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TBR Jar - 2023

*I used the Goodreads Randomizer.
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1. The 13th Day of Christmas
2. The Invitation
3. Enthrall
4. The Christmas Child: A Story of Coming Home
5. From Here to You
6. Dear Neighbour
7. Evil Stalks the Night
8. Poison Lilies
9. The Happy Couple
10. The House On Rectory Lane

1. Lessons in Chemistry. Bonnie Garmus
2. If It Bleeds. Stephen King
3. The Children's Train. Jana Zinser
4. The Raft. Fred Strydom
5. FINISHED. Mystery Guest. Nita Prose
6. FINISHED. Romantic Comedy. Curtis Sittenfeld
7. FINISHED. The Astonishing Color of After. Emily X.R. Pan
8. Educated. Tara Westover
9. FINISHED. Call Me By Your Name. André Aciman
10. FINISHED. The Book of Lost Names. Kristin Harmel
11. The Bird Hotel. Joyce Maynard
12. FINISHED. The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep. H.G. Parry
13. FINISHED. The Winners. Fredrik Backman
14. FINISHED. Great Circle. Maggie Shipstead
15. The Double Life of Benson Yu. Kevin Chong
16. FINISHED. A Thousand Miles to Graceland. Kristen Mei Chase
17. FINISHED. Albatross. Terry Fallis.
18. FINISHED. Red Sparrow. Jason Matthews
19. FINISHED. Remarkably Bright Creatures. Shelby Van Pelt
20. FINISHED. The Beekeeper of Aleppo. Christy Lefteri
21. FINISHED. Bullet That Missed. Richard Osman
22. FINISHED. Piranesi. Susanna Clarke
23. FINISHED. Mr. Mercedes. Stephen King
24. FINISHED. Days in June. Tia Williams
25. FINISHED. Cats Disappeared from the World. Genki Kawamura
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1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
✓2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year. Unlock Your Storybook Heart by Amanda Lovelace
✓3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages. Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward
✓4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages. Buy a Bullet by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
✓5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
✓6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR. Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren
✓7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher. Prodigal Son by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
✓8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors. Out of the Dark by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
✓9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user. A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel
✓10. Read a book with a cover you love. Until the Last of Me by Sylvain Neuvel
✓11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover. Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich
✓12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book. The Boys in the Boat: The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics by Daniel James Brown
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). Dark Lover
✓15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges. The Nowhere Man by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
✓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). The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
✓17. Read the book with the least number of ratings. Yoga Where You Are: Customize Your Practice for Your Body and Your Life by Dianne Bondy
✓18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it. Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
✓19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf. Dark Horse by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
✓20. Read a book that you own. Into the Fire by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
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. The Intern by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
✓23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish. Orphan X by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
✓24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format. Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.
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. Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
✓28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
✓30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme. (February Theme Purple People Eater. Purple=mystery) Hellbent by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
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. Fairy Tale by Stephen King

Will be using my TBR jar, haven't decided on the number of books yet.
Update: I'm signing up for 24.
Update: Adding one more book to make it 25.
Update: Adding one more book, a total of 26.
Finished Reading:
26/26
Done and dusted ╰(*°▽°*)╯

29/30 Completed
Updated through: 11-14-23
✔ Forever Never 7-7-23
✔ I've Got This DNF 1-21-23
✔ Parallel DNF
✔ Things We Never Got Over 6-16-23
✔ Playing Hard to Get DNF 1-31-23
✔ The Bookstore Sisters. DNF 2-8-23
✔️ Bite Me 11-4-23
✔ Corrupted Chaos DNF
✔ Caulky 6-24-23
✔ Jock Blocked DNF










✔ Ruthless Creatures DNF
Murder at Queen's Landing
✔ Stacking the Deck 6-17-23
✔ A Not So Meet Cute DNF
✔ A Little Christmas: Terrence DNF 2-3-23
✔ Triple-Duty Bodyguards DNF
✔ Broken Lines DNF
✔ Trusting Skylar DNF
✔ In His Court DNF
✔ The Hunter and His Mates 3-4-23










✔ Between 4-24-23
✔ Until You Can't DNF
✔ Drive DNF
✔ Any House in a Storm DNF
✔ The Train DNF
✔ You & Me 4-10-23
✔ The Last Eligible Billionaire DNF
✔ Help Me Remember DNF
✔ Hat Trick Heart DNF 4-3-23
✔ One Hundred Reasons DNF











TBR Jar - 2023
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 25 out of 32
The TBR Jar challenge was the big winner of our 2022 Challenge Poll (again!), so we are bringing it back!
3) You can use the following tasks and pick a matching book later:
1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest:
Surrender Bay by Denise Hunter - ** - 1/16/2023 - 298 Pages
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year:
To Pleasure a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries - ***** - 6/4/2023 - 384 Pages
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages:
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 979 Pages
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages:
I Choose Darkness by Jenny Lawson - ***** - 1/8/2023 - 25 Pages
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.
6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR:
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins - ***** - 2/11/2024 - 326 Pages
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher:
A Christmas Memory by Richard Paul Evans - ***** - 1/30/2023 - 192 Pages
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors:
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen - ***** - 2/19/2023 - 290 Pages
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user:
The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree by Susan Wittig Albert - **** - 2/11/2023 - 290 Pages
10. Read a book with a cover you love:
Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher - ***** - 3/6/2023 - 384 Pages
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover:
Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter - **** - 1/4/2023 - 141 Pages
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
- The Love of my Life by Rose Walsh
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name: S & B
Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster - ***** - 3/17/2023 - 400 Pages
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):
Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn - **** - 5/18/2023 - 342 Pages
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges:
Quietly Hostile: Essays by Samantha Irby - *** - 8/21/2023 - 304 Pages
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).
- The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
- Masquerade by Crystal Wilson-Harris
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it:
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood - ***** - 3/19/2023 - 354 Pages
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf:
Part of Your Nightmare by Vera Strange - *** - 1/5/2023 - 218 Pages
20. Read a book that you own:
Bad Blood by L.A. Banks - **** - 1/7/2023 - 342 Pages
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you:
InvestiGators by John Patrick Green - **** - 1/9/2023 - 208 Pages
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read:
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown - ***** - 1/13/2023 - 736 Pages
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish:
The Becoming by Nora Roberts - * - 5/26/2023 - 448 Pages
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format:
Dark Skye by Kresley Cole - ***** - 3/1/2023 - 420 Pages
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read:
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe by Thomas Cahill - ** - 4/3/2023 - 246 Pages
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
- A Woman of Substance (Emma Harte Saga #1) by Barbara Taylor Bradford
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page:
Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce - ***** - 4/9/2023 - 352 Pages
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book:
Verity by Colleen Hoover - ***** - 1/24/2023 - 341 Pages
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation:
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles - *** - 3/16/2023 - 377 Pages
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
- Space, the Final Frontier: A Cosmic Kind of Love by Samantha Young
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.
- The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (October 2023 Buddy Read)
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself:
Geekerella by Ashley Poston - ***** - 7/5/2023 - 320 Pages


























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1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year.
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.
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.
6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.
10. Read a book with a cover you love.
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.
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.
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.
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.
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.
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.
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
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.

TBR Jar Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
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1) You can use books on a specific list or books for a specific challenge.
Some examples are:
(c) 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Or pick any other Listopia list)
2) You can let Goodreads let choose your books for this challenge:
Step 1: Select the number of books you want to read for this challenge.
Step 2: Go to the “My Books” tab on the top of the Goodreads Page.
Step 3: Bring up your “Want-To-Read” shelf.
Step 4: On the bottom of the page in the middle, go to the “sort” field and select “Random.”
Goodreads will generate a random list of books for you!
1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest. - (The Hobbit)
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year. (the vanishing half)
✅3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages. - 533pgs The Invention of Hugo Cabret
✅4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages. - The Snow Queen
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.
6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
✅7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher. - 4.03 Last Chance Lassiter
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.
10. Read a book with a cover you love.
✅11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover. - shrubs The Mitford Murders
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). (the book of lost names)
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges.
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. - The Italian - 5185 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. (the jungle)
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you. (the alienist)
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.
✅23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish. - Circe
✅24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format. - Behind Her Eyes
✅ 25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read. - play Twelve Angry Men
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. (double indimnity)
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.
✅29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation. - Truly, Madly, Deadly
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
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. - A Crown of Snow and Ice: A Retelling of The Snow Queen

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1. From Lukov with Love
2. It Ends with Us
3. To Kill a Kingdom
4. Truly Devious
5. Addicted to You
6. This Is Where It Ends
7. Daisy Jones & The Six ✅
8. Verity
9. Spin the Dawn
10. Before the Coffee Gets Cold
11. Six Crimson Cranes
12. Archer's Voice
13. Things We Never Got Over
14. The Happiest Man on Earth
15. The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
16. Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
17. It Happened One Summer
18. Never Ever Getting Back Together
19. The Deal
20. Falling
21. Love and Other Words ✅
22. A Touch of Darkness
23. The Infinity Courts

I'd like to sign up for 15 books in 2023.
Status: 2/15.
1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year.
Sharp Objects
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
The Elements of Style
5. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher
Hons and Rebels
6. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.
Killers of a Certain Age
7. Read a book with a cover you love.
Pearls, Girls And Monty Bodkin
8. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
9. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name.
A for Andromeda
10. Read a book that you own.
White Teeth
11. Read a book that you feel you "should" read. - Completed
Northanger Abbey
12. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
Amrita
13. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.
Kafka on the Shore
14. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation. - Completed
84, Charing Cross Road
15. Read a book in your favorite genre or format
The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene

Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
The TBR Jar challenge was the big winner of our 2022 Challenge Poll (again!), so we are bringing it back! There are four ways to pi..."

7/40 Read








10 from a TBR Randomiser and 10 from my TBR Jar.
TBR Randomiser and TBR Jar
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
1. Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella 3 stars 11/1/23 Jar
1/20


2/21
I read Finding Gobi: The True Story of a Little Dog and an Incredible Journey by Dion Leonard for prompt #20, a book I own

1. Ultimate Power: A Thriller - Stephen Frey
2. Hiding the Part - Nathan Goodwin
3. Privileged Information - Stephen White
4. The Last Victim - Kevin O'Brien - COMPLETED
5. Eight Perfect Murders - Peter Swanson
6. The Devil Tree - Keith Rommel
7. Nightwatching - John Zunski
8. Whispers from the Dark - Karen Hopkins
9. The Maze - Jason Brannon
10. Rogue - J.B. Turner

3/21
I read The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead for prompt #7, a book with an average rating of 3.8 or higher

TBR JAR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Progress: 24/32
1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year.
-- The Passenger
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
-- Fourth Wing
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.
-- Neuromancer
6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.
-- Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
-- Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.
-- Dark Mode
10. Read a book with a cover you love.
-- These Broken Stars
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
-- The House of Doors
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).
-- None of This Is True
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges.
-- Poster Girl - i spy, popsugar
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.
-- Happy Place
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf.
-- The Shot
20. Read a book that you own.
-- The One and Only Dolly Jamieson
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.
-- Guided Self-Love Workbook for Teen Girls: 101 Exercises Proven to Inspire Shameless Self-Esteem and Build Captivating Confidence
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.
-- MR Carver's Whale
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.
-- Crows Nest
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.
-- Hello, Emma Memma - picture book audio
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
-- The Power Code: More Joy. Less Ego. Maximum Impact for Women (and Everyone).
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.
-- Kookaburra Cottage
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.
-- Wake - CWA award winner 2019
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
-- My First Gruffalo: Gruffalo Growl
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
-- Apartment 303 - Habitat
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.
-- Secretly Yours
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself.
-- Lucy And The Big Bad Wolf
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15 of 15 completed
1. The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom
2. The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum
3. 1984 by George Orwell
4. Eve by William Paul Young
5. Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach
6. I Dared to Call Him Father: The Miraculous Story of a Muslim Woman's Encounter with God by Bilquis Sheikh
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
8. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
9. Sundiver by David Brin
10. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
11. Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship by Jon Meacham
12. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
13. Wholly Unraveled: A Memoir by Keele Burgin
14. The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
15. Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And other Questions about Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty