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List of read books:📕1. My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun 🐙🐙🐙🐙
📕2. The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-seventy 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
📕3. Krvavá svatba 🐙🐙🐙
📕4. Nejrudější růže rozkvétá 🐙🐙🐙🐙
📕5. Dcera sochaře 🐙🐙🐙
📕6. Sister Outsider 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
📕7. We Won't Be Here Tomorrow and Other Stories 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
📕8. Paní jezera 🐙🐙🐙🐙
📕9. Romantic Outlaws
📕10. The Priory of the Orange Tree
11. The Intimacy Experiment 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
12. Worth Her Weight in Gold 🐙🐙🐙
13. River of Teeth 🐙🐙🐙
14. Taste of Marrow 🐙🐙🐙
15. Two Scoops Of Hellfire 🐙
16. Something Fabulous 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
17. Bringing Down the Duke 🐙🐙
18. Born in a Second Language 🐙🐙
19. Harrow the Ninth 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
20. Elatsoe 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
21. The Empress of Salt and Fortune 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
22. Mooncakes 🐙🐙🐙
23. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women 🐙🐙🐙🐙
24. A Strange and Stubborn Endurance 🐙🐙🐙🐙
25. Claws and Contrivances 🐙🐙🐙
26. The Witchwood Knot 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
27. A Rogue of One's Own 🐙🐙🐙
28. Dear God. Dear Bones. Dear Yellow. 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
29. The House of Shattered Wings 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
30. Ella Enchanted 🐙🐙
31. Portrait of a Scotsman 🐙🐙🐙
32. Bride 🐙🐙🐙🐙
33. Forbidden Notebook 🐙🐙
34. The Black God's Drums 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
35. Hunting Monsters 🐙🐙
36. Pyromancy for Beginners 🐙🐙🐙
37. The Salt Grows Heavy 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
38. TJ Powar Has Something to Prove 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
39. Uncommonly Verdant 🐙🐙
40. Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
41. No Man's Land 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
42. The Broken Heavens 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
43. A Day of Fallen Night 🐙🐙🐙
44. Through the Eye of the Needle 🐙🐙🐙
45. Mary Poppins Comes Back 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
46. Out on a Limb 🐙🐙🐙
47. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas 🐙🐙🐙
48. Horror: A Very Short Introduction 🐙🐙
49. The Kissing of Kissing 🐙🐙
50. Stalked by the Kraken 🐙🐙🐙
Currently: 183 🐙
Books on my physical TBR that I want to get to first:
The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-seventy
Northanger Abbey
Wide Sargasso Sea
Kimberly wrote: "Good luck and happy reading! I have both Wild Sargasso Sea and Northanger Abbey on my list to read this year."Thank you! Good luck to you too!
Yes, I wanted to read Wild Sargasso Sea this year, but it didn't happen, so really crossing my fingers for next year 🤞🏽
I finally finished Mansfield Park this year, so Northanger Abbey is the last full novel by JA that I didn't read yet *sigh* I'm really looking forward to it!
The Intimacy Experiment ⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2021📚📮📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
I didn't really love the first book in the duology, but over the years I talked myself into thinking that I was just in a funk when I read it, turns out that the author's style might not just be for me.
Worth Her Weight in Gold ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my tbr since 2023
📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙
Loved this, amazing short-story!
River of Teeth ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
🧠📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙
I'm really falling in love with Sarah Gailey. This was great!
Taste of Marrow ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023📜->🐙🐙🐙
I liked the first book in the duology better but this was still pretty amazing. Second series in a year finished! That really makes me feel good about myself 🤭
Two Scoops Of Hellfire ⭐⭐⭐,5 On my TBR since 2022📮 -> 🐙
Kimberly Lemming is a good time, even though I am wondering if I shouldn't give up on her work since I always end up frustrated with it just a little bit. I guess not, since I have two more of her books on my tbr...
Something Fabulous ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2021📚📮📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
This was completely ridiculous and I loved it so much! Now only if GR stopped glitching and let me post my review.
Bringing Down the Duke ⭐⭐⭐⭐On my TBR since 2023🧠📮 -> 🐙🐙
Pretty amazing, I didn't love one of the tropes it uses toward the end though.
My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Owned since 2023
📚📕 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙
I feel like this wasn't the best possible selection of Dickinson's poetry, but there were still some gems. First physical book finished! I really hope to do better than last year where physical books are concerned...
Born in a Second Language ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2022📚-> 🐙🐙
Trying to read more poetry this year and this was pretty amazing! Focus on colonialism and language. Definitely will read more by this author if she publishes.
Harrow the Ninth ⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
🧠👂🏽📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
Not really know what to say, this was hard to get through. The series still didn't fully win me over, but I'm going to read the next book.
The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-seventy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Owned since 2022
📚📕⌛📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
Amazing book, even though it kind of took me forever to get through.
CinCO wrote: "I really enjoy your octopus ratings"Haha, thank you! I discovered that making the challenge rather ridiculous makes it more fun 🤭 And it works as a motivator to push me towards books that I feel like I "should" be reading. It's not perfect, but I'm enjoying it at te moment.
Elatsoe ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2022📚👂🏽📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
Really lovely book, enjoyed reading it so much! The ending was just a little bit underwhelming though.
The Empress of Salt and Fortune ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2021
📚📮📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
This has been on my TBR for ever and I admit that I expected something a little bit different, but this was still highly enjoyable. Looking forward to the next installment in the series!
Krvavá svatba / Bodas de sangre Owned since 2023 ⭐⭐⭐
📕 -> 🐙🐙🐙
This was a pretty random library sale purchase. I mostly bought it because it was small, fit into your pocket format and I liked the feel of the book. I also never read anything by this author before and he was gay, so... yeah. That was the motivation. I pretty much enjoyed it, even though the ending was very underwhelming and I just didn't love the direction it went it. A lot of loveable things about it though.
I didn't update this in ages, because I was lazy and I was uncertain about the amount of octopuses I should get for some books 🙈Nejrudější růže rozkvétá ⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2022
📕⌛ -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙
I liked Fruit Of Knowledge: The Vulva vs. The Patriarchy better...
Mooncakes ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2021
⌛📚 -> 🐙🐙🐙
I'm so glad I finally came back around to this comic! I quite liked it.
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
📚👂🏽 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙
I honestly thought I wouldn't like this but I ended up loving it so much.
A Strange and Stubborn Endurance ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
📚👂🏽 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙
This was darker than expected and I didn't love everything about it, but overall great!
Claws and Contrivances ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
📚📮 -> 🐙🐙🐙
Completely bonkers! I think I liked this better than the first book in a series? But it isn't Northanger Abbey retelling.
The Witchwood Knot ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
📚📮📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
Great book! I'm still speechless, deserves all the stars!
A Rogue of One's Own ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
🧠👂🏽 -> 🐙🐙🐙
I'm really loving this series, this book is my favourite so far.
Dear God. Dear Bones. Dear Yellow. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
📚📮📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
Great poetry collection! My favourite in years...
Yeah, I'm not done I was just worried that I'll accidentally delete something...The House of Shattered Wings ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
🧠👂🏽📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
Love Aliette de Bodard, I'm really excited to continue on with this series!
Ella Enchanted ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
📮 + it is on my cozy tbr list so -> 🐙🐙
Portrait of a Scotsman ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
🧠👂🏽 -> 🐙🐙🐙
Still a great series! Would highly recommend!
Bride ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
📚📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙
I was loving this until the third act breakup. I'm still mad about that.
Forbidden Notebook ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
🧠📮 -> 🐙🐙
A great classic, I'm glad that I read it even though my interest waned a bit in the second half...
The Black God's Drums ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
📚📮📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
Finally read this! I liked other Clark's stories better but this one was still excellent!
Hunting Monsters ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
🧠📮 -> 🐙🐙
Really liked this short-story! I'm excited to read more from this series!
Dcera sochaře (/Sculptor's Daughter) ⭐⭐⭐ Owned since...??? Who knows, it was a gift quite a long time ago... 2015?
📕 -> 🐙🐙🐙
Not for me, but there were things I liked.
Yeah, did you thought I was done now? Nope...Pyromancy for Beginners ⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
📚📮 -> 🐙🐙🐙
I wasn't the biggest fan, I'm not continuing with the series...
The Salt Grows Heavy ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
📚📮📜-> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
I thought I would like this one more, but it was still pretty excellent!
TJ Powar Has Something to Prove ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2022
📚📮📜-> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
This was excellent, so much better than expected! And I already expected quite a bit...
Uncommonly Verdant ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
🧠📮 -> 🐙🐙
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems ⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2022
📚📮📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
This was great, but I liked Dear God. Dear Bones. Dear Yellow. better...
Sister Outsider ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2022
📚📕📜 ->🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
Excellent read, I'm glad I finally did this!
No Man's Land ⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2023
📚📮📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
This one was a bit disappointing...
We Won't Be Here Tomorrow and Other Stories ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ On my TBR since 2022
📚📕📜 ->🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
I love Margaret Killjoy, this collection shouldn't technically get a five but I don't care!
The Broken Heavens On my TBR since 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📚📮📜⌛ -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
Good closure to amazing series, I'm glad I finally managed to finish this.
A Day of Fallen Night On my TBR since... problematic since I planned to read Priory first let's say since 2022 to 2023. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙
Amazing book, loved it not much more to say!
Through the Eye of the Needle ⭐⭐,5
📜 📮-> 🐙🐙🐙
Really didn't love this one. Really disappointed with this one since I hoped to cement my love for the author.
Mary Poppins Comes Back On my TBR since... forever? My GR says 2023, but that's not accurate of how long I wanted to read it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📚📜👂🏽-> 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
Basically the first book 2.0 which was a bit disappointing but I did enjoy it.
Out on a Limb On my TBR since 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📚📮 -> 🐙🐙🐙
There were a lot of little things that bothered me and I didn't fully resonated with the protagonists, but overall it was lovely and I really think we need more romances like that.
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas On my TBR since... 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📜 -> 🐙🐙🐙
This was quite good (surprise surprise) still mulling it over.
I'm clearly unable to update this thread regularly...Horror: A Very Short Introduction On my TBR since 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
👂🏽 -> 🐙🐙
Serviceable. This was quite good but I needed a bit more.
The Kissing of Kissing On my TBR since 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
📚 -> 🐙🐙
Still not sure how I feel about this. Poetry is so subjective.
Stalked by the Kraken On my TBR since 2023 ⭐⭐⭐
👂🏽⌛ -> 🐙🐙🐙
Again, serviceable. I didn't care much about the plot, but I wasn't there for the plot anyway.
Paní jezera (/Lady of the Lake) On my TBR since... let's say 2020 ⭐⭐⭐
📕📚 -> 🐙🐙🐙🐙
Disappointing. A really weird closure to the series... wtf...
Mount TBR Challenge 2024
Books mentioned in this topic
The Priory of the Orange Tree (other topics)Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley (other topics)
The Kissing of Kissing (other topics)
Lady of the Lake (other topics)
Stalked by the Kraken (other topics)
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Rule n. 1: For book to apply it has to be on some of my tbrs - that means, listen on GR (either on shelf to-read or keeping-in-mind), downloaded on my kindle and/or computer, downloaded/owned as an audio file, listed on some of my other tbr lists (we'll get to this) BEFORE 2024 starts.
This will be harder to check on the downloads and kindle, but I hope I can make this work.
Rule n. 2: To win this challenge there need to be 10 books read from my physical tbr (📕) - at least half of the books should be owned prior to the beginning of 2024, but I can make some exceptions as long as the book has been on my radar before the beginning of the year.
Rule n.3: There will be a point system (yes, I'm clearly very serious about this).
Point system:
1. 📚 Book from my GR to-read shelf is for 🐙🐙
(yes, I'm giving myself octopus points, because I feel like it at the moment!)
2. 🧠 Book from my keeping-in-mind shelf is for 🐙
3. 📮 Book that I already have on kindle (or have e-book/pdf of) is +🐙 (if I don't have it on any list otherwise, it's just that one 🐙)
4. 👂🏽 Book that I own an audio for +🐙🐙 (I can only get octopuses for either kindle or audio, not both for one book)
5. 📕 Book that I physically own +🐙🐙 (If I only own it and forgot to list it at GR, I get 🐙🐙🐙).
6. 📜 If the book is on my Master-list-tbr for 2024, I get... +🐙🐙 (I'll like that here once that's definitely done. If I don't have it listed elsewhere it gets 🐙🐙🐙)
7. ⌛ Books that are from my on-hiatus shelf, that I previously attempted and didn't finish or that got stuck on my currently-reading shelf for a time that I estimate as "long" will get at least +🐙 (might get more on the amount of effort that I'll have to make to finish them).
8. If the book mentions an octopus I get +🐙 😂This means that for a book I can get from 🐙 to 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙 (8) Is that too much? I guess we shall see. If the amounts doesn't work I reserve the right to change the rules 😂😂😂
Rule n. 4: To win, I need to get... 180 🐙? (I know it might not look like it, but I'm not that great at math, so we shall see if this is an easy goal, or too hard one. If I need to read more books than 48 to make that goal, I guess that's fine.
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