April 2012 TBR Challenge - Sign Up Thread

[Becky, Moddess]

Updated.

[Butterflycager]

I had to make some changes due to book availability, and this should be my final list. Thanks!


20. The Secret Life of Bletchley Park: The History of the Wartime Codebreaking Centre by the Men and Women Who Were There by Sinclair McKay
19. Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
18. Every Secret Thing by Emma Cole
17. The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley
16. Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman
15. A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King
14. Bellfield Hall by Anna Dean
13. Elfland by Freda Warrington
12. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
11. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
10. The Borgia Betrayal by Sara Poole
9. The Rossetti Letter by Christi Phillips
8. The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
7. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
6. The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman
5. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
4. Death in the Garden by Elizabeth Ironside
3. The Onion Girl by Charles de Lint
2. The Wives of Henry Oades by Johanna Moran
1. City of Light by Lauren Belfer

From Jackie's TBR: The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall

From Becky's TBR: Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran

[Becky, Moddess]

Updated.

[Margaret]

Ok this is it, my final list (if people on this board would stop talking about other books I wouldn't be changing it all the time :)

20. The Clan of the Cave Bear
19. Jocasta: The Mother-Wife of Oedipus
18. The House At Riverton
17. The Historian
16. Song of the Nile
15. The Dragon's Harp
14. The Winter Sea
13. Empress of the Seven Hills
12. The Swimming Pool
11. The Curse of the Pharaohs
10. Hanging by a Thread
9. No One is Here Except All of Us
8. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
7. Hood
6. The Map of Time
5. The Remains
4. A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar: A Novel
3. The Wedding Dress
2. Shadow of Colossus
1. The Alchemyst

Jackie's TBR - The Poisonwood Bible
Becky's TBR - Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution

[Becky, Moddess]

LOL... Updated. :)

[Holly P]

FINAL LIST :)

20. Instruments of Darkness by Imogen Robertson
19. The King's Agent by Donna Russo Morin
18. The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
17. Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall
16. The Sumerton Women by D.L. Bogdan
15. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
14. The Flower Reader by Elizabeth Loupas
13. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
12. Jasmine Nights by Julia Gregson
11. The Queen's Pleasure by Brandy Purdy
10. The Last Boleyn by Karen Harper
9. The Last Queen by C.W. Gortner
8. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
7. The Gilded Chamber: A Novel of Queen Esther by Rebecca Kohn
6. The Linnet Bird: A Novel by Linda Holeman
5. The Canterbury Papers by Judith Koll Healey
4. Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
3. Independence Day by Richard Ford
2. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
1. A Royal Affair George III and His Scandalous Siblings by Stella Tillyard

Jackie's TBR Bonus: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Becky's TBR Bonus: Katherine by Anya Seton

[~Leslie~]

Updated list


20. The Tea RoseHF (675p)
19. How Miss Rutherford Got Her Groove Back HF (368 p)
18. Highlander Unmasked HF (410 p)
17. Lady of Hay HF (766 p)
16. Castles HF (354 p)
17. A Regimental Murder HF (256 p)
16. In the Shadow of Midnight HF (416p)
15. Trade Winds HF (384 p)
14. Hearts AflameHF
13. Yours Until DawnHF
12. The Lady of the Storm (406 p)
11. Storm's Heart (305 p)
10. About a Dragon(353p)
9. Chill Factor
8. Honor Bound (no pg count)
7. Immortal Sins (377 p)
6. Heir of Danger (384 p)
5. Shadow Touch (354 p)
4. Caressed By Ice (352 p)
3. Lair of the Lion
2. Phoenix Rising
1.The Fifth Victim (352 p)

Bonus:

TO READ

[Cheryl A]

Do you have any idea how difficult it is to not pick up one of the books on my list and start reading...NOW!!!!! I so know what I am doing Saturday night at midnight!!

[Evan]

Okay, here's my edited list:

20. Lionheart - Sharon Kay Penman (HF)
19. Frozen in Time: The Enduring Legacy of the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team - Nikki Nichols
18. The Red Queen - Philippa Gregory (HF)
17. Heaven - Jeffrey Archer
16. Bounce - Matthew Syed
15. A Stolen Life - Jaycee Dugard
14. The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry - Jon Ronson
13. Mummydaddy - Jeremy Howe
12. The Music Room - William Fiennes
11. The Queen's Pawn - Christy English (HF)
10. Shadow Of The Titanic - Andrew Wilson
9. The Second Mark: Courage, Corruption, And The Battle For Olympic Gold - Joy Goodwin
8. Madeleine - Kate McCann
7. From a Clear Blue Sky: Surviving the Mountbatten Bomb - Timothy Knatchbull
6. And the Band Played on - Christopher Ward
5. Justice for Colette - Jacqui Kirby
4. From Last To First - Charlie Spedding
3. Witness: The Story of David Smith, Chief Prosecution Witness in the Moors Murders Case - Carol Ann Lee
2. Once a Runner - John L. Parker Jr.
1. That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor. - Anne Sebba

Becky's TBR: Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution - Michelle Moran
Jackie's TBR: The Other Queen - Philippa Gregory

[Nikki]

I might participate as well. As usual, I'll be sure to make it as close to the deadline as possible. =) No idea what my list will be, I'll work on it and post it. Good idea for a challenge Becky!

[Margaret]

Cheryl wrote: "Do you have any idea how difficult it is to not pick up one of the books on my list and start reading...NOW!!!!! I so know what I am doing Saturday night at midnight!!"

Yea I know how difficult it is! I can't even listen to any audio's because they are on my list. I might have to resort to homework or worse yet, cleaning the house...

[Nancy from NJ]

Margaret wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "Do you have any idea how difficult it is to not pick up one of the books on my list and start reading...NOW!!!!! I so know what I am doing Saturday night at midnight!!"

Yea I know..."

Me too. I put all of my TBR books for the challenge on a special shelf and everyday I go over to it and my eyes get bigger and bigger. But the truth is that beween this challenge and another one from Good Reads and two book club reads, I doubt I'll get to far into this challenege. I wish we had more time but as Becky said it is a challenge.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

My Ya and Fantasy Group is doing the challenge too. I suggested it to them featuring more YA, Fantasy and Science Fiction books and they liked that idea.

[~Leslie~]

FINAL LIST!

0/20

20. The Tea RoseHF (675p)
19. How Miss Rutherford Got Her Groove Back HF (368 p)
18. Highlander Unmasked HF (410 p)
17. Lady of Hay HF (766 p)
16. Castles HF (354 p)
17. A Regimental Murder HF (256 p)
16. In the Shadow of Midnight HF (416p)
15. Trade Winds HF (384 p)
14. Hearts AflameHF
13. Yours Until DawnHF
12. Shattered DreamsHF
11. Deadly Fear
10. About a Dragon(353p)
9. Chill Factor
8. Storm's Heart
7. Immortal Sins (377 p)
6. Heir of Danger (384 p)
5. Shadow Touch (354 p)
4. Caressed By Ice (352 p)
3. Lair of the Lion
2. Phoenix Rising
1.The Fifth Victim (352 p)

Bonus:

[Maude]

Becky, Can I just change out one book and also Jackie's and your books for two others? Thanks

[Becky, Moddess]

You can change the bonus books at any time, but the list book has to be changed by tomorrow night or it will be locked in.

[Becky, Moddess]

Leslie and Carole, your lists have been updated.

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

I've had Ready Player One checked out from the library for 10 days in anticipation :-D.

Good thing I'm trying to finish up 2 more books for this months challenge --- although I don't think I will get both finished by tomorrow.

[Becky, Moddess]

Maude, I deleted your post from the scoreboard thread, because that thread is only for me to track the scores.

If you've updated your list, please repost it here and I will update the other thread.

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Finally --- ready to commit to a list ;-)

20) Moon Women by Pamela Duncan
19) Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
18) Nobody's Princess by Esther Friesner
17) Fables, Vol. 15: Rose Red by Bill Willingham
16) A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeld
15) Lust, Loathing and a Little Lip Gloss by Kyra Davis
14) Jocasta: The Mother-Wife of Oedipus by Victoria Grossack
13) The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
12) The Tudor Secret by C.W. Gortner
11) Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
10) Wanderlust: A Love Affair with Five Continents by Elisabeth Eaves
9) Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
8) The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
7) Daytripper by Fábio Moon
6) Switched by Amanda Hocking
5) The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
4) Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
3) V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
2) Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
1) Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay

Jackie's TBR: ??
Becky's TBR: ??

[Chris]

Final List:

20. The Case of the Missing Marquess (HF)
19. The Wind Through the Keyhole
18. The Sword-Edged Blonde
17. The Baker's Boy
16. Little, Big
15. Leviathan Wakes
14. Ready Player One
13. Ghost Story
12. The Mad Ship
11. Ship of Destiny
10. Kitty Goes to War
9. Mostly Harmless
8. Stardust
7. Summer Knight
6. The Rook
5. The Alloy of Law
4. Lord of Emperors
3. Sword Song (HF)
2. Gil's All Fright Diner
1. The Burning Land (HF)

Becky Bonus: The Killer Angels (HF)
Jackie Bonus: Lord of the Silver Bow (HF)

[Becky, Moddess]

My Final list:

20. The Case of the Missing Marquess - HF
19. The Wind Through the Keyhole (Dark Tower #4.5)
18. Timeless (Parasol Protectorate #5)
17. The Alloy of Law (Mistborn #4)
16. Ready Player One
15. House Rules
14. Summer Knight (Dresden Files #4)
13. Death Masks (Dresden Files #5)
12. Jocasta: The Mother-Wife of Oedipus - HF
11. Roadwork
10. The Children of Men
9. True Grit - HF
8. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
7. Ghost Story by Peter Straub
6. Monster Hunter International
5. Kitty and the Midnight Hour
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)
3. The Things They Carried
2. The Rook
1. The Night Eternal (Strain #3)

Bonus
Becky's TBR: The Killer Angels - HF
Jackie's TBR: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - HF

[[deleted user]]

This is the first time I'm doing a challenge and I can't wait to start, though I definitely will not be able to read them all...ugh such is the life of a college student.


20.) The Centurion's Wife (HF) – 378 p
19.) The Hidden Flame (HF) – 400 p
18.) The Damascus Way (HF) – 426 p
17.) The Hunger Games – 374 p
16.) Stealing Freedom (HF) – 272 p
15.) Roma (HF) – 576 p
14.) The Virgin’s Daughters (HF) – 400 p
13.) New York (HF) – 880 p
12.) Blue Bloods – 320 p
11.) The Goddess Test – 293 p
10.) The Usual Rules – 400 p
9.) An Acquaintance With Darkness (HF) – 384 p
8.) The Lady in the Tower (HF) – 393 p
7.) Bright Young Things (HF) – 384 p
6.) The Other Boleyn Girl (HF) – 661 p
5.) Jessica’s Guide To Dating on The Dark Side – 351 p
4.) All the Queen’s Players (HF) – 464 p
3.) Pilate’s Wife (HF) – 368 p
2.) Time Enough For Drums (HF) – 249 p
1.) Can’t Stop the Shine – 256 p

Bonus:
Jackie’s to-read: Every Last Kiss – 252 p
Becky’s to-read: Kindred – 287 p

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Ashley, do you have any books you need to read for school? You should put those in your list and put them in the higher slots.

[Marji]

Can I just substitute one book? From my #10 slot I'd like to remove innocent Blood by PD James and instead add Arcadia Falls by Carol Goodman
Thanks

[Nikki]

Here is my list Becky, I'm using it as motivation to get through other challenges and my huge pile of library books. Since I'm signing up late it'll be final as I won't sweat it if I choose not to read one. =)

20. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
19. Finnikin of the Rock
18. Killbox
17. Ready Player One
16. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
15. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
14. The Disenchantments
13. Partials
12. Everneath
11. Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster
10. Graffiti Moon
9. Embrace
8. Dead Witch Walking
7. Cleopatra and Antony: Power, Love, and Politics in the Ancient World
6. Unholy Ghosts
5. Wanderlove
4. Trafficked
3. The Red Heart
2. Matched
1. The Iron King

Bonus:

Jackie's: Empress of the Seven Hills
Becky's: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Marji wrote: "Can I just substitute one book? From my #10 slot I'd like to remove innocent Blood by PD James and instead add Arcadia Falls by Carol Goodman
Thanks"

The challenge hasn't started yet so yes you can still move around your list until midnight eastern time today.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Marji wrote: "Can I just substitute one book? From my #10 slot I'd like to remove innocent Blood by PD James and instead add Arcadia Falls by Carol Goodman
Thanks"

The challenge hasn't started yet so yes you can still move around your list until midnight eastern time today.

[ladywallingford]

Updated and probably final list

1. Jocasta: The Mother-Wife of Oedipus by: Victoria Grossack and Alice Underwood
2. Tempest At Dawn by: James D. Best
3. The Last Kingdom by: Bernard Cornwell
4. Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by: Sally Bedell Smith
5. Our Tempestuous Day: History Of Regency England by: Carolly Erickson
6. The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century by: Ian Mortimer
7. Romans de la Table Ronde: Erec et Enide, Cligés, Lancelot, Yvain by: Chretien de Troyes
8. Great Catherine: The Life of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia by: Carolly Erickson
9. Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy by: Sarah Bradford
10. Sarum: The Novel of England by: Edward Rutherford
11. Hugh and Bess: A Love Story by: Susan Higginbotham
12. The Sunne in Splendour by: Sharon Kay Penman
13. Empress Matilda: Queen Consort, Queen Mother and Lady of the English by: Marjorie Chibnall
14. Athenais: The Life of Louis XIV's Mistress, the Real Queen Of France by: Lisa Hilton
15. Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty by: Robert K. Massie
16. The queen'scross by: Lawrence Schoonover
17. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by: Erik Larson
18. Ender's Game by: Orson Scott Card
19. Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I by: Tracy Borman
20. The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy by: Mark Logue

Jackie - I, Claudius by: Robert Graves
Becky - Katherine by: Anya Seton

[Becky, Moddess]

Ashley, Marji, Nikki and LadyWallingford - all changes/additions have been made.

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Just noticed an April group read for another group. Can I swap:
8) The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
with
8) Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran

Thanks!

[Becky, Moddess]

Done.

[Becky, Moddess]

OK all, today is the last day to get your lists to me or update or change them.

Also, I will NOT be verifying the lists for HF eligibility ahead of time, so if a book doesn't qualify when points are reported, it will not get the point. Please go through your lists and make sure that it would qualify according to our rule.

The rule is: The book must be set at least 50 years in the past from when it was written to qualify as HF.
No paranormal/speculative/fantasy elements, no alternative history, no steampunk.

Now is your chance to change your lists around, because after tonight, they will be locked in and cannot be changed until April 15th.

Also, Patricia - you still have not provided a full list. If you intend to do so, please get the list in today, otherwise it will be locked in as is with a maximum of 10 books.

[JoLene, Mistress of the Challenge]

Sorry, one more change out:
6) Switched by Amanda Hocking
replace with
6) Graceling by Kristin Cashore

[Margaret]

I noticed on some of the lists that HF was written beside the title. Should I have done that?

[Becky, Moddess]

You don't need to, Margaret, as long as you specify the book is HF when you report your points for it.

[Becky, Moddess]

JoLene wrote: "Sorry, one more change out:
6) Switched by Amanda Hocking
replace with
6) Graceling by Kristin Cashore"

Done.

[Becky, Moddess]

Nancy wrote: "Hopefully, this is my last change until April 15th(LOL)


20. The Hunger Games
19. Catching Fire
18. Year of Wonders
17. Second Hand Smoke
16. Mockingjay
15. The Rose Garden
14. Two Lives
13. The L..."

Done.

[Nancy from NJ]

This is my final list (until April 15th).

20. The Hunger Games
19. Catching Fire
18. Second Hand Smoke: A Novel
17. Year of Wonders
16. The Arrogant Years
15. Stay Close
14. The Orchild House
13. Room
12. March Violets
11. Two Lives
10. The Bungalow
9. The List
8. The Light Years
7. Cotillion
6. The Rose Garden
5. Galway Bay
4. The Painted Kiss
3. The Street of a 1,000 Blossoms
2. The Midwife of Venice
1. The Secret Book of Grazia Dei Rossi

[Becky, Moddess]

Nancy wrote: "This is my final list (until April 15th).

20. The Hunger Games
19. Catching Fire
18. Second Hand Smoke: A Novel
17. Year of Wonders
16. The Arrogant Years
15. Stay Close
14. The Orchild House
13. ..."

Done again

[Becky, Moddess]

My final final list. I think. :P

20. The Case of the Missing Marquess - HF
19. The Wind Through the Keyhole (Dark Tower #4.5)
18. Timeless (Parasol Protectorate #5)
17. The Alloy of Law (Mistborn #4)
16. Ready Player One
15. The Rook
14. Summer Knight (Dresden Files #4)
13. House Rules
12. Jocasta: The Mother-Wife of Oedipus - HF
11. Roadwork
10. The Children of Men
9. The Woman in Black - HF
8. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
7. Ghost Story by Peter Straub
6. Monster Hunter International
5. Kitty and the Midnight Hour
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)
3. Light in August
2. Death Masks (Dresden Files #5)
1. The Night Eternal (Strain #3)

Bonus
Becky's TBR: The Killer Angels - HF
Jackie's TBR: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - HF

[jb]

You guys are killing me! I am NOT changing my list....I am not reading this thread again...of course that is a lie too.

[Ellen]

Count me in!

20. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
19. We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
18. Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay
17. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K Massey
16. Angel Time by Anne Rice
15. Jocasta: The Mother-Wife of Oedipus by Victoria Grossack
14. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
13. Red River by Lolita Tademy
12. The Killer Angels by Michael Sahara
11. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
10. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
9. Life by Keith Richards
8. Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
7. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
6. The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith
5. Pattern Recognition by William Gibson
4. Cloud Atlas: A Novel by David Mitchell
3. 1984 by George Orwell
2. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
1. Mila 18 by Leon Uris

[Becky, Moddess]

Ellen, to sign up, you'd need to create your full list of 20 To-Read books.

[Kiri]

I think I will try this one. I wonkt be able to put a list up until tomorrow morning however as i won't be at a computer until then (mobile today). If that disqualifies me then i will just wish everyone well. :-)

[Becky, Moddess]

Sorry Kiri, you'd have to get the list in by 11:59pm Eastern tonight to participate.

[Kiri]

ok I won't be back by then. (took me several minutes to get to the end of the thead via mobile!) I'll just watch for the next one.

[Becky, Moddess]

Sorry! I'm pretty sure that we'll be doing more of these ones though! :)

[jb]

Kiri - there should be an arrow on the upper right corner of the mobile app. If you push it so it points down, it will put the latest posts at the top.

[Becky, Moddess]

OK - Ellen, your list has been added.