2023 TBR Cleanup Challenge

[Edwin]

Congrats and great last minute finishes Aga and Allison.

[Alexandra]

Aga wrote: "Ok, done!

8. Book page total ends with 8 - Zawsze coś - 368 pages.

15. My old friend- Nagle trup - written by my old high school friend.

Both books are comedic ..."

Congratulations, Aga!

[Kaia]

Congratulations, Aga!!

[Aga]

Thank you, Edwin, Alexandra and Kaia!

[Meredith]

Way to go, Allison and Aga!

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

thankee thankee! I always find this easier after I've read the book haha

[Nike]

I managed all but one! (⁠ʘ⁠ᴗ⁠ʘ⁠✿⁠)

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

woohoo!

[MauQ]

My final score on this TBR challenge remained at 11/20 for 2023. Two of the titles are still in progress and I should complete them soon. I fitted a coupe of them into 2024 TBR challenge too. Few others, I decided to give a break to and see if I get into the mood for them this year or maybe one after.
Plus books read outside the challenge - 22 (including a couple more for another challenge).
And 10 graphic novels. That closes my 2023 at 43 books (33 without the graphic novels) so I'm pleased :).
Congrats to everyone! And good luck and have fun with your reading in 2024 🎉.

[Jenni]

Now that 2023 is over, I figured I'd type up the final list of the TBD challenge.

1. Only one- "Spirits Abroad"
(The only book I read this year that was a book of short stories)

2. Binary- "Heart of the Sun Warrior"
(This was the second in a two book series)

3. Three's company- "Morning Star"
(the third book in the Red Rising Series)

4. Four corners of the earth- "Howl's Moving Castle"
(I don't want to give it away....but there were these 4 doors....)

5. Five Finger Discount- "Young Crusaders: Merlin's Rings"
(the major plot point in the book is that they are trying to steal ancient relics....or something...It was awful. I don't recommend it.)

6. At sixes and sevens- "The Measure"
(The plot of the book involves the delivery of mysterious strings that send the population into chaos as they try to figure out the meaning behind the strings)

7. Showstopper- "Iron Gold"
(Since it's a #1 New York Times bestselling author, that sounds like a "showstopper" to me although it's kind of a repeat from the top 10 one...)

8. Book page total ends in an 8- "The Goblin Emperor"
(448 pages)

9. Nine-to-five-

10. Top 10- "Remarkably Bright Creatures"
(A New York Times Bestseller)

11. From the library- "Golden Son"
(Part 2 of the Red Rising Series....downloaded from Scribd/Everand which is kind of an online library....I guess you could say....)

12. Let's try this again- "Uprooted"
(I had saved it a while ago and kept meaning to read it...)

13. Sweet Revenge- "Red Rising"
(Darrow sets out to become a gold to get revenge for how they have treated the reds for centuries)

14. Technical Challenge

15. My old friend- "Riding the Bus with my Sister"
(Had to read it for a class I was taking. The book is about the author's sister who has an intellectual disability. The author describes how she spent a year taking bus rides with her sister to better understand her disability and rekindle their relationship- hence "my old friend.")

16. Scrumptious- "Legends and Lattes"
(Literally about a coffee shop where they sell scrumptious treats)

17. Cover with text only, no images- "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow"
(There's some squiggly lines, but the words are the predominant part of the cover)

18. Around the Shelf- "The House in the Cerulean Sea"
(One of our bookshelf books)

19. Bingeworthy- "A Night in the Lonesome October"
(It was not easy to just read one chapter a day....)

20. Zero to hero- "Hidden Pictures"
(I don't want to give away plot points- but essentially, the main character is a recovering drug addict who feels like she can't do anything right. But she goes on to rescue someone....again, I don't want to give too much away.....)

So close..... the only ones I didn't do was 9-5 and Technical Challenge.

[Allison, Fairy Mod-mother]

well done!!