We Are Bob) 2017 304p 25
59. M.Y.T.H Inc 2013 75
60. Gypsy Morph 481p 2011 90

[Stephanie]

AndrewP wrote: "Still 1 month to go and my total stands at exactly 4,700."

Andrew, you are doing great!! Anything over a 1,000 is fabulous but over 4000 is pretty impressive (I should know!).
We all have different time available for reading and as mentioned, I've been crippled for a month, so much more time.

[CBRetriever]

Stephanie wrote: "As of November 30, I'm up to 61 qualifying books completed and a total of 5,460 points. I have not been limiting myself to just shortish books either. Some are 600-900 pages.

I have not had to use..."

Being that the average number of books read per year in the US is 10-12, anything over that is good. I've been moving, buying a house, and basically waiting a lot, so my total is way up this year.

[Becky]

Are we doing another one of these for 2019? And would it be wrong for me to go on a shopping spree now to prepare? :P

[Anna]

This same challenge will be here for those who want to do it again, but we won't be updating it for 2019.

[Becky]

I had a bit of a reading slump during bathroom renovation at my house, so I'm way behind on ALL of my reading goals. GAH. But, my hubby got me the new 2018 Kindle Paperwhite for an early Xmas pressie, and I feel like I'm getting back into the reading zone now. Gonna see what I can squeeze in this month, and regroup for 2019.

Hopefully 2019 will be a much better year!

[Rachel]

In my head there is a bull time between Christmas and the new year when I will add to my TBRs and adjust my lists for the next set of challenges😊

[Becky]

Anna wrote: "This same challenge will be here for those who want to do it again, but we won't be updating it for 2019."

Works for me. :D

[Rachel]

...null....

[Becky]

Allison wrote: "Haha this was so popular and so successful, that I think we'll just be keeping this one as is :)

I won't tell you how to play it, I have faith in you!"

:D

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Rachel wrote: "...null...."

XD

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*]

I'm glad! I had some slumpage happening this year - I'm hoping 2019 will be a better one for me.

Either way, this challenge helped me get through a lot of older ones I'd stopped thinking about.

[Becky]

Me too!

[DivaDiane]

I decided to do the work and figure out how many points I have racked up even though I really wasn't doing this challenge specifically. I have been doing other TBR/owned books challenges, though, so i'm quite pleased with my total points so far:

2935pts!!

43 total owned books read
4 books read, acquired over 3 years ago,
9 acquired over 5 years ago and
5 acquired over 10 years ago.

28 by authors I've never read before
12 that have won awards
7 that have been made into a movie or other media
1 in a genre I usually avoid (horror)

I read a lot of short poetry collections and kids books so only
10 books 300/10 hours
2 books 500/17 hours

1 subsequent book in a series
2 received as a gift

I'm going to be conservative and say that I read 10 books with tea or coffee. It was most definitely more, but I don't remember.

Also, if reading aloud to a child (instead of with a cat or dog on my lap - no pets) were a category I'd have 14 books (at 5 points each that'd be an additional 70 points!).

And I will definitely have fewer unread books on my shelves come Jan. 1st. I've had a book-buying ban in place (which I don't always adhere to, but is definitely a deterrent) for a couple of years. As it is, I have over 1000 unread books in dead tree, audio and ebook formats.

[Beth]

Stephanie wrote: "AndrewP wrote: "Andrew, you are doing great!! Anything over a 1,000 is fabulous but over 4000 is pretty impressive (I should know!)."

I have 12 books and exactly 1000 points in the TBR challenge. There's still an opportunity to be fabulous!

I've passed 30 books total this year which for me is immense. So happy, and fired up to do it again next year.

[AndrewP]

A lot of my points came from reading the first 5 Wheel of Time books, which I have had for many years :)

[HeyT]

So even though it's not an official thread/challenge for 2019 I plan on doing this next year with a couple of categorical modifications. I changed the "all own buddy read" and the "three formats" sections to "non-white" and "non-male" categories and since I don't drink coffee/tea changed that to "would recommend to a friend."

I'm hoping by not joining more rigid content challenges I can finally make a dent in my bursting shelves.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Great idea HeyT!

[HeyT]

It's really nice that I could just make a copy of the one provided up thread in google sheets and then change the names of the categories and keep the formulas because I have no idea how to make formulas and spreadsheets in general lol

[Kaa]

Ooh, HeyT, I like that idea too. I was just going to count the +/- on my owned books for the year, but doing the challenge sounds like more fun.

[HeyT]

Here's the link to the spreadsheet with the categories I've added if that's something you'd be interested in. You just have to copy it to your own google drive to edit it. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

[Kaa]

Thanks, I will definitely use that!

[Becky]

HeyT wrote: "So even though it's not an official thread/challenge for 2019 I plan on doing this next year with a couple of categorical modifications. I changed the "all own buddy read" and the "three formats" s..."

I like these ideas, so I'm... borrowing them, and making a few changes of my own. :)
- Buddy Read (All own) is now Non-Male Author/MC = 20 points
- 3 Formats is now Non-White Author/MC = 25 points
- Pre-ordered is now Translated = 5 points
- Embarrassing Cover is now Banned/Challenged Book = 20 points
- Embarrassing Cover in Public is now 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die List = 30 points
- 2017 Holiday Gift is now Book is Older Than Me = 10 points
- Finish a Series is now Collection/Anthology = 15 points

I do most of my reading either on my kindle or on audio, so nobody is going to see my embarrassing covers, and I don't pre-order, like EVER. So I switched these out to get me to (HOPEFULLY) read more broadly. :)

[Hank]

I am calling it on my owned book challenge. I added two books that I am almost certainly going to finish.

54 owned books read
-24 books on owned list

5400 total points which includes the 500 point bonus for having fewer books, 100 points for number of books read and 25 for reading one of each.

It was a good challenge that I actually try to do every year, I just got to assign points to it this year.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Congrats, Hank!! That's great!

[Kristin B.]

I did not do well at all with this challenge. Oops. I've read 57 books this year, and only 9 of them were previously owned.

I didn't want to actually count up how many books I own because that's just something that would break my brain when I add in all the Kindle books. So, I decided to try to just lower my TBR. As you can see from the below breakdown, that did not happen.

Oh well! It was still fun!

Total Points: 740
Number of books read: 9
Starting TBR list: 285
Ending TBR list: 336

[Becky]

I did pretty good, I read 58 owned books this year. Next year I will do better though. I can FEEL IT.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

So, I think I said earlier, but the idea I wanted to do that Sarah Anne told me was too mean was to take your total score for this challenge and multiply it by the number by which your TBR has been reduced (ex. 100 books 1/1, 90 books 12/31, multiply by 10. 100 books 1/1, 110 books 12/31, multiply by -10.)

>:D

[Anna]

I remember that, such an excellent idea! :D

Since we're tallying up, I read 1 owned physical book, and bought one physical book this year. Not the same book.

[Kristin B.]

Allison wrote: "So, I think I said earlier, but the idea I wanted to do that Sarah Anne told me was too mean was to take your total score for this challenge and multiply it by the number by which your TBR has been..."

Well by that methodology I would be at an astounding -37,740. Hehehe

Thankfully that's just my TBR and not books I actually purchased. I've been working on using the library a lot more. (Though I definitely purchased some books I haven't read.)

[Sarah]

So.. I read 26 books I owned this year.. out of 101.

19 I owned the year prior. 7 were purchased this year.

A grand total of: 1575 points, no bonus. (Deficit of 15 more books purchased then read this year... I'm thinking I need a round 2 for 2019...)

[Stephanie]

With about 11 days left of the challenge, I am currently at 64 qualifying books and a total of 6,095 points! I'll likely get in a few more books, but not many more points because these will be more recent books. My focus has been to finish my oldest books/audiobooks. Still have 11 left, but I thought I would move on to Christmas themed books and TV. :)

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Holy crap that's a lot of points! Well done, Stephanie!! You deserve a nice Christmas-y break ^^

[Hank]

Yeah, well done Stephanie, that is a great total.

[Meredith]

I read 42 qualifying books (owned before 2018) for this challenge and have wound up with 3805 points.

Did I read more books than I acquired? Do I get the elusive extra 500 points? Well, my Goodreads "to read pile" shelf has one book fewer than on January 1. (yay!) But, doing the math, I still have to finish all three of the books that I am currently reading to have physically read more than I acquired. If I can finish at least 2 of them, I think I will take the 500 point bonus.

[Melanie, the neutral party]

Melanie's Owned Books (score= 2935)
1. **** Something More Than Night{50+15+0+10=75} An author you've never read
2. **** Wyrd Sisters {50+15+20+0=85}
3. **** THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde {50+15+0+60=115} Oops! Bought it twice (ebook & audio), A book that any group you're a member of reads as a monthly selection, Turned into a movie
4. *** Shiver {50+15+5+10=80} Won/Nominated for any kind of award
5. ***** The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic {10+15+0+10=35} Received as a gift
6. **** A Symphony of Echoes {10+15+10+0=35}
7. **** The Magician's Elephant {10+0+0+20=30} Won/Nominated for any kind of award, An author you've never read
8. **** Unshakeable: 20 Ways to Enjoy Teaching Every Day...No Matter What {10+15+0+25=50} A genre/subgenre you usually avoid, An author you've never read
9. **** The Cuckoo's Calling {50+75+5+0=130} Won/Nominated for any kind of award
10. **** The Burning Maze {0+15+10+10=35} A 2018 release, but pre-ordered in 2017
11. *** Flight {50+15+0+0=65}
12. *** The War of the Worlds {50+15+0+25=90} Oops! Bought it twice (ebook & audio)
13. *** The Eye of the World {50+150+5+65=270} Read with a cup of tea or coffee, Oops! Bought it twice (dtb & ebook), A book that any group you're a member of reads as a monthly selection, An author you've never read
14. *** Watership Down {50+15+5+25=95} Read with a cup of tea or coffee, Oops! Bought it twice, Won/Nominated for any kind of award, An author you've never read
15. ***** Night Watch {10+75+5+60=150} Read with a cup of tea or coffee, Oops! Bought it twice (ebook & audio), Won/Nominated for any kind of award, An author you've never read, Turned into a movie
16. *** Leviathan {50+15+5+30=100} Won/Nominated for any kind of award, An author you've never read, Turned into a movie
17. *** Discount Armageddon {10+15+5+0=30}
18. *** Soul Music {50+15+30+0=95}
19. *** Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell {50+150+0+20=220} Oops! Bought it twice (e-book and audio), Won/Nominated for any kind of award
20. **** Record of a Spaceborn Few {0+15+10+10=35} A buddy read, A 2018 release, but pre-ordered in 2017
21. **** The Legend of Huma {50+75+5+0=130}
22. **** The Last Ever After {50+75+10+0=135}
23. **** Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH {50+10+5+20=85} An author you've never read, Turned into a movie
24. *** The Jester {50+5+10+=65}
25. **** Professional Integrity {50+5+10+0=65}
26. **** The Dispatcher {50+0+0+10=60} Won/Nominated for any kind of award
27. **** Deep Silence {0+15+30+35=80} Read with a cup of tea or coffee, Oops! Bought it twice (pre-ordered on 2 formats), A 2018 release, but pre-ordered in 2017
28. **** Midnight Riot {50+15+5+45=115} A book that any group you're a member of reads as a monthly selection, Won/Nominated for any kind of award, An author you've never read
29. *** The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde {150+5+0+45=210} A book that any group you're a member of reads as a monthly selection, Won/Nominated for any kind of award, An author you've never read, Turned into a movie
30. *** The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure {10+15+0+10=35} An author you've never read
31. A Second Chance {10+15+10+0=35}

Stats
[1] Received as a gift
[4] A book that any group you're a member of reads as a monthly selection
[10] Won/Nominated for any kind of award
[11] An author you've never read s
[1] A buddy read
[3] A 2018 release, but pre-ordered in 2017
[5] Turned into a movie
[6] Oops! Bought it twice
[1] A genre/subgenre you usually avoid s
[4] Read with a cup of tea or coffee

*Read at least one book in all three formats: print, ebook, audio +25
* 31 Total Owned Books Read +75

[Stephanie]

Thought I would list my final total since both the audiobook and ebook I'm working on will not qualify. I had 71 qualifying books with a final point tally of 6,415. Does not include that 500 points because my TBR is sadly somewhat higher than at the beginning of the year. Blame the closing of audiobookstand for some of that. :)

This has been fun. Next year, I'm focusing on series for which I own most of the books. I didn't quite finish all the books from 2011, but pretty close to it.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

Well done!!

[rebecca j]

Out of the 349 books I counted in January, I have managed to read only 40. Which is sad, considering I have read over 100 books this year. What can I say I am hopelessly addicted to buying books as well as reading them! I started the year with 349 owned-not-read books on the shelves, I currently have 318. I only received 6 of them for Christmas, and I gave away approximately 7 large boxes of books to family and friends this year. My home will never be less than overflowing with books, read and unread. Here is my list of owned and read books for 2018:
Year One - Nora Roberts 50 pts.
Odin's Ravens - Kelley Armstrong 35 pts.
Renaissance Faire - anthology 25 pts.
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon - Spider Robinson 35 pts.
The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window - Jonas Jonasson 80 pts.
Judgement Road - Christine Feehan 35 pts.
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs - Molly Harper 50 pts.
Harvest Moon - Mercedes Lackey 35 pts.
4th Grave Beneath My Feet - Darynda Jones 50 pts.
On the Prowl - Christine Warren 40 pts.
Pleasure Unbound - Larissa Ione 50 pts.
Desire Unchained - Larissa Ione 35 pts.
Passion Unleashed - Larissa Ione 35 pts.
Ecstasy Unveiled - Larissa Ione 35 pts.
Sin Undone - Larissa Ione 55 pts.
No Legacy for Lindsey - Essie Summers 35 pts.
No Orchids by Request - Essie Summers 45 pts
Sweet are the Ways - Essie Summers 20 pts.
Lethal Rider - Larissa Ione 40 pts.
Fatal Burn - Lisa Jackson 75 pts.
Reaver - Larissa Ione 40 pts.
White Hot Kiss - Jennifer Armentrout 50 pts.
Stone Cold Touch - Jennifer Armentrout 45 pts.
Every Last Breath - Jennifer Armentrout 45 pts.
Doubletake - Rob Thurman 85 pts.
2 Bodies for the Price of 1 - Stephanie Bond 55 pts.
5 Bodies to Die For - Stephanie Bond 50 pts.
Got Your Number - Stephanie Bond 35 pts.
Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews 85 pts.
Blood Kiss - JR Ward 60 pts.
Stork Raving Mad - Donna Andrews 45 pts.
The Real Macaw - Donna Andrews 45 pts.
Six Geese A-Slaying - Donna Andrews 45 pts.
Wedding Bell Blues - Heather Graham 30 pts.
Some Girls Bite - Chloe Neill 75 pts.
Long, Lean, and Lethal - Heather Graham 70 pts.
There's Treasure everywhere - Bill Waterson 55 pts.
Dragonbane - Sherrilyn Kenyon 45 pts.
The Immortal Crown - Richelle Mead 55 pts.
Gameboard of the Gods - Richelle Mead 80 pts.

Add 75 pts for reading 40 owned books, and that totals 2030 pts.
Bonus of 500 pts for less owned books than on Jan. 1st., brings the total to 2530 pts.