"Time to Climb Mt. TBR" Challenge [ENDED: 12/31/11]

[Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)]

Thanks for answering my question. Oooh that's tough. Dracula and Vampire Lestat aren't exactly easy reading. You are tempting me to change my list. Those are actually the first 2 chronologically though so I was trying to go for it.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

You're welcome. Remember, I edited the rules a bit re: the "first two books" to say:

★ I'll allow everyone to pick 2 books added to their bookshelf within their first 6 months on GR, that they actually want to read. The month/year you joined GR is stated in your profile.

Hope that helps. Although, you might enjoy both, you aren't stuck having to read them. :)

[Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)]

Steph wrote: "You're welcome. Remember, I edited the rules a bit re: the "first two books" to say:

★ I'll allow everyone to pick 2 books added to their bookshelf within their first 6 months on GR, that they ac..."

Thanks a bunch! I may even change to others added the same day. I don't want to HAVE to start the year with heavier reading. I guess I think of them as a bit more challenging to get through. I will probably still read them but take my time and not rush in my excitement over the contemporary ones I want to read. I am thinking that School's Out - Forever will be the first one. I enjoyed book 1. I read it quite some time ago. I may have to reread it this month to refresh. It is one of those series I keep forgetting about. It isn't PNR. More sci-fi.

[Desperado]

Sorry to ask another question but I was wondering about something. You say the first 2 books have to be added within your first 6 months as a member. So say book #1 was added the first month & book #2 was added the fifth month. Does that mean that every book after that has to be after the fifth month or can you backtrack &...say have book #3 be in the fourth month? Do I make any sense?

[Steph, Serious series addict]

LOL! I'm so proud of you for sticking with this one, Lethal. Ya make a mod proud. :)

To answer your ?, I think I get it, they don't have to be in any particular order on your TBR list. As long as they are books you want to read, they're fine. But, if you're saying that you only added two books in the first 6 months on GR, then yeah, you'd have to read those two before moving onto the other books on your list.

Did either of those answer your question? LOL! I thought I got it, maybe not.

[Desperado]

LOL! Thanks, Steph! I'm sticking with it because Mt. TBR must go down. Plus, I love these SOS challenges.

Okay, now I'm confused. Let me see if I can make my question clearer. Okay, I've only been a member 10 months & haven't added that many books in that time BUT I've added more than one each month. Maybe not ones I'm super excited about reading but I have options. So say for example:

Book #1: How to Abduct a Highland Lord-added March 10(1st month)
Book #2: A Certain Slant of Light-added July 10(5th month)

First two are manditory. Then that leaves me with 5 months of TBR books to choose from. Could book #3 be

Book #3: Darkborn-added May 14(3rd month)

or does every book after the 2nd book have to be after July 10th?

[Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)]

I made the commitment! I just bought these on Kindle: (I got giftcards for my birthday :) )

[Steph, Serious series addict]

LethalLovely~Punch the Bitch You Hate Today! wrote: "LOL! Thanks, Steph! I'm sticking with it because Mt. TBR must go down. Plus, I love these SOS challenges.

Okay, now I'm confused. Let me see if I can make my question clearer. Okay, I've only be..."

:) NOW, I got it. Thanks for the visual. That helped. YES, you have to read those 2 first, since they were added within your 1st 6months @ GR. NO, you don't have to pick the remaining books after that 6month period. All add'l books can be chosen from any "add date" at that point.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Awesomevegan wrote: "I made the commitment! I just bought these on Kindle: (I got giftcards for my birthday :) )
[bookc..."

Happy Birthday! :)

[Vivian]

Good questions lethal, that cleared up questions I didn't even know I had! :)

[Zaanodes]

Awesomevegan wrote: "...my birthday :)..."

Par-tay for Awesomevegan! (singing all together) Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Happy Birthday, dear Awesome, happy birthday to yoooouuuuu....

[Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)]

Zaanodes wrote: "Awesomevegan wrote: "...my birthday :)..."

Par-tay for Awesomevegan! (singing all together) Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Happy Birthday, dear Awesome, happy birthday to yoooouuuuu..."

AWWWW <3<3<3 Thank you! :) I can't read them until next year though... I have quite the TBR still left for this month though... :-P

[Desperado]

Happy Birthday, Awesomevegan! And yay for the gift cards!

[Thenia]

I'm in! *putting on hiking boots*
It's a loooong way to the top!

"Time to Climb Mr. TBR":
Mt. Everest – 25 books
(01/01/2011~31/12/2011)

1. Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate, #1) – Gail Carriger (03/01)
2. Jane Bites Back (Jane Bites, #1) – Michael Thomas Ford (10/01)
3. Sunglasses After Dark (Sonja Blue, #1) – Nancy A. Collins
4. In the Blood (The Maker's Song, #2) – Adrian Phoenix
5. The Waitress – Melissa Nathan
6. Practical Demonkeeping – Christopher Moore
7. The Morning Gift – Eva Ibbotson
8. Practical Magic – Alice Hoffman
9. Wit'ch Fire (The Banned and the Banished, #1) – James Clemens
10. The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) – Lemony Snicket
11. Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) – Jim Butcher
12. The Naming (Pellinor, #1) – Alison Croggon
13. Already Dead (Joe Pitt, #1) – Charlie Huston
14. My Soul to Take (Soul Screamers, #1) – Rachel Vincent
15. Firespell (Dark Elite, #1) – Chloe Neill
16. Thorn Queen (Dark Swan, #2) – Richelle Mead
17. Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) – Brandon Sanderson
18. Goddess of the Sea (Goddess Summoning, #1) – P.C. Cast
19. Lord of Snow and Shadows (Tears of Artamon, #1) – Sarah Ash
20. Cupid Rides Pillion - Barbara Cartland
21. Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1) – Rachel Hawkins
22. Playing with Fire (Tales of an Extraordinary Girl, #1) – Gena Showalter
23. Witch Fire (Elemental Witches, #1) – Anya Bast
24. Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) – Juliet Marillier
25. Warrior Princess (Warrior Princess, #1) – Frewin Jones

Done: 2/25

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Happy Birthday, Awesome!!!!


And Lethal love the latest name change. ROFLMAO!!

LethalLovely~Punch the Bitch You Hate Today!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

I know! She's always got the funniest names; have to make sure I keep an eye on them b/c they change so quickly. Don't wanna miss any. :)

LOL! Welcome to the challenge, Thenia. Way to dress the part. ;)

[Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)]

LethalLovely~Punch the Bitch You Hate Today! wrote: "Happy Birthday, Awesomevegan! And yay for the gift cards!"

Thank you! I have like 15 dollars left out of 50. I bought 4 next in series books and 1 new to me series book. Now I realize I don't have enough left for 2 more books. May have to wait until after the holidays... I am trying to figure out which combo of books I can buy for the 15 I have left...
I bought:

All on Kindle.

Now I need the rest of PJ and Narnia and the other 1st in series I have in this challenge. I also want to get the Hunger Games series but I don't have that in this challenge.

ETA: I figured it out. I bought the next 2 Percy books. So now I only have 1 left I need on Kindle. I have 2 copies of book 1 in paper but will most likely rebuy on Kindle LOL. Now to post in the Splurge thread. :D

[Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)]

Sandra wrote: "Happy Birthday, Awesome!!!!


And Lethal love the latest name change. ROFLMAO!!

LethalLovely~Punch the Bitch You Hate Today! "

Thank you!

[Desperado]

Aw, thanks Sandra & Steph! *Lethal blushes* And you're very welcome, Awesomevegan! Glad you got it all figured out. =) I got to use one of my gift cards early too. I got these for my Kindle:



Hopefully, I'll get more gift cards for Xmas & be able to get the rest of my Mt. TBR books not at the library.

[Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)]

LethalLovely~Punch the Bitch You Hate Today! wrote: "Aw, thanks Sandra & Steph! *Lethal blushes* And you're very welcome, Awesomevegan! Glad you got it all figured out. =) I got to use one of my gift cards early too. I got these for my Kindle:

[bo..."

I have enough to keep me busy for the start of the year. Narnia needs to be read ASAP seeing as the new movie is out... Let us know how you like your books. Enjoy cuddling with your Kindle. :)

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

SOS - Time to Climb Mount TBR

1st January to 31st December 2011

No Changes After 1st January

0/15 - Mt Olympus

First two must be read before going onto the rest (both added within first 6 months of joining).

1) - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire - The oldest book on my TBR, added the same month I joined Goodreads - October 2008
2) - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova - Currently Reading (and liking)

3) - The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro
4) - Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
5) - Blood Promise
6) - Spirit Bound
7) - Last Sacrifice
8) - The Deadliest Bite by Jennifer Rardin
9) - Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
10 - Lover Unleashed
11) - At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost
12) - Destined for an Early Grave
13) - This Side of the Grave
14) - Covet by J.R. Ward
15) - The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter

I know everyone's going for 25 - but I've got to be realistic, these are all books that I need to read next year - 25 would just be too much with all the other challenges I've got going on.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

No worries, hun. All welcome! 5-25, it's totally up to ya'll. :)

[Raine]

Time to Climb Mt. TBR Challenge
1/1/11 - 12/31/11
0 of 25 Completed

Mt. Everest: 8,848 metres
#1. Better Read Than Dead Added 08/31/10
#2. Prophecy of the SistersAdded 08/31/10
#3.How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire
#4.Dead End Dating
#5.The Missing
#6.The Black Angel
#7.Spirit Bound
#8.Some Girls Bite
#9.The Rest Falls Away
#10.Full Moon Rising
#11.The Body Finder
#12.The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
#13.Hex Hall
#14.Seize the Night
#15.Witch Way to Murder
#16.Bitten & Smitten
#17.The Vanished
#18.Dark Seduction
#19.Secret Society Girl
#20.Spider's Bite
#22.Tainted
#23.Kiss of Crimson
#24.Ruined: A Ghost Story
#25.Touch the Dark

[Zaanodes]

Steph wrote: LOL Zaanodes! No, all of the books you list here do not have to be on your GR list..."

Thanks, Steph, for the clarification. You are totally awesome!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

:) You're welcome.

[Zaanodes]

My two oldest GR TBR shelf:

1. Eragon
2. Naked Came the Phoenix
3. etc. TBD

[Desperado]

Finally got the cajones to post my list. It most likely will change again before Jan 1st, but I'm so proud of myself for not running away from this challenge like a punk.

"Time to Climb Mt. TBR" Challenge
Duration: 1/1/11-12/31/11
Goal: Mt. Everest ~ 24/25 Completed

1. Healer's Choice by Jory Strong {added May 10} ★★★★☆ 1/3
2. Asmodeus by Dawn McClure {added May 12} ★★★★☆ 1/1
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3. Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole ★★★★☆ 2/15
4. Unchained by Sharon Ashwood ★★☆☆☆ 10/15
5. Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl ★★★★☆ 2/7
6. Vacations from Hell by Libba Bray et al ★★☆☆☆ 7/30
7. A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris ★★☆☆☆ 1/5
8. Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost ★★★☆☆ 2/6
9. Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews ★★★★☆ 2/5
10. Sweet Seduction by Maya Banks ★★★★☆ 4/6
11. Stay With Me by Maya Banks ★★☆☆☆ 2/5
12. A Mermaid's Kiss by Joey W. Hill ★★★★★ 2/26
13. Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh ★★★★☆ 1/29
14. Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning ★★★★★ 7/23
15. Naked by Megan Hart ★★★★★ 2/1
16. Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey
17. Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow ★★★☆☆ 4/5
18. Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? by Louise Rennison ★★★★☆ 5/2
19. Skin Game by Ava Gray ★★★☆☆ 4/29
20. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins ★★★★☆ 2/10
21. Demon Moon by Meljean Brook ★★★★★ 3/11
22. Darkness Captured by Delilah Devlin ★☆☆☆☆ 11/6
23. Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas ★★★★☆ 1/7
24. Falls the Shadow by Sharon Kay Penman ★★★★☆ 4/25
25. Glutton For Pleasure by Alisha Rai ★★★★☆ 3/21

Read:


To Read:

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Yay Lethal, no Punk here, Wait...... !!!!

Some great books listed too!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Yay, Lethal! I'm so proud. :)

[Desperado]

LOL! Thanks, Sandra & Steph!

And now the "OMG! I can't change my books after Dec 31st!" panic sets in.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

LMAO!! One book at a time. Try not to think about it. :)

[Nairabell]

Um...what if you didn't add anything to your TBR for more than 6 months after you joined? (Yep - I'm that lazy)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

No worries, Nairabell. Just use the books added during the first 6 month period when you started adding books. Make sense? :)

[Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)]

I have made a commitment. I have bought all the books I needed for this challenge. (Except for ones I am borrowing from my dad and boyfriend and Forever which isn't out yet. I am going to read these books for sure! :)

[Sandra, Kindle Operator Licence Required]

Yay, Awesome!!!!!!!

[Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)]

Sandra wrote: "Yay, Awesome!!!!!!!"

Thank you for the encouragement. I am sure I will do great. :)

[Desperado]

Congrats, Awesome!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

You will! We'll keep everyone motivated throughout. :)

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Member Participation w/Links to Posts Updated! You can view them here . Please let me know if I've missed anyone. :)

[Megan]

Mt. Everest

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[Steph, Serious series addict]

I don't think I've said, Welcome to the group, Megan! Hope you enjoy it!

And, welcome to the challenge! Don't forget to add all your books TBR no later than 12/31. Come "the day of the ones" (1/1/11) no changes allowed. :)

[Josie]

Aaahhhh!!!! Only 2 days left to pick! Lol, I don't know why I'm so worried about it, I never change the books in challenges anyway!

[Steph, Serious series addict]

LOL Josie. Shhh, don't wanna scare off those that do. :)

[Josie]

Haha! Quite right :)

*running off to get pom poms* Go on guys! You'll all do great! *cheering wildly*

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

And that's why I only went for 15....

[Steph, Serious series addict]

:) that's a happy medium, every little bit off those shelves is an accomplishment.

[Desperado]

Charlotte (Buried in Books) wrote: "And that's why I only went for 15...."

I originally planned to go for 15. But apparently, I'm unable to half-ass anything when it comes to extending my misery. I was thisclose to adding FIVE MORE books to my list yesterday-making it a grand total of 30 books-but I had to stop myself.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

LOL!

[Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads)]

LethalLovely~Wait.....They Don't Love You Like wrote: "Charlotte (Buried in Books) wrote: "And that's why I only went for 15...."

I originally planned to go for 15. But apparently, I'm unable to half-ass anything when it comes to extending my misery..."

Don't tempt me... :) What would you call it then?

[Wan]

This one is nothing...compares to the beasts, "Back-to-the-future" and "the Dirty Dozen Clean-up" that Miss Mega Mind concocted.

I know no one twisted my arms to do them but -- I'm feeling like a sailor-got-drunk-and-woke-up-with-tattoos moment here. -- Oh well! I have the whole year to finish anyhoo. :-)