Mount TBR Challenge 2024 discussion

I'm back for a third year. Hoping to go higher than I did last year. Having conquered Mt. Wychproof, it's time for me to try and scale Pike's Peak.

6/6 Mt. Wychproof scaled 13/02/2024
12/12 Pike's Peak scaled 08/03/2024
24/24 Mount Blanc scaled 13/07/2024

Books bought in 2024: 31
*X-Men: Mutant Massacre
*Bones Of The Martyr
*Kjalma's Skull
*Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Volume 7
*Resident Evil: City Of The Dead
*NCIS New Orleans: Crossroads
*Doctor Who: The Evil Of The Daleks
*Da Big Dakka
*The Ghosts Of Barak-Minoz
*The Bleeding Stars And Other Stories (Not currently listed on Goodreads)
*Horus Heresy: Brotherhood Of The Storm
*Ciaphas Cain: Traitor's Gambit
*Deus Encarmine
*The Art Of The Horus Heresy
*The Hollow King
*The End Times: Fall of Empires
*Black Library Celebration 2024 (Not currently listed on Goodreads)
*Lord of the Night
*The Solar War
*Ciaphas Cain: Duty Calls
*Ciaphas Cain: Death Or Glory
*Ciaphas Cain: Cain's Last Stand
*Sabbat War: A Sabbat Worlds Anthology
*Indomitus
*Silent Hunters
*The Lost And The Damned
*The First Wall
*Killer Instinct
*Star Wars: Queen's Shadow
*Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia
*Warhammer: Age Of Sigmar Order Battletome - Fyreslayers (2nd Edition) (Not currently listed on Goodreads)

13) Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Volume. 4 by Shin Yoshida & Naohito Miyoshi
*

This book had a massive printing error with one chapter missing and halve the previous chapter reprinted in it's place. It completely ruined my read of this book.

14) Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Volume. 5 by Shin Yoshida & Naohito Miyoshi
***

Finally a volume in this series that I enjoyed, the volume's main duel had a more emotional core while moving the story on. It's a shame it took this long to reach this level.

15) Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Volume. 6 by Shin Yoshida & Naohito Miyoshi
***

The improvement in the series continues in it's later stages as some of the main mysteries are explained and the final showdown beings.

16) The Midnight Club by James Patterson
****

The difference between a book by James Patterson and a book by James Patterson & .... is so noticeable. A very enjoyable thriller that kept me engaged from start to finish, full of twists and three very different protagonists you can't help rooting for.

17) Pegleg by Sam Llewellyn
***

A entertaining children's adventure where the setting of the Scilly Isles is as much of a character in it's own right.

18) Battle Vixens Volume 1 by Yuji Shiozaki
**

19) Bone, Vol. 1: Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith
****

I've had a bit of struggle with a reading lull but a reread of this delightful tale has helped. The art has a mix of fairy tale whimsy mixed with some creepy elements on the fringes. And the ensemble cast of characters draw you in from the start with several teasing mysteries from their past not yet revealed.

20) The Darwin Awards 4: Hilarious Stories of How Dumb Humans Have Met Their Maker by Wendy Northcutt
***

Another collection of accounts of mankind's mission to prove that common sense isn't that common, mixed with some interesting essays about a variety of scientific topics.

21) Bone, Vol. 2: The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith
****

More of Jeff Smith's charming adventures from the Bone cousins.

22) Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 1 by Christopher Golden, Scott Lobdell, Fabian Nicieza, Dan Brereton, Paul Lee, Héctor Gómez, Joe Bennett, Eric Powell & Cliff Richards
****

This series of Buffy comics covers the time period prior to the first series of the show, including a fresh version of the original movie. The art is solid throughout, and you can tell who characters are, which can sometimes let down television spinoffs. I'm glad the foreword explains the presence of Dawn in these stories in relation to their timeline and the timeline of the show, because if it hadn't I can imagine I'd have been confused by it.

23) Batman The Animated Series: Shadows Of The past by Geary Gravel
***

Another solid adaptation of the animated series. This tale touches on the grief that drives both Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson to be the heroes they are in a tactful way.

24) Murder Games (aka Instinct) by James Patterson & Howard Roughan
****

A very good thriller from James Patterson. Interesting leads in Reinhardt and Needham, a cunning killer and a pacy story.

And with this book I've reached the top of Mount Blanc, time to start my trip up the next mountain.