Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2012 discussion

I signed up for Pike's Peak. It's running in concert with the regular Goodreads challenge, so I'm mixing new and old books. I'm up to seven books already, but I've stalled a little. I have a couple that I've started, but I invariably find something else to read.

Strong Poison
In the Garden of Iden
Staying Dead
Dagger Magic
Blue Bloods
Affinity Bridge
Masquerade

How did you like Iden?

Hi Julia. Well done for the seven books you've read and all the best for the next five!

Welcome Julia. You can do it!
STrong poison is one of my favorites, btw.

How did I miss seeing Strong Poison in that list! It's one of my favourites too.

Strong Poison was a surprise finish for me. I'd tried reading it before and got bogged down a bit at the beginning but once I was past the length trial scene, I think I was fine.

Garden of Iden was absorbing but odd. I loved the backstory of the Company and I usually love the Tudor era of history. The POV was off-putting though, which made it a harder to get through at times.

You can do it Julia! :)

Now if you'll just excuse me I'm off to compare books with my newest Mount TBR friend. *I love that feature! LOL

Btw I posted challenge recap over at my blog. This week unfortunately has been a "Oh, no, the library books are due back soon" type reading.

Goodie, another Tudor fan!

Margaret wrote: "You can do it Julia! :)

Now if you'll just excuse me I'm off to compare books with my newest Mount TBR friend. *I love that feature! LOL"

What feature do you mean, Margaret?

Julia, 7 means you are already past the half way point before we've officially reached, so good job. Yes, those library book are pesky.

Chris, oh yes! My history shelves are filled with Tudor/Elizabethan and/or Wars of the Roses/100 Years War books -- most of which I sadly haven't had a chance to add to Goodreads yet -- or read in a number of cases!

Dawn: I mean that "compare books" feature. I do that to pretty much everyone, even those who aren't my GR friends. I'm practically a stalker of other people's books. LOL!

Julia, I am so jealous! I've been wanting more Tudor books since I read Alison Weir's The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Still having Tudor withdrawals over something I read about eight months ago.

Julia wrote: "Chris, oh yes! My history shelves are filled with Tudor/Elizabethan and/or Wars of the Roses/100 Years War books -- most of which I sadly haven't had a chance to add to Goodreads yet -- or read in ..."

Me too!

Margaret wrote: "Dawn: I mean that "compare books" feature. I do that to pretty much everyone, even those who aren't my GR friends. I'm practically a stalker of other people's books. LOL!"

Hah, and here I was thinking I was missing a feature that showed us when new members joined, outside of the introduction board.

I haven't read Tudor in awhile been a but Tudored out but I also love the other time periods mentioned, well , let me rephrase that it is hard to find a time period I don't like.

Dawn (& Ron) wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Dawn: I mean that "compare books" feature. I do that to pretty much everyone, even those who aren't my GR friends. I'm practically a stalker of other people's books. LOL!"

Hah, an..."

My favorite time period is 1912 (Titanic!!!), followed by Tudor times mostly because it was drama central at Henry VIII's court. Then of course I just love that time period where everyone has central air and heating - oh I love that one! LOL! But what I really love is Ed McBain's 87th Precint of the 50's up to the 70's (pre-crack days). I love how innocent all the crimes were in his old stuff and the way all the cop protagonists thought the city was sooo violent and corrupt. (They had no idea!)

Book #8 is done: Crewel World by Monica Ferris, the first in her needlework series. I've actually done the pattern shown in the book, but hadn't ever gotten around to finishing the book. Strange, isn't it?

So the climb continues...

Book #9: Framed in Lace by Monica Ferris, book two of her needlework series.

Book #10: Sorcery and Cecilia: Or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot, an epistolary novel written by Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer. If you like Georgette Heyer's Regency books with manners and Society and the Ton and don't mind magic mixed in, it's quite a lot of fun. I'm glad I finally read it. (Unfortunate side effect may be adding the other two books in the series to the TBR shelf. At least it's a short series?)

Book 11: Black Widow: Name of the Rose by Marjorie Liu and Daniel Acuna. I hadn't planned to use my GN/manga reading for this challenge, but I did get it last year, so it counts. Surprised I actually liked this run. The artist is known for overendowing his female characters, shall we say, so it was fun to see to such a stylish spy thriller, even with a superhero twist.

Book 12: Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire. Third book in urban fantasy/mystery/faerie series that almost makes me want to read about Tam Lin. Creepy entry though. McGuire is not squeamish about blood and injuring her characters -- you get a very good sense of how broken the victims/survivors are in this.

And I've reached the top of Pike's Peak! *stares up the mountaintop* Three months left in the year and 13 more books til Vancouver... how many miles to Babylon?

Good job climbing, Julia! :)

Yipee Julia!