TBR Jar - 2020

[Monica]

message 73 updated! 13/50 books read!

[Ilona]

Welcome to all new participants, you have been added to the list!

[Ilona]

Congratulations on your progress, everyone! The list has been updated, please let me know if you spot any mistakes.

[luna ☾]

Update: Message 160
Added: 2
Read Total thus far: 5 / 32

☑️ Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher. : Archenemies
☑️ Read a book in your favorite genre or format. : The Well of Ascension

[Overbooked ✎]

10. Read a book with a cover you love: November Road

Progress:
Must-read-in-2020: 9/40 books
17/32 tasks

[Overbooked ✎]

23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish: Snow White, Blood Red

Progress:
Must-read-in-2020: 9/40 books
18/32 tasks

[Kelsey]

I am in for 15!
I did the random sort on my "want to read".

1. Red, White & Royal Blue
2. Murder at the Book Club
3. Sugar Cookie Murder
4. Red Queen
5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
6. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
7. The Muse
8. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
9. My Sister, the Serial Killer
10. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
11. Evvie Drake Starts Over
12. Fudge Cupcake Murder
13. Harry Potter- Chamber of secrets
14. The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
15. The Joy Luck Club
16. The Library Book
17. The Princess Diaries
18. Our Stop
19. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
20. I'll Have What She's Having
21. Ogre Enchanted
22. The ABC Murders
The Quiche of Death
24. Cinder
25. Girl Online
26. The Bone Season
27. Memoirs of a Geisha
28. City of Girls
The Picture Perfect Murder
30. Crazy Rich Asians

16/15

[Jordynn]

Update msg. 179

2/27

[Tari]

Update msg. 34
2/12

[Greg]

Killing Floor has been on my TBR list since May 2017.

5/20

[Carmen]

Update to message #37

PROGRESS: 5/32

❎4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages. The White People 42 pages

[Laura]

Update to Message #88

5/25 books

✔️1. Cinderella's Dress by Shonna Slayton
2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
✔️3. Have a Little Faith: a True Story by Mitch Albom
✔️4. Mata Hari's Last Dance by Michelle Moran
✔️5. A Cottage by the Sea by Ciiji Ware
6. Bone and Bread by Seleema Nawaz
7. Song of the Fireflies by J.A. Redmerski
8. The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
9. A Brewing Storm by Richard Castle
10. The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
11. Letters to Juliet: Celebrating Shakespeare's Greatest Heroine, the Magical City of Verona and the Power of Love by Lise Friedman
12. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
13. The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention and Energy by Chris Bailey
14. Tidelands by Philippa Gregory
15. A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
16. Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
17. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
18. The Pact by Jodi Picoult
✔️19. Cold Days by Jim Butcher
20. Under the Same Sky by Genevieve Graham
21. Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
22. No Drama Discipline: The Whole Brain Way to Calm Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Seigel
23. My Not So Perfect Life by Sophia Kinsella
24. Bridge of Shadows by Iris Munchinsky
25. One with You by Sylvia Day

[Overbooked ✎]

Finished On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

and

21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you: Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

Progress:
Must-read-in-2020: 10/40 books
19/32 tasks

[Sara]

Message #205 updated

5/32 read!

[TCampbell]

Updated message #47 7/24 complete

[Overbooked ✎]

6. Read a book the 20th book on any page of your TBR: The Seven Storey Mountain

Progress:
Must-read-in-2020: 10/40 books
20/32 tasks

[Carmen]

Update to message #37

PROGRESS: 6/32

❎28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book. The Good Earth (Pulitzer Prize for Novel (1932)

[HeatherH]

#127 updates

2/10

[Darlene]

Update message #39

4/20

[Catka]

Update msg 121: 11/50

[Carmen]

Update to message #37

PROGRESS: 7/32

❎24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format. The Devotion of Suspect X (Mystery/Crime)

[Luci]

Updated message #74

1/5

[Susan (dalmatian21)]

Message #91 updated
3/15 completed

1) His Every Need
2) Blood and Justice
3) Stripped

[Beverly]

Updated message #24: 5/36

[Monica]

message 73 updated! 14/50 books read!

[Mary-Ann]

I'm in for 20.

0/20

(Generated via Goodreads random list function (only selected from currently owned books on my WTR list. If sequels were chosen and I have not currently read the first book, that will be added and read first).

1. Nothing But Blue Skies
2. Bitten
3. Aurora Rising
4. Six of Crows
5. The Maze Runner
6. 1Q84
7. The Knife of Never Letting Go
8. Look Who's Back
9. Looking for Alaska
10. The Assassin's Blade
11. Mort
12. Flowers in the Attic
13. Sourcery
14. The Last Kingdom
15. The Diary of a Young Girl
16. Stealing the Bride
17. Illuminae
18. The Final Empire
19. Neverwhere
20. Shatter Me

[bailey, Challenges]

I am going to aim for 15 books!

Books are going to be chosen as I pull the prompts out of my jar.

Progress: 15/15 COMPLETE

Task/Book:

✅ 1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest. // Water for Elephants
✅ 2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year. // Find Me
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
✅ 4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages. // The Little Prince
✅ 5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born. // The Perks of Being a Wallflower
6. Read a book the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
✅ 7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher. // Me Before You
✅ 8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors. // The Green Mile
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.
10. Read a book with a cover you love. // Little Women
✅ 11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover. // The Raven Boys
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name.
14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. (e.g., if you have 20 pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder, read book number 20 from your list).
✅ 15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges. // Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it).
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf.
✅ 20. Read a book that you own. // Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.
✅ 23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish. // The Scorch Trials
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.
✅ 25. Read a book that is from a genre or format that you rarely read. // The Nightingale
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
✅ 27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page. // Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book. // Dracula (may or may not get to this one this year, we'll see)
✅ 29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation. // Everything, Everything
✅ 30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
// The Last Wish
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.
✅ 32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself. // The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

[Melissa]

Update to Message #78: 21/32 (just finished March, unusual genre or format), with 1 in progress (Trail of Lightning, book IRL family member has recommended)

[Overbooked ✎]

finished one of my must-read: Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans

Progress:
Must-read-in-2020: 11/40 books
20/32 tasks

[Jordynn]

Update Msg 179

3/27

[Fr. Andrew]

Regarding message #8. I bit off more than I can chew this year, and this challenge is proving to be the one I doubt I'll be able to finish. Thus, I am pulling out of the challenge, but will keep the book list because they are books I do want to read eventually. Sorry for any inconvenience to the moderator!

[Monica]

message 73 updated! 15/50 books read!

[Sabah]

Update message #82. 3/10 completed

[Overbooked ✎]

15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges: Lord of the Silver Bow

and She Rides Shotgun

progress:

Must-read-in-2020: 12/40 books
21/32 tasks

[Sara]

Message #205 updated

6/32 read!

[Carmen]

Update to message #37

PROGRESS: 8/32

❎23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.Crimen y castigo

[Pam]

message 53 updated!! 3/10

[Sara]

Message #205 updated

7/32 read!

[Carmen]

Update to message #37

PROGRESS: 9/32

❎13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name. The Ice Princess (Camila Läckberg = C. L. = Carmen López)

[Jordynn]

Update msg 179

4/27

[Melissa]

Update to Message #78: Currently: 24/32, with 2 in progress

[Sara]

Message #205 updated

8/32 read!

[Deanie]

I tried doing the physical jar, but it was too hard to keep up with my books that way, especially the ebooks, since I have Kindle Unlimited. I actually have a special Kindle Unlimited Wishlist list for that. However, I'm signing up for 20 books, and I'm letting Goodreads randomizer choose them.


1. Kill the Queen
2. The Wicked King
To read first: The Cruel Prince
3. The Xibalba Murders
4. Ravenite
5. Huntress
6. The City of Brass
7. The Beast Is an Animal
8. The Art & Craft of Murder
9. The Little Selkie - 3/6/2020
10. Legally Undead
11. The Librarian's Vampire Assistant, Book 3 - 2/21/2020
12. Artifact
13. Death Al Dente
14. Captive Star
To read first: Hidden Star
15. Reservation with Death
16. Dance Upon the Air
17. Nemesis
18. Possession in Death
19. Qualify
20. Heir of Fire
To read first: Crown of Midnight

[Overbooked ✎]

Behind the Sun and

12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book: Jamie Cooks Italy

Progress:
Must-read-in-2020: 13/40 books
22/32 tasks

[Megan BG]

1/20

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

[April]

Message #45 updated.

1/15

[TCampbell]

Updated message #47 8/24 complete

[Beverly]

Updated message #24: 6/36

[Overbooked ✎]

31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR: The ABC Murders (which is also one of my must-read)

Progress:
Must-read-in-2020: 14/40 books
23/32 tasks

[Jennifer]

update message 138 1/6 complete

2. Read the ebook you have owned the longest that is still TBR. (my own choice)
24/6: A Prescription for a Healthier, Happier Life****