Tackling the TBR

In 2019 I'm making a big effort to reduce my TBR by buying less, getting stuff read and getting rid of the things that I just don't want to read from my bookshelves and my ereaders Maurice and Myrnin! I'll be doing this regular post to show my progress-what came into the house, what I read and DNFed and what was taken off the TBR.

The TBR total shown is the total number of books I own but have not read yet-wishlist books are NOT in my TBR! Re-reads have already been taken off the TBR so don't count in reducing the pile but is just here as a note to help for end of year stats!

 

BOOKS IN

-Books in refers to bought, downloaded or gifted THIS WEEK. 

-Books added are books I bought a while back but haven't yet added to my Goodreads TBR so they aren't newly bought, just newly added. Both of these categories together are my 'in' total. 

 

BOOKS OUT

-Books read and DNFed are obvious. 

-Deleted from the TBR are books I lost interest in reading, or sequels to DNFed books I no longer want to read and have been removed without starting to read them. These three categories added together are my books 'out'.

 

This was the state of play at the end of last year so this will be my starting point for this year! Sarah over at https://allthebookblognamesaretaken.blogspot.com/ is also trying to reduce her book pile and we hope to keep each other motivated! I'm posting my progress on the 7th, 14th, 21st and final day of the month and noting what is coming in and out of my house. Anyone else is welcome to join in. No rules, set up your your posts how you want and when you want just reduce the pile!

JANUARY 1st-7th 

 

TBR Start Total: 1199 

 

BOOKS IN:
New Books In: 0
Old Books Added: 0

 

BOOKS OUT: 
Books Read: 0

Books DNF: 0
Others Deleted From TBR: 0
 

Re-reads: 0

 

New Total:    

Can't Wait Wednesday-The Dust Of Dawn

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at http://www.wishfulendings.com/ to spotlight and discuss books we're excited about but haven't read, which may not even be released yet. 

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Zabat's Comet promises a stunning astronomical display as it narrowly passes our planet. Then a solar flare nudges it hurtling toward Earth. Humanity crumbles during the countdown to Doomsday.

But Zabat is more than just a comet. The impact brings not swift extinction but a massive cloud of dust that appears to have a mind of its own. A sinister intelligence. A force that threatens to change what's left of humanity.

Jack, Colleen, Lara, and Dan survived the violent chaos of the countdown. They survived the threat of extinction. Now they're about to find out that after Doomsday, there are horrors even worse than death. 

I like the sound of sinister dust clouds! It sounds part apocalypse and part scifi so I want to take a look at this one. It came out on December 3rd so I'll pick this up soon!

Royal Reading Challenge 2019

The idea is to read books with a royal theme ie Kings, Princesses, Queens, Dukes, Knights, Castles, Kingdoms, Quests etc. This challenge is hosted by Adriana Garcia over at https://shesgotbooksonhermind.blogspot.com/ .

You can read any type of books for this challenge. Picture books, graphic novels, manga, and audio books are allowed in this challenge.

• Re-reads are allowed as long as you don't use the same book twice.
• You may join whether or not you have a blog. You can join through Goodreads, twitter, or any other appropriate site. 
• Every month there will be a wrap-up post available. You can add reviews, discussions, and view other readers progresses through that post. If you want you can just comment what you've read as well. 
• You can use books you've read for other challenges for this challenge.

Here are the Levels you can choose from!

• Knight: 1-3 books
• Baron or Baroness: 4-6 books
• Earl or Countess: 7-9 books
• Duke or Duchess: 10-12 books
• Prince or Princess: 13- 15 books
• King or Queen: 15+ books

Here are the books from my tbr that I hope to get read this year for the challenge. I've picked 15 to try and get Queen status but if I do well, more may be added!

1) David Baldwin-Henry's Last Love
2) Shrabani Basu-Victoria and Abdul
3) Jane Bingham-The Tudors
4) Lady Colin Campbell-The Royal Marriages
5) Lady Colin Campbell-Diana in Private
6) Sharon Kay Penman-The Queen's Man
7) Dinah Lampitt-Pour The Dark Wine
8) E Knight-My Lady Viper
9) Elizabeth Fremantle-Sisters of Treason
10) Katherine Longshore-Tarnish
11) Laurien Gardner-Plain Jane
12) Margaret Campbell Barnes-My Lady of Cleves
13) Diane Haeger-The Queen's Mistake
14) Judith Arnopp-Intractable Heart
15) Kate Emerson-The Pleasure Palace

Alphabet Soup Author Edition 2019

This challenge is hosted by Lori over at https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/ . The idea is simple-read a book with an author first name or surname for each letter of the alphabet. Read any genre and format you want, any book length, and crossovers to other challenges are fine too. Join in by blog or use a Goodreads shelf. For more details check out the sign up post here.  https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/reading-challenges/2019-alphabet-soup-reading-challenge/

I used to do a challenge like this on my Goodreads Group but haven't really bothered since I closed it down. I've noticed a few blogging friends are taking part in this so it'll be fun to connect with them by taking part.

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Alphabet Soup 2019

This challenge is hosted by Lori over at https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/ . The idea is simple-read a book for each letter of the alphabet. Read any genre and format you want, any book length, and crossovers to other challenges are fine too. Join in by blog or use a Goodreads shelf. You can drop the A's and The's from the title, and for the letters Q, X and Z, any word in the title can start with that letter. For more details check out the sign up post here.  https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/reading-challenges/2019-alphabet-soup-reading-challenge/

I used to do a challenge like this on my Goodreads Group but haven't really bothered since I closed it down. I've noticed a few blogging friends are taking part in this so it'll be fun to connect with them by taking part.

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