Mount TBR Challenge 2023

message 1: by Jessica (last edited Jan 08, 2024 01:54PM) (new)

Nov 28, 2022 04:59PM

Here's hoping third time is the charm to try making it to the top of this mountain! I didn't conquer my stretch goal in the 2021 Mount TBR Attempt or my initial goal in the 2022 Mount TBR Attempt, so Mt. Ararat it is for 2023!

Owned Unread Books as of 12/31/2022: 270

Acquired Before 2020:
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Lock In
The Knife of Never Letting Go
Thunderhead
The Final Empire
The Wood
~~The Sea of Tranquility~~ - unhauled
The Deck of Omens
Recursion
Searching for Sylvie Lee
Jane Steele DNF
~~The Lines We Leave Behind~~
Godsgrave
The Dragon Republic
Darkdawn
Four Dead Queens
Feast of Sparks
~~Anatomy of a Miracle~~ - unhauled
~~Shadow and Bone~~ DNF

Acquired in 2020:
~~The Beloveds~~
For Better or Cursed
The Ravens
The Ask & the Answer
Monsters of Men
~~Cilka's Journey~~ - unhauled
The Starless Sea
~~Straight on Til Morning~~ - unhauled
Red Rising
~~Conceal, Don't Feel~~ - unhauled
~~Mirror, Mirror~~ - unhauled
~~Part of Your World~~ - unhauled
~~Reflection~~ - unhauled
~~House of Earth and Blood~~
Bittersweet
~~A Little Hatred~~ - unhauled
A Deadly Education
~~The Bone Clocks~~ DNF
~~A Little Life~~ - unhauled
~~Head On~~
Confessions of a Curious Bookseller
~~The Inheritance Trilogy~~ - unhauled
~~As Old As Time~~ - unhauled
~~Once Upon a Dream~~

Acquired in 2021:
A Heart So Fierce and Broken
The Blade Itself
The Toll
The Burning God
The Once and Future Witches
~~The Shadows Between Us~~ - unhauled
~~Girl, Serpent, Thorn~~ - unhauled
The City of Brass
~~The Wallflower Wager~~
~~Unbirthday~~ - unhauled
Fire
Bitterblue
Furyborn
Kingsbane
Lightbringer
~~Girl A~~ DNF
The Mask of Mirrors
Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
Blood and Honey
~~Among the Beasts and Briars~~ - unhauled
~~Royal Assassin~~ - unhauled
~~Assassin's Quest~~ - unhauled
~~A Game of Thrones~~ - unhauled
~~A Clash of Kings~~ - unhauled
~~A Storm of Swords~~ - unhauled
~~Truthwitch~~ - unhauled
The Body
American Gods
~~Nevermoor~~
Root Magic
The Kingdom of Copper
Unlocked
The Bear and the Nightingale
The Bone Maker
~~The Hunting Wives~~ - unhauled
Ruthless Gods
Fragments of Horror
Death Note Vol. 2
Death Note Vol. 4
Death Note Vol. 6
~~A Feast for Crows~~ - unhauled
Troy
~~If We Were Villains~~
~~God-Shaped Hole~~ - unhauled
Wundersmith
The Crown of Gilded Bones
~~Bloodwitch~~ - unhauled
Hollowpox
The Rose Code
~~The Last Thing He Told Me~~
~~Fool's Quest~~ - unhauled
~~Fool's Fate~~ - unhauled
~~Fool's Assassin~~ - unhauled
~~Assassin's Fate~~ - unhauled
~~Fool's Errand~~ - unhauled
~~Golden Fool~~ - unhauled
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages
The Jasmine Throne
~~Catherine House~~ - unhauled
~~Grown~~
The Bone Season
~~The Pull of the Stars~~
~~A Dance of Dragons~~ - unhauled
The Deceivers
The Messengers
~~Half Sick of Shadows~~ - unhauled
~~The Poisonwood Bible~~ - unhauled
The Couple Next Door
Elantris
~~So This is Love~~ - unhauled
A Heart in a Body in the World
~~The Inheritance and Other Stories~~ - unhauled
~~The Ex Hex~~
~~The Shadows~~ - unhauled
~~Gideon the Ninth~~ - unhauled
Spells Like Teen Spirit
~~Go the Distance~~ - unhauled
Starsight
~~The Sanatorium~~ - unhauled
~~Fire & Blood~~ - unhauled
The Neighbor's Secret
~~Namesake~~ - unhauled
Shattered
The Empire of Gold
~~The Merciful Crow~~ - unhauled
A Vow So Bold and Deadly
It Ends With Us
~~The Intangible~~ - unhauled
~~The Last One Home~~ - unhauled
The Dive From Clausen's Pier
~~The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls~~ - unhauled
The Matzah Ball
~~A Hard Day for a Hangover~~
Project Hail Mary
~~Harrow the Ninth~~ - unhauled
The Reading List
~~Act Your Age, Eve Brown~~
~~The Maidens~~ - unhauled
~~Open Book~~
House of Sky and Breath
Nightbooks
~~Then She Was Gone~~ - unhauled
~~The Babysitter~~
Thirteen Storeys
The Boy in the Cellar
The Nature of Witches
Empire of the Vampire
~~Falling~~
The Prison Healer
The Atlas Six
~~Piranesi~~
An Ember in the Ashes
Plain Bad Heroines
Gods and Monsters
The Fact of a Body
The Faithless Hawk
A Torch Against the Night
A Reaper at the Gates
A Sky Beyond the Storm
The Lightning Thief
The Last Wish
Reckless Girls

Acquired in 2022:
Long Bright River
~~Cloud Cuckoo Land~~ - unhauled
Winterkeep
How Long Til Black Future Month?
~~The Raven and the Reindeer~~ DNF
How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days
Death Note Vol 3
Death Note Vol 5
~~Ship of Destiny~~ - unhauled
~~Ship of Magic~~ - unhauled
~~Mad Ship~~ - unhauled
Frostheart 2: Escape from Aurora
~~A Flicker in the Dark~~ DNF
~~Daughter of the Moon Goddess~~
The Book of Hidden Wonders
Cytonic
When the Reckoning Comes
How to Pronounce Knife
~~The Emperor's Soul~~ - unhauled, included in Arcanum Unbounded
~~Her Body and Other Parties~~
The Library at Mount Char
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vol 6
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Vol 7
The October Faction Vol 1
The October Faction Vol 3
The Wicked and the Divine Vol 2 - unhauled
~~The Wicked and the Divine Vol 3~~ - unhauled
Record of a Spaceborn Few
Sword of Destiny
Blood of Elves
Time of Contempt
Baptism of Fire
Die Vol. 3
Die Vol. 4
A Closed and Common Orbit
~~Dune~~ - unhauled
The Obesity Code
Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral HIstory of the Office
~~The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There~~
The Thursday Murder Club
The Maid
The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep
~~Book Lovers~~
People We Meet on Vacation
~~My Heart is a Chainsaw~~ - unhauled
Anatomy
Between Shades of Gray
World War Z
Glow
A Strange Hymn
The Emperor of Evening Stars
Dark Harmony
Dead Silence
Our Crooked Hearts
The Eye of the World
Descender Vol 1
Six Crimson Cranes
~~Angel + Spike Vol. 2~~
The Last Graduate
~~Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard~~
Babel: An Archane History
The Haunting of Gillespie House
~~Small Horrors~~
A Broken Blade
Frostheart 3: Rise of the World Eater
The Twisted Ones
~~Traitor's Blade~~ - unhauled
The Wolf and the Woodsman
The Guncle
Savage Lands
Keep it in the Family
~~Lore Olympus Vol. 3~~
The Atlas Paradox
Finlay Donovan is Killing It
Seasonal Fears
Ordinary Monsters
Ace of Spades
Crown of Fire
Sundial
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons
~~Spare~~
Unmask Alice
~~Madly, Deeply~~ - unhauled
~~Paperbacks from Hell~~
The World We Make
How To Kill Your Family
Arcanum Unbounded
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Sign Here
When Life Gives You Vampires
Heart of the Sun Warrior
For the Throne
Light From Uncommon Stars
Her Majesty's Royal Coven
Hidden Pictures
Final Girl Support Group
Lessons in Chemistry
Legends & Lattes
Heartstopper Vol 2
Heartstopper Vol 3
Heartstopper Vol 4
Bloodmarked
The October Faction Vol. 2
Lost in the Moment and Found
Mysteries of Thorn Manor
The Ultimate Serial Killer Trivia Book
Now You're One of Us
The Love Hypothesis
This Thing Between Us

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message 2: by Bev (new)

Nov 29, 2022 06:41AM

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Good luck, Jess! You can do it!

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message 3: by Jessica (new)

Nov 30, 2022 04:40PM

Bev wrote: "Good luck, Jess! You can do it!"

Thanks Bev! Good luck to you!

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message 4: by Alanna (new)

Dec 20, 2022 10:01AM

We have fairly similar tastes, curious to see how your year turns out!

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message 5: by Jessica (new)

Dec 20, 2022 10:52AM

Alanna wrote: "We have fairly similar tastes, curious to see how your year turns out!"
I scoped out your 2022 climb and most definitely! I sent a friend request :) Good luck to you in 2023!

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message 6: by Jessica (last edited Jan 08, 2024 01:57PM) (new)

Dec 31, 2022 08:35PM

Goals for 2023:
✔️- Acquire less than 120 books - 75 acquired (12 already removed)
✔️- Get owned backlist TBR pile under 160 - 146 currently
❌- Remove 15 from Acquired before 2020 list - 11 removed
✔️- Remove 15 from Acquired 2020 list - 16 removed
✔️- Remove 30 from Acquired 2021 list - 56 removed
✔️- Remove 40 from Acquired 2022 list - 44 removed

✔️❌

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message 7: by Jessica (new)

Jan 01, 2023 09:11PM

1. Angel + Spike, Vol. 2: What's Done is Denied