Laura's First Climb and Third Peak

[Laura]

This is my first time trying this challenge. I finished the Mt. Vancouver Peak, and just finished Mt. Ararat, so I've moved on up to this peak. Usually, I attempt challenges that ask for types of books rather than specific titles. It's been interesting trying to hold myself to this. I have a jar in my bedroom that has papers with every book title I have downloaded to my Kindle but not read in it. I drew these titles from that jar. I also have shelves and shelves of books that have gathered dust since I bought the Kindle a few years back. While I haven't been exactly successful JUST reading books from the list, I HAVE made sure that all titles counted here are only the ones that qualify for the challenge (I've already read more than 60 logged for the year on Goodreads, but some were re-reads or new purchases. They won't be found here on this list. All of these are old purchases that are truly TBR.). Here is my list of total randomness:


1. Silver Thaw by Catherine Anderson Finished January
2. How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay by Julia Alvarez Finished January
3. The Poet's Corner: The One and Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family by John Lithgow Finished January
4. The Host by Stephanie Meyer Finished January
5. The Dresden Files: Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher Finished January
6. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama Finished January
7. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich Finished January
8. Incantation by Alice Hoffman Finished February
9. Disrupting Thinking by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst Finished February
10. Born With Teeth by Kate Mulgrew Finished February
11. The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer Finished February
12. Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan Finished February
13. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares Finished February
14. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan Finished March
15. A List of Things That Didn't Kill Me by Jason Schmidt Finished March
16. Disrupting Poverty: 5 Powerful Classroom Practices by Parrett and Budge Finished March
17. Swan Sister: Fairy Tales Retold by Ellen Datlow Finished March
18. A Desirable Residence by Madeleine Wickham Finished March
19. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Finished March
20. Legend by Marie Lu Finished March
21. Northern Lights by Nora Roberts Finished April
22. My Time as Caz Hazard by Tanya Lloyd Kyi Finished April
23. The Stone Child by Dan Poblocki FInished April
24. Dead Girls Don't Write Letters by Gail Giles Finished April
25. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah Finished April
26. Quidditch Through the Ages by JK Rowling Finished April
27. Salvation In Death by JD Robb Finished April
28. Promises In Death by JD Robb Finished April
29. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris Finished April
30. Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira Finished May
31. Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes Finished May
32. Year One by Nora Roberts Finished May
33. Good In Bed by Jennifer Weiner Finished May
34. Dead is the New Black by Marlene Perez Finished May
35. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Finished May
36. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer Finished May
37. The Shack by William Paul Young Finished May
38. Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard Finished June
39. Savvy by Ingrid Law Finished June
40. The Dresden Files: White Night by Jim Butcher Finished June
41. Missing In Death by JD Robb Finished June
42. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Finished June
43. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume Finished July
44. Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich Finished July
45. Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got A Life by Kelsey Miller Finished July
46. Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip and Dan Heath Finished August
47. Born A Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah Finished August
48. If There Be Dragons by Kay Hooper Finished August
49. You're Never Weird on the Internet (almost) by Felicia Day Finished September
50. I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll Finished September
51. Perfect Timing by Catherine Anderson Finished September
52. Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich Finished September
53. Cress by Marissa Meyer Finished October
54. This I Believe 2 by Jay Allison Finished October
55. Naked Pictures of Famous People by Jon Stewart Finished October
56. Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling Finished November
57. Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner Finished November
58. Calculated In Death by JD Robb Finished November
59. Troublemaker by Leah Remini Finished November
60. Small Favor by Jim Butcher Finished November
61. Winter by Marissa Meyer Finished December
Delerium by Lauren Oliver STARTED
Adults on the Autism Spectrum Leave the Nest: Achieving
Supported Independence by Nancy Perry STARTED
Readicide by Ralph Fletcher STARTED

[Laura]

Thanks!

[Laura]

Such a great year of books! I finished this peak, and with only a month left in the year, I doubt I'd make it up the next in time. So, this is where I'll stop. Can't wait to try again next year. Good luck, everyone, and Happy Holidays!

[Laura]

Jessika wrote: "Great job!"

Thanks!