My tbr has managed to sneak up over 600 books again and action must be taken!!! So I am setting myself a pretty tough challenge-to get that tbr from 612 as it stands today, down to 500 books by December 31st. Yes it is an impossible sounding task but not everything on the tbr is full length reading-there are short stories, novellas and novels to be devoured! Even if I don't get to the target, I'll be pleased if I get close. It would be the first time in 5 years that my tbr was 500 or less! My updates on my progress won't be weekly, just whenever I have something to report! Anyone who wants to try and reduce their tbr is welcome to post on my update posts about their progress!
I am FLYING with this challenge! I'm so happy I could conga! I am over a quarter of my way to my goal and it's still June! The reason for my success is simple-most of my reads were grabbed free off the internet and I haven't liked most of them. But whether I finish or DNF, it still gets them off the tbr list so it's really a Win-Win situation! This week I have 3 categories-Finished, Abandoned and Abandoned without reading. So I better get the next lot listed...
FINISHED:
Nicholas Pileggi-Wiseguy
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/158141.Wiseguy
Nicholas Ryan-Ground Zero
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18493348-ground-zero
ABANDONED:
Mike Mullin-Ashfall
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9644151-ashfall
Anne Bishop-Written in Red
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15711341-written-in-red
Laura Bickle-The Hallowed Ones
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13018514-the-hallowed-ones
Simon R Green-The Man with the Golden Torc
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/155459.The_Man_With_the_Golden_Torc
Simon R Green-Something from the Nightside
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/155421.Something_from_the_Nightside
Simon R Green-Ghost of a Chance
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7842471-ghost-of-a-chance
Amy Plum-After the End
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13601681-after-the-end
Sophie Littlefield-Aftertime
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9065272-aftertime
Kate L Mary-Broken World
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22458146-broken-world
KR Griffiths-Panic
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18586331-panic
Priscila Santa Rosa-Those who remain
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22888984-those-who-remain
Iain Rob Wright-Ravage
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18141863-ravage
LT Ryan-Affliction Z
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17800093-affliction-z
Michael John Grist-The Last
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25366449-the-last
Frank Tayell-Surviving the Evacuation: London
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18655852-surviving-the-evacuation-book-1
Danielle Paige-Dorothy must die
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18053060-dorothy-must-die
John A Burks Jr-Flesh worn stone
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18528870-flesh-worn-stone
Jason Brant-Devoured
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18911658-devoured
ABANDONED WITHOUT READING:
These books were deleted from my ereaders without being read because I had either decided I no longer wanted to read them or because I didn't like an earlier book in the series and didn't want to read anything else in the series.
Mike Mullin-Ashen Winter
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9867814-ashen-winter
Mike Mullin-Sunrise
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15741928-sunrise
Anne Bishop-Murder of Crows
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15711341-written-in-red
Laura Bickle-The Outside
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16118166-the-outside
Sophie Littlefield-Rebirth
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10322436-rebirth
Sophie Littlefield-Horizon
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12109352-horizon
Nicholas Ryan-Die Trying
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12109352-horizon
Bentley Little-The Policy
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/441693.The_Policy
Bentley Little-His Father's Son
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6369430-his-father-s-son
Jason Brant-Consumed
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18464387-consumed
Jason Brant-Ravage
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20948270-ravaged
Frank Tayell-Surviving the Evacuation: Wasteland
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20319147-surviving-the-evacuation-book-two
Frank Tayell-Surviving the Evacuation: Family
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22559028-surviving-the-evacuation-book-three
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Jeremy Bates-The Taste of Fear
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21935817-the-taste-of-fear
Oh bummer on the abandoned books. I know that not every book is for everyone. *sigh* On ward you go!
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to get each book off the tbr so I'm not too bothered if I get a lot of DNFs. Most of this week's selection were free zombie ones from online and they are always hit and miss!
DeleteCongrats on your progress. I hate to see Anne Bishop abandoned, but that's the nice thing about books, there are plenty and its no big deal if you find you don't like something. Keep up that great work!
ReplyDeleteI don't think there was anything wrong with the Anne Bishop book-it didn't have terrible writing or anything. For some reason, I just didn't connect with the characters. It's quite a common reason for DNFing a book for me so certainly no reflection on the author! I tell you, the disadvantage of getting so many books looked at is the number of extra reviews that need writing!!!
DeleteAwesome that you are doing this. I am terrified; just TERRIFIED to count my TBR books. I am afraid of just how many I would find lol
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