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Denise wrote: "2018 finished on post #23."Congrats!
I love this challenge.Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge
Duration: 1/1/19- 9/2/20
Level: Hill Hiker: 5 Books
January:
1. Kitty Goes to Washington- Carrie Vaughn- 2/3/19 (added January 6, 2017)
2. Lethal Bayou Beauty- Jana Deleon- 3/11/19 (added January 18, 2018)
3. Dispelled- Terri L. Austin- 5/27/19 (added January 27, 2017)
4. The Frog Prince- K.M. Shea- 5/27/19 (added January 13, 2018)
5. The Big Sleep- Raymond Chandler- 5/29/19 (added January 29, 2018)
February:
1. The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog- Elizabeth Peters- 5/7/19 (added February 21, 2017)
2. Hexed- Michelle Krys- 7/9/19 (added February 13, 2017)
3. Murder on Gramercy Park- Victoria Thompson- 8/28/19 (added February 1, 2018)
4. Archangel's Prophecy- Nalini Singh- 9/23/19 (added February 24, 2018)
5. The Fires of Calderon- Lindsay Cummings- 11/26/19 (added February 13, 2017)
March:
1. Ruby Red- Kerstin Gier- 5/20/19 (added March 24, 2017)
2. Moonbeam- Adrienne Woods- 6/11/19 (added March 4, 2017)
3. Wicked Lovely- Melissa Marr- 7/3/19 (added March 24, 2017)
4. I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia- Gillian Roberts- 7/28/19 (added March 13, 2017)
5. Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun- Victoria Laurie- 8/1/19 (added March 19, 2017)
April:
1. Southern Spirits- Angie Fox- 5/3/19 (added April 29, 2017)
2. The Never War- D.J. MacHale- 6/30/19 (added April 5, 2017)
3. God Of Mayhem- J.C. Diem- 9/8/19 (added April 10, 2017)
4. Cat in an Alphabet Soup- Carole Nelson Douglas- 11/15/19 (added April 20, 2018)
5. The Zero Blessing- Christopher G. Nuttall- 11/26/19 (added April 26, 2017)
May:
1. Darkbeam- Adrienne Woods- 7/27/19 (added May 24, 2018)
2. Clouds of Witness- Dorothy L. Sayers- 1/12/20 (added May 16, 2017)
3. Unnatural Death- Dorothy L. Sayers- 2/14/20 (added May 16, 2017)
4. Your Killin' Heart: A Mystery- Peggy O'Neal Peden- 5/1/20 (added May 24, 2018)
5. Lord Peter Views the Body- Dorothy L. Sayers- 6/10/20 (added May 16, 2017)
June:
1. Into the Hollow- Karina Halle- 6/14/19 (added June 4, 2016)
2. Elephants Can Remember- Agatha Christie- 6/16/19 (added June 4, 2016)
3. Dragon Mated- Jaymin Eve- 6/18/19 (added June 4, 2016)
4. High Five- Janet Evanovich- 6/23/19 (added June 4, 2016)
5. New Spring- Robert Jordan- 7/7/19 (added June 4, 2016)
July:
1. Under The Final Moon- Hannah Jayne- 7/21/19 (added July 24, 2016)
2. Ghostly Echoes- William Ritter- 9/5/19 (added July 12, 2018)
3. God Of Malice- J.C. Diem- 9/13/19 (added July 14, 2017)
4. Siren's Desire- Devyn Quinn- 9/21/19 (added July 3, 2016)
5. Loved by a Dragon- Linda K. Hopkins- 9/30/19 (added July 24, 2016)
August:
1. Web Of Evil- J.A. Jance- 8/22/19 (added August 13, 2018)
2. Maddy's Floor- Dale Mayer- 10/9/19 (added August 13, 2017)
3. Garden of Sorrow- Dale Mayer- 10/16/19 (added August 13, 2017)
4. Knock, Knock…- Dale Mayer- 10/23/19 (added August 13, 2017)
5. Rare Find- Dale Mayer- 10/27/19 (added August 13, 2017)
September:
1. The One- Kiera Cass- 9/5/19 (added September 18, 2017)
2. Jake & The Giant- E.G. Foley- 9/11/19 (added September 3, 2017)
3. Doctor Who: In the Blood- Jenny T. Colgan- 9/16/19 (added September 10, 2017)
4. Among the Living- Jordan Castillo Price- 9/16/19 (added September 8, 2016)
5. Betsy-Tacy- Maud Hart Lovelace- 9/16/19 (added September3, 2017)
October:
1. Forsaken- J.C. Diem- 10/7/19 (added October 31, 2018)
2. Destined- J.C. Diem- 10/11/19 (added October 31, 2018)
3. Dark Heart of Magic- Jennifer Estep- 11/7/19 (added October 9, 2017)
4. Bright Blaze of Magic- Jennifer Estep- 11/8/19 (added October 9, 2017)
5. Blood Promise- Richelle Mead- 3/10/20 (added October 24, 2016)
November:
1. Dark Desires After Dusk- Kresley Cole- 11/25/19 (added November 24, 2016)
2. Kiss of a Demon King- Kresley Cole- 12/4/19 (added November 24, 2016)
3. X-Treme Dating- Cathy McDavid- 12/23/19 (added November 1, 2018)
4. To Catch a Vampire- Jennifer Harlow- 1/17/20 (added November 9, 2018)
5. Valkyrie- Kate O'Hearn- 1/23/20 (added November 16, 2016)
December:
1. Death of a Gossip- M.C. Beaton- 3/23/20 (added December 26, 2017)
2. A Quiet Life In The Country- T E Kinsey- 6/18/20 (added December 26, 2017)
3. Half Upon a Time- James Riley- 6/28/20 (added December 2, 2017)
4. My Fair Assassin- C.J. Anaya- 7/30/20 (added December 2, 2017)
5. Vamps and the City- Kerrelyn Sparks- 9/2/20 (added December 16, 2018)
Count me in for another year... Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge
Duration: January 1st - December 31st, 2019
Level: Valley Wanderer: 1-2 Books
January
1. Dying to Tell added January 16, 2018 - read January 11, 2019
2. A Dark Mind added January 29, 2018 - read January 20, 2019
May give this a go....Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge
Valley Wanderer: 1-2 Books
Read books that were put on your TBR during that same month of any previous year (except for the current year). RE-READS ARE NOT ALLOWED FOR THIS CHALLENGE!!
Alternate Options
• Read a book from the month before or the month after the month you’re working on.
• Read the oldest book on your TBR
• Finish (or get caught up on) a series (this is an exception to the nothing from the current year rule)
• Knock out all of (or as many as you can) of the books by a certain author on your TBR
• Read a book that has a title that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
• Read a book that has an author with a last name that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
• Read a book that has the letters of the month you’re working on in the title (does not have to be in consecutive order)
• Read a book that was published in the month you’re working on.
January Call Me Daddy 4.5* ✔️ 1/7/19*added to my TBR on 1/15/17
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LaurLa wrote: "Finished my 2018 challenge!Original post: My Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge (msg 21)"
Congrats!
Scale Your TBR Mountain ChallengeDuration: June 1st 2023 - May 31st, 2024
Level: Valley Wanderer: 1-2 Books
June
1. Deutschland Schwarz Weiß (added Jun 12, 2020) - read Jun 11, 2023
2. Sprache und Sein (added Jun 12, 2020) - read Jun 18, 2023
July
1. Ancillary Sword (get caught up on a series)
2. Ancillary Mercy (get caught up on a series)
August
1. Abaddon's Gate (added Aug 15, 2018)
2. Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (title starts same letter as the month)
September
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October
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I was one book away from my 2018 challenge! But I'm in it again!Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge
Duration: January 1st - December 31st, 2019
Level: Valley Wanderer: 1-2 Books
January
1. Article 5 by Kristen Simmons, date added 1/20/12, date read 1/5/19
2. Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton, date added 1/15/15, date read 1/30/19
February
1. King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard, date added 2/10/17, date read 2/21/19
2. Groupie by Ginger Voight, date added 2/9/13, date read 2/28/19
March
1. For the Longest Time by Kendra Leigh Castle, date added 3/10/15, date read 3/20/19
2. Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys by Kate Brian, date added 3/12/12, date read 3/26/19
April
1. The Darkest Star by Jennifer Armentrout, date added 4/3/18, date read 4/13/19
2. Suddenly You by Sarah Mayberry, date added 4/20/13, date read 4/29/19
May
1. Broken Things by Lauren Oliver, date added 5/30/18, date read 5/20/19
2. Circe by Madeline Miller, date added 5/23/18, date read 5/27/19
June
1. Disruption by Jessica Shirvington, date added 6/29/16, date read 6/9/19
2. Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn, date added 6/30/15, date read 6/11/19
July
1. Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James, date added 7/29/11, date read 7/14/19
2. The Spring Girls by Anna Todd, date added 7/25/18, date read 7/26/19
August
1. Never Tear Us Apart by Monica Murphy, date added 8/23/16, date read 8/22
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September
1. Brave by Tammara Webber, date added 9/15/17, date read 9/3/19
2. Tattoo Thief by Heidi Joy Tretheway, date added 9/19/13, date read 9/19/19
October
1. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, date added 10/26/16, date read 10/16/19
2. The Midnight Dance by Nikki Katz, date added 10/11/17, date read 10/26/19
November
1. Prodigy by Marie Lu, date added 11/15/16, date read 11/16/19
2. Champion by Marie Lu, date added 11/15/16, date read 11/23/19
December
1. Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalo, date added 12/18/18, date read 12/2/12
2. All over You by Emily Snow, date added 12/20/17, date read 12/5/19
I’m in, this will be hard for me but I’m excited My 2019 challenge——
Level 1:valley wonderer
January:
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I love that this challenge actually gives me a reading plan through the year, I really need it.Level: Valley Wanderer.
January:
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February
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March
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April
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- The Girl Before
May
- Who Could That Be at This Hour?
- The Essex Serpent
June
July
August
- What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
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September
Read a book that has a title that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
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Read a book that has an author with a last name that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
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October
November
• Read a book that has a title that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
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December
Alternate Options
• Read a book from the month before or the month after the month you’re working on.
• Read the oldest book on your TBR
• Finish (or get caught up on) a series (this is an exception to the nothing from the current year rule)
• Knock out all of (or as many as you can) of the books by a certain author on your TBR
• Read a book that has a title that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
• Read a book that has an author with a last name that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
• Read a book that has the letters of the month you’re working on in the title (does not have to be in consecutive order)
• Read a book that was published in the month you’re working on
I love this challenge! Great way to approach a huge TBR list.Valley Wanderer: 1-2 Books
January
√ 1. The Core of the Sun: added January 8, 2018 | completed January 26, 2019
√ 2. Sodom Road Exit: added January 3, 2018 | completed January 31, 2019
February
√ 1. Boy, Snow, Bird: added February 8, 2018 | completed February 28, 2019
√ 2. The Road Through the Wall: added February 27, 2018 | completed February 24, 2019
March
√ 1. An Unsuitable Heir: added March 28, 2018 | completed March 2, 2019
√ 2. Winter Tide: Added April 30, 2017 (oldest book on TBR) | completed March 31, 2019
April
√ 1. Tipping the Velvet: added April 30, 2017 | completed April 27, 2019
√ 2. His Majesty's Dragon: added April 30, 2017 | completed April 15, 2019
May
√ 1. The Bone Collector | added May 4, 2018 | Completed May 27, 2019
√ 2. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary | added May 21, 2017 | completed May 17, 2019
June
√ 1. Rag and Bone: added June 7, 2017 | completed June 3, 2019
√ 2. The Forever War: added June 4, 2017 | completed June 23, 2019
July
√ 1. The Bedlam Stacks: added July 10, 2018 | completed July 28, 2019
√ 2. Night's Master: added July 10, 2018 | completed July 29, 2019
August
√ 1. Your House Is on Fire, Your Children All Gone: added August 9, 2018 | completed August 21, 2019
√ 2. Slade House: added August 7, 2018 | completed August 8, 2019
September
√ 1. Salt Magic, Skin Magic: added September 3, 2018 | completed September 23, 2019
√ 2. Every Heart a Doorway: added October 9, 2017 | completed September 20, 2019 (added month after current month)
October
√ 1. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer: added October 10, 2017 | completed October 6, 2019
√ 2. Night Film: added October 11, 2017 | completed October 26, 2019
November
1. A Gathering of Shadows: added November 15, 2017
2. Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish: added November 15, 2017
December
1. Circe: added December 4, 2018
2. La Belle Sauvage: added December 6, 2017
Looks like this will be fun and help get some of the older nuggets ON my TBR list OFF my TBR list. I'll try 1-2 books this year and see how it goes. (Since I've already blown that, I'll go for Mountain Climber at 6+ books and see how long I can keep that up).February
1. Alibis and Amethysts by Sharon Pape: added 1 Feb. 2017 read: 2/12/2019
2. The Christie Curse by Victoria Albert: added: 2 Feb. 2016 read: 2/26/2019
3. Sea of Greed by Clive Cussler; added 2/1/2018; read 02/21/2019
4. Dandy Detects by M. Louisa Locke; added 2/3/2016; read 2/19/2019
5. Eggs on Ice by Laura Childs; added 2/12/2018; read 2/3/2019
6. Every Trick in the Rook by Marty Wingate; added 2/3/2017; read 2/6/2019
7. The Christie Curseby Deborah Garner; added 10/10/2016; read 2/28/2019
11. Corned Beef and Casualties by Lynn Cahoon; February 5, 2019;
March
1. A Crabby Killer by Leighann Dobbs; added 25 Mar. 2016
2. The Vanishing Thief by Kate Parker; added 18 Mar. 2018
3. The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton; added 19 Mar. 2018
4. Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diane Xarissa; added 31 Mar. 2018; read 3/8/2019
5. Knit your own Murder by Monica Ferris; added 31 Mar. 2018
6. The Lost Order by Daniel Silva: added 2 Mar. 2017
7. Aunt Bessie Believes by Diane Xarissa; finishes series; 12 Mar. 2019
April
1. Murder on the SS Rosa by Lee Strauss: added 1 April 2017; read 4/1/2019
2. Nine Dragons by Michael Connolly: added 28 April 2015; read 4/15/2019
3. The Benson Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine: added sometime in 1989 (think this is old enough to qualify on the date alone. Inherited this from my mother.)
4. Greenmantle by John Buchon; finishes series; read 4/8/2019
5. The Monkey and the Tiger by Robert Van Gulik; pub. 1965; read 4/22/2019
6. Prisoner's Base by Rex Stout; oldest book; pub. 10/1/1992; added 12/2005; read 4/26/2019
May
1. Killer Characters by Ellery Adams: added 3 May 2017; read 5/11/2019
2. Killer Keepsake by Ellery Adams: added 3 May 2017
3. The Other Woman by Daniel Silva: added May 2017; read 5/4/2019
4. Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear; added May 2017; read 5/17/2019
5. A Killer Collection by Ellery Adams; added 5/2018; read 5/11/2019
6. Poisoned Prose by Ellery Adams; added 5/2014; read 5/26/2019
7. The Yom Kippur Murder by Lee Harris; added 5/10/2016; read 5/8/2019
8. The Emperor's Revenge by Clive Cussler; added 5/10/2016; read 5/20/2019
June
1. A Just Clause by Lorna Barrett: added 20 June 2017; read June 27, 2019
2. Mothers Day Mayhem by Lynn Cahoon: added 27 June 2017; read June 27, 2019
3. Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear; added June 1, 2017; read 6/7/2019
4. Oldest book on my TBR list - Uncommon Grounds by Sandra Balzo; pub. 2014; read June 13, 2019
5. Grounds For Murder by Sandra Balzo; read June 21, 2019 (this series is finished for me - not terribly enjoyable)
6. Deadly Brew by Lynn Cahoon; caught up with this one; read June 30, 2019
July 2019
1. Mother's Day Mayhem by Lynn Cahoon; last one in series now: July 3, 2019
2. Death of an Art Collector by Robert Goldsborough; read July 4, 2019
3. Aunt Dimity and the Heart of Gold by Nancy Atherton; last of series; 7/10/2019
4. An Invitation to Murder by Leighann Dobbs; added July 24, 2018; read July 11, 2019
5. The Oracle by Clive Cussler; last of a series; finished July 19, 2019
January 2020
1. The Happy Birthday Murder January 29, 2002.
2. Glossed and Found January 2 2007.
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February 2020
1. The Bar Mitzvah Murder February 3, 2004.
2, The April Fools Day Murder February 27, 2001,
3. The Chocolate Cream Pie Murder February 26, 2019
4. A Fatal Faberge February 2, 2019
5. The Coconut Layer Cake Murder February 25, 2019
6. The Deep End February 17, 2015
March 2020
1. A Bidder End March 6, 2019.
2. Wild Card March 26, 2019
3. Journey of the Pharaohs March 10, 2019
4. Lavender Blue Murder March 3, 2019.
April 2020
1. The Diva Spices it Up April 28, 2019.
2. Murder in the Reading Room April 30, 2019.
3. Murder in the Locked Library April 28, 2018
4. Murder in the Storybook Cottage April 8, 2019
May 2020
1. A Blush with Death May 2, 2006.
2. Killer Characters May 2, 2017
3. Wrath of Poseidon
June 2020
1, The Appleton Case June 19, 2015
2. An Incomplete Revenge June 5, 2008.
July 2020
1. Killer Green Tomatoes July 3, 2018
August 2020
1. Teatime Pastries and Punishments August 22, 2019
2. The Cinco de Mayo Murder August 29, 2006.
3. The Silver Anniversary Murder August 30, 2005
4. The Lake of Learning August 20, 2019
5. From the Queen August 18, 2015
6. Deadly Dealer August 7, 2007
August 2020
1. Bean There, Done That September 1, 2008
2. The Christmas Cake Murder September 25, 2018
3, Literally Murder September 30, 2014
4. Severe Clear September 18, 2012
5, The Bennett Case September 18, 2015
6. The Good Knight September 20, 2011
October 2020
1. A Very Mummy Holiday October 29, 2019
2. Scent to Her Grave October 4, 2005
3. Stealth October 15, 2019
4. Paris Match October 7, 2014
5. A Fatal Appraisal October 6, 2007
6, Guaranteed to Bleed October 13, 2013
November 2020
1. Grievance in Gingerbread Alley by Leighann Dobbs. November 5, 2019
2. Lethal LetterNovember 4, 2014
3. Writing All WrongNovember 3, 2005
4. Twice Told TailNovember 1, 2016
5. Plot Boiler November 3, 2015
December 2020
1. Brewed Awakening by Cleo Coyle; December 3, 2019.
2. Lost in the Shadows December 16, 2016
3. The Chalmers Case December 16, 2015
The Challenge for Year 2023 - 2024
Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge
Duration: May 1st - March 31, 2024
Level: Hill Hiker: 3-5 Books
April 2023>/b>
May 2023
June 2023
July 2023
August 2023
September 2023
October 2023
November 2023
December 2023
January 2024
February 2024
March 2024
I'm going to give this a try2/1/19 to 1/31/20
The object of this year long challenge is to knock off as many books as you can from your TBR. First you’ll pick a level, then each month you’ll read books that were put on your TBR during that same month of any previous year (except for the current year). You can join the challenge at any time, but the challenge is to be completed within 1 year of your chosen start date. RE-READS ARE NOT ALLOWED FOR THIS CHALLENGE!! There will also be alternate options just in case you run out of books from a certain month.
Please put when the book was added to your TBR, and the date you finally read the book when you post. DO NOT POST A DUPLICATE POST TO ANNOUNCE THAT YOU HAVE FINISHED THE CHALLENGE!! Duplicate posts will be deleted!
An example for me for the easy level would be:
January
1. The Nightmare Garden by Caitlin Kittredge (put on TBR Jan. 26, 2012)
2. Fragile Brilliance by Tammy Blackwell (put on TBR Jan. 23, 2013)
Levels:
Valley Wanderer: 1-2 Books
Hill Hiker: 3-5 Books
Mountain Climber: 6+ Books
If you run out of books during a certain month, you can use one or more of these to make your level goal for the month. You can also make up your own alternates, but they have to work with the challenge.
Alternate Options
• Read a book from the month before or the month after the month you’re working on.
• Read the oldest book on your TBR
• Finish (or get caught up on) a series (this is an exception to the nothing from the current year rule)
• Knock out all of (or as many as you can) of the books by a certain author on your TBR
• Read a book that has a title that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
• Read a book that has an author with a last name that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
• Read a book that has the letters of the month you’re working on in the title (does not have to be in consecutive order)
• Read a book that was published in the month you’re working on
February 2019 - 0 books read
March 2019
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Jeanne wrote: "I may have joined one too many challenges this year, but I'm going to try this one too. I choose Valley Wanderer (1-2 Books)Please put when the book was added to your TBR, and the date you finall..."
Jeanne, I already have your post down in message 63. Would you please delete your above message and just edit post 63 to add this information? Thank you!
So sorry, Trea. It's taken care of now. Thanks for keeping me on my toes!
Jeanne wrote: "So sorry, Trea. It's taken care of now. Thanks for keeping me on my toes!"Thank you, Jeanne!
I am trying this for the first timeMy goodreads tbr only goes back to May 2018, so I’m going to start at May if that’s alright.
Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge
Duration: January 1st - December 31st, 2019
Level: Valley Wanderer: 1-2 Books
May
✔️1. Saga volume 1
✔️2. Saga volume 2
June
✔️1. Anna Dressed in Blood
✔️2. Final Girls
July
✔️1. Bleeding Violet
✔️2. Sea Witch
August
1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
2. Monstress vol. 1
September
1. Dial H
2. Rat Queens vol. 4
October
1. Edinburgh Twilight
2. A&A: The Adventures of Archer and Armstrong vol. 1
November
1. A Study in Charlotte
2. All Out
December
1. Sex Criminals vol. 4
2. American Vampire vol. 1
Let's try this: (Update: July 2019)Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge
Level: Valley Wanderer: 1-2 Books
I'll pick as many books as I can each month and try to do this together with other challenges.
01/01/2019 - 12/31/2019
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I would like to play. Easy LevelStarting in February 2019
February
1. Stick a Fork In It Added 2/8/2015 Read 2/16/19
March
1. The Wicked Deep Added 3/8/17 Read 3/21/19
April
The Challenge FactoryScale Your TBR Mountain Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2022 - 12/31/2022
Progress: 53 out of 12
Levels:
Valley Wanderer: 1-2 Books
Hill Hiker: 3-5 Books
Mountain Climber: 6+ Books
The object of this year long challenge is to knock off as many books as you can from your TBR. First you’ll pick a level, then each month you’ll read books that were put on your TBR during that same month of any previous year (except for the current year). You can join the challenge at any time, but the challenge is to be completed within 1 year of your chosen start date. RE-READS ARE NOT ALLOWED FOR THIS CHALLENGE!! There will also be alternate options just in case you run out of books from a certain month.
Please put when the book was added to your TBR, and the date you finally read the book when you post. DO NOT POST A DUPLICATE POST TO ANNOUNCE THAT YOU HAVE FINISHED THE CHALLENGE!! Duplicate posts will be deleted!
An example for me for the easy level would be:
January
1. The Nightmare Garden by Caitlin Kittredge (put on TBR Jan. 26, 2012)
2. Fragile Brilliance by Tammy Blackwell (put on TBR Jan. 23, 2013)
If you run out of books during a certain month, you can use one or more of these to make your level goal for the month. You can also make up your own alternates, but they have to work with the challenge.
Alternate Options
• Read a book from the month before or the month after the month you’re working on.
• Read the oldest book on your TBR
• Finish (or get caught up on) a series (this is an exception to the nothing from the current year rule)
• Knock out all of (or as many as you can) of the books by a certain author on your TBR
• Read a book that has a title that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
• Read a book that has an author with a last name that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
• Read a book that has the letters of the month you’re working on in the title (does not have to be in consecutive order)
• Read a book that was published in the month you’re working on
January:
1. Year Zero by Rob Reid - ***** - 1/14/2022 - 364 Pages - Added Jan 10, 2013
2. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick - ***** - 1/15/2022 - 304 Pages - Added Jan 16, 2013
3. Go with the Flow by Lily Williams - ***** - 11/5/2023 - 336 Pages - Published January 14, 2020
February:
4. Coffee And Kung Fu by Karen Brichoux - **** - 2/28/2022 - 243 Pages - Added Feb 21, 2011
5. The Witching Hour by Anne Rice - ***** - 2/20/2022 - 965 Pages - Added Feb 22, 2011
6. The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red by Joyce Reardon - ***** - 2/24/2022 - 252 Pages - Added Feb 21, 2011
7. Joust by Mercedes Lackey - ***** - 2/21/2022 - 448 Pages - Added Feb 21, 2011
8. Shadow Hills by Jordan Quinn - **** - 11/4/2023 - 144 Pages - Published February 2, 2021
9. As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl by John Colapinto - ***** - 10/11/2023 - 289 Pages - Added February 9, 2011
March:
10. Live and Let Chai by Bree Baker - ***** - 3/29/2022 - 346 Pages - Added March 26, 2019
11. Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin - **** - 3/13/2022 - 368 Pages - Added Mar 15, 2011
12. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel - **** - 7/11/2022 - 302 Pages - Added Mar 11, 2020
13. Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case by Kristen Painter - *** - 11/8/2023 - 198 Pages - Added March 24, 2017
14. The Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen - **** - 11/5/2023 - 2 Pages - Published March 10, 2019
15. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell - **** - 9/19/2023 - 352 Pages - Published March 28, 2019
April:
16. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - ***** - 4/1/2022 - 85 Pages - Added April 1, 2011
17. In the Woods by Tana French - ***** - 4/18/2022 - 429 Pages - Added April 7, 2011
18. Enemies by Tijan - ***** - 11/2/2023 - 379 Pages - Added April 27, 2020
19. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas - ***** - 10/31/2023 - 803 Pages - Added April 8, 2020
20. Wow, No Thank You.: Essays by Samantha Irby - **** - 10/12/2023 - 319 Pages - Added April 16, 2020
21. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune - ***** - 9/30/2023 - 394 Pages - Added April 27, 2020
May:
22. The Round House by Louise Erdrich - **** - 5/28/2022 - 323 Pages - Added May 19, 2013
23. The Guncle by Steven Rowley - ***** - 5/6/2022 - 326 Pages - Added May 14, 2021
24. Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau - ***** - 5/27/2022 - 320 Pages - Added May 14, 2021
25. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston - ***** - 5/17/2022 - 448 Pages - Added May 15, 2019
26. You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together by Kat Timpf - **** - 11/5/2023 - 248 Pages - Added May 4, 2023
27. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang - *** - 11/3/2023 - 323 Pages - Added May 7, 2018
June:
28. When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger - ***** - 6/10/2022 - 343 Pages - Added Jun 26, 2018
29. Yearbook by Seth Rogen - ***** - 6/8/2022 - 260 Pages - Added Jun 09, 2021
30. The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn - ***** - 6/22/2022 - 480 Pages - Added Jun 16, 2011
31. Long Distance by Whitney Gardner - ***** - 11/9/2023 - 320 Pages - Published June 29, 2021
32. Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley - ***** - 10/4/2023 - 224 Pages - Added June 29, 2020
July:
33. Irish Rose by Nora Roberts - *** - 7/4/2022 - 250 Pages - Added July 5, 2011
34. Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts - *** - 8/4/2022 - 208 Pages - Added July 5, 2011
35. Gravity Falls: Lost Legends by Alex Hirsch - ***** - 11/5/2023 - 144 Pages - Published July 24, 2018
36. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - **** - 10/7/2023 - 336 Pages - Added July 26, 2017
37. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - ***** - 10/1/2023 - 401 Pages - Added July 20, 2022
38. Karen's Haircut: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #7) by Ann M. Martin - 9/18/2023 - 144 Pages - Published July 4, 2023
August:
39. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna - ***** - 10/5/2023 - 318 Pages - Added August 4, 2022
September:
40. Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships by Nina Totenberg - **** - 11/12/2023 - 320 Pages - Added September 29, 2022
41. The Coldfire Curse by Jordan Quinn - ***** - 9/27/2023 - 144 Pages - Added September 27, 2023
42. Scholar of Magic by Michael G. Manning - ***** - 9/24/2023 - 660 Pages - Added September 14, 2023
43. Devil in Disguise by Lisa Kleypas - **** - 9/13/2023 - 384 Pages - Added September 12, 2023
Pilu of the Woods by <b><u>October:</u></b>
44. [book:Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - ***** - 11/15/2023 - 461 Pages - Added October 3, 2019
45. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears - ***** - 10/26/2023 - 288 Pages - Added October 26, 2023
46. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - ***** - 10/18/2023 - 323 Pages - Added October 12, 2009
47. Feeding the Dragon by Sharon Washington - **** - 10/16/2023 - 56 Pages - Added October 4, 2018
48. Always Human by Ari North - *** - 10/16/2023 - 256 Pages - Published October 10, 2015
49. The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman - ***** - 10/13/2023 - 71 Pages - Added October 12, 2023
November:
50. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler - ***** - 11/17/2023 - 244 Pages - Added November 2, 2018
51. Finding Perfect by Colleen Hoover - ***** - 11/9/2023 - 128 Pages - Published November 30, 2019
52. When a Child is Born by Jodi Taylor - ***** - 10/16/2023 - 21 Pages - Published November 1, 2013
December:
53. Freestyle: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan - **** - 11/15/2023 - 272 Pages - Added December 27, 2022
Scale Your TBR Mountain ChallengeDuration: 1/1/19 - 12/31/19
Level: Valley Wanderer: 1-2 Books
△ January
1. First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (1/3/19) ~ last name J
2. Marked by Rebecca Zanetti (1/6/19) ~ added to TBR 1/1/18
3. Afraid To Die by Lisa Jackson (1/14/19) ~ pub 1/1/12
4. Eve by Iris Johansen (1/27/19) ~ last name J
△ February
1. The Bitter Season by Tami Hoag (2/6/19) ~ Kovac & Liska #5 ~ caught up
2. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (2/19/19) ~ last name F
3. Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner (2/24/19) ~ Quincy & Rainie #6 ~ caught up
4. The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson (2/27/19) ~ pub 2/3/15
△ March
1. The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (3/5/19) ~ added to TBR 3/21/18
2. The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan (3/18/19) ~ pub 3/22/11
3. A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer (3/23/19) ~ pub 3/4/08
4. Midnight Rising by Lara Adrian (3/25/19) ~ pub 3/25/08
△ April
1. Green: The Beginning and the End by Ted Dekker (4/4/19) ~ The Circle #0 ~ finished series
2. The 8th Confession by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (4/15/19) ~ pub 4/27/09
3. Alcatraz by Roland Smith (4/21/19) ~ title starts with A
4. Pieces by Janine Infante Bosco (4/25/19) ~ pub 4/1/14
△ May
1. Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady by L.A. Meyer (5/2/19) ~ author's last name starts with M
2. My Lady Quicksilver by Bec McMaster (5/14/19) ~ title starts with M
3. Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews (5/17/19) ~ title starts with M
4. Kill Me If You Can by James Patterson & Marshall Karp (5/20/19) ~ may in the title
△ June
1. Ready to Die by Lisa Jackson (6/18/19) ~ author's last name starts with J
2. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (6/20/19) ~ pub. 7/31/12 - month after June
△ July
1. Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews (7/12/19) ~ publ 7/31/12
2. The Killing Dance by Laurel K. Hamilton (7/13/19) ~ pub. 6/1/97 ~ month before July
3. Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill (7/19/19) ~ pub. 7/1/10
4. Sight Unseen by Iris Johansen & Roy Johansen (7/21/19) ~ pub. 7/15/14 & Johansen starts with J
5. Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews (7/31/19) ~ pub. 8/4/15 ~ month after July
△ August
1. Ashes of Midnight by Lara Adrian (8/10/19) ~ title and author starts with A
2. The Switch by Sandra Brown (8/11/19) ~ pub. 8/29/00
△ September
1. Horde by Ann Aguirre (9/10/19) ~ pub. 9/20/13
2. Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris (9/29/19) ~ pub. 8/9/16
△ October
1. The Unclaimed Victim by D.M. Pulley (10/24/19) ~ pub. 11/14/17 ~ month after October
2. Pies & Prejudice by Heather Vogel Frederick (10/25/19) ~ pub. 9/14/10 ~ month after October
△ November
1. Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon (11/1/19) ~ pub. 10/13/02 ~ month before November and title starts with N
2. Shades of Midnight by Lara Adrian (11/5/19) ~ pub. 12/29/09 ~ month after November
3. The Red Door by Charles Todd (11/7/19) ~ pub. 12/10/09 ~ month after November
4. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (11/10/19) ~ pub. 10/20/15 ~ month before October
5. Bailey's Café by Gloria Naylor (11/11/19) ~ author starts with N
△ December
1. The Stolen Ones by Owen Laukkanen (12/7/19) ~ pub. 1/1/15 ~ month after December
2. The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo (12/10/19) ~ author starts with D
3. Tempestuous by Lesley Livingston (12/11/19) ~ Pub 12/21/10
4. The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman (12/14/19) ~ pub. 1/1/10 ~ month after December
5. The Guardian by Dee Henderson (12/18/19) ~ pub. 1/1/01 ~ month after December
6. Sweet Revenge by Rebecca Zanetti (12/19/19) ~ pub. 1/1/13 ~ month after December
7. Eight Keys by Suzanne LeFleur (12/23/19) ~ pub. 1/1/11 ~ month after December
Alternate Options
• Read a book from the month before or the month after the month you’re working on.
• Read the oldest book on your TBR
• Finish (or get caught up on) a series (this is an exception to the nothing from the current year rule)
• Knock out all of (or as many as you can) of the books by a certain author on your TBR
• Read a book that has a title that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
• Read a book that has an author with a last name that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
• Read a book that has the letters of the month you’re working on in the title (does not have to be in consecutive order)
• Read a book that was published in the month you’re working on
New to this challenge, going to give it a tryScale Your TBR Mountain Challenge
Duration: 5/1/19-4/30-20
Level: Wanderer-2 books
May:
1. MacRieve by Kresley Cole Added 02/04/15 - Read 05/07/19
2. Dragonswan by Sherrilyn Kenyon Added 04/22/12 - Read 05/11/19
3. Risk No Secrets by Cindy Gerard Added 19/20/13 - Read 05/25/19
4. True Betrayals by Nora Roberts Added 12/28/11 - Read 05/27/19
June:
1. Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts Added 8/28/18 - Read 6/2/19
2. A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin Added 10/29/19 - Read 6/23/19
3. Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be by Rachel Hollis Added 5/29/19 - Read 6/23/19
July:
1. Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon
2. The Hero by Robyn Carr
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Trea, I really liked this challenge, but didn't see a separate thread for 2019 so I didn't participate. Could we do a separate thread for Scale Your TBR Mountain just for 2020? Thanks in advance for an answer.
Connie wrote: "Trea, I really liked this challenge, but didn't see a separate thread for 2019 so I didn't participate. Could we do a separate thread for Scale Your TBR Mountain just for 2020? Thanks in advance fo..."Connie, there was not enough participation in the challenge at the end of 2017 and 2018 to warrant making it a recurring yearly challenge, and a quick look over this thread shows a similar lack of participation in 2019. Therefore, I don't think a separate thread each year will help increase participation in it and I won't be making a thread specifically for 2020. Because of that, you're welcome to make a comment in this thread today with your challenge for 2019 and fill in for everything you've read from your TBR for the year. Then, you can add additional comments for your reading for 2020 and beyond!
⚜️Trea wrote: "Connie wrote: "Trea, I really liked this challenge, but didn't see a separate thread for 2019 so I didn't participate. Could we do a separate thread for Scale Your TBR Mountain just for 2020? Thank..."Thanks, Trea. I did it in 2018 and now that I know it's here, I'll do it in 2020 here too.
2020 Scale Your TBR Mountain: Dec 2019- Nov 2020WANDERER - 2 or more per month
December
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. Added on 12/9/16. Read 12/21/19. 3,5 stars.
March: Book Three by John Lewis et al. Added 12/18/19. Read 12/30/19
January
Gallows View by Peter Robinson. Added 1/26/16. Read 1/16/20.
She's Not There by Joy Fielding. Added 1/31/16. Read 1/27/20
February
The Unquiet Bones. Mel Starr. Added 2/20/16. 2/23/20
The Picture of Dorian Gray. Oscar Wilde. Added 2/4/16. Read 3/14/20
Boy: Tales of Childhood Roald Dahl. Added 2/13/16. Read 3/22/20
The Yard. Alex Grecian. Added 2/8/16. Read 4/21/20
Montana 1948. Larry Watson. 2/6/16 182 pages. Read
Cannery Row. John Steinbeck. Added 2/1/16. Read 4/5/20
Dead Simple. Peter James. Added 2/16/16/ Read 4/4/20
March
The Grand Sophy Georgette Heyer. Added 3/18/18 Read 3/8/20
Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays Candace Savage. Added 3/10/16. Read 3/20/20
The Tower Treasure Franklin Dixon. Added 3/26/16. Read 3/12/20
The Almost Sisters. Joshilyn Jackson. Added 3/13/17. Read 3/20/20
Into the Magic Shop. James Doty. On TBR 3/19/16. Read 4/15/20
April
Crooked River. Valerie Geary. On TBR 4/4/16. Read 4/22/20
The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen. On TBR 4/24/16. Read 6/15/20
Saint X Alexis Schaitkin. on TBR. 4/18/20. Read 5/20/20
Dark Heart.. Joachim Palmkvist. On TBR 4/17/19. Read 4/12/20
May
Rosetown Cynthia Rylant. On TBR 5/13/18. Read 6/19/20
Cluny Brown Margery Sharp. On TBR 5/9/16. Read 5/14/20
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell Robert Dugoni. On TBR 5/1/18. Read 5/27/20
Unbelievable. Katy Tur. 5/9/18 on TBR. Read 7/26/20
Homegoing. Yaa Gyasi. 5/11/16 on TBR. Read 8/5/20
June
One Kick Chelsea Cain. Read 6/14/20
Innkeeper of Ivy Hill. Julie Klassen. on TBR 6/24/18. Read 6/27/20.
Disappearing Earth Julia Phillips. on TBR 6/9/19. Read 7/12/20
Underland Robert MacFarlane. on TBR 2019. Read 7/18/20
July
The Two Princesses of Bamarre Gail Carson Levine. on TBR 7/11/17 Read 7/23/20
Real Friends. Shannon Hale. on TBR 7/11/17. Read 7/31/20
Other Words for Home Jasmine Warga. on TBR 7/18/19. Read
Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Robert Dugoni. 7/23/17 on TBR. Read 10/24/20
August
Body Reader. Anne Frasier. Read 10/21/20
Badlands. C. J. Box. 8/22/16 on TBR. Read 10/10/20
September
Wild Fire. Anne Cleeves. 9/4/18 on TBR. Read 10/14/20.
Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat. Patricia Williams. 9/10/17 Read 11/4/20
Only Plane in the Sky. Garrett Graff. 9/17/19 Read 11/13/20
Wild Game. Adrienne Brodeur. 9/21/19. Read 11/6/20
October
War Dances. Sherman Alexie. 10/25/16 on TBR. Read 10/26/20.
I am not your perfect Mexican Daughter. Erika Sanchez. 10/9/17 on TBR. Read 11/11/20
If Beale Street Could Talk. James Baldwin. 10/24/16 on TBR. Read 11/14/20
Never have I Ever. Joshilyn Jackson. 10/4/19 on TBR.
The Stranger Beside Me. Ann Rule. 10/25/17 on tBR.
November
Triptych. Karin Slaughter. 11/21/16 on TBR. Read 11/27/20
Just One Damned Thing After Another. Jodi Taylor. 11/26/16 on TBR. Read 12/18/20
Wesley the Owl. 11/12/19 on TBR. Read
December
Caddie Woodlawn. 12/17/19
Scale Your TBR Mountain ChallengeDuration: 01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
Level: Wanderer 1-2 books
Read: 12/12
January 2020
1. Garden Spells [added 13 Jan 2019] 📖 read 30.01.2020 ✔️
February 2020
2. Perfect Match [added 27 Feb 2016] 📖read 28.02.2020✔️
March 2020
3. All Quiet on the Western Front [added 9 Mar 2019] 📖read 28.03.2020✔️
April 2020
4. Ravished [added 8 Apr 2016] 📖read 19.04.2020✔️
May 2020
5. Reilly's Woman📖read 09.05.2020✔️
Alternate Options 7. Read a book that has the letters of the month you’re working on in the title (does not have to be in consecutive order)
June 2020
6. Genesis [added 30 Jun 2016] 📖read 24.06.2020✔️
July 2020
7. Bad to the Bone [added 2 Jul 2016] 📖read 24.07.2020✔️
August 2020
8. How to Stop Time [added 5 Aug 2019] 📖31.08.2020✔️
September 2020
9. Kiss Me Once Again [added 04.09.2019] 📖13.09.2020✔️
October 2020
10. The Importance of Being Wicked [added 27.10.2015] 📖15.10.2020✔️
November 2020
11. Texas! Lucky [added 29.11.2015] 📖20.11.2020 ✔️
December 2020
12. Rainwater [added 27.11.2015] 📖22.12.2020 ✔️
Alternate Options 7. Read a book from the month before or the month after the month you’re working on.
I'm in for 2020. This will be my first time participating in this one.Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge
Duration: Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2020
Level: Valley Wanderer 1-2 books
Read books that were put on your TBR during that same month of any previous year (except for the current year)
January 2020
1. The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert 01/11/2020 ★★★ (pub. Jan 2018)
2. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 01/12/2020 ★★★★ (pub. Jan 2000)
3. Caraval by Stephanie Garber 01/13/2020 ★★★ (added Jan. 2017)
4. The Dinner by Herman Koch 01/15/2020 ★★★ (added Jan. 2017)
5. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones 01/22/2020 ★★★ (Pub. Jan. 2018)
6. The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory 01/24/2020 ★★★ (Pub. Jan. 2018)
7. Aunt Bessie Assumes by Diana Xarissa 01/29/2020 ★★ (added Jan, 2017)
February 2020
1. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn 02/19/2020 ★★★ (added Feb 2018)
2. Deenie by Judy Blume 02/25/2020 ★★★★ (added Feb 2015)
March 2020
1. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein 03/01/2020 ★★★ (added March 2017)
2. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket 03/24/2020 ★★★ (added March 2017)
April 2020
1. Hippie by Paulo Coelho 04/17/2020 ★★★ (Pub. April 2018)
2. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann 04/19/2020 ★★★ (Pub. April 2017)
May 2020
1. The Bride Test by Helen Hoang 05/07/2020 (Pub. May 2019)
2. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 06/02/2020 (pub. May 2019)
June 2020
1. Dot Journaling: A Practical Guide by Rachel Wilkerson Miller 06/28.2020 (added June 2019)
2. What Once Was Perfect by Zoe York 06/30/2020 (pub. June 2013)
July 2020
1. Lowcountry Summer by Dorothea Benton Frank 07/12/2020 (pub. July 2002)
2. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 07/30/2020 (added July 2018)
August 2020
1. The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington 08/08/2020 (added August 2016)
2. The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess 08/13/2020 (added August 2019)
September 2020
1. Wouldn't It Be Deadly by D.E. Ireland 09/15/2020 (added Sept. 2019)
2. Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks 09/17/2020 (added Sept. 2019)
October 2020
1. Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage 10/08/2020 (added Oct. 2018)
2. Lists of Note by Shaun Usher 10/24/2020 (pub. Oct. 2014)
November 2020
1. Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix 11/5 - 254 pages (added Nov. 2017)
2. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene 11/17/2020 (added Nov. 2018)
December 2020
1. Dashing Through the Snow by Mary Higgins Clark 12/18/2020 (Starts with D)
2. Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie 12/19/2020 (pub. Dec. 1938)
Alternate Options
1 • Read a book from the month before or the month after the month you’re working on.
2 • Read the oldest book on your TBR
3 • Finish (or get caught up on) a series (this is an exception to the nothing from the current year rule)
4 • Knock out all of (or as many as you can) of the books by a certain author on your TBR
5 • Read a book that has a title that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
6 • Read a book that has an author with a last name that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
7 • Read a book that has the letters of the month you’re working on in the title (does not have to be in consecutive order)
8 • Read a book that was published in the month you’re working on
Scale Your TBR Mountain ChallengeDuration: 01 Dec 2019 - 30 Nov 2020
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1 • Read a book from the month before or the month after the month you’re working on.
2 • Read the oldest book on your TBR
3 • Finish (or get caught up on) a series (this is an exception to the nothing from the current year rule)
4 • Knock out all of (or as many as you can) of the books by a certain author on your TBR
5 • Read a book that has a title that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
6 • Read a book that has an author with a last name that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
7 • Read a book that has the letters of the month you’re working on in the title (does not have to be in consecutive order)
8 • Read a book that was published in the month you’re working on
Scale Your TBR Mountain ChallengeDuration: 1 Dec 2019 - 31 Dec 2020
Level: Wanderer-2+ books (Trying to read the same month; within two months)
December 2019
1. Dark Places. Gillian Flynn. Added 12/4/16. Read 12/21/19
2. March: Book Three by John Lewis. Added 12/18/16. Read 12/20/19
3. The Poacher's Son. Paul Doiron. Added 12/16/19. Read 1/12/20
4. The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss/ Anderson Cooper and Vanderbilt. Added 12/30/16. Read 1/3/20
January 2020
1. Gallows View by Peter Robinson. Added 1/26/16. 4 stars. Read 1/16/20
2.The Next Great Paulie Fink. Ali Benjamin. Added 1/29/20. Read 2/8/20
3. The Almost Sisters. Joshilyn Jackson. Added 1/14/19. Read 3/20/20
4. Dominicana. Angie Cruz. Added 1/26/20. Read 3/25/20
February 2020
1.Dead Simple Peter James. Added 2/16/16. Read 4/4/20
2. Montana 1948 Larry Watson. Added 2/6/16. Read 4/6/20
3. Cannery Row. John Steinbeck. Added 2/1/16. Read 4/5/20
4. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Oscar Wilde. Added 2/5/16, Read 3/14/20.
5. Boy: Tales of Childhood. Roald Dahl. Added 2/13/16. Read 3/22/20.
6. The Yard. Alex Grecian. Added 2/8/16. Read 4/21/20
7.She's Not There. Joy Fielding. Added 2/31/16. Read 2/25/20
8. Montana 1948. Larry Watson. Added 2/6/16. Read 4/6/20
9. The Unquiet Bones. Mel Starr. 2/16/17. Read 2/23/20
March 2020
1. The Grand Sophy. Georgette Heyer. Added 3/8/18. Read 3/8/20
2.Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays. Candace Savage. Added 3/10/20. Read 3/20/20
3. The Tower Treasure. Franklin Dixon. Added 3/26/16. Read 3/12/20
4. Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart. James R. Doty. Added 3/19/16. Read 4/15/20.
5. Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women. Marianne Monson. Added 3/27/19. Read 3/20/20
April 2020
1.The Dark Heart: A True Story of Greed, Murder, and an Unlikely Investigator. Joakim Palmkvist. Added 4/17/19. Read 4/12/20
2. Crooked River. Valerie Geary. Added 4/4/18. Read 4/22/20
3. Gone, But Not Forgotten. Phillip Margolin. Added 4/8/16. Read 3/19/20
4. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. Marie Kondon.
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1 • Read a book from the month before or the month after the month you’re working on.
2 • Read the oldest book on your TBR
3 • Finish (or get caught up on) a series (this is an exception to the nothing from the current year rule)
4 • Knock out all of (or as many as you can) of the books by a certain author on your TBR
5 • Read a book that has a title that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
6 • Read a book that has an author with a last name that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
7 • Read a book that has the letters of the month you’re working on in the title (does not have to be in consecutive order)
8 • Read a book that was published in the month you’re working on
I'm going to do this one starting with Dec 2019 to take the pressure off year end completions next year.Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge
Duration: 01 Dec 2019 - 30 Nov 2020
Read books that were put on your TBR during that same month of any previous year
Level: Wanderer-2 books
✓ December 2019
1. Veil of Shadows (Veil, #2) – Shiloh Walker (4 stars) 12/5/19 - added Dec. 7, 2017
2. Blood Jungle Ballet (Jungle Beat, #4) – John Enright (4 stars) 12/15/19 - added Dec. 8, 2018
✓ January 2020
1. Justice Calling - Annie Bellet (3 stars) 1/29/20 - added Jan. 16, 2017
2. Bitch Creek - William G. Tapply (4 stars) 1/18/20 - added Jan 29, 2018
✓ February 2020
1. Seduced by the Sea Lord - Starla Night (3 stars) 2/7/20 - added Feb 2, 2018
2. Dodge the Bullet - Christy Hayes (3 stars) 2/10/20 - added Feb 22, 2013
✓ March 2020
1. How to Walk a Puma: And Other Things I Learned While Stumbling through South America - Peter Allison - (3 stars) 4/24/20 - added Mar 13, 2018
2. Outside the Law - Michelle Karl - (3 stars) 5/15/20 - added Mar 28, 2018
✓April 2020
1. Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris - (3 stars) 5/9/20 - added Apr. 2, 2019
2. Shakespeare's Champion Charlaine Harris - (4 stars) 7/13/20 - added Apr. 26, 2018
✓May 2020
1. A Chance Encounter - Mary Balogh - (2 stars) 10/19/20 - added May 23, 2019
2. Multiple Choice - Claire Cook - (3 stars) 6/18/20 - added May 5, 2015
✓June 2020
1. A Clue for the Puzzle Lady - Parnell Hall - (3 stars) 6/5/20 - added June 13, 2017
2. No Cats Allowed - Miranda James - (3 stars) 7/21/20 - added June 18, 2018
✓July 2020
1. Above the Waterfall - Ron Rash - (3 stars) 7/21/20 - added July 22, 2019
2. Whiter Than Snow - Sandra Dallas - (4 stars) 11/14/20 - added July 3, 2012
✓August 2020
1. Written in Blood - Sheila Lowe - (4 stars) 8/2/20 - added Aug 26, 2019
2. Dead Write - Sheila Lowe - (4 stars) 8/4/20 - added Aug 26, 2019
September 2020
1. About a Dragon - G. A. Aiken - (4 stars) 9/1/20 - added Sep 26, 2012
2. Suddenly You - Lisa Kleypas - added Sep 26, 2012
✓October 2020
1. Dragonsong - Anne McCaffrey - (5 stars) - 10/24/20 - added Oct 14, 2016
2. Digging Up the Dirt - Miranda James - (3 stars) 10/7/20 - added Oct 17, 2018
November 2020
1. Nicholas - Elizabeth Amber - added Nov. 14, 2019
2. Christmas at the Lakeside Resort - Susan Schild - (3 stars) 11/24/20 - added Nov. 14, 2018
Alternate Options
1 • Read a book from the month before or the month after the month you’re working on.
2 • Read the oldest book on your TBR
3 • Finish (or get caught up on) a series (this is an exception to the nothing from the current year rule)
4 • Knock out all of (or as many as you can) of the books by a certain author on your TBR
5 • Read a book that has a title that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
6 • Read a book that has an author with a last name that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
7 • Read a book that has the letters of the month you’re working on in the title (does not have to be in consecutive order)
8 • Read a book that was published in the month you’re working on
Linda C wrote: "I'm going to do this one starting with Dec 2019 to take the pressure off year end completions next year.Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge
Duration: 01 Dec 2019 - 30 Nov 2020
Read books that were ..."
That's a good idea, Linda. I may revise mine and do that too!
I'm giving this a new try for 2020.Scale Your TBR Mountain
Duration: 1.1.2020 - 12.31.2020 | Level: Valley Wanderer | Progress: 3/24 | Completed:
January
✓ 1. Firestorm; by Tamara McKinley (added 1/5/2015) ♥♥♥ (read 1/10/2020)
✓ 2. The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon #3); by Dan Brown (added 1/17/2011) ♥♥♥♥ (read 4/7/2020)
February
1. A Short History of Nearly Everything; by Bill Bryson (added 2/24/2011)
✓ 2. Shooting Butterflies; by Marika Cobbold Hjörne (added 2/18/2016) ♥ (read 10/24/2020)
March
1. Das Parfum; by Patrick Süskind (added 3/18/2019)
2. Mad About the Boy; by Helen Fielding (added 3/22/2016)
April
1. Jakten på tillvaron eller att leva i harmoni; by Gunilla Haglundh (added 4/2/2016)
2. The Four Agreements; by Miguel Angel Ruiz (added 4/18/2019)
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1. About A Boy; by Nick Hornby (added 5/4/2011)
2. Goldenhand; by Garth Nix (added 5/31/2016)
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💚💚💚💚 Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge 💚💚💚💚 Dec 2019 - Dec 2020. Level: Mountain Climber: 6+ Books.
January: (view spoiler)
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July: (view spoiler)💜 The Time of the Ghost (Added: 2016)
💜 Fire and Hemlock (Added: 2016)
💜 Love Among The Stars (Added: 2017)
💜 4d6 (Added: 2017)
💜 Cutie and the Beast (Added: 2018)
💜 The Fourth Closet (Added: 2018)
💜 Text Talk (Added: 2019)
💜 Gypsy Caravan (Added: 2019)
💜 The Shoebox Project (Added: 2019)
💜 Pottermania: As It Happened! (Added: 2019)
💜 Tributes (Added: 2019)
💜 The Sorcerer and the King (Added: 2019)
💜 Easy There (Added: 2019)
💜 Loaded March (Added: 2019)
💜 Rheged (Added: 2019)
💜 The Intern (Added: 2019)
August: (view spoiler)
💜 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Added: 2014)
💜 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Added: 2014)
💜 Jane and Austen (Added: 2015)
💜 How I Lost You (Added: 2015)
💜 Is It Just Me? (Added: 2015)
💜 The Rest of the Robots (Added: 2016)
💜 What's a Girl Gotta Do? (Added: 2016)
💜 The Demonata 6-10 (Demon Apocalypse; Death's Shadow; Wolf Island; Dark Calling; Hell's Heroes) (Added: 2016)
💜 Revelation Day (Added: 2017)
💜 Searching for Arthur (Added: 2018)
💜 This Is Not a Werewolf Story (Added: 2018)
💜 Missed Connections: Glory, Glory, Holelelujah (Added: 2019)
💜 Camelot's Sweethearts (Added: 2019)
💜 The Arsonist (Added: 2019)
September: (view spoiler)
💜 Wolves, Cats & Bears, Oh My! (Added: 2016)
💜 Love... From Both Sides (Added: 2016)
💜 Love... And Sleepless Nights (Added: 2016)
💜 Love...Under Different Skies (Added: 2016)
💜 Am I Normal Yet? (Added: 2016)
💜 How Hard Can Love Be? (Added: 2016)
💜 Once Upon a Dream (Added: 2016)
💜 In Darkling Wood (Added: 2016)
💜 Goosebumps: Movie Novel (Added: 2016)
💜 Mockingbird (Added: 2017)
💜 5d6 (Added: 2017)
💜 How to Date a Mermaid (Added: 2018)
💜 Star Trek: The Original Series: Devil's Bargain (Added: 2019)
October: (view spoiler)
💜 Assassin's Creed: Black Flag (Added: 2014)
💜 Nanny Mcphee: The Collected Tales of Nurse Matilda (Added: 2016)
💜 Little Vampire Women (Added: 2017)
💜 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Added: 2017)
💜 Turtle Recall: The Discworld Companion . . . So Far (Added: 2017)
💜 The Boy Who Could Do What He Liked (Added: 2017)
💜 Prison Planet Barbarian (Added: 2017)
💜 The Very True Legends of Ol' Man Wickleberry and his Demise - Ink Slingers' Anthlogy (Added: 2017)
💜 Hell's Titties (Added: 2017)
💜 Kyo Kara MAOH!, Volume 01 (Added: 2017)
💜 Kyo Kara MAOH!, Volume 02 (Added: 2017)
💜 Gertrude (Added: 2017)
💜 Death by Eggnog (Added: 2017)
💜 Barbarian's Lady (Added: 2018)
💜 H1Z9 Infection: The Island (Added: 2018)
💜 Survivor (Added: 2018)
💜 Doctor Who: Nothing O'Clock (Added: 2018)
💜 Demon Fallout: The Return: A Michael Talbot Adventure (Added: 2018)
November: (view spoiler)
💜 Zombie, Inc. (Added: 2016)
💜 Exodus in Black (Added: 2017)
💜 Genesis Game (Added: 2017)
💜 Sarah Millican - The Queen of Comedy: The Funniest Woman in Britain (Added: 2017)
💜 Terminator Salvation: The Official Movie Novelization (Added: 2017)
💜 The Boy King (Added: 2018)
💜 The War-Torn Kingdom (Added: 2018)
💜 Hidden: A Pregnant Fairy Godmother's Journey... (Added: 2018)
💜 Checking Out (Added: 2018)
💜 Doctor Who: Snowglobe 7 (Added: 2018)
💜 The Rearing (Added: 2018)
💜 A Most Unusual Courtship (Added: 2018)
💜 The Vampire's Revenge (Added: 2018)
💜 Good Omens (Added: 2018)
💜 The Naked Prince and Other Tales from Fairyland (Added: 2018)
December : (view spoiler)
💜 Dead Will Rise (Added: 2014)
💜 A Boy Called Christmas (Added: 2017)
💜 Fatal Heir (Added: 2017)
💜 The Dwarves (Added: 2017)
💜 More Moaning: The Enlightened One Returns (Added: 2017)
💜 Generation Dead (Added: 2017)
💜 Christmas Kisses: A Zodiac Shifters Anthology (Added: 2017)
💜 The Partridge: The First Day (Added: 2017)
💜 Hope (Added: 2017)
💜 The Corsair's Captive (Added: 2017)
💜 Monster High: Welcome to Monster High: The Junior Novel (Added: 2017)
💜 The Christmasaurus (Added: 2018)
💜 Father Christmas and Me (Added: 2018)
💜 Star Wars: Darth Plagueis (Added: 2018)
💜 6d6 (Added: 2018)
💜 Morgoth's Ring (Added: 2018)
Scale Your TBR Mountain ChallengeDuration: 01 Dec 2019 - 30 Nov 2020
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Level: Wanderer-2 books
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Karen ♐ wrote: "Finished - Message 49"Nice job, Karen!
Karen ♐ wrote: "Finished - Message 49"Congrats!
Scale Your TBR Mountain ChallengeDuration: 01 Dec 2019 - 30 Nov 2020
Level: Wanderer-2 books
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1. Deadly Reunion (12/2012)
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1 • Read a book from the month before or the month after the month you’re working on.
2 • Read the oldest book on your TBR
3 • Finish (or get caught up on) a series (this is an exception to the nothing from the current year rule)
4 • Knock out all of (or as many as you can) of the books by a certain author on your TBR
5 • Read a book that has a title that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
6 • Read a book that has an author with a last name that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
7 • Read a book that has the letters of the month you’re working on in the title (does not have to be in consecutive order)
8 • Read a book that was published in the month you’re working on
Scale Your TBR Mountain ChallengeDuration: 01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
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1. Invictus | Added: 20.10.2017
2. Un Cuento Oscuro | Added: 08.10.2018
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2. La Guerra no tiene rostro de Mujer | Added: 05.11.2019
December
1. Lágrimas en el mar | Added: 08.12.2016
2. The Queen of the Tearling | Added: 31.12.2018
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Denise wrote: "Second year finished in post #47, now here we go again!Scale Your TBR Challenge
Timeframe: 01 January 2020 - 31 January 2020
Level: Hill Hiker (3-5 Books)
Completed: 0/60
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Congrats and good luck!
Scale Your TBR Mountain ChallengeDuration: January 1st - December 31st, 2020
Level: Valley Wanderer: 1-2 Books
With 5200 on my TBR I need as much help as possible to get rid of these.
🔸January
The Wives of Bath by Wendy Holden
Date Read: 4/1
Date Added: Jan 10 2015
🔹 February
A Memory for Murder by Ruby Loren
Date Read: 9/2
Published: Feb 01 2018
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Date Read: 13/2
Published: Feb 8, 2018
🔹March
NYPD Red 2 by James Patterson
Date Read: 8/3
Published: March 24, 2014
Acting Up by Melissa Nathan
Date Read: 27/3
Published: March 06, 2008
🔹 April
The Heir by Kiera Cass
Date Read: 22/4
Date Added: April 23, 2016
🔹 May
Meant for Love by Marie Force
Date Read: 24/5
Date Added: May 08, 2018
Soulless by Robert J. Crane
Date Read: 28/5
Date Added: May 17, 2014
🔹 June
It's In His Smile by Shelly Alexander
Date Read: 15/6
Published: June 14, 2016
by Jane AustenDate Read: 6/26
Published: June 2016
Scale Your TBR Mountain ChallengeDuration: January 1st - December 31st, 2020
Level: Valley Wanderer: 1-2 Books (doing 1 per month)
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Gonna try for a 3rd year! Scale Your TBR Mountain Challenge
Duration: January 1st - December 31st, 2020
Level: Valley Wanderer: 1-2 Books
January
1. This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner, date added 1/10/18, date read 1/19/20
2. Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner, date added 1/10/18, date read 1/20/20
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1. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, date added 3/10/15, date read 3/20/20
2. Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzie Lee, date added 3/11/19, date read 3/22/20
April
1. Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid, date added 4/2/14, date read 4/4/20
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Level: Valley Wanderer I will try to read books that i already own in 2020.January:
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Miss Marjoribanks
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The Testing
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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Alternate Options
• Read a book from the month before or the month after the month you’re working on.
• Read the oldest book on your TBR
• Finish (or get caught up on) a series (this is an exception to the nothing from the current year rule)
• Knock out all of (or as many as you can) of the books by a certain author on your TBR
• Read a book that has a title that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
• Read a book that has an author with a last name that starts with the same letter of the month you’re working on
• Read a book that has the letters of the month you’re working on in the title (does not have to be in consecutive order)
• Read a book that was published in the month you’re working on
Gonna try this one again. Hopefully I can finish this go-round. *fingers crossed*Duration: 1/1/20-12/31/20
Level: Valley Wanderer: 1-2 Books
Progress: 2/24
January
1. The Pub Across the Pond (1/15/19) (1/19/20)
2. Why Love Matters (1/16/19) (1/31/20)
February
1. An Amish Proposal (2/16/18) (2/18/20)
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TCF ~ Scale Your TBR Mountain ChallengeDuration: 1/1/2020 ~ 12/31/2020
Read books that were put on your TBR during that same month of any previous year
Level: Wanderer 1-2 books
books read
January 2020
1. Dirty Filthy Rich Men (added 1/15/2019) 1/20/20 3 stars
February 2020
1. Old Poison (added 2/18/19)
2. Blood Heat (added 2/18/19)
extra: The Men with the Golden Cuffs (added 2/24/14)
To Woo A Warrior (added 2/15/18)
Second Chance Valentine (added 2/28/18)
Cherries on Top (added 2/28/17)
My Demon, My Vampire (added 2/11/17)
Valentine's Day Massacre (added 2/11/17)
March 2020
1. Pros & Cons of Vengeance (added 3/1/19)
2. Reliquary (added 3/17/19)
extra: Water Witch (3/26/18)
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