Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

Are your bookshelves buried in stacks that have been there for years? It’s time to clean off those bookshelves, piles, stacks, or wherever your books are buried including your e-reader. This can also include your TBR list. Who would like to climb the ladder of royalty by clearing off those bookshelves?

LEVELS:
Level 1: Lord/Lady ( 1-10 books)
Level 2: Baron/Baroness (11-20 books)
Level 3: Viscount/Viscountess (21-30 books)
Level 4: Earl/Countess (31-40 books)
Level 5: Marquess/Marchioness (41-50 books)
Level 6: Duke/Duchess- (51-60 books)
Level 7: Prince/Princess (61-70 books)
Level 8: King/Queen (70+ books) You have just been crowned and have power over your stacks!

Please respond with “I’m in!” if you are going to take part in this challenge and what level you are choosing.

I skipped this one in 2022 and will again in 2023. I consider everything on my to-be-read list from before the current year, which will be 2023, as tbr, I still have too many. I just counted my unread list of LIS and still have 39 left for 2022; will be adding six more on January 1st. And I have unread books on my Kindle and library app still to read. I will never catch up. :)

Beth - ;)
in Calgary

I’m in for level 5. Will see how I do.

#1 (Kindle);
#2 (Kindle);
#3 (Kindle);
#4 (Kindle);
#5 (kindle);
#6 (Kindle);
#7 (GM - Paperback);
#8 (Kindle)
#9 I'll Be Seeing You (Kindle);
#10 (Kindle)
#11 (Kindle)
#12 (kindle)
#13 (kindle)
#14 (kindle)
#15 (kindle)
#16 (kindle)
#17 (kindle)
#18 (kindle)
#19 (kindle)
#20 (kindle)
#21 (kindle)

Is this like beat the backlist?

I'm going to use this thread to track my owned books (paperback or hardcover or Kindle) this year. I'll aim for Marchioness (41-50 books).

Bookshelf Queen
owned books (paperback and hardcover) only
2023

1. What Happens Next by Christina Suzann Nelson 2/16/23
2. Justice Delayed by Patricia Bradley 2/25/23
3. What I Would Tell You by Liz Tolsma 2/28/23
4. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad (GM) 3/16/23
5. Live Uncaged by Mary DeMuth 2/17/23
6. When Night Falls by Margaret Daley 3/7/23
7. Seaglass by Kara Swanson 3/20/23
8. To Sing Another Day by Kim Vogel Sawyer 4/4/23
9. The Treasure Hunt by Kate Willis 4/13/23
10. The Least of These by Kate Willis 4/13/23
11. Happiness Below by Erika Mathews 4/14/23
12. Enjoy the Poodle Skirt by Kate Willis 4/18/23
13. Someday Soon by Melissa Tagg 4/20/23
14. Sugarplums and Second Chances by Jill Kemerer 4/24/23
15. Shadowed by Grace: A Story of Monuments Men by Cara Putman 4/28/23
16. Crossed by Death by ACF Bookens (GM) 5/7/23
17. The Secret's in the Sauce by Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie Everson 5/22/23
18. Rain Song by Alice J. Wisler 5/31/23
19. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 6/3/23
20. The Painter's Daughter by Julie Klassen 6/12/23
21. The Messenger by Siri Mitchell 6/28/23
22. The Sisters of Sea View by Julie Klassen 7/18/23
23. The Christmas Bride by Melanie Dobson 7/30/23
24. One More Song to Sing by Lindsay Harrel 7/31/23
25. As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner 8/16/23
26. On the Run by Lynette Eason 8/17/23
27. Deadly Objective by Lynn H. Blackburn 8/19/23
28. Caught in the Crosshairs by Natalie Walters 8/20/23
29. Critical Threat by Lynette Eason 8/21/23
30. The Sound of Light by Sarah Sundin 8/23/23
31. In Her Sights by Karen Witemeyer 8/24/23
32. The Frozen Thames by Helen Humphreys 9/12/23
33. A Mosaic of Wings by Kimberly Duffy 9/19/23
34. A Place to Belong by Melissa Tagg 9/20/23
35. The Sea Glass Sisters by Lisa Wingate 9/21/23
36. The Heart's Charge by Karen Witemeyer 9/30/23
37. Alas My Love by Tracie Peterson 10/1/23
38. The View from Coral Cove by Amy Clipston 10/26/23
39. A Gathering of Light by Amanda Dykes 10/30/23
40. Set the Stars Alight by Amanda Dykes 11/9/23
41. Kind: a Christmas short story of post-WWII Munich by Kellyn Roth 11/21/23
42. Hidden Love by Cara Putman 11/27/23
43. Yours is the Night by Amanda Dykes 12/10/23
44. Necessary Proof by Camy Tang 12/12/23
45. Beneath His Silence by Hannah Linder 12/13/23
46. Garden of the Midnights by Hannah Linder 12/14/23

I made a huge dent in my TBR pile in 2022 so I might only make level 1 this year as I don't have a large backlog dating back prior to 2022.
Physical
1. (since 2019 or 20)
2. (since 2022)
3 (2022)
4 (2022)
5 (2022)
6 since 2022 (1/23/23)
7 since 2022
8 a 2022 purchase
9 2021 (2/5(
10 added 2022 (2/8)
11 last purchase of 2022 (2/11)
12 since 2019? (2/14/23)
12 puchase 12/22 (2/16/23)
13 12/22
14 2019 (3/2/2023)
15 (since 21 or 22) (3/6/)
15 2021 (4/12)
16 maybe 2020? (6/9)
17 2022 (6/17)
18 Piercing the Darkness by Frank Peretti (7/28)
19 purchased 11/22 (8/18)


Kindle
1 (since 1/7/18)
2 (10/8/2020)
3 (2018)
4 5/16/2021
5 since 1/7/18
6 since 12/8/2018
7 since 11/1/2022
8 9/16/22
9 since 12/24/2010 this one got lost deep within my kindle library of books (2/26)
10 since 11/22/19 (3/8)
11 since 4/15/21 (3/10/23)
12 since 7/11/22 (3/17/23)
13 purchased 10/1/22 (3/19/23)
14 added 9/16/22 (3/25/)
15 since 11/21 (5/19)
16 7/28/2021 (6/13)
17 downloaded 11/21/21 (7/22)
18 downloaded 11/21/21 (7/24)
19 downloaded 9/14/15 (9/5)
20 downloaded 11/5/22 (11/14)

I'm in for Level 1: Lord/Lady ( 1-10 books)
I am only going to count books if they were added to my tbr list in 2016.

1. Always Watching
2. The Sheriffs of Savage Wells
3. Mermaid Moon
4. Twilight at Blueberry Barrens
5. Sandpiper Cove
6. Waiting for Summer's Return
7.Finding Sleeping Beauty
8. Summer of Dreams
9. A Lady of Esteem
10. Number the Stars
11. The Vow

I'm in for Level 2: Baron/Baroness (11-20 books)
Physical books
1.
Kindle books
1.

Ana wrote: "Is this like beat the backlist?"

Yes - books on your bookshelf or your TBR list

I am going for Queen as I need to get books off my shelves and my Kindle!

I'm in. Level 4 Countess (31-40 books)

1. (Added to TBR July 2021. Read Jan 2023)
2. (Added March 2020. Read Jan 2023)
3. (Added Dec. 2020 Currently Reading)
4. (Added Feb. 2021 Read 01/17/2023)
5. (Added Sept 2019 Read Jan 2023)

I'm in! Level 3: Viscount/Viscountess (21-30 books)

1. (audio)
2. (audio)
3. (audio)
4. (print)
5. (audio)
6. (audio)
7. (print)
8. (audio)
9. (audio)
10. (audio)
11. (audio)
12. (audio)
13. (ebook)
14. (audio)
15. (audio)
16. (audio)
17. (audio)
18. (audio)
19. (audio)
20. (audio)
21. (audio)
22. (audio)
23. (audio)
24. (audio)
25. (audio)
26. (ebook)
27. (ebook)
28. (ebook)
29. (audio)
30. (audio)
31. (audio)
32. (audio)
33. (audio)
34. (audio)
35. (audio)
36. (audio)
37. (audio)
38. (ebook)
39. (audio)
40. (ebook)
41. (audio)
42. (audio)
43. (audio)
44. (audio)
45. (audio)
46. (audio)
47. (audio)
48. (audio)
49. (print)
50. (audio)
51. (audio)
52. (audio)
53. (audio)
54. (audio)
55. (audio)
56. (audio)
57. (audio)
58. (audio)
59. (print)
60. (audio)
61. (audio)
62. (print)

I'll be attempting to earn Queen using only books added to my TBR prior to 2017.

edit: Well, I made Baroness!

18/70 books



1. A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper (orig. shelved 2015)

2. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (orig. shelved 2015): swearing, marital infidelity (nothing described), but included a surprising pro-life theme.

3. The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt (orig. shelved 2016): many mentions of sexual immorality including moderate descriptions.

4. Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (orig. shelved 2016)

5. The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge (orig. shelved 2015): no content issues, but a bit dumb.

6. On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (orig. shelved 2016): a couple implied or vague sex scenes. Redemptive and true-to-life, so a good book for adult readers.

7. The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson (orig. shelved 2013): Stunning novel (and winner of the Pulitzer Prize) set in North Korea. Unfortunately, sexual content every so often throughout.

8. Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger (orig. shelved 2015): quite a bit of swearing, but no f-bombs.

9. Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam (orig. shelved 2013): some swearing, teen sex (vaguely described).

10. A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story by Qais Akbar Omar (orig. shelved 2014): autobiography with some graphic violence due to war/torture

11. Earth Abides by George Stewart (orig. shelved 2016): surprisingly Godless philosophy

12. Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin (orig. shelved 2016): 4 stars.

13. Tolkien And The Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth by John Garth (orig. shelved 2013): 5 stars. A moving overview of how some of Tolkien's early friendships and WWI contributed to his mythology.

14. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (orig. shelved 2016): 4 stars. An intelligent, entertaining, and skillfully written satire of early-Soviet life originally written in 1940, but not published until 1966. Unfortunately, an extra marital affair features prominently although no sex is described. Theology is also satirized, so it shouldn't be read at face value.

15. The House of the Wolfings by William Morris (orig. shelved 2013): One of the earliest fantasy novels.

16. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré (orig. shelved 2014): Difficult to follow. No sex scenes but semi-frequent references to various immoral relationships. Based on the movie's rave reception, I was surprised by how underwhelmed I was by this book.

17. City of Thieves by David Benioff (orig. shelved 2016): Great writing, setting, characters, and plot, but unfortunate content. Frequent sexual anatomical references and talk. Don't recommend.

18. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean (orig. shelved 2015): Evolution is assumed proven, rather than theory, throughout. Otherwise, a fascinating science history for the layperson.

Thanks Loraine!

I’m in with Level 5: Marchioness (41-50 books)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.
27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32.
33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38.
39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44.
45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

Raising my goal to Level 6: Duchess (51-60 books)

51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56.
57. 58. 59. 60.

Level 7: Prince/Princess (61-70 books)

61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66.
67.

I'm in for Level 3: Viscount/Viscountess (21-30 books)

But going to break it down in 3 categories:

Paperbacks
√#1 - 2/13/2023
√#2 - 7/11/2023
√#3 - 9/13/2023
#4

Back dated Review Books
√#1 - 1/7/2023
√#2 - 2/21/2023
√#3 - 3/10/2023
√#4 - 3/22/2023
√#5 -3/30/2023
√#6 - 5/16/2023
√#7 - 5/21/2023
√#8 - 6/14/2023
√#9 - 7/19/2023
√#10 - 7/21/2023
√ #11 - 8/03/2023

Kindle books purchased before 2019
√#1 - 2/11/2023 (bought 3/26/2018)
√#2 - 3/15/2023 (bought 4/8/2016)
√#3 - 7/23/2023 (bought 3/26/2018)
√#4 - 10/08/2023 (bought 3/26/2018)
√#5 - 10/23/2023 (bought 5/09/2019)
√#6 - 12/23/2023 (bought 2/09/2015)
√#7 - 12/15/2023 (bought 1/19/2016)

I’m in level 3.

I'm in for level 3 Viscountess.

1. 2. GM 3. 4. (GM), 5. 6. (GM) 7. 8. (GM) 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. (GM) 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36.

Level 3

I'm in! I have lots of books on my Kindle app, that I keep forgetting are there. Maybe this will help me remember to read them!!
We'll start "small" and see how it goes.

Level 1: Lord/Lady ( 1-10 books)
1. A Christmas Promise (Meyer)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

I'm in! I'm going for broke by going for Queen to get books off my shelves, Kindle, Overdrive, etc - will see how I do!

I'm in with Level 1: Lord/Lady (1-10 books).

#1 #2

2023 BOOKSHELF QUEEN CHALLENGE
Duration: Jan - Dec 2023 (1 year)



Genre: All
Rule: Books I already own on my bookshelf, Kindle and Audible
Level 8: 70+ books

Progress
Original Goal: 14/70


1. The Italian Ballerina by Kristy Cambron 1/20/23
2. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1/20/23
3. Michal by Jill Eileen Smith 1/25/23
4. The Call of the Wild by Jack London 1/25/23
5. The Art of Divine Contentment by Thomas Watson 1/27/23
6. Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery 1/29/23
7. Animal Farm by George Orwell 1/31/23
8. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder 2/4/23
9. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 2/5/23
10. Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke 2/28/23
11. With the Master - In Heavenly Places: A Ladies Bible Study of Ephesians by Susan J. Heck 5/10/23
12. Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder 8/31/23
13. The Giver by Lois Lowry 9/12/23
14. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 9/17/23

KC wrote: "I'm in! Level 8: King/Queen (70+ books)

Going for Queen ~ trying to make most of my reading done with books that I already own on my physical bookshelf, Kindle and Audible.

Progress: 0/70"

I'm doing the same thing KC!

I'm in for books shelved before 2023. Going all the way for King/Queen!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.

I'm in for
Level 1: Lord/Lady ( 1-10 books)
1. (2022)
2. (2015)
3. (2014)
4. (2018)
5. (2021)
6. (2013)
7. (2019)
8. (2014)
9. (2016)
10. (2013)

Level 2: Baron/Baroness (11-20 books)
11. (2020)
12. (2018)
13. (01/2023)
14. (2014)
15. (2017)
16. (2017)
17. (2016)
18. (2014)
19. (2019)
20. (02/2023)

Level 3: Viscount/Viscountess (21-30 books)
21. (2015)
22. GM (2022)
23. (2020)
24. (2014)
25. (2018)
26. (2015)
27. (2017)
28. (2015)
29. (2022) Listed as Christian Fiction, but has profanity..so disappointing
30. (04/2023)

Level 4: Earl/Countess (31-40 books)
31. (2012)
32. (2018)
33. (2014)
34. (2022) language
35. (2016)
36. (2022)
37. (2014) GM, language
38. (2012)
39. (2014)
40. (2013)

Level 5: Marquess/Marchioness (41-50 books)
41. (2015)
42. (2021)
43. (2013) GM, language
44. (2020)
45. (2012)
46. (2017)
47. (2013)
48. (2018)
49. (2015)
50. (2019)

Level 6: Duke/Duchess- (51-60 books)
51. (2013)
52. (2022)
53. (2013)
54. (2014)
55. (2018) CF, but with language
56. (2014)
57. (2012)
58. (2012)
59. (2019) (language & content unbecoming to CF)
60. (2014)

Level 7: Prince/Princess (61-70 books)
61. (2018)
62. (2022)
63. (2016)
64. (2018)
65. (2013)
66. (2015)

#3 (2018)

Loraine,

Yep, it's time to whittle down the already owned or free TBR I have because I'm on a self-imposed book buying ban for this year, lol :)

KC wrote: "Loraine,

Yep, it's time to whittle down the already owned or free TBR I have because I'm on a self-imposed book buying ban for this year, lol :)"

I'm on the same ban!!

I would like to challenge myself for level three Viscount : Viscountess 1-30 books that are hard and paperback copies from my bookshelf, we'll see how it goes.

Welcome Naomi!

#9 (2017)
#10 (2019)

#11 (2013)
#12 (2012)

#13 (2017)
#14 (2017)
#15 (2017)

#16 (2013)
#17 (2017)
#18 (2013)
#19 (2013)
#20 (2014)
#21 (2012)

#22 (2013) #23 (2012) #24 (2015 #25 (2014) #26 (2015) #27 (2019) #28 (2013) #29 (2015) #30 (2017) (2015)

Jumping in here mid year for Level 2, Baron/Baroness, with a goal of reading 15 books from my personal bookshelf at home.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

#32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 #41

#42 #43 #44 #45 #46

I am giving up on this challenge.

#47 #48 #49 #50 #51 #52 #53

Will there be a 2024 iteration of this challenge?

I had challenged myself to read 10 books that had been on my tbr shelf since 2016. I exceeded the challenge by 1 book.


1. Always Watching
2. The Sheriffs of Savage Wells
3. Mermaid Moon
4. Twilight at Blueberry Barrens
5. Sandpiper Cove
6. Waiting for Summer's Return
7.Finding Sleeping Beauty
8. Summer of Dreams
9. A Lady of Esteem
10. Number the Stars
11. The Vow

I aimed for 70+ and got 41. Oh well...at least that's 41 books off my list! :)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.

Final count:

I'm in for Level 3: Viscount/Viscountess (21-30 books)

But going to break it down in 3 categories:

Paperbacks
√#1 - 2/13/2023
√#2 - 7/11/2023
√#3 - 9/13/2023
#4

Back dated Review Books
√#1 - 1/7/2023
√#2 - 2/21/2023
√#3 - 3/10/2023
√#4 - 3/22/2023
√#5 -3/30/2023
√#6 - 5/16/2023
√#7 - 5/21/2023
√#8 - 6/14/2023
√#9 - 7/19/2023
√#10 - 7/21/2023
√ #11 - 8/03/2023

Kindle books purchased before 2019
√#1 - 2/11/2023 (bought 3/26/2018)
√#2 - 3/15/2023 (bought 4/8/2016)
√#3 - 7/23/2023 (bought 3/26/2018)
√#4 - 10/08/2023 (bought 3/26/2018)
√#5 - 10/23/2023 (bought 5/09/2019)
√#6 - 12/23/2023 (bought 2/09/2015)
√#7 - 12/15/2023 (bought 1/19/2016)