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I got 48 books up Mount Ararat - failed miserably this year!
I made it to the top of Mt. Ararat by the end of September. Climbed a few more books after that.Describe Yourself: The Good Daughter (by Karin Slaughter)
Where Do You Live: The Hacienda (by Isabel Cañas)
Where Would You Like to Go: Escape From Hanalei (by Everett Peacock)
What's the Weather Like: Monsoon Rising (by David Corley)
Favorite Time of Day: The Midnight Library (by Matt Haig)
A Good Piece of Advice: Karma's a Bitch (by Shannon Esposito)
My Superhero Secret Identity Is: Slip Runner (by J.N. Chaney)
I made it up Mt. Vancouver with 36 books! not bad for my first climb.
I made it to the top of Mount Blanc with 26 books! My very first climb!Describe Yourself: The Navigating Fox (Christopher Rowe)
Where Do You Live: In Real Life (Cory Doctorow)
Where Would You Like to Go: A Market of Dreams & Destiny (Trip Galey)
What's the Weather Like: If Not, Winter (Sappho)
Favorite Time of Day: Casting Deep Shade (CD Wright)
A Good Piece of Advice: Queer Werewolves Destroy Capitalism (MJ Lyons)
My Superhero Secret Identity Is: Dark Sparkler (Amber Tamblyn)
I aimed for Mt. Ararat and reached the peak in early September, so moved up to Mt. Kilimanjaro and topped that one too. I ended up reading 65 books off my list. My best year ever doing this challenge.
Another year, another climb! And a sucessful one too! I finished 8 on-going series I had and refrained from starting too many new ones - I count that as a win!1. I managed to reach the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro with some time to spare, so I got to enjoy the view and a nice cup of tea!
2. Answer as many of the prompts below as you can with TBR titles you have read this year. Feel free to add/subtract words if it will make the answer make more sense. I've given my answers below as examples.
Describe Yourself: An Ember In The Ashes (Sabaa Tahir)
Where Do You Live: [a] House of Flame & Shadow (Sarah J. Maas)
Where Would You Like to Go: A Place of Stone and Shadow (Jane Nickerson)
What's the Weather Like: A Sky Beyond The Storm (Sabaa Tahir)
Favorite Time of Day: Shades of Darkness (A.R. Kehler)
A Good Piece of Advice: [read] A Witch's Guide To Fake Dating A Demon (Sarah Hawley)
My Superhero Secret Identity Is: Sword Catcher (Cassandra Clare)
I'm ready to hear how all our mountain-climbing team members have done out there on Pike's Peak, Mt. Ararat, Mt. Everest....whichever peak you've chosen. Checkpoint participation is absolutely voluntary and is not considered necessary for challenge completion.
For those who would like to participate in this checkpoint post, I'd like you to at least complete the first of these two things. And if you feel particularly inspired (or generous about humoring me during the holiday season), then please do both.
1. Tell us how many miles you made it up your mountain (# of books read). If you've planted your flag on the peak, then tell us, take a selfie, and celebrate (and wave!). Even if you were especially athletic and have been sitting atop your mountain for months, please check back in and remind us how quickly you sprinted up that trail. And feel free to tell us about any particularly exciting book adventures you've had along the way.
Well--this year I still managed my original goal of 100 books for Mount Everest and blasted off for Mars. But the peak of Olympus is still far up the trail. I'm still reading--hoping to squeeze in one more book before the ball drops back in Times Square on Earth. Current total: 116 of my own books read (and hope to finish #117).
2. Answer as many of the prompts below as you can with TBR titles you have read this year. Feel free to add/subtract words if it will make the answer make more sense. I've given my answers below as examples.
Describe Yourself: The Silent Speaker (by Rex Stout)
Where Do You Live: Old Hall, New Hall (by Michael Innes)
Where Would You Like to Go: [Murder] Aboard the Flying Scotsman (by Lee Strauss)
What's the Weather Like: Cold Bed in the Clay (by Ruth Sawtell Wallis)
Favorite Time of Day: [Murder] After Hours (by Agatha Christie)
A Good Piece of Advice: Never Cross a Vampire (by Stuart Kaminsky
My Superhero Secret Identity Is: The Golden Eagle [Mystery] (by Ellery Queen, Jr.
And finally...if you would like to be in my year-end drawing for a challenge prize, please visit me at My Reader's Block and link up the URL for your mountain climb (the most recent mountain, if you've moved through several mountains). I'm only using one drawing for all of my challenges this year.
Link up post: https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2...